Brora cashmere - is it really expensive ?

[MaryAnnSingleton]

saw a picture in Sunday Times on a 15% off promotion - really lovely green cardigan...

[EffiePerine]

It is, but the quality is good - I stick to the sales

[bundle]

whatabout the uniqlo cashmere?

[MaryAnnSingleton]

oh yes, uniqlo - this was a particulartly nice green though...

[MaryAnnSingleton]

White Company too - just thought of that...

[EffiePerine]

Brora stuff is made in Scotland, not China, and I think the quality is far far better. I'd expect a Brora cardie to last really well. Is it a chunky one? I was salivating over those last year...

[bundle]

there was a piece on woman's hour about how to tell the "real" stuff apart - they have an archive..

[MaryAnnSingleton]

no, is a thin classic twinset stylee round necked one

[MaryAnnSingleton]

think it was this one brora.co.uk/Product/Product.aspx?WebShopCodeStr=CS&WebSegmentCodeStr=S2&WebCategoryCodeStr=ZL&StyleC odeStr=PQ614 - faints at price

[bundle]

the raglan detail is quite nice but it doesn't look worth that much

[EffiePerine]

I think it was this one I liked

brora.co.uk/Product/Product.aspx?WebShopCodeStr=SL&WebSegmentCodeStr=S2&WebCategoryCodeStr=ZM&StyleC odeStr=AQ675

[MaryAnnSingleton]

mm, that is lovely

[bundle]

EP that's gorgeous

[EffiePerine]

chunky cashmere feels much more luxurious IMO.

[bundle]

tbh if i was going to spend that much I'd knit it with pure cashmere (did some wrist warmers around christmas, they're incredibly warm and luxurious)

[bundle]

some gorgeous colours here (tis quite a chunky yarn)

[EffiePerine]

Now this I am very tempted by

brora.co.uk/Product/Product.aspx?WebShopCodeStr=SL&WebSegmentCodeStr=S2&WebCategoryCodeStr=CE&StyleC odeStr=LQ965

exactly the wring thing for summer though

[MaryAnnSingleton]

I cannot,cannot afford to buy anything, no matter how lovely - sob !

[bundle]

gosh their dresses are all nice

too small for my fat arse though

[EffiePerine]

the wool one would stretch - the other dresses tend to gape a bit on me. I am NOT spending over £100 quid on a dress I will wear rarely and will prob be eated by moths before the autumn

[hoxtonchick]

that's lovely ep.

uniqlo cashmere is very good, i have some great long cardigans from there that i've been wearing all winter.

[bundle]

am today wearing gap shortsleeved merino dress thing with leggings underneath, and cheapo long pale grey primark wool cardi

am wooolies queen

(hoxty bought new clarks originals, teal and silver maryjanes )

[hoxtonchick]

they sound rather lovely bundle!

am big fan of merino sweaterdresses too from uniqlo. but am bored of them now, want it to be spring....