Showing posts with label tank tops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tank tops. Show all posts

the tank that tanked


the cashmere tank has popped up on the JCrew sale site again, and since I've had it home and returned it in several sizes and at several prices, I thought I'd review it. Oops, maybe I just did. Let me add that I like the concept of something soft and lightweight to put under a velvet jacket or over a long skirt of a winter evening, and I have been hanging on to two from RL for years, one in deepest gray and the other in deepest wine. Great for overheated restaurants, where you want a little glam at table in overheated room, but don't know where or how the evening might end.

Oh, and think what you like about extravagant lifestyles, when you can produce cashmere sweaters that last for years and DO NOT PILL, you are welcome to all the real estate, horses and antiques you crave. Go, Ralph.

Ok, back to the JC tank. Sizing inconsistent, thickness/thinness inconsistent and often close to transparent, pinkish color too close to a flesh-tone for my planned use. Very careful choice of bra required for both colors, so IMO not suitable for jumping at last-minute invitations. Price: even on sale, they have a nerve. But you knew that.

packing again

short weekend in Miami coming up - fortunately packing will be relatively simple, as I still haven't unpacked from the last short trip to Key West. How efficient of me. And for some strange reason I seem to be extremely well stocked with tank tops. How odd.