Still searching for perfect cashmere v neck. Uniqlo no good.

[moondog]

Too long and v neck too small.
Tesco has best shape (shorter with nipped in waist) but dull colours. Where next eh?

[LetThemEatCake]

Sorry, this is an aside... Has your IO cosy arrived yet? Do you love it?

[AngelinaJolly]

Have you looked at Boden? I have a cashmere V neck from last year and it has become my favourite jumper by a mile. The cut/ proportions are good (longer V) and it has been machine washed many times and is still looking new. I'd say it might be worth "investing" .

[purplepeony]

Have you looked at www.purecollection.com

[PestoPumpkinMonster]

M & S have a lovely selection of V necked cashmere jumpers in their flagship stores - £49 and lovely colours.

[BobtheWoodmouse]

Primark? I had a top last year - cashmere - it was too short for me - might be the perfect length for you.

+J in Uniqlo have some deep V-neck cashmere tops but they might be long again - pricier too.

[moondog]

Boden one has weird neck, M&S looks dull, Jil Sander jobby doesn't seem any better than the rest.
They are all straight down in manner of school jumper, unlike Tesco one which went in and out.
Gaaahhhh

LTEC, I suspect it will arrive tomorrow......

[moondog]

And I don't seem to be able to buy from Primark site. is it shop in shop only?

[hoxtonchick]

gap cashmere usually quite good

[janeite]

Moondog - surely YOU aren't considering Primark? My very faith in MN will be shattered if so.

TK Maxx had a fair bit of cashmere in last time I braved the experience.

[moondog]

I've never actually been in a Primark. Or a TKMax. Don't have 'em in my neck of woods.

Gap nice but no UK delivery.
What's that all about?

[janeite]

But I thought you were anti-Primark for their shite eco-credentials?

Gap sell some of their line on ASOS - have never used though so can't rec as such.

[moondog]

Well, aren't we all?
Now my dh works in Bangladesh though, I know that all these companies are at it.

[moondog]

Thanks, will try ASOS.

[janeite]

Really? I thought some of them had been exonerated. Please name and shame.

[moondog]

I don't like the harsh layout of that site. Makes everything look cheap and nasty, like this shocker

[moondog]

It's not as clearcut as all that though. A lot of people really really want jobs in these factories. It's quite grim driving down highways lined with row upon row upon row of them and then watching thousnads of women stream out of them at 5:00 pm.

[janeite]

God that jumper thing is vile.

The whole eco-thing is so hard. My view is that, having done it here as well as abroad though, Primark's track record is now so bad that it just can't be forgiven, whatever the situation re: there being the demand for the jobs in Bangladesh etc. No shop that charges the price of fish and chips for a dress can be doing anything morally justifiable imho.

[seeyounexttues]

Do companies like gap give their workers more than primark? I'm never sure whether the extra that's paid doesn't go straight into the corporate pockets.

[moondog]

You're right Janeite. No excuse
I'm into buying less and nicer.

Not too sure Seeyou.
My dh was out at dinner tonight with a woman who works in the garment industry. I need to talk to her.

[janeite]

Would love to hear what she says.

Hope you manage to find a jumper. I stroked the M&S ones in town today (failed to buy anything at all though) and they felt lovely - the pale grey one is v nice but the rest of the colours are a bit manky.

[Maggie34Behave]

I agree with you seeyounext, I think karen millen, gap, primark, they all pay the machinists the same.

[BecauseImWorthIt]

Just bought a lovely pink one from M&S Autograph. Can't remember how much though - will look ...

[BecauseImWorthIt]

£49.50

[BecauseImWorthIt]

I'm quite short in the body, and this wasn't too long. Just long enough to ruche it artfully around my spare tyre