Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Sweater Fleece Full Zip Jacket - Tall

Jacket fit and looked great out of the package, but very quickly pilled up and the fibers separated at pressure points. Returning this one.

This Fleece is very difficult to put on while wearing a long sleeve shirt as the fleece in the sleeves catch on the material of the shirt sleeve. This is true even after washing it. I should have just sent it back.

Not happy with how this fleece sweater has pilled after only a couple of months of moderate wear.

I recently purchased this sweater fleece in early December (so less than 2 months ago) and it is already beginning to pill on the sides - majorly. I don't wear the jacket everyday nor do I put it through any extreme conditions. I am very disappointed in the quality - not up to LL Bean standards. I purchased this sweater instead of other the more expensive name brand, however, I will be returning this jacket and buying a different one. Beyond the cosmetic quality, the jacket itself is warm and does a good job of keeping me warm (particularly when used as a layer).

I love the style and fit of this fleece. It's warm enough for a few minutes outside on a cold Midwestern winter day, but not so heavy that it can't be worn around the house. The quality, however, was disappointing. After the first washing, there was noticable pilling. Had I already had it for a few years, that wouldn't be a problem, but it's completely unacceptable for a new piece of clothing from a quality retailer like LL Bean.

This jacket was well constructed with good quality fabric. The llbean logo is brightly colored and situated so that it is one of the most noticeable features of the garment. It looks almost like an company's employee label. The logo cannot be removed because the fabric underneath it is of a different color. It s likely to be returned, what a shame!

This jacket looks great and is warm enough, but I wish I hadn't purchased it. It is hard to put your arms through the sleeves unless you are wearing a short sleeved shirt. The fleece inside seems to grab your shirt sleeves and bunch everything up - very annoying. It is either the type of fabric or the sleeve is too narrow. Also, the sleeves are so long, I have to roll them up.

This jacket is extremely high quality and I really like it overall. I am disappointed that I will not be able to wear it because the sleeves are very long and with no elastic in the cuffs, the sleeves fall down over my hands. I have another LL Bean soft shell jacket that has a similar issue, but I was able to wear it since it has thicker fleece lining at the cuffs and the sleeves do not fall down over hands as bad. It still frustrates me though as I have to repeatedly tug up the sleeves while wearing it. I really did not want to give an LL Bean product a bad review as every other item I have purchased has been of the best quality I have ever experienced, I just wish they would put elastic or some type of wrist closure in the jackets.

I've worn LL Bean fleece jackets for at least the last 15 years. They don't make them like they used to. The fleece is different. I guess it could be considered a nicer look, but not what I was expecting. The biggest issue is the sizing of the sleeves. The jacket fits like a sweater -- tight on the arms. Maybe with a short sleeve shirt or a non-knit fabric long sleeve shirt it would work. Not worth the hassle for me.

I really like the material and design of this fleece and it has the usual LL Bean quality, but the cut is very unflattering. It's very boxy and wide in the waist. LL Bean is clearly targeting old men with big beer bellies with this fleece. If you are athletic or trim you will have all kinds of extra material in the waist and it will be a very unflattering look. It's too bad because it's very well made, but I think the LL Bean demographic of middle aged dudes is probably driving the decision to cut the design to be very boxy.

Generally I would rate this jacket highit fits fine except for the sleeves. It is described in the catalogue as slightly fitted with relaxed chest and sleeves. The sleeves are definitely not "relaxed"they are so snug (and I don't have Popeye arms!) that when I put the jacket on my regular cotton shirt sleeves are caught by the fleece and forced up my arm as far as they can go. Maybe this is a manufacturing defect. I will be returning the jacket after wearing it fewer than five times.

Fit would have been great except the sleeves were about 2" too long, called LLBean told them about it and was told they couldn't alter them. Have brought the jacket to a seamstress to have the sleeves altered, it's still there so don't know what the cost will be but I do know it will end up being a lot more that I would have paid for

My only reason for rating this two stars is because imho all this jacket needs to be great is some sort of drawstring or elastic hem at the bottom. When I bought this I was looking for a nice, less technical fleece jacket that I could pull off at work. I love the Bean sweater fleece and own the pullover. The fabric to me seems superior to other outdoor brands and costs less in most all cases. I'm 6'1", 185 lbs, 41" chest, 32" waist athletic build. I ordered a Medium which fit me well in the shoulders, but the jacket just ballooned out at the bottom which I didn't care for. On a colder day it wouldn't be helpful and it didn't have that streamlined look I was going for. I can't say enough good things about the quality of the construction or the awesome fabric, but I had to return based on the fit. Perhaps they'll come out with a version in the Signature line or add some sort of cinching to the bottom in the future. I'll definitely grab one if they do.

I don't know how well it will hold up over time, but I have to say this: I really dislike the bright and hard to overlook logo on the jacket. I have no interest in advertising for a company, and don't appreciate that LL Bean has started doing this. I spent a half hour on a tedious removal, hoping that I wouldn't damage the jacket.

I tried this sweater on today. The fit was good and the quality was up to LL Bean standards. The product failed me when I looked at my profile while checking the fit. It had gone well up to the when I noticed that back of the sweater was an inch or two longer than the front. It may be the style, but fails to meet "middle america" traditional fit. I would have purchased the sweater. Stick with what works. Trendy is not LL Bean's ball of wax.

It developed pilling almost immediately after wearing it. Poor quality and not worth the price!

Very comfortable and fit is good, but the fabric pills badly. After 3 washings, the fabric is covered with pills. Looks terrible. Cannot recommend, especially at the price point

The sizing on this was unusual. I'm 6' tall and 165 lbs. The large should've fit perfectly, based on other items such as my 850 down jacket but it was far too tight in the shoulders and waist.

Very poor zipper. Very difficult to use hangs up all the time!

I ordered for my husband xxx-too big. Then I ordered xx- too small.

Sorry to say quality is poor. Several seams are coming apart after only a couple weeks. This is not what I expect from ll bean.

I bought 3 other Fleece sweaters and loved them. There are getting worn so I wanted to buy a 4th. However, this one, when received, was inferior in terms of quality and I had to return it, AND PAY FOR THE RETURN. In these situations L L Bean should reimburse for the return, or provide a replacement product of higher quality.

I love LL Bean--most of clothes come from here. But this fleece, while it's well designed is made of a fabric that pills--after a few days of wear and one to two washings, it looks ancient--the fabric is all covered in little dots/twists of material pilling off.

I bought the sweater a month ago. Wore about 3 times and there was noticeable pilling everywhere. Had to return it. They need to use a new and different material. Simple as that. Would not recommend unless you want to shave your sweater every time you use it.

Ill fitting. I have a lot of LLBean clothes and I'm not sure that I'll ever wear this.