That was a dumb title for the post, but I had no other way of posing it as a question! Maybe it's simply an observation.

This order from Boden just came in:

http://www.bodenusa.com/en-US/.....vGroupID=2

In the same purple, in fact. The cut and fit are good. The only disappointment I'm feeling (very slightly) is with the feel of the fabric. It's velvet, and 100% cotton (I am a natural-fiber snob), but it doesn't have that rich feel I associate with velvet. On thinking about it, I'm considering that it maybe just doesn't have that long pile that velvet typically has, but I've never come across an example of velvet that felt like this. It really shouldn't be an issue; I just am a very tactile person (even though I'll never feel this against my skin). I guess I'll keep it anyway since it seems to be well-made and was a good buy. Glad it was half-price, though!