My Everlane home try-on report

No pics, just a quick report. I ordered, all in size L:
Box cut tee, white - unflattering on me and too short
Short sleeve sweatshirt, vanilla - more yellow than cream and too tight on the hips (I might like this in a different color if it were available in a size up, the detailing is cute)
u-neck in light grey - too short on me and the dolman sleeves not the most flattering BUT wasn't someone mentioning recently that they were looking for light gray things that weren't heathered? This isn't heathered at all; the gray is a little blueish not a true dove gray.
All the above are going back.
V-neck in white and heather grey - the white is a bit snugger and verging on sheer; I fear that it would look vulgar once I washed it. Neckline isn't prim on me but is not indecent either, since I'm tallish - reminds me a lot of the ON vintage v-necks as far as fit and neckline. The heather grey is for some reason a bit looser and a drapier fabric, so I think I'll keep it.
Ryan pocket tee in charcoal - I'm torn on this one. It's one of my favorite colors, and the fabric is lovely and drapey. The dolman sleeve is not my most flattering ever, but it's OK. I like it; I just don't know if I $25 like it.

Takeaways are that I do fit in at least some of their size Ls (for reference, I'm a 14/16 most other places right now), although everything on me looks nothing like the willowy models on their website wearing everything oversized.

9 years ago

ATLynn

Veteran

Thanks for the report. I'm a 12 inching towards a 14 with winter weight and have been wary of trying any of the clothes due to sizing. I'm so bummed that I don't qualify for the try on because I own one of the Petra totes (which I use daily and love).

stainedglass

Active Member

Thanks for the report. I get a little worried when I see that a large is 8-10; but their 8-10 isn't a "designer" 8-10. I might have to try some of the silk shirts.

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

(website)

Now that I've seen some of the pieces in person, I agree, their sizing is pretty nutty, and they don't do a very good job of communicating it either. The v neck tee I'm keeping is almost identical to an Old Navy v neck tee I have in XL, and as most of us know, Old Navy sizes run bigger than the average mall store already. So if the Everlane L is equivalent to an ON XL, that's nearly two sizes down that most people would need to choose. No wonder they offer so many of their pieces in XXS!

Maybe their tailored items have a closer fit that more closely matches what people would expect from a particular size range, I don't know.

CocoLion

I have the box cut tee and agree it's unflattering. Although not too short on me, as I sized up to the Medium. It's actually a decent layering top when I put a more cropped sweater over it. That is its best use, not as a stand-alone top.

I like the U neck tee. I complained about it in an earlier thread because it got a small hole. But I do like the fit. I find it is quite oversized, I could have gone with an XS. It is sheer, I wear a cami underneath it if I'm going to be seen in public.

I have been wondering about the Ryan tee. I just got a drape-y v neck tee from Zara that was $26 and not made in USA so -- I don't think $25 is a bad price for a quality tee.

As far as sizing goes, I think they are "all over the place" due to how each designer intended the piece to fit. For example, I have the M in the boxy tee but could have gone with the XS in the U neck.

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