Jcrew New Arrivals: Sweaters

So I tried many sweaters on Saturday, especially at the Madison Avenue Collection store where I first stopped to try the deco shirred skirt of the previous post. The reason is that the fitting room was freaking cold and I mean really cold, so cold that the blood stopped circulating in my extremities like I was skiing. So while I was waiting for the SA to bring me some sizes in the bottoms I picked up the coziest sweaters that were around to try to warm me up.

Let's start with the Trentino Cabin cardigan in heather camel. It's very soft and cuddly but definitively too long and big on me, especially buttoned up:




Much better on me (and I would say on petites in general), the Donegal shawl cardigan in heather rosewood:




It felt great on and I considered buying it but at $148 ($160 with the tax) I censured myself, also because I have found something else that I loved for almost half the price (see later).

I also picked up the mohair souffle cardigan because they had it the spice olive (color currently sold-out online) in my size. I have ordered this cardi last week in heather silver to pair with the beaded front-ribbon top even if I'm not sure that it's going to work (in fact at this point I'm pretty sure that is not going to work). It is very sheer and not a cardigan to layer over tees because you can clearly see the tee sleeve through:



It looks definitively longer on me than on Gigi who tried it in this post.

Now, the one that I really liked and not only bought but wore right out of the store (the SA cut the tag for me, that's really liking something)! It's the Dream varsity stripe cardigan. This felt like a big hug, so soft, and very fitted. I didn't know that it was in the "dream" yarn until I looked it up on the Internet. I don't think that I have any other "dream" sweater, excepted for the funnelneck cardi so I was pleasantly surprised (now, I can't vauche on the other dream sweaters because the funnelneck and this one have a very different feeling at the touch).
I can clearly see it dressed up with a belt and some jewelry or dressed down with jeans and a tee. It totally fits my lifestyle, so it came home with me (or, should I say, on me?) I picked the heather carbon black but I saw that the lighter color was selling well in other Jcrew stores and it would look lovely with the Imperial tee (I might get the other one too):




Later in the day at the Rockfeller Center store I tried a few other styles.
First the Merino ethereal ruffle V-neck sweater. I wasn't really interested in this one for me but picked it up because of this color (deep aubergine) that will enthousiasm many of you (I don't see it online, must be in-store only). I have tried both the XS and S. If you want to wear it alone go with your size, otherwise size u in this one as the sleeves are very snug:



The S is longer and there is room for a shirt underneath:



It's really a beautiful sweater, I really reccomend it if you think you're going to wear it.
Next, the much talked-about Fifi cardigan. I'm not sure why people are raving about this cardigan exactly but it was selling out fast. The Rockfeller Center store hadn't any XS or S left and they called the Madison Avenue (Midtwon) store to put one on hold for me. Personally I don't need a cardigan like this one at FP ($118) because I have a black one from some holiday seasons ago that I can wear the same way (actually it's more similar to the Merino ethereal ruffle cardigan because it has the same chiffon ruffle along the placket). Also, you don't need it if you have a black Lea IMO because the ruffles don't add that much to the style. The XS was very short and fitted but it's supposed to be like this I think (it doesn't help that I'm wearing dark charcoal pants, I know):




I was a little bit "meh". However, I would pick it up a hundreth times over the "peekaboo" one, currently offered at the promo price of $102.40. I was really interested in this one because it appears to be the only cardigan that comes in antique stone, which is the color of the beaded front-ribbon top. Double "meh" on this one. Seriously not worth the money, it felt very flimsy ((it's in pima cotton) and anyway it wouldn't have worked with the beaded top because of the sequins:



The only new printed cardigan is, I believe, the deco cardi, in the same pattern than the skirt. Thi one is offered in-store only for the time being and I can't remember the price ($88 maybe?)However, this patter works better on a bottom than on a top, IMO as it's a little bit overwhelming close to the face. Plus, the main color is champagne and not ivory white like the skirt. I tried a S, which was on the roomy side:



Are you feeling a little bit tired? Hang in there, we're almost done!
The last one is the Collegiate cardigan. Very cute and TTS, if you need something like this:



The wool felt like boiled wool, a little bit scratchy-itchy even if the description doesn't say so.

I will end this post with an anedctocte. While I was waiting in line for the fitting room at the Rockfeller Store, a young, hipster SA told me quite out of the blue "Tory Burch was in our store two weeks ago" (maybe it was because I was wearing my reva, which means that he is surely gay, right?) It was cute, he was very proud. So I asked "What did she get?". Answer: "Lot of cashmere". So ladies, if Tory Burch buys her cashmere at Jcrew, it can't be so bad, right?

As always, I will be happy to answer your questions if I can!