Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Heritage Mariner Boatneck 3/4 Sleeve Stripe

I love everything about this top except for the size. I ordered an XS and this was anything but an XS. Sadly I had to return it AND pay for shipping and I think the top was mis-labeled. It won't turn me off of LLBean as I do love their clothing but I wish it had turned out differently.

The fabric is soft and sturdy cotton. However, I didn’t like the 3/4 sleeves and fit. I usually wear size large in tops. The size large was too big and boxy and the size medium was a little tight in the bust. Also, what I received did not match the photo. The tops I received had navy blue sleeves with stripes, the reverse colors from the body of the top.

I did not like the way the sleeves have a drop shoulder. The overall cut f the shirt is not flattering. Returning the two I purchased

Fabric is high quality, but it fits large and sloppy, even though I odered my usual size in this same top as before.

I have 4 prior versions of this top all in size large. I ordered a large in this top and it is more like an extra large size. It did not shrink when washed, but will probably wear a turtle neck top under it in cool weather so it fits better.

I ordered the medium in this top but it was huge. According to the very patient representative, even the small was much larger than the medium tops I had bought before so I returned it.

I am 5'5" and weigh 140. I have broad shoulders. I ordered a medium and it is very boxy and loose. The neckline is too wide to cover bra straps. This one is not a keeper.

This top was definitely mis-sized! I usually wear a medium in an L.L. Bean top, but there were none left, and this was on a nice sale, so I decided to try the small. When I tried it on, it was huge! The shoulders were about 3 inches too long, and the width of the entire top was that of a large instead of a small. I loved the coral color, but the fit was a no. So, I had to send it back.

Disappointed that this sailcloth top was not in the original fashion as several years ago. Compared with an old one I've about worn to threads, this one is "boxy." And the shoulders are almost too wide to hide undergarment straps.

I ordered the same size as usual but it was too big!

I found this top to be boxy sacklike and unflattering. The fabric is soft, thick and comfortable and does not cling; the colors are attractive., however the design of the shirt is off. The boat neck is too wide even for petite size. This shirt top is a miscalculation in design.

This shirt was a disappointment. The dropped shoulders, the large sleeves, the boxy fit, the stitching on the thin neckline did not work for me. Based on the reviews, I bought 2 sizes to try, didn't even take the small out of the bag. Bring back the older version of the striped, boatneck mariner top! The fabric, fit and style of that one was just right.

This was returned. The quality was not the same as similar shirts purchased years before.

This knit shirt is nothing like the original mariner top. The fabric is light weight with no body to it.

I was disappointed in the style of the Mariner boatneck shirt. The style is nothing like the old style shirt. These new ones have the dropped shoulder and are much wider than the previous shirts. Please bring back the old style!

Not the same kind of cotton as previous sleeves to long. The ones that I bought in the previous year were better quality.

So very disappointed with these tops. (Bought 2 in 2 different colors) This cut of this The Heritage Mariner top is as short as it is OVERwide. It's like they cut the bottom shorter so the width could be supersized! I don't want to try a smaller size to find out the bottom hem is still barely to the top of my hips and from what I have now read in the reviews--all sizes of this product are too wide. The drop sleeves added to the unbecoming vision I saw in my mirror. Quality control?

I was looking forward to getting this top, but it feels 3 sizes too big. Returned.

Sent back right away. Great fabric, and love that it was heavier weight. But the boat neck in way too wide on me, and the medium (my usual size) was too big and loose fitting. Not much shape to shirt either. Love the stripes, tried the navy. Sorry it did not work out.

For several years I've grabbed the LLBean catalog the minute it hit my mailbox, to check whether my beloved French Sailor's Shirt was back again. The ad copy hinted that his new shirt was a new-and-improved returned version of my old favorite. Alas, no. The overall body fit was loose and floppy. The new shorter length, sadly, made it the same length that my ten-year-old Sailor shirts had shrunk to -- guaranteed to show off one's "muffin top" area. The sleeves were wider, especially at the opening, and more of a 7/8 length than a 3/4 length, looking floppy overall instead of trim. And the decision to make the neck facing out of a narrow navy-blue band, instead of a wider piece of the same (mostly-cream-colored) fabric as the shirt, is just incomprehensible. On the positive side, the fabric on the new shirt seemed pretty close to that on the old one. The original Sailor's shirt was simply perfection; this attempt to improve or update it was a disappointment.

A far cry from the original Mariner top. The material is much thinner and it is a different cut. A disappointment from a 'heritage' company!

Beautiful classic updated version of the French Sailor. New twist on the dropped shoulders. True to size and fabulous for the spring.

I have 4 prior versions of this shirt all size large. I ordered a large and it is huge! I will keep it and wear a cowl shirt under it. The shirt is really at least a size xl or even xxl.

I ordered a small and it was hugemore like a large

I love the top but it does not fit me in the shoulders. Way too big. First time I've ever had a problem with the fitting. If I were wider in the shoulders I would have kept it. I need to return it.