Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Bean's Sweater Fleece Full Zip Jacket

I had high hopes for this jacket. I love the outer color (arctic blue), the construction, and the fit. HOWEVER, the pocket lining on the inside (which is large) is very white. This means if the pockets are unzipped, there is a bright white that peeks through. If the front is unzipped, the white of the lining shows every time I move (or even if I am not moving, it shows depending on the angle). This is visually very unattractive against the pretty blue heather color of the jacket. It might be okay if the outer color is close to white, but it does not work against the blue, so back it goes. I don't know why it wasn't designed with a darker blue for the lining.

The sweater is fleece lined, but its a thin fleece (as in a thin sweatshirt). This does not make the sweater wind-proof. In slight winds, the wind came right through the sleeves. I would not want to wear the sweater on a cool windy day. There are plenty of pockets on both the inside and outside. Although the sweater is pretty, the thin fleece detracts from the sweater's usefulness.

Love the color. Sweater too heavy for SoCal. Returned it.

The one I bought has everything: warmth, pockets with zippers and a hood. I have been using it 10 months of the year for 4 years. 5 stars! But Iost it and when I tried to buy the same thing, I see LLB cut the hood off. Now only 2 stars.

The fit is too small. I have the same item with quarter snap top which fits great while this one is tight. The white lining doesn't work. It's glaring and makes the jacket look cheap. Sending it back.

I bought this in blue thinking it would replace the one I lost. It was actually fitted, and did not allow for a sweater underneath. I would not have thought that an outer garment such as this would be cut close to the body. I returned it.

I have an LLB sweater fleece sweater I bought some yers ago and it is perfect. I wanted another one, but this is heavier by a long shot and the color is not a clear blue. Not so great.

Love this color of the sweater fleece jacket line. I have many other colors previously boughten. Unfortunately they have changed the zippers for the pockets. Now the zippers come apart every time you use it.

Love the look, quality is good and a nice style. This coat runs big. I ordered a small and it was too big on me. Downside is they do not make this coat in an XS.

The jacket is warm and so comfortable. However, both zippers to the pockets broke within the first 2 weeks! So disappointed. The pocket zippers were a little hard to close and open and then finally broke off. Will be looking to return this.

Love the color, thought they would be warmer. The zippers on all the pockets come right off it's super annoying

very large and bulky. Not meant for me. I am under 5 feet tall.

The quality was great but the texture/feel of the outside of the jacket was very strange....almost like a soft piece of carpet. So I did not keep it. The sizing was perfect and the color was just as represented.

The XL tall in pewter's pocket zipper broke on me once- I returned it and got a replacement and it broke again so easily when I tried zipping the jacket! So disappointed.

Pocket zipper had defect but did not see it until after my purchase. The bottom of the zipper of one of the pockets has no end stopper so the two sides of zipper come apart and you cannot get it back together. This makes it impossible to zip closed that pocket. Was not expecting this for the price point.

The sweater was not made well~ not up to LLBean's standards. I returned this item.

Where's the hooded sweater fleece for adults???? Very disappointed in the options no good fleece activewear jackets I have had one for years it is worn out and my sweater fleece with a hood! All you have is kids! Please bring them back!

I love the color but the fit is very close to the body and is tight in shoulders and upper arms .A jacket should not be this snug you can't put a another layer on with sweater jacket It should a be a relaxed fit not a body suit

Pocket zipper broke in about 3 weeks. Emailed customer service about it last week and waiting to hear back.

I purchased in Aug to be able to wear this spring. I have worn this jacket three times, no washing and one of the pocket zippers already broke. For the cost, I would expect better quality.

I have 4 of these and wear them daily, but I returned the navy blue one. Why? Because it has a bright blue zipper that is incredibly tacky! How disappointing! If it was made with a navy blue zipper I would buy it.

I had high hopes for this sweater fleece, and the blue color was beautiful, but, the pockets where lined with WHITE fabric. The pocket placement caused them to gap when un-zipped, so it was just cheap looking. If a single photo of the jacket had shown it with unzipped pockets, I wouldn't have purchased it. As it was, I returned it, disappointed, as it was too expensive to keep if it wasn't a home run. I purchased another brand of plain (not sweater) fleece for half the price, and it has more thoughtfully placed pockets that do not gap and are lined in a dark color.

Pay attention to size. I have this jacket in a large petite based on reviews. It is big enough to put a layer under for more warmth. I just bought another one in a medium petite (my normal size) that is too tight in the chest. I did not plan on layering this one hence the smaller choice. I measured it against the petite large and it is 5 inches smaller in the chest! The size chart was not accurate in either case. Be careful. If possible go to the store and try one on! Otherwise it is a great jacket...

This item has problems with the zippers in the pockets. The zipper on first one I received came off the track with no apparent way to fix. I received a replacement and it did the same thing.

I loved this jacket when I saw it online and when it arrived in the mail. I had a similar LLBean jacket to this one for many years and loved it. Unfortunately, on the second day when I went to wear it, I saw that zipper had broken on one of the pockets. Zippered pockets are a must for me to keep keys, phone, wallet, etc. from falling out, and so sadly I returned this jacket.