When I was away on one of my marathon weekends away recently, I went into a Lole store. I came away with the best little cardigan... made of gearish material, but not at all a gearish cut - it has angled drapyness, comfy, doesn't wrinkle, will dress up or down... pretty much perfect.
http://www.lolewomen.com/ca/en/lsw1858.html
I didn't have time to examine the store in detail, but did notice some nice tunic sweaters, and some great summer dresses.
I also discovered there was one here in Halifax, has been for years, not sure how that got by me
So just got back from a visit. Sure, the store is primarily gear. But they do have some lovely non-gear pieces, and seem to be pretty decent quality. I came away with a white tank top, great drape, NOT SEE-THROUGH, and nice wide shoulder coverage. I may order it in another colour
http://www.lolewomen.com/ca/en/lsw2013.html
They also had some nice capris, sweaters, a travel dress, tees... all in the "non-gear" category.
So if you haven't checked it out, might be worth a visit, esp for basics. And to keep your eye on.