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Best high street cashmere?

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MitzyLeFrouf · 01/12/2016 16:17

Would you say Uniqlo or would you say no?

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balkanscot · 01/12/2016 19:46

Never tried Uniqlo's cashmere, so can't confirm or deny. For me, high street cashmere is M&S cashmere: it wins every time (sadly my Amazon wish list containing a few Brora pieces gets ignored by my family EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. ) Not perfect but it does the job for £79 (price of polo necks). Tried Autography turtle neck one for £99 - not worth the price difference, in my opinion. Am thinking of buying a few more polo necks in January (hoping for the sale).

Tried Tesco's cashmere a few years back, worst mistake I have ever made: bobbled from the word go, got shapeless in an instant.

balkanscot · 01/12/2016 19:47

Autograph, not Autography…

Glitterspy · 01/12/2016 20:06

Don't buy Whistles cashmere. Really bobbly and scratchy. And usually I love Whistles.

Laska5772 · 01/12/2016 20:14

I would say John Lewis if you can get to one..

I have a couple ofSainsburys cashmere cardis (the first ones i ever had) from about 6 years ago, they have never bobbled and are beautifully soft but i have not seen any there for a while .

Since then I have bought and been given several John Lewis ones and they are also great .. I also have one from Edinburgh woollen mill.. also fine ( all of these were about £70-80 ..except the sainsburys which were around £50..

Recently i have bought two Boden cashmere v necks and they did show some signs of bobble , but a quick flick of the cashmere comb and they are now fine ,

All of these have been machine washed at lowest tempreture on the delicates setting .. Ive not found any shrinkage or thickening ..

WellTidy · 01/12/2016 20:17

Pure is really nice. Massive range and great quality.

HorseyHorseyTwat · 01/12/2016 20:20

Uniqlo is great. Much thicker than similarly priced equivalents; lovely and soft, and barely bobbles. I have two that still look fab nearly a decade on.

celeryisnotasuperfood · 01/12/2016 20:50

Best ever has been Edinburgh woollen mill - ok the shapes are very classic but actually it's the one that looks most stylish and has never bobbled. Sadly after 5 winters of intensive use the elbows are now thinning :-(

BuntyFigglesworthSpiffington · 03/12/2016 16:55

I was looking at the cashmere in John Lewis today and was quite tempted.

Floisme · 03/12/2016 22:51

None of them as far as I've concerned except possibly Pure Collection and they may have gone off too. (It's a few years since I've bought it). I'm never buying cheap cashmere again. It's all rubbish, the whole lot.

I'm counting on you guys to remind me I've said this

elephantoverthehill · 03/12/2016 23:04

My Edinburgh wool mill had their cashmere jumpers at half price today. Still to pricey for me though.

Bejazzled · 03/12/2016 23:17

I have a few Uniqlo, they are very very good.
Also take a look at the Jaeger Outlet site, there are often terrific offers on their quality merino and cashmere knitwear.

PacificDogwod · 03/12/2016 23:19

Uniqlo is good.
Jaeger even better.
Lots of BNWT on eBay.
And Jaeger outlet is v dangerous to your credit card.

I also rate Pure.

FannyWincham · 03/12/2016 23:48

Higher end of the high street but I would also highly recommend Jaeger.

Nepotism · 04/12/2016 04:56

Just had Uniqlo for the first time and I'm really impressed. It's on offer at the moment. Have found M and S very inconsistent.

IDismyname · 04/12/2016 05:56

Jaeger are good for all knitwear.
I've found Pure to be of mixed quality.
Lands end stuff is good but £££

I'm also finding Woolovers mixed cashmere knitwear good, and at a reasonable price.

pericat · 04/12/2016 06:48

Landsend cashmere is fab and if you sign up for their emails you can often get a good discount e.g. 25% (never pay the full amount!)

AuroraBora · 04/12/2016 10:40

My uniqlo cashmere is the best I own. So thick but hasn't bobbled too much.

Woolovers blend is also good.

hollyisalovelyname · 04/12/2016 11:13

Pure bobbled very quickly on me.

Floisme · 04/12/2016 12:43

Just the mention of cashmere gets me a bit ragey at the moment as I'm in the middle of a sortout and I've got a couple of bags full of shrunken fuzzy felt. This is despite careful washing and combing.

I'm looking at you, M&S, Uniqlo, Asda, Sainsbury's and TK Maxx.

I worked out that the money I'd pissed away on that sorry lot would probably have paid for something from Brora that would have lasted the rest of my life.

Nettletheelf · 04/12/2016 14:10

I bought a black cashmere sweater from Pure this year expecting quality. It has bobbled disappointingly quickly.

Boden also went bobbly quickly. My JML 'bobble off' has been fully employed.

I have a 15 year old Burberry cashmere top. It has never bobbled and looks like new.

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