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100% Cotton long best tops, how hard can it be?

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TheWomanTheyCallJayne · 17/06/2014 11:19

A few years back I bought some vest tops from tall girls. They're lovely. 100% cotton, feel nice, fit well and are flattering.
They've been worn to death though so I'm trying to find some decent replacements, a fight I have every year. Bought a load from LTS thinking they might be good being cotton with 5% elastane but they just feel thin, tacky and look awful and cheap.
H&m vest are polyester. Dorothy perkins don't seem to be doing any basic vests in tall.
Any ideas? They all seem to be super stretchy ones that don't look so nice.

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TheWomanTheyCallJayne · 17/06/2014 11:19

And bloody autocorrect corrected my title. What's wrong with the word vest I don't know.

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whereisshe · 17/06/2014 11:19

My H&M vests are cotton...? Only bought last year, have they changed them?

kelper · 17/06/2014 11:21

I bought some from Sainsburys recently, I'm 5'8" and these vests go past my bum!! Sadly i could only find them in pink and bright blue, but they were only a fiver each!

carrie74 · 17/06/2014 11:22

Worth looking at Gap (and across their range - their cotton can be variable, but on the whole I find it very good).

TheWomanTheyCallJayne · 17/06/2014 11:31

Whereisshe - I can only find polyester on the site
Kepler- sainsburys is my back up. They're not quite what I want but they're what I turn to every year when I fail.
Carrie- thanks, no vests that I can see but I like a couple of their slubs

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Skinheadmermaid · 17/06/2014 11:52

My mum got some very long vest tops form George at asda recently.

TheWomanTheyCallJayne · 17/06/2014 12:34

I was looking in the tall section

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Oly4 · 17/06/2014 14:55

My banana republic and Tommy Hilfiger vests are quite long

goodasitgets · 17/06/2014 16:09

Matalan? 95% cotton then elastane
www.matalan.co.uk/mobile/product/detail/s2532798

They do other colours

goodasitgets · 17/06/2014 16:13

Asda 96% cotton - these are v similar to the matalan ones
m.direct.asda.com/george/womens/tops/striped-longline-vest/GEM305602,default,pd.html

whereisshe · 17/06/2014 17:38

What shape are you after? Spaghetti straps or wider? And how fitted?

LightastheBreeze · 17/06/2014 17:42

Next tall have some in a couple of styles and colours

whereisshe · 17/06/2014 17:44

These are cotton. This is viscose if you want more drapey?

WhereAreMyGlasses · 17/06/2014 17:49

I have the same issue and find Jack Wills really really good - I have literally worn mine out, they now have holes in them

TheWomanTheyCallJayne · 17/06/2014 20:46

Whereishe- wider, fitted as in not drapey but not too clingy

Will catch up with other links and suggestions now. Thanks Smile

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QueenCadbury · 17/06/2014 21:27

river island

VarsityQueen · 17/06/2014 22:18

I think the fabric varies by colour in H&M. I have a green one which is a cotton poly mix but others - navy, black, beige - which are 100% cotton.

Rattitude · 17/06/2014 22:44

I have bought quite a few from Dunnes Stores - link here.

They are pretty cheap and excellent quality.

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