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Owners consistently describe James Perse's lightweight cotton knits as exceptionally soft, and that hand-feel is the main reason people pay the price. Durability is the recurring complaint across the range: reviewers report the delicate knits pill with ordinary wear even under careful washing, and one customer reported a hole in a sweatshirt after 40 days, with the store declining an exchange. Even a largely positive decade-long owner calls pilling at this price 'a tough pill to swallow' and recommends gentle-cycle washing and air drying. The pattern owners describe is exceptional softness that requires careful handling and may not last in proportion to cost.

Strengths

Reviewers repeatedly single out the soft, lightweight feel of the cotton knits as the best thing about the line.

Watch out for

Pilling and early holes are what fail first — owners report pilling from normal wear and washing, and at least one sweatshirt developed a hole within about six weeks.

Sizing

James Perse uses numeric sizing (roughly 0-4); a long-term owner reports the sizing is consistent across styles and runs true to size.

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