We're 5'1'' and 5'7'' and We're Both Obsessed with This Jenni Kayne Sweater (and It’s On Major Sale for Black Friday)

Appearance: 20/20
Comfort: 20/20
Fit: 20/20
Value: 15/20
Quality: 19/20
TOTAL: 94/100

From my favorite Longchamp bag to my beloved Augustinus Bader the Rich Cream, I love indulging myself every now and again, and a cashmere sweater is a great staple to have in your wardrobe. And the people want to know: Is the Jenni Kayne Cashmere Cocoon Cardigan worth the $445 price tag? Luckily, the Jenni Kayne Black Friday sale is underway, and the brand is offering 25 percent off sitewide (excluding furniture, jewelry and any third-party brands on the site) from now through Sunday, November 26. That $445 price tag on the cardi? It’s now on sale for $372. After wearing my Cocoon Cardigan nonstop over the last few months, I can attest to the brand’s claims that you’ll never want to take it off. So I just couldn't keep it to myself.

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My colleague Jenny Jin wears her cardigan everywhere and often. "I keep it slung around the back of my desk chair for when I get cold while working, and it's my go-to layer whenever I'm traveling because it goes with pretty much everything," she says.

The Fit

I’m happy to report that the sweater has a slightly oversized fit, which I love. I grabbed a size medium (my standard size), and it’s just right. Usually, I find that many oversized items tend to drown you in fabric, but this one is well-proportioned thanks to its overall length (it hits just below your hips), and the sleeves aren’t too long either. The extra room is in the width of the sleeves and bodice, which makes the sweater great for layering. For reference, I’m 5-foot-7-inches and a size medium (or six to eight).

And here's the sweater on Jenny, who is 5-foot-1-and-a-half-inches. (She says the half-inch is important to note when you're petite.) As she explains, "After reading up on the reviews, I decided to size down from my usual size small to an XXS, and I'm so glad I did. The cardigan definitely runs on the larger side, but sizing down made it fit exactly how I wanted: comfortably loose around the shoulders and midsection, but subtly pinched in where it matters."

The Aesthetic

I’m not going to lie; I feel fancy when I wear this sweater, and I always want to style it as the key piece of my outfit because I know how high-quality it is. If I could walk around telling strangers “this California-inspired cardigan is artfully made with 100 percent Mongolian cashmere, you know,” I totally would, but that’s obnoxious, so I’ll just think it to myself. It’s truly become my go-to piece when there’s a little nip in the air, and it’s very versatile.

That one point I knocked off for quality was because there were a couple of loose threads hanging from the buttons that kind of irked me, considering the cost, but I was able to carefully trim them away.