For the most part, I like the pima cotton turtleneck. The neck is comfortable and so is the sleeve length. It also washes well. However, the problem is the length of the shirt, which makes it difficult to tuck into jeans and pants. Any movement causes the shirt to become untucked. With my husband's Bean turtlenecks, he is accommodated for both sleeve and length. I am on the shorter side, so this is frustrating, as I can imagine it would be for women who have longer arms and torso.
While I still love the material and INITIAL fit of all the pima shirts from LLB, I am so terribly disappointed with the shrinkage that happens every - single -time!! With no exceptions, EVERY single pima top I have ordered from LLB over the last 3 years (or so) has shrunk at least 2 inches in length and at least 1.5 inches in width after the first wash - even using almost no heat in the dryer. And they continue to shrink, until after about the 5th or 6th wash, they are almost like the old crop tops that barely cover the waist. I am slightly above average height at 5'-7", but this is just ridiculous - and costly. Who can afford to have to replace their clothing after only a month or 2 of wear??? I have older pima shirts from LLB - probably at least 6 years old - that still fit exactly as they did the day I got them, so I know that Bean must have changed the fabric at some point since that time. PLEASE - PLEASE either go back to the older fabric - if possible - or start offering these shirts in sizes for taller women - that goes for Bean's regular tees, too. I think you'd make a whole lot of ladies very happy if you did.
I ordered a Pima turtleneck in Feb. 2015, it was not the same as the one I bought last year. I compared them and realized the older one had more stretchability than the new. That little bit of give was much nicer. I may return it for a larger size or just return it.
