Hannah Quilted Gilet

Great colour. Your size 14 always on the small size.

This a lovely product. Great fit, and lots of pockets.

I often order sizeLL from Kettlewell because I like a loser fit. However, With this vest the LL is too large in the shoulders. Unfortunately, I wore it a few times before I decided it was large and cannot exchange it now. My bus size is 40 D. US. if I order another one, it will be size L. Consider sizing down depending on your fit preference. Color brown is a beautiful shade!

I don't know that I really needed a new gilet but IT'S PINK so I just had to get it! Having said that, I have worn it rather a lot already so am confident this will get a lot of use. Some people have commented that the collar is a bit annoying and I can understand that but I've been able to get along with it. It's a useful little feature to keep my neck warm. I also hear the 'rustling' comments as it's polyester but I can live with that too! I don't find it that different to my technical fabric coats/over trousers. The material does mean it offers a little rain protection, and will presumably wash really well. It's not yet got muddy dog marks on it yet, so I have high hopes that it's going to be pretty durable. I find it quite warm given its weight. Love the true to season gold zip - anywhere else this would have been silver but it looks really great in gold. I originally ordered my usual size M, but it was really quite big so swapped for S which fits perfectly. I wanted it to be a neat fit as I won't wear it over thick jumpers or more than two normal thickness layers. I also wanted to be able to wear it undone and the M just looked huge that way. I am 5'7"/170 cm small busted neat hourglass, UK 12.

Sadly, I am returning 3 of the colors I bought because of the fit. The armholes are big and the vest pouches out in the front. Maybe if I didn't want to zip it up I would be okay, but there are so many vests by Patagonia and others that have down and wash so nicely and aren't as stiff, I decided to pass. The other reason I am passing is the colors. I have found that more and more, Kettlewell is making "crossover" colors, ie. colors that will fit more than one season, and those colors are just not as good for me. For example, the Tropical Pink is only spring, and it's great. The cocoa color is just a little "off" and it is for Spring and Autumn. The Breton blue doesn't look so great on me and I found it's for a Spring and a Winter. Same for Bluebell (Spring and Summer). Too bad, since the colors are usually fabulous!