All you travel clothes shoppers out there (Mardee?) I got an email ad from Soft Surroundings this morning. They have a very attractive, more dressy looking quilted vest with a collar which I find very tempting. https://www.softsurroundings.com/daybreaker-lightweight-quilted-vest/2hc21/
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
4669 posts
Thanks for the link. This is a new website for me. I saw a few items I like.
Posted by
Duluth🌲
10129 posts
Hey, I resemble that remark, lol!!!
Laurie Beth, that is very cute! It's definitely nice for when you want a dressier look! It's a little pricey for me, but I will keep it in mind in case it goes on sale. :-)
Posted by
AZ 🌵
3348 posts
Laurie Beth, the vest is very cute. I need that! But which color?
Posted by
Calgary
1854 posts
Oooh. I love the stuff at that site. Unfortunately, I am not buying American these days, but I've bookmarked it for if/when things change. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by
OP
Twin Cities, Minnesota
2293 posts
I think the blue would be best for the 'casual elegance' I'm seeking.
Posted by
AZ 🌵
3348 posts
Oooo, I’m really liking the aubergine long vest. Can wear it with either black or blue clothes. And it covers my tush. But I wish it had the collar of Laurie Beth’s short vest. Decisions, decisions
https://www.softsurroundings.com/daybreaker-lightweight-long-quilted-vest/2hc22/?sku=2HC220533225
Posted by
Paris
10952 posts
This would look so dopey on me.
I wish I were taller and could pull it off !
Posted by
Duluth🌲
10129 posts
Kim, that's my problem. I'm short, and a long elegant vest like that would make me look like one of the seven dwarfs in drag, lol!
Posted by
San Diego, California
6625 posts
Very attractive, but my current requirement for any new tops or jackets is inside pockets. Thee are so essential for travel, IMHO.
Thanks for sharing, Laurie Beth!
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
12812 posts
Very attractive, but my current requirement for any new tops or jackets is inside pockets
Interesting logistical challenge for the designers.
The upper pocket area is , ....umm, already occupied and putting a pocket at waist level could have some women unhappy with the visual it creates at that location of bulk around the middle.
That may be why purses became popular.
:-)
Posted by
Calgary
1854 posts
I'm short, and I would wear that vest. I much prefer tops and jackets that fall to the hips or below. I can't stand short things that expose the waist when I raise my arms.
And, Joe, I think the vast majority of women are not so vain that they wouldn't want more pockets. There are all kinds of memes about women's clothes not having pockets and women wanting more pockets. Also, the idea of women's shapes, or desired shapes, being the reason for no pockets does absolutely nothing to explain why little boys' clothes (even baby boys' clothes) have pockets far more frequently than little girls' clothes do.