I did not like this sweat shirt. It is the first thing I have not liked in all the years of ordering from Bean. I don't like the way the bottom hangs. It looks stretched out. I prefer a "tighter" band on bottom. Otherwise i would have kept it.
After just two washings, this sweatshirt shrunk to a point where the bottom does not meet the belt line. Now I need to go through the effort to return it.
I've ordered a second one of these in the gray heather. This shirt just gets softer and more supple and comfortable with every washing, and retains its size and shape ... and I even sleep in it sometimes in the winter. The gray seems to be softer than the navy, which I also have.