FRUIT OF THE LOOM Women's Valueweight Athletic Vests (Pack fo 5)

I write this review based on my decades of experiences as a consumer and honest review writer.This set of tee shirts was delivered quite quicklyMade of a very lightweight material.The colours are good and the stitching is mostly fairly good with each of the tops being of matching size and shape.That is all the good.They do not come close to matching the claimed UK size which is, sadly a common fault as more and more sellers buy from the sweatshops of countries who’s population are in general small people.The result is that their large is a UK small and so on.The sellers just want profit.Overall, a decent item IF you can get a size that fits. Unfortunately those supplied are simply too small.

I bought these as a functional set of vests for hiking by day and throwing a cardigan over and adding jeans by night. Classic range of colours all look good with a tan. Do not shrink, great quality cotton, hold shape after a hot day of wear and do not bag, stretch weirdly or go wide at the bottom or over bust. Dead easy to wash, dry quickly and look crisp and smart after wash. A really nice, dead easy set of quality cotton vests for any adventure or just for a Summer of gardening and the odd camping trip. Not stretchy!!! But for me that's a plus when buying for a good fit that holds it's shape, stretchy can be forgiving but it tends to lose shape with wear and tear these will not lose shape so get your size exactly do not buy imagining stretch will take a medium to a large because these won't. They will however wash and dry perfectly to the shape they arrived in which is great if you want a garment that feels and looks crisp from the wash and dry. Drip dry and line dry very nicely. Not see through either.

The sizes on these tops are no where near what they should be. I ordered a size larger than I wear as I wanted something on the loose side but they were skin tight. The quality is really poor too, they have a harsh feel to them. I paid 1.95 postage and then over £3 to return them as they were so bad so it cost me over £5 to order then return what is an awful pack of vest tops.

I looked at the reviews for this product that suggested going a size up, which I did, but they were too large and especially baggy around the armpits.

I specifically bought these vest shirts to wear beneath a couple of white office shirts I wear for work, as the office shirts were slightly see through (god forbid anyone see my bra...!). For this purpose, they work fabulously. They completely hide my bras from public view, which admittedly tend to be dark colours. Plus it's approaching winter now, so the extra layer is appreciated!However, these shirts are a bit on the thin side; they probably wouldn't be thick enough to wear alone without risking a bit of transparency. Honestly though, for the price you pay you can't complain!In regards to sizing, I bought a size 10 as this was the smallest offered. I tend to run as a size 8, so the vest shirts hang a little bit loose on me. However, I get the sense that they would properly fit an actual size 10!

One of the vest tops had a hole in where the seem wasn't sown properly not at all happy with this product and I refuse to pay a return postage so thought I would leave this review also I thought I clicked on large but clicked x-large by mistake but glad I did as they are smaller than what they should be.

I ordered size small and I am a 10-12 bust. Colours are good but out of my pack of 5, the navy blue T shirt had an XS label in it and all the rest were labelled S. That one is too small for me. Also the white one is cut completely differently from the others and has a higher neck and no side seams - it seems to have been made out of a tube of white fabric. Consequently the armholes gape. I'm really disappointed with 2 out of the 5 T shirts. It would be good if they sent me a replacement for the navy blue one , I'm hoping!

The positives: good value, they fit as I’d hoped - not too tight but closely fitted enough so that they go under things without feeling too bulky.Could be better: they’re slightly faded; it’d be great if they were a darker shade of black. They’re made from a thick cotton, but it feels a little rough rather than soft on the skin to me.