Women's Brushed Merino Wool Full-Zip Hoodie - Heavyweight

This is my first time getting into healthier fabric wear it was by far the best decision in my fashion lifestyle. My skin now can tell the difference between 100% merino or cotton compared to syntheic wear.

This.

Over the past 12-ish years I've had merino hoodies from the other two brands you might be thinking of. Quality had gone downhill with the first company when I went to replace my 10-year-old hoodie, and the other one wasn't too much better. *This* hoodie, however, is what I've been wanting. The hood, as someone else has pointed out, is a hoodie-hood, not a scuba/sleestak hood, which is nice. The sleeve cuffs and thumbie were what really impressed me, though.The cuff edges are trimmed/reinforced with bias tape (possibly? I'm not remembering the term) and so are the thumbie-holes. My stuff always frays at the cuff-edges, so I'm super delighted by this. The fabric is the weight I want from a hoodie (the other merino ones I've had recent experience with are more or less shirts in hoodie form). There are other lovely things about it, I have zero negative things to say about it, it is very expensive (from my perspective), but not more so than I expect for being merino and of this quality, and it is absolutely worth it, unlike the two others I've bought from different brands in the past two years, which is a huge relief.

Fitting

I'm 5'3, 115 pounds. I wear a small bottom & medium top in the base layers. I like my tops to be fitted but not tight to my body....just perfectly classic. I ordered a medium in this hoodie and it was huge...much like a large. I paid shipping to exchange it for a small. I received the small & it fits nicely through the shoulders & the sleeve length is good but still, the torso is too large. If you're looking for a cute, classic fit...this isn't it. I can't get an XS because the sleeves will be too short. Plus, I would have to pay return shipping again. The sizing of this hoodie should definitely be reconsidered so that a medium in base layer is similar to a medium in all products. Quality clothing is expensive enough without additional shipping back & forth. Also, please consider creating a more classic fit hoodie. Fit ladies like this. A small frame looks good in small clothes. On a positive note, this jacket is incredibly warm, very good quality and the inner material feels good even without a base layer. Return was easy & shipping times reasonable.