https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 15 May 2026 18:24:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1856062 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 04:03:27 +0000 Anonymous 1856062@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suspect that they want people to know that it is not shearling, an animal product. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1856014 Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:15:07 +0000 Emily K 1856014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Binkle</b>! &nbsp;That's the thing...I almost thought that <b>Jenava</b> MUST be joking. &nbsp;Here in Seattle, I think we are the connoisseurs of all things fleece! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1856005 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 23:20:18 +0000 binkle 1856005@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a new term (to me).&nbsp; I was wondering where you are located and saw Seattle in your profile.&nbsp; Doesn't everyone there wear Patagonia? (just pulling your leg a little - no offense).&nbsp; Did a quick search of sherpa and a lot of items showed up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855949 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:02:21 +0000 Laura G 1855949@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally get the confusion. It's another from-thin-air marketing word.&nbsp;</p> <p>I've always worn pima cotton when I could find it, for the softness. When "Supima" cotton appeared on the market, I avoided it for years until I discovered it *was* pima cotton. They just decided to give it a name they could trademark. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855930 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:06:37 +0000 Angie 1855930@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What <b>Emily K</b> said. Sherpa is a widely used fabric term. Does not look like polar fleece. It's nubby and textured.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855912 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:28:27 +0000 LaPed 1855912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, it's a type of polyester fleece, basically faux shearling. Not sure how this type of fleece ended up being labeled "sherpa" but it's a pretty common moniker and has been around for quite a while. Possibly Polartec/Malden Mills or one of the other "big" fleece manufacturers is to blame, but I honestly don't know. In any case, it seems to be having a trendy moment this year, especially as a lining for jacket collars/hoods -- feels very 90s-retro to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855906 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 09:46:15 +0000 Sisi 1855906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sherpa?! This must be the last invention of designers&nbsp;to name a fabric. For me as well the "sherpa" is the local inhabitant of Nepal that guides climbers-explorers in their mountain treks.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855892 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:47:30 +0000 Jenava 1855892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>it could be my area of the world, too.&nbsp; I would refer to the posted fabric as simply "fleece". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855891 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:46:50 +0000 Jenava 1855891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have literally NEVER seen this referred to as "sherpa' before.&nbsp; If they'd said sherpa fleece I guess I would have let it pass as an adjective for the "fleece" part, but just referring to it as "sherpa" gave me pause....is it made of sherpas?&nbsp; (or is that "sherpi"?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855889 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:35:51 +0000 JAileen 1855889@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="https://www.reference.com/beauty-fashion/sherpa-fleece-made-327ace77ea52ed04" rel="nofollow">https://www.reference.com/beau.....77ea52ed04</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855888 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:35:11 +0000 Emily K 1855888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sherpa is nubbly, heavy-weight fleece fabric. &nbsp;My dog's bed and blankets typically have sherpa fleece lining. </p> <p></p> <p>Edited to fix my typo--darned predictive typing!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/im-so-incredibly-confused-sherpa-at-the-gap#post-1855887 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 04:30:21 +0000 Jenava 1855887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did I miss something?&nbsp; What the heck is sherpa?&nbsp; Do they mean "shearling"??<br /><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gap.com/browse/search.do?searchText=sherpa#pageId=0&amp;department=136">http://www.gap.com/browse/sear.....rtment=136</a></p> <p>To me, sherpa is a mountaineer from Nepal?</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sherpa">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sherpa</a></p> <p> </p>