This Brand Might Just Be The New J. Crew, But Half The Price
If you want to bathe in cashmere, please read on.
by The Candidly Team
In our withered, old age, we’ve realized what makes us feel good in clothes, and it comes down to these two words:
Chic comfort.
If we love how an outfit looks but we aren't comfortable, we just won’t ever reach for it. If we love how an outfit feels but we don’t look incredible, we won’t reach for it.
And a BIG part of what creates comfort is another two words:
Fit and fabric.
If something fits well but the material isn’t soft, we won’t reach for it. If the fabric is luxe but we look like shlub, we won’t reach for it.
These HUGE realizations help guide us to never ever ever buy something we won’t wear, ever again. Look into the sea of clothes in your closet right now. Ok, just think about the sea of clothes of your closet. How many of those pieces in there do you really, truly love and wear all the time? We are embarrassed by our percentage.
So we stick to buying clothes from very few brands now. Basically only around EIGHT or so. Ones we trust. And there is a new brand we’ve recently discovered that is so good, and so exemplifies chic comfort perhaps more than any other brand on our radar right now:
Quince.
Sustainably made, gorgeous fabrics, and insanely affordable.
Now, typically we see “cashmere” and keep scrolling because every piece of cashmere we’ve ever seen is too rich for our blood. But the Quince cashmere pieces are so amazingly well priced, we all purchased their VIRAL sweater immediately, thinking there could be no way the quality would be nearly as luxurious as fancy cashmere. How wrong we were. So little by little we’ve tried more and more of their stuff to the point where behind the scenes we ask each other what Quince piece the other is wearing nearly every day (yes, we are all scattered behind the scenes, working from home, not in some big 13 Going On 30 offices, though maybe one day).
And so we thought Quince deserved its own dedicated, NOT SPONSORED round up of our favorite pieces they make, and the ones we wear essentially every day.
Get ready for MANY pieces of cashmere.
1. The Viral Sweater
Mongolian Cashmere Oversized Boyfriend Cardigan Sweater
You’ve been served an ad for this cashmere sweater no fewer than 47,896 times, yes? We’re here to tell you that this is the sweater of the season. The perfect cashmere cardi is just a year-round necessity. Waking up on frosty mornings, thrown in your car for chilly evenings. And this one is so light it doesn’t swallow you with heat. And yes, it’s every bit as soft and luxe as that other sweater that’s 4 times more expensive. (It might be…better?)
Price: $150
2. The viral sweater…but cropped!
Mongolian Cashmere Fisherman Cropped Cardigan Sweater
Ditto every single thing we said above, except look at the perfect, perfect length. It’s excellent for days we want something with a bit more of a cool than a cozy factor, a piece of outerwear that’s not too long, so our legs get to shine in our jeans and boots.
But, of course, we still get to feel swaddled in cashmere.
Price: $120
3. The perfect Pinterest Board jeans that are so affordable the price seems like a typo
Comfort Stretch High Rise Relaxed Straight Jeans
These jeans have an amazing, amazing fit. We all see this kind of fit on models and perfect people but then, once we track them down, inevitably they’re all $648. But these are ... $50. Yes. And just look at the ZERO waist gap. And belly smoothing. And 2 length choices. We have a feeling these will stay in stock for about 17 seconds, so be quick.
Oh, and they do marvelous things to the rear end:
Price: $50
4. The cashmere v-neck we didn’t know was missing from our life
Mongolian Cashmere Crewneck Sweater
We recently had an epiphany very specific to getting dressed in fall and winter. And that was that a tucked-in, gorgeously luxe sweater is better than any top we try to “style” ourselves into. It works with our pants and jeans and even that long, flowy skirt we can never find anything to match with. And this sweater is THE sweater to fill this huge hole in your closet. The price is bananas. And look at allllll the glorious colors!
Price: $50
5. The off the shoulder cashmere sweater that turns everything chic
Mongolian Cashmere Boatneck Sweater
The cut of this sweater equals instant drama and sophistication. Yet, the cashmere is so unspeakably soft (we can’t reiterate enough that NOTHING is itchy about their cashmere) that it feels like we’re in loungewear. It’s been an amazing time-saver to have a slightly dressier sweater on hand that elevates simple outfits like our fav black trousers and everyday sneaks so we look 17x chicer and with literally zero effort.
Price: $80
6. The cashmere skirt that’s so flattering we can’t believe our eyes
Mongolian Cashmere Fitted Midi Skirt
This skirt is 100% cashmere and so soft it feels like you’re curled up under a throw. The entire thing is thick and stretchy enough to hold you in, so your waist and hips look smoothed while you still feel like you can breathe, move, or stretch out and sleep in it. Pair it with either cardi from #s 1 or 2 on this list, and you have the chicest cool-weather set that feels like you’re in sweats.
Price: $100
7. The oversized denim jacket you can wear over a sweater and blessedly still move your arms
100% Organic Cotton Oversized Denim Jacket
What’s special about this particular jean jacket (apart from its stunningly low price for this kind of quality) is that it’s amazingly roomy, so you can actually move your arms even after you’ve layered it over all your prettiest fall sweaters. So you’re nice and warm but still look cool and tailored, because that’s just what jean jackets do.
Price: $60
8. The moto leather jacket we all dream of owning but never buy because it’s too pricey
100% Leather Motorcycle Jacket
You KNOW you’ve had this persistent desire for a leather jacket but have never been able to justify the price. Most of them start around $500 and it feels truly crazy to indulge in that kind of price for something we can only wear for 2 seasons each year. If that.
But nearly a quarter of that price, and a leather jacket starts to feel verrrrrrry essential. This one is nipped at the waist in an extremely flattering way, has some roominess in the arm for maximum layering, and feels soft as butter. We did the brown because black felt too obvious, in a weird way.
Price: $150
Bonus: The housey wild-card we have to tell you about
Premium Down Alternative Comforter
Quince also dabbles in JEWELRY, DECOR, and very cute and deeply affordable BAGS. And so after being swept away by their cashmere, we dipped a toe in their home section to see if anything else seemed like an amazing bargain. And lo and behold, we found their down alternative comforter for HALF the price as most off-brand crap on Amazon. And we can personally attest to its crisp-but-soft comfort, warmth, and durability. We actually bought 2 because the price was so good and doubled them up in a duvet which is a little “hack” we do to make it feel like we live in an impossibly opulent hotel.
Price: $100 - $150
At The Candidly, we try a lot of stuff so you don’t have to. We only recommend things we truly love, and that we think you’ll love, too. All products are chosen independently by our creative team, and all details reflect the price and availability of products at the time of publication. If you buy something we link to, The Candidly may earn a commission.
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