
Questions people ask before they buy
What size should I take? Does it run big?
Take your usual size — it is cut loose on purpose, and that is the look in the photos. Size down only if you want it closer to the body; over a hoodie or a thick sweater, stay in your size.
The vest itself measures 45½ in around the chest at S, 48 at M, 50½ at L and 53½ at XL — and 23½ to 25½ in from the shoulder to the hem, which lands on the top of your trousers, not your seat.
Is a vest actually warm?
This one is, because of the parts that matter: the funnel collar closes the gap a scarf would fill, and the cap sleeves cover the shoulder — exactly where a sleeveless vest leaves you bare.
Your arms stay free, so you don’t overheat the way you do in a fleece jacket. For real cold, it goes under a coat.
Doesn't a sherpa vest look like loungewear?
Fleece usually does. What changes it here is the smooth band on the collar and the placket — the eye reads a collar and a placket as a jacket before it reads the fleece as warm.
Collar up on the sidewalk, snaps open at the table. Office over a turtleneck, dinner over a tee.
Will it fit over a sweater or a hoodie?
Yes — that is what the loose cut and the open arms are for. The cap sleeve sits over the sleeve underneath instead of pinning it.
Striped or solid — which vest is mine?
The New York Vest is the striped one — the one people ask about. The London Vest is the solid one — the one that goes with everything you own. Same construction.
To be noticed, take the stripe. To wear it nine days in a row, take the solid.
Which color first?
Black disappears into everything. Coffee or Brown if your closet runs warm. Off-white for daytime and knitwear. Silver if you live in black and navy. Blue if the first one is already hanging by your door.
The second color is the pair: add any 2nd piece and 15% comes off.
Can I return or exchange it?
Thirty days from the day it lands on your doorstep. Wrong size, wrong color, changed your mind — tell us and a person sorts it out. Damaged or defective is replaced or refunded in full, and we won’t ask you to ship it back.
