JCrew June New Arrivals: Fitting Room Pics

My daughter and I just stopped at the Madison Avenue Jcrew store to checkout the new arrivals (not that my daughter cared, but what could she do? It was naptime for her and the wait for the fitting room was so long that she falled asleep in the store, yay).

I wasn't impressed with the new merchandise but I have to say that I rarely am (I typically need some days to digest the new arrivals). I was hoping for some color but there were a lot of neutrals again. The only noticeable change in this mini-collection is a shift towards navy (solid and prints).
There were a couple of new blouses that I didn't particularly like (one a little bit in the paesant style and another one very similar to the twisted cap-sleeve top but with an added necklace in the same fabric - or was that a belt?)
I picked up the pieces that I liked the best to show here but I wasn't convinced that I was going to buy any of them.

First is this silk tank, that retails for $98 (tried a 0). If 'm not wrong it was featured in the June preview slide show that Alexis uploaded on the JCA blog some time ago. It's nice, but I'm not sure why they decided to put it into production for the summer because it would have made a nice pre-fall piece (the brown is a little bit darker IRL than in the pics if I remember well). Unless it is a pre-fall piece, but I'm not sure that people are going to buy it before August when we start to think about our fall wardrobe. Anyway, this is not a fitted top and doesn't have a zip:




Another item that was featured in the same slide show is the mini pictured below. Seriously cute. It has 2 pockets cut on the front and I loved the contrast between the two shades of blue (the one in the background is a little bit darker then how it shows in the pics. I think that it is what is called "prussian blue"). The lenght is just right (not too short) and it's well priced ($65). I almost bought it, but then I realized that I rarely wear minis in my real life (although I really like to wear minis in the fitting room lol). I tried a 0 (the good thing of checking out the new arrivals early is that they have all the sizes):




By the way, as a top I'm wearing the Podna Brass Band tee. They had just received it and I wanted to see what all the fuzz was about (as expected, I didn't like it but if you're looking for this tee they have it).

Then I tried this cardi, which retails for $88. It's cuter in IRL than in the pics because my camera tends to accentuate the white component. This print comes also in shorts and in peep-toe heels. Actually I'm not totally sure that it's part of the newest arrivals but I hadn't noticed it before. I'm trying a S:




And now the item that I really liked. A new version of the cotton perfect shirt in a light blue (the color code is CNA, can't figure out what it means. Help Gigi!) Perfect fit, perfect color, perfect fabric for the summer (very lightweight cotton with a satiny finish). If you have been disappointed by the seldvege chambray shirt, you must try this one. It's not a jean shirt but a nice replacement of jeans for the summer.




I bought this (the price is $78 and it was flying off the shelves). I don't think I'm going to change my mind as it felt really great, I almost wanted to wear it out of the store!
The new jewelry is also great but I'm probably going to write a different post about it (there was a rectangular-crystals necklace that I'm already regretting not buying and I might go back tomorrow).

What do you think? Do you like any of these new arrivals? Have you seen them in person?