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

Size small was too big. Ordinarily wear a Small. Daughter usually wears Medium, she kept it but it was amost too big for her.

Very unhappy - Doesn't fit or look like the picture - may send them back but don't appreciate having to pay the return shipping when the item is not satisfactory & I've already paid shipping to have the size change once before.

I really wanted one of these. In fact, I ordered two of them - navy and sea salt. When I took them out of the box, I thought the fabric was awesome and assumed they would definitely be keepers. Then I tried them on. And OMG. Worst, least flattering of any LL Bean item ever. I tried both just to make that one wasn't an abomination that slipped thru QC, but nope, these were equally heinous. The boatneck - a style I love - was so wide, and then the rest of the shirt was like a box. And I like "boxy", but not when it's literally like wearing a huge moving box. They were too long, too wide, too wrong. Back they went. This is a piece that has clearly been a staple for many. How did it all go so wrong? I don't know, but I hope LL Bean fixes it. Until then, Saturday t-shirts for me (though the range of colors is totally limiting me to white this year). I *may* try the funnel neck in this fabric, but first, I have to get over the trauma of this shirt. It's that bad.

I loved the shirt but not the fit. The description said relaxed fit, but this would be relaxed on an elephant. I bought a smaller size based on a review- way too large-so I tried a petite. Still too wide. I love the shirt, so I am going to try the extra small next.

Way too heavy! Bought it to go to HI, but it was too heavy

Please bring back the original! I enjoy four colorways of the original model top ( the Navy) which have lovely fabric, fit, drape, and style. The new one I'm returning - it's tee shirt weight, and just square. No style. Please LL Bean, we don't want cheaper, just your best quality.

I loved the color of this new mariner shirt and the slightly lighter weight (I have four of Bean's older, heavier mariner shirts). Perfect for the warmer weather. But the size ran so huge! I always order large for sweaters and T's so they don't cling, but this large was a full 5" wider than my other larger mariners and T's. The neck drooped off my shoulders. I hated sending it back. It didn't shrink at all when I washed it. Would love to get a smaller size, but the hassle of a medium still being too big, or a small too tight, is not worth the time and effort. Please, keep the fabric but return to the older design measurements.

I bought this and returned it right away. The shirt looked boxy and the sleeves droopy.

I love a French sailor striped top for summer so I ordered 2. They are BOTH going BACK! What is going on with the womens clothing at LLBean! What used to be my go-to for quality, classic and consistent styles for years, has become a major disappointment time and time again. I have wasted more time and money with returns! But I am a slow learner and keep trying hoping for improvements! These tops are absolutely pathetic for a woman unless she is shaped like a refrigerator! Sooo wide and boxy! They looked nothing like what was pictured. Come on LLBean! Time to get your act together or you'll be losing a lot of long time female customers!

For years this Breton sailors top was my go to. I loved wearing it, it was comfortable and looked good. So when I ordered a new one last year I was very disappointed to see that the shape, fabric and style had changed. The fit was boxy, the dropped shoulder and neckline very uncomplimentary. Please bring back the former shape.

The dropped shoulder seam makes a very boxy baggy look. Kind of a cheap cut. It is too large for the size and the marine blue and mineral red are dull colors. Also the fabrics is about half the weight of the heritage mariner tops I have purchased in previous years. Don't know what's happening to the LLBean I have bought from for the last 30 years.

Disappointed material was stretchy and fit was boxy

This shirt was like a tent around the waist. I would have kept it but for that. The shirt is standard LL Bean quality otherwise.

Was very disappointed with the fit compared to the Pima tshirt

I bought the same size and style of a shirt I have owned for 7 years, as the old one finally wore out. It's not the same at all, the shirt is much bigger, the fabric is lighter weight and the serging is low quality. I wish I'd read the reviews, I'm so bummed. I loved my old shirt.

Disappointed with this top. The quality is not typical LLBean quality. I've had several versions of this top in the past and they have fit well and lasted many years. The cut on this is very strange. I ordered an xs as I do in most Bean tops. The neck is so wide it slides off my shoulders, yet the armpits are almost tight, even with the dropped shoulder. I should have tried it on before I washed it, but made the silly assumption it would fit as older versions of this top fit (lesson learned)!

So disappointed in this top. It is NOT the heritage Breton shirt. This version has dropped shoulders, which is a cost-cutting construction technique that leads to a boxy, wide torso -- which is worsened by the cropped length. So unflattering on everyone and so non-functional in life. Dropped shoulders do not fit under jackets. Cropped shirts expose the abdomen when you raise your arms. Boxy shirts look ilke, well, boxes. Please bring the real Mariner top, not this imitation version.

I actually thought they sent the wrong size when I took this out of the package. I'm 5'3", 115 lbs, purchased an XS Reg like all my other LL Bean shirts. This one is ENORMOUS!! Shaped like a box, no style, even the shoulder seams are about 4 inches down my shoulder. The body is a full 4 inches wider than my cotton LL Bean t-shirts I purchased earlier in the year. The description does say "relaxed fit", but you would never guess that it was so large from the photo in the catalogue. What a disappointment. I've had these shirts in the past, and I love the fabric and weight and sailor look. But not this one. What were they thinking??

I was looking forward to buying a new one of these is year. The fabric is not as nice and those terrible sloppy dropped shoulders aren't flattering on anyone. Why did you try to fix something that wasn't broken???????

I wanted to buy this but hate that it now has dropped shoulders. It makes it look like it doesn't fit. Not refreshed, ruined.

Terrible fabric! Heavy and it had a cheap thick weave..I put it on..I'm a 12/14 and I looked just plain fat! The construction of the shirt is off. I thought I was getting a traditional striped t shirt but sent it back.

I have been a huge fan of your original French Navy shirt in all its permutations. I bought the new Heritage Mariner top in hopes that it would be very similar to that one. Unfortunately, it was nothing Ike it except for the stripes. Too boxy, very unflattering fit, harsh fabric.

I bought one of these years ago and it is my all time favorite top. It never shrank, held its shape, fits great , skims over my curves. This new one only resembles it because it has stripes. It has no shape; it's a box with sleeves and I look like a linebacker in it. I am so disappointed. If I hadn't washed it I'd return it. Please rework the shape. I can't imagine anyone could look good in this version.

I returned the two "Heritage Mariner Boatneck" pullovers from this order. I was VERY disappointed that the styling had changed from the version I have been ordering for years. It is now shapeless and sack-like. I hope that L.L. Bean will reinstate the old design soon.

Did not like the sleeves or cut of the mariner top.