Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Pima Crew Neck Long Sleeve

I love LLBean's Supima and Pima Cotton Tees, and I just purchased 3 of these in S-Tall. I am 5'5" 120lbs, however I have to order the tall because if I don't, after the tops are washed the arms are too short. For that reason I stopped ordering the tops that no longer come in tall. I'd rather have arms that are a bit long than have my sleeves riding up my arms. Not only does that look bad, it's uncomfortable. As for size sometimes I wear XS and sometimes S in LLBean tops depending on how wide they are made. I love the quality, but one thing they are not getting right is the arm length. I would imagine that for some of the ladies that are taller than myself that the arm length in the tall size may be a bit short. Anyway, the arm length and the limited tops that come in tall has limited my purchases with LLBean. Perhaps I'll need to make a trip to their store to see if they have updated the arm length on their tops.

As with several of your Supima cotton tees in recent times, this is not up to the standards of the many bought from you in the past. It's too bad. I miss the quality of the previous ones, many of which I'm still wearing, even when cuffs get a little frayed. What is billed as turquoise is an okay color of sort of blue-green. The sleeves are not well fitted into the shoulder area, and the cut overall has changed. As has the sleeve length. You can do better. I noted, by the way, that another deep lavender one is, after two or three washes, sporting an unraveling hemline thread. I'll have to do some snipping and stitching. That shouldn't be. You know that.

I bought 4 shirts - size M. I am usually a small for shirts but these fit fine - not too tight. I washed the shirts and they shrunk to the point that the sleeves and length are too short. Never got to wear them. Make sure you buy a size or two larger.

This is a nice shirt, with some caveats. Pre-wash, the fit matched the description of softly shaping the body. Post-wash, the shirt hung more like an early stage maternity shirt. It's very disappointing, considering the quality of the fabric and sewing, as well as the nice color. I would not buy again.

Two things would make this shirt perfect: Two more inches in length and zero stiff tags sewn into the side seam. They're soft and thick and wash gorgeously. But they're still cut like the shirts my mom wore in the '80s, and these tags poking me all day are not it. I'd settle for longer and having to cut the tags out myself, but having to yank on the hem all day isn't OK. More than half my wardrobe is LL Bean and I still love almost everything, but this shirt is an outdated miss. I bought three; they're all going back. The search continues.

I have several of these t's and really like them. They are good quality, but it's always the same colors that have been offered over several seasons. Where are the browns, copper and rust colors that are so relevant right now?

I purchase a couple of these tee shirts every year. LL Bean, please consider making these in gray too.

Nice quality but my only issue is that I'm tall (5'11") so the regulars run short for me. I'm returning to get a tall size. But other than that, great!!

Shrinking shirts have kept me from purchasing these. I decided to try it again. So far on first wash it's shrunk an inch. Otherwise it fits well and the fabric is soft.

My favorite product from LL Bean has been ruined. Before 2022, I had several of these tops in PXS that fit beautifully. That year, the PXS were made with smaller armholes and narrower sleeves, and a bit smaller around, but the sleeves and torso were actually longer. Each year since then the problem is worse. The current PS is exactly the same width in shoulders as all my old PXS but an inch bigger around , two inches longer in body, and an inch longer in sleeves. It would be understandable if they just decided to make PXS smaller in all respects and let the PS be like the old PXS, but they did not. I can't wear the current tight PXS AT ALL now, though I just barely could in 2022. I have had to use the PS which fits fairly well through shoulders and armholes but looks sloppy and long from there down, with sleeves a little too long. The top used to be slightly fitted but now it is very straight. So it is a great top now only if you are a petite adult who grows taller every year and longer arms but your arms shrink in diameter. How many customers experience this? Very few companies ever made anything narrow enough to fit my shoulders and short enough to look good since I am also short-waisted. Most of my old tops were 21 inches long, and the oldest were 20 inches, but now I am stuck with 23 inches in length! This top was ideal for me, so I began complaining when the problem started in 2022, only to have it increase.

I bought nine of these tops as I needed a wardrobe refresh The colors are beautiful, the fabric is high quality and washes well with just the right weight and fit to wear alone or with a shirt or sweater. The scratchy, plastic-like, "fake cloth" tag, however, that is attached to the inside seam near the hip area is itchy and most annoying. Cutting off the tag doesn't help because the remnants dig into your skin. Removing the tag entirely would require unstitching the serged seam. Why LLBean? How much more would it cost to use a soft fabric instead like other higher end clothiers?

I purchased my usual size, Regular XS in Sunlit Coral. The body itself fits like the others I own, but the sleeves are rather snug and at least an inch longer. Keep in mind that my other shirts have been worn and washed, and they definitely are not tight. Not sure if I'll keep, which is disappointing because I like the color and feel it would work with my Fall wardrobe.

I have bought these classic tees in short sleeve, 3/4 sleeve and long sleeve in XS P and XS REG for years. They do shrink a little but never a problem. However the seven I bought this year are about 4" longer in the body. Because I need them, I'll spend money to have them shortened. They were always a good value, with great colors, but the additional expense will make me think twice.

These shirts shrunk a lot. Mine was the perfect length before washing and too short after washing. I'm not returning them but won't order again. Also, the fabric was cheap.

The fit and color of this long sleeve t shirt is fine, but the material is much thinner than it was a few years ago. I will not be ordering t shirts from LL Bean again. I am 5'4" and weigh 128 pounds.

I bought this back in January but only wore it for the first time today. It's shorter than previous shirts I've purchased, including at LL Bean and in the same size.

I have been shopping LLBean for 30 years. Normally, I love their clothing. However, I have worn and washed this top twice and it has shrunk to the point I cannot wear it. It is being returned. In fact, this might be my first return EVER to LLBean. So disappointed on a top that should be a reliable, everyday type of garment.

I used to swear by LL Bean pima cotton long-sleeved t-shirts. My ten-year old ones were in need of refresh, so I bought two more, same size and color. What a difference ten years makes. This new iteration is of such a lower quality - the weight, the sheen, the color, and the fit. Price went up and quality went down. So very disappointed. Returning them.

I have so many of these tees in the v-neck style. They're still the same great quality, but the crewnecks are about 2.5" shorter than last years v-necks, and this year's short sleeve v-necks. I'm not sure why the crewnecks would be so much shorter than the v-necks, but it's disappointing.

I ordered two of the crew neck tops in different colors, red and navy in the same size M. I was disappointed for two reasons. The fabric has a cheap polyester feel not cotton as I expected and the navy top was too snug although they were both same size. I decided to keep the red top and return the navy top. LLBean should be choosing better quality material than this, in my opinion.

I am a long-time customer of LL Bean, but there is a lack of quality control in sizing. I ordered three long-sleeved crewneck tees. The fabric is soft and comfortable on the skin. However, the sleeve lengths were all different! I ordered three shirts XS Regular based on two previously purchased tee shirts also XS Regular. The sleeves were 1 1/2" to 2" longer. I ordered three more shirts, but this time I ordered S Petite. These tees were wider making them look baggy. I ordered three XS Petites and kept them although I wish the sleeves were a longer for shrinkage. I then returned the other 6 tees. I think it would be helpful if the sleeve lengths were in the overall description and not just chest and length sizes. It would save shipping by LL Bean and customer frustration when nothing fits and has to be returned. If there wasn't a store 30 mins from here, I would have to rethink ordering clothes from LL Bean. I could say the same about jean sizing as well. Inconsistent sizing is an issue whether it is tees or jeans. Very frustrating. That being said I believe the quality of the clothes is excellent and that is why I keep coming back, for now.

Surprised by how much it shrunk Fit great before washing, but ended up being too small to wear comfortably.

I love the wide variety of colors always available, but they shrink to my navel and are useless to me like this. I do take them out of low heat dryer while they are damp to hang and still they are too short to wear.

I received this as a gift. Beautiful color, smooth fabric, and comfortable but after washing, the sleeves are a tad too short. I still wear it, but it's just not as comfortable as it could be.

Let me say that I have been an LL Bean customer for years. I ordered two of the black Pima Cotton Tee Shirts. I love the fabric and how it feels. However, there is an inconsistency in the measurement of the sleeve lengths. Both are XS Regular, but one sleeve length is perfect falling a tad longer than wrist length. The other is 1 1/2" past the wrist. Why? Since I took all the labels out of the shirt I can only hope it shrinks in the wash. Quality control seems to be lacking.