Both this sweater and these corduroys are / were available in tall size range. And because the pants are long gone, I linked another pair with a 36.5 inch inseam. 🦒
the gap merino turtleneck sweater
I will hands down be buying this sweater in every colorway available in the tall size range. The quality of the merino fiber is so much better than that of the CashSoft fabric that the brand is attempting to pass off as cashmere even though it is some bastardization of nylon and cotton.
How dare the brand indicate that it is related to cashmere.
Interjection! Does anyone else remember when Gap released cashmere? I bought coziest, most fabulous pale gray heather cashmere hoodie circa 2006 in a, wait for it, size medium tall. In 2014, I bought fawn heather, light grey heather, and charcoal grey heather cashmere crewnecks, also in tall. I ordered an oversized grey cashmere crewneck that, along with my Old Navy chino pants, constituted my winter work uniform circa 2018-2019. Lastly, the 2020 holiday collection offered a citron crewneck and a jungle green turtleneck. The good ole days.
Nevertheless the merino wool is tops and the fit is fantastic thanks to the inclusion of the tall size range. I imagine wearing it with everything from a taffeta party skirt to cropped denim to the full length corduroys, as I did the morning of these photos. I am wearing the turtleneck in a size tall extra large.
I will note that turtlenecks are tricky to wear in a high pressure/high stress working environments. I have a specific memory of wearing one of the J.Crew Tissue Knit Turtlenecks during a big deadline day circa winter 2013. The discomfort! I felt like I was being strangled by a weakling all day. The solution is just to not wear it in any deadline week.
the gap factory perfect boot cords
I ordered these during the first summer of the pandemic from Gap Factory for a whopping eleven dollars. I do not kid about matters this serious! With a 36 inch inseam, I could not bring myself to pass them up. I wear them several times every winter, or at least every winter I am not preggers. The thin wale cord is the cozy, textured upgrade to standard denim.
While my corduroys are long gone, I found two other pairs that feature a 36.5 inch inseam. Giraffes rejoice!
sweater: Gap • corduroy pants: Gap Factory • loafers: Stubbs & Wootton • sunglasses: Karen Walker • handbag: Chanel • earrings: Loren Hope • watch: Cartier (also here) • lip color: YSL