I finally tried on the pink OTO French terry hooide. A273380 I had so much trouble deciding what color and what side to order because this one did look narrower than her usual hoodie and I knew the sizes would sell out so I couldn't exchange it. I went with my regular size medium and that was the right choice. It is slightly narrower in the body but not a problem and also it's likely that I may wear nothing or only sleevless tanks underneath (if nothing I'll leave the zipper unzipped near the top to make a "V" neckine) so I won't have much bulk under it anyway.
The pink was the right choice for me - I was down to the pink or mocha. It's a very, very light pink but enough to see it's pink, and I think esp. pretty for spring. @MaggieMack I'm surprised you said on another thread that the pink matches your new ankle pants perfectly because it's such a pale pink - glad it does though). The material is exceptionally soft; even though Lori's French terry is always exceptionally soft, this is even softer. And I think it's a lighter weight so it'll be good for early spring. When I first tried it on, my first glance in the mirror told me "too busy" about the print. But as I wore it for several minutes I really liked it - esp. the pink background with the dark brown and the unusual nature of the print. Not too busy at all. I probably would have preferred a very dark brown lace to what appears to be black (unless the lighting in my house is really "off") but oh, well. It's all very pretty.
Like you, MaggieMack, I certainly did not need another one of Lori's French terry hoodies, but I am glad I got this one, esp. since the price has gone up even more after the OTO price ended.
Oh, I almost forgot. Where the slits are in the fabric on each side at the bottom, my two slits are not lying down property. I think it may just be an issue of steaming it to press them down on each side (nothing else is wrinkled though). That bottom edging of the print may have been folded upward in shipping - I didn't notice when I unpacked it. If worse comes to worse and the steaming doesn't help, I can always tack them down with a couple of stitches into the lace to keep those slit edges from turning up. It's not a deal breaker and is something very minor. It's just that for this price, I don't want to have to get out needle and thread, so I hope steaming them down will do the trick.
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