Jcrew Product Review: The Organza Sash Tissue Tank

Today I'm going to do a quick review of the Organza Sash Tissue Tank, that didn't receive a lot of attention (as far as I know) but I think it's a very interesting option for your holiday parties and beyond. First of all, it's one of the few tanks and camis out there RUFFLE-FREE, unless you want to call the organza sash a ruffle. Second, it is reasonably priced. I don't know why cotton tiers and ruffles cost more than organza embellishments at Jcrew, but to be honest my reaction when I looked at the price and read $35 was one of surprise for it being cheaper than I guessed (especially compared to all those tees at $45 and up). In fact someone must have told the Crew, because the tank was marked up to $39.50 this morning in store (while I bought it two days ago for $35). The good news is that two colors, the pink and the ivory are on sale on the website for $24.99 (I haven't seen these colors in store) and the price is still $35 for the black and the heather grey. So if you want to buy it, I would do it before the price increases.

I don't remember when I first noticed this tank, if in store or on the website, but I almost missed it. In any cases, I became more and more intrigued by it over the past week and put it in my cart waiting for something else worth it the $150 minimum shipping. This tank comes in XXS, which usually means that it runs huge, and that's the size that I was going to order; however, I tried the XS when I went into the store for a return a couple of days ago and to my surprise it was quite TTS. The grey was sold-out in the XS but they had just received the black, that was the color that I was interested in. Truth to be told, I think that the heather grey (pictured on the model) is the prettiest color because of the contrast between the fabric of the tank (which is a very thin tissue cotton) and the organza (the sash is a little bit lost on the black, as usual with black on black embellishments) and is probably going to sell better than the black (and the other two colors). But, I don't "need" a grey top, I have been looking for a black top like this one for a while (simple and casual-looking but with "a twist", to say it with Jcrew), so I went with the black.
The other difference between the black and the grey is that on the grey you can see the stitches where the organza is sewn to the tank, which could bother some. I think it's intentional and adds to the "edgy" look of the top (in fact I think that edgy is the adjective that better describes the essence of this top, as opposed to "feminine" or "romantic". I miss a little edge these days!).

I'm happy that I tried the XS before ordering the XXS, it would have been a mistake. So I would recommend to order the XXS only if you are really tiny across the chest. I apologize if you can't really see much in these pics, the black doesn't photograph very well (plus, I tried it with black pants, which doesn't help). I hope that you get the idea, especially on the sizing:






And here with black tuxedo pants (for a less casual outfit):



What do you think? Do you own or were you considering this top? Do you think that it's well-priced? Would you rather buy a tee or this top?