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Best Shetland Sweaters This Year?

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#261 ·
Walter Denton said:
I have a Bills Khaki Shetland that I purchased at Marshall's this year for less than $40. It's a nice sweater and a fine deal at that price, but no better than many other Shetlands. I wouldn't pay $155 or more for it.

BTW - many Harley's of Scotland sweaters are on sale now at Bahle's,
If they hold true to form they should have more on sale in a few weeks.
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$89.99! Some of these colors are amazing, though I don't have nerve to wear them in cold weather (I'm more used to the old-man palate): cornflower blue! Jaffa (orange)!
 
#262 ·
I was just perusing the BB site for the Presidents Day sale and noticed that the Red Fleece Shetlands have been reduced to $39.95 (plus shipping and in Texas, at least, sales tax). I have one, like it a lot, and decided to order another. This being Red Fleece, I size up.
 
#264 ·
tocqueville said:
At that price, plus free shipping (shoprunner), i couldnt resist. I didnt size up and hope i won't regret that.

Edit: I just ordered another, sized up. Free returns....
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Truthfully, I don't know whether I really had to size up. The first Red Fleece I bought (in XL) was fine, and even a little roomy. I think I could get by with a Large, but BB didn't have it in the color I wanted.
 
#265 ·
my19 said:
Truthfully, I don't know whether I really had to size up. The first Red Fleece I bought (in XL) was fine, and even a little roomy. I think I could get by with a Large, but BB didn't have it in the color I wanted.
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I bought one a month ago at $49.95 and like it quite a bit. I ordered my normal size and it fits me perfectly. I'm pretty slim in the gut and I don't find the BB Red Fleece to be too slim at all. I just grabbed a light blue one for $39.95.
 
#266 ·
I'll chime in here. Over the last year I've purchased O'Connells, Harley of Scotland, and Pendleton shetland sweaters.
The Harley ones (after my first, I immediately purchased 2 more) are hands down the nicest ones I've ever owned. While O'Connells are very nice and have an amazing array of colors, dollar for dollar the Harley outshines it by miles IMO. For the record, I'll never waste money on a Pendleton again.... set in sleeves, and made in China...pure crap.
 
Discussion starter · #268 ·
I'll chime in here. I like my O'Connell's. I like it so much that I'm really not willing to try anything else. It has all the classic features I like, the weight is right, it's easy to order, it comes in a wide variety of colors, and it's offered in cable knit as well. I'm sold.
 
#269 ·
I'm familiar with O'Connell's shetlands, as I have a few myself. And, yes, they're lovely. But if Harley's are appreciably better, while being $50 or so less, I'd certainly like to know. Hard to imagine, I'll admit, but I'd like to hear YoungSoulRebel's take, since he has experience with both.

If memory serves, an old HTJ shetland post might have had some words of comparison. I don't know if the post could be dug up now though.
 
#272 ·
#273 ·
mjo_1 said:
I've got a handful of shaggy dogs, and I love the brushed texture, but to me this makes them too casual for work. Do you think the non-brushed O'Connell's models would be a little more biz casual appropriate? I haven't seen one in the flesh. I've got a some birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, and I really need to pick up a work appropriate sweater. (I was thinking a wine colored O'Connell's lambswool?) On the other hand, I've really been itching for a navy O'Connell's cable knit shetland. Could that be ok for a wool pants / button down / occasional sport coat work environment? I'd love to do both but I'd get murdered when the next month's statement arrives.
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Cables disappear on a dark, solid color (as opposed to heathered or marled) sweater such as navy. Save the cable premium and buy a flat navy. A cable is more visible in a lighter color.
 
#274 ·
Semper Jeep said:
I will say that many of the clothing items we seem to like here are higher priced today than the CPI or inflation rate would dictate than they were 40+ years ago but the Shaggy Dog seems to be one of the most inflated items I've come across. FWIW, looking at old LL Bean catalogs show their items generally still cost pretty close to what they did in the 1950s and 1960s (of course, that doesn't take changes in quality into account).

A bit of disclosure: I'm an economist, and although pricing and inflation isn't my bag, I still enjoy looking at these types of stats.
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When I was just out of college in the late 1970's/early 1980's, part of my job involved buying products in British pounds and importing them. If I recall correctly (I imagine there's a quick way to verify this), the exchange rate was about 4 pounds to the dollar. The current rate is about .66 pounds to the dollar. That difference accounts for some of the apparent inflation.
 
#277 · (Edited)
How do people here like Spirit of Shetland sweaters?

What's not to like? One can choose one's yarn/color AND get it made to your size specs.

The only downside is a wait but it seems worth it.

I presume the quality is very high?

Are these fairly thick and somewhat rough in the hand?

I see they are seamless - do peeps like that?
 
#280 · (Edited)
Just been reading through this thread and it occurred to me: it's funny, I don't mind thrifting sport jackets/blazers or coats or trousers.

But for some reason a sweater seems too personal to me to want from someone else. As do shoes. To me it would be like thrifting someone's underwear and socks that had been previously worn.

Maybe it's just me?
 
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