I really love the Trudi Poncho silhouette AND the vintage silk look, so getting this was almost a no-brainer for me! 💜 the fabulous bright colors and interesting stitching pattern 💜 the weight of the fabric - these are very lightweight, which makes them easy to wear…and while they are not too warm or heavy, they do surprisingly well as a warm layer if it isn’t too cold 💜 the length, which feels perfect to me - not too long, not too cropped. I think they are great over dresses (which is what I mostly wear) 💜 they feel special - the silk feels luxurious, and I think they elevate the look of any outfit, particularly when worn with the solid colors of wool& clothes 🔻the stitching is a bit fragile, and I do find it catching on things when I’m wearing it, so end up with loose/broken stitches all over after wearing. This isn’t necessarily a negative - it is the sign of a well-loved item - but you have to be prepared that it won’t stay in pristine condition with wear 🔻as with all Trudi ponchos (and kimonos), the ”sleeves” have a bad habit of catching on things - door handles, corners, etc. - so you need to learn to be careful. If you do catch it on something, the silk will stretch a bit…and lose it’s shape (ask me how I know 🤦♀️), although possibly this is fixed with washing. 🔻 the poncho is made of two differently colored pieces of silk stitched together. While definitely reversible, the ”reverse side” has edging in the ”main side” color, so it looks a bit as if it is inside out (and the Julahas tag is visible then). One additional comment. Because of the size of the fabric for these (and how light weight they are, I suppose), the vintage silk Trudi poncho has no pockets. As someone who uses my pockets like crazy, I wanted to be able to access the ones in my dress if my outer layer didn’t have them. This one was customized to have slits on the side so I can easily access my dress pockets through the poncho, without having to push it back, and this works brilliantly! You can see my hand in my dress pocket in the picture with the turquoise side out. Overall, I love this item, and it is a struggle to not want to buy all the pretty colors so I have some to match every outfit! As someone who wears a lot of color, I like having them coordinate nicely, so find it is a bit harder to match them to dresses/outfits, partly because these have so much color too. But they are fun!
