Urkye order updates!

 It's been over 4 months since I placed and received my Urkye order, so I thought I would post an update! I also just placed another Urkye order (I'm posting that on here so I will hopefully get reviews up faster once I receive it-- but it hasn't shipped yet), so it seemed like a good time to explain what I ordered this time around, and why.

Sleeveless shirts (click for original review).

 I still love these and wear them all the time, but now I layer them (they look great with shrugs/ boleros) for fall weather. I really want to find a few more shrugs, but I find them difficult to locate in a style that I would wear in non-plus-sizes at a reasonable price. For now, I wear them with my yellow shrug and a coat on warmer days, or with my long-sleeved, black Hind shrug (a thermal shrug for winter running, with long sleeves-- note that it doesn't completely cover my bust, unlike in the picture, so I normally wear it as an under-layer so it doesn't look strange), by itself on chilly days or under a coat if it's cold.

In my original review, I said that though the tuba style was very flattering, I needed to check it on occasion to make sure my bra straps weren't visible. I'm not sure if the sleeves changed shape slightly with washing, or if I just got better at putting it on, but I haven't needed to worry about that at all after the first few wears. This has become a non-issue, and since I find the neckline so flattering and unique, I got a few more in my new order.

These shirts have held up really well and still look great! Since they are incredibly flattering and have held up so well, I ordered a few more in the tuba style in different colors (black and grey). The colors other than green that are available wouldn't be very flattering with my skin tone (too bright and saturated), so I stuck with neutral colors that I know work well for me.

 Button up shirt and dress (click for original review).

You'll have to ask Boosaurus about the button up shirt! Last I've heard, it's one of her favorite items to wear, though. Unfortunately, they haven't produced a new design of button-up shirts yet for public sale (I'm sure they are time-consuming to design and manufacture), so I couldn't order any this time around. The shirt looks flattering to me now, when I look at the picture of it on, but I didn't feel good about how it looked in real life, and I'm sticking with my gut on this one.

I ended up with a surfeit of dresses this summer, so I haven't worn the Turkus yet, since it's only gotten cool in the past week and I haven't had an appropriate occasion yet. I think I need to run it by one of my good friends, so I feel a little bit more confident in it, because it is quite different from my default style. Since I do have so many new dresses, I didn't get any dresses on this order, though I think the circle skirt style is adorable.

Sleeved tops (click for original review).

 This is a less positive area, for me. The beige shirt is still functional, wearing acceptably well though less well than the sleeveless tops, and remains very flattering (they both were, I wore them all the time), but sadly the black/ mocca one was shredded in the wash a few weeks ago.

This is a post I've been dithering about writing for a few weeks, because it is not my intention to post negative publicity about a very promising (and already pretty freaking awesome) young company. However, in the interest of being honest and to share information that I think will be helpful to others, I've decided to post this, as honestly as possible.

I had been washing the black version of this shirt on the gentle cycle with cold water and Woolite dark to keep the color from fading, but unfortunate circumstances (our dryer was broken for about 2 months, during which I had to hang dry all my clothing in limited space that I share with my fiance-- I got really behind on laundry) led to me taking a short cut, and washing my dark colored jeans (which I also wash with Woolite dark) in the same load (normally I'll separate shirts and jeans).

In addition, I normally hang dry all my Urkye shirts because I love them and want them to stay nice as long as possible, but since we finally had a clothes dryer and I had 5 loads of clothing laundry to wash, I just dumped the whole load in the dryer.

Easier to see the holes with the shirt
flipped inside out.

I pulled out this shirt first thing to wear, and noticed that it was all tangled up with other clothing, especially due to the ties. This did not occur with the beige shirt, so it may have just been bad luck... but this is what happened (picture of the bottom right side of the shirt, near the hem-- this was the only damaged area).

I mentioned this to Urkye, and they said that because the material is so delicate, they probably won't make any new shirts with this material, as it does require special handling.

This is not to say that it's not a wonderful shirt and design-- it is! But I'd suggest hand washing, or washing on the gentle cycle with other delicate shirts, not jeans or pants that might snag it.

On a more positive note, the remainder of my recent Urkye order was two cardigans (a warmer-looking charcoal gray-- Dziergany grafit, and a lighter-weight red one-- Szalowa wisnia,to wear with my neutral colored tops-- I like to have a splash of color, especially in cold weather)! Another winter choice, was Dzwonek w granatach (though I wanted the green one, this style had depleted stock and most were sold out in my size already!) For year round wear, I got a Wodnik in gray (the "water shirt" with cascading fabric in the back-- such a neat design, and I love back details, which are so rarely seen in shirts that can be worn by busty women), and several Kokarda shirts (muted plum shade, and oatmeal shade-- both great tones for my compexion, and the style looks incredibly flattering to me!)

I'm sad about my damaged Groszki mocca, but I haven't tossed it yet. Since only the bottom of the shirt was damaged, I'm trying to figure out if I could just remove the lower portion of the shirt and wear it as a sort-of-shrug, over shirts that don't provide enough coverage up top? It's worth a try!