With Alaskagirl's Joie sweater.

Backstory...I wanted a grey sweater, and I'm wanting things that are not standard. Someone linked Alaskagirl's and I loved it but thought it was out of my budget. So I found two grey sweaters decent quality for very much less.

Then it went on sale...sort of. It is still most I've paid for any single item. It bothered me a lot! I already had grey but I ordered blue, just to see. I was half hoping not to love it. Maybe the bright blue would be less elegant. Maybe it would be too heavy for my weather.

Sigh. The blue is perfect, on the soft side of cobalt, one of my favorite colors. It is warm but not heavy. I love it. And to be clear, the price doesn't hurt the checkbook, only my conscience.

Every love story has the potential for heartbreak. I do not wear skinnies. For boring health reasons they are rare occasion only for me. Same for skirts. The picture is with the sleekest pants I have. I cut my head off so you could see the bottom. Does this work with slim boot cuts? I can't have the most expensive single item I've ever bought be rare occasion wear only. It has to be okay for heavy rotation or we will have to break up.

Other question...this is XS. The sleeves are snug and very slightly too short. The shoulders are very slightly not to the edge of mine. If I sized up to S, would that be too much volume?

Just to make the post look like superman, I've added the other thing I ordered, Nordstrom brand cashmere. Pretty sure it's a keep, but you can tell me if I should size up to M for more oversizedness.

Thanks!