Columbia Women's Benton Vest, Spring Blue, Small

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love this vest. I wear them all the time around my house and out hiking.

I now have 3 of these vests. The colors are gorgeous. They feel great and definitely keep you warm. Great for layering. Love the form fitting design. I'll probably buy more colors to add to the wardrobe.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I've relied on a trusty old fleece vest from another outdoor company for over a decade now, and finally made my move on this item when winter sales began this year. Couldn't choose a color, so went for both olive green and dark nocturnal. Size S (my frame: 5'5", 130 lbs). Impressed! Not only with the softness and the stylishness, but also with the actual colors. They're lovely. Nocturnal is staying with me, with all my blue-greys in the wardrobe; olive went to a friend who's got green eyes, and it's a match. The friend is both taller and thinner than I am, and she is happy with the S as well, just FYI.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My wife had this vest on her gift list, and I bought her a grey one. She already had a black one that she used for hiking and her volunteer work and loved it so much that she wanted another one to wear while running errands or meeting a friend.

I love this vest and in fact, I purchased this for my mom who was using mine. She actually likes to wear it around the house in the winter and then uses it to go out in the cool days of fall. There are no sleeves to get in the way of her work, but it keeps her shoulders warm. The only issues I have with this vest is that it is hard to find. For some reason no store in my area that sells Columbia was carrying them this year or maybe they were out by late January when I wanted one. Also, ordering was more expensive than buying it in the store. Also, why don't you offer petites for shorter women? My mom is 5' 1" tall and the vest is a tad long.

I love this vest. I have it in black, gray and white. I have had the black one for years. It washes great. I took it with me to South America and it was perfect. I wear a small in this vest and I am a size 8. It runs slightly large. I can zip with perfect room. These vests are great.

My husband has this vest and I've been impressed with the quality. I am permanently between a medium and a large size and ended up with the large. It was slightly big but one wash and trip in the dryer snugged it right up. 38DD chest

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Its zipper was broken less than a year. I only wear it during the cold season. Its quality of this vest is poor.

I had been in the market for a bright red vest for a while and thought I had finally found one, but I was disappointed when I got mine, so it went back. The fleece was just not as nice and soft as my other Columbia vest that I got about 3 years ago. I can't remember the style name of that vest, but the number S5 WL 1470 is prominent on the inside tag, and the color is called "margarita." If this vest came in other colors, I would buy about three! The Benton Springs "beet" color that I purchased was really more of a muted red or rust color, not the bright reddish purple that I had imagined. Also, who can't resist buying a vest called margarita? Put a shaker of salt and a lime wedge in the pockets, and you've got a winner!

I really like my vests that I ordered. The only concern I have is that it states on the label that if it gets too hot that it might melt or burn. That means I will have to be very careful putting it in a dryer, making sure it is on a low heat. I like things that are no trouble to clean.