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

Color is attractive and I love the rich purple color, which is why I purchased the jacket. However, the back is too long; the back slants down in style from the front and this is unattractive. I do not like the cut for the back of it. It would look better even all the way around. may have to return it.

IF this was a substitute for the good old Fitness Fleece Full-Zip WITH zip pockets, it'd be getting a better review. THAT's what I need. The fit and fabric are fine, and it's got zip pockets. But I need a lighter weight, not-knit fabric (I can imagine it catching on things and getting messy over time). And that horrid logo on the breast... NOT flattering. Put it on the pocket, if you must have an external logo. Since I have a mid-weight fleece jacket from another company, I am returning this. Maybe I just didn't read the fine print...???

The lilac was not as bright as shown and flecked with too much gray/black. The fit was just off. I have an older version that was styled differently and is perfect except it's now too large. I am 5'9" and ordered both the regular and tall in a medium. The large would have drowned me. The waistline seemed high in the regular and long in the tall. The sleeves were snugger than I would like with a sweater underneath. Neither fit just right so I returned both.

Although this seems to be a very popular jacket, I found it to be too tight and since the sleeves are that same sweater material inside, my shirt sleeve would ball up inside which I found annoying. I returned it.

Fits short, doesn't feel soft or cozy. It actually very stiff material.

I have 5 of these! Gorgeous. BUT, they pill badly on the sleeves and waist down on the front as well as where the seat belt covers the shoulder area. OK for travel but I can not wear to family parties. (Too much conversation from my family members about how theirs pill too!) After a year it is too late to send them back and I don't want them to end up in a land fill. Only suitable for wearing around the house.

I love my Long Vest made out of the same material and I intend to buy a second Long Vest very soon. But I returned this jacket, made from the same "sweater fleece." It doesn't have the vest's longer back, and the sleeved fleece jacket seems to be not warm enough for a jacket. The pockets are grand. The trim and the pocket linings are fabric that might not hold up as well as the fleece itself. Which is true on the vest, too. In any case, this will probably serve some women well; and there's the men's version, too. I'll stick with the vests.

I was disappointed in the entire look and style of jacket. Not up to LLBean standards.

Cute but runs HUGE! I'm always a small and that's what I got and it fit like a large. Ridiculous for how much I paid.

I bought one of these for myself two years ago and I loved it! So I recently purchased one for my daughter. She is 5"3 and 105 pounds so I ordered the petite, xtra small. The sizing is way off! It's huge as evidenced by the photos. The piece has changed slightly from 2 years ago with the bottom being almost bell bottom wide and the fabric is not of the same quality. I was disappointed as I was going to order another one for myselfbut I will not and the new one will be sent back

Nice fabric and feel. Piping not a complementary color- slight clash. Sleeves tight at cuff and too long so returned.

The color was beautiful but I didn't care for the material. It felt rather cheap, in a polyester-ish way.

Love this fleece zip up. However,in less than after purchase the right pocket zipper failed. I could live with that but now, less than two years after purchase, the left pocket zipper has failed. The front zipper still works but I wonder at it's durability. The jacket itself, is fine.

A lovely jacket, well made, but I did not like the fitted, slender cut. Returned

This jacket fits very well, however, the zipper is difficult to maneuver. I will be returning it.

I bought this sweater fleece in 2018. At that time, LL Bean was a little out of my budget as a student but I had friends who had this exact sweater and swore by it. I bit the bullet and ordered a petite medium in sailcloth. I was happy with the material and how warm it is and the fit worked out well for me as a petite person. However, this sweater pills constantly. I've modified the way I launder it to see if it will improve but it doesn't matter. It's the single worse pilling clothing article I've ever owned. I had to buy a pill shaver for this sweater. I have to do a full sweater shave after every single wash. Maybe my sweater was an anomaly because my friends' sweaters didn't pill. I'm writing this review in 2024 because I was shaving my sweater for the 100th time in 6 years and I felt compelled to share my experience. The sweater has held up well in terms of how it feels and the wear and tear but the constant shaving is actually very annoying and detracts from owning it. I can't in good conscience get rid of it because it's still the most expensive sweater I own. If I could go back in time, I would have contacted customer service for a refund or exchange but I was a busy full time student and I just accepted the sweater as is with all of its pilling. I can only imagine the quality has gone downhill like most things in life. Please learn from me and contact customer service if you start to notice pilling because it's a problem that won't go away.

They seem nice, but they are too big for me, I wear a size 00, so I returned them.

I got this to replace the gray one I left in Greece. I loved that one, it was a few years old. The quality of this one is horrible. A pocket zipper is broken and the h on one sleeve is totally coming off. This has been worn about 6 times. I called for exchange, but it will be via a refund. It was on sale, so replacing will cost more. I am so disappointed because it's so warm

Nice design, but the fabric is so stiff that when I only wore it around the house just a few times. I could NEVER get the collar to lay flat. Each time I tried it would pop up again. So annoying. I tried enough times it's going back.

Loved the material and the color. Unfortunately, the backside/tail was WAY too long and awkwardly folded/rolled under my backside. It was a very odd and unflattering look, despite the fact that the fleece was not a tight fit. Sadly, I had to return this otherwise lovely piece.

I'm disappointed in this. I bought it 18 months ago and have worn it about 5 times. I have washed it once. I put it on the other day and noticed both of the pocket zippers are off the track and do not zip anymore. It's not eligible for exchange according to the policy on the website.

I was so disappointed in this jacket. We bought two, womens and mens. Both showed signs of pilling just after couple of washes. Even though we washed using laundry bags, delicate cycle, cold wash and air drying! Also pocker zipper came out just after few days. Considering the price and the brand this jacket is absolutely not worth it

I purchased this Fleece for my niece who has never owned an L.L.Bean item. She was so excited! It has great features and will be used daily during the cool months. There are so many L.L.Bean fleece choices and this one was perfect.

I have two of these jackets from a couple of years ago which I love. This new jacket is 2 - 3 inches smaller around in the body and way too tight so I had to send it back. Unfortunately I am finding that same problem in most of the items I have ordered recently from Bean.

I don't get this garment. Most of what I have ordered this season in my size has been too big. This one is too small, but in particular ways. Especially snug in the arms (though tight over the hips, too.) If I liked it more, I might have ordered a bigger size, but I did not like the color and it isn't very soft, which I was hoping it to be.