But I wasn't excessively bummed because it meant that I could wear my new Lea cardigan, that, as I mentionned in my previous post, I scored at the last minute at the sample sale.
What a great little cardigan! I always regretted not buying one when it was in stores. I don't know why it didn't happen exactly. I remember trying a melon one when they went on sale but I think that it was a S and I was fixated on the XS at that time. They do pop up on ebay but I have never pulled the trigger because I was unsure of the sizing (I am a S in Jackies and a XS in all the other sweaters).
Ideally I would have loved to own one in black but when I saw the brown at the sample sale I didn't think twice. I always thought from the pictures on ebay that the brown was a chocolate brown and maybe it does exist in chocolate, but the one at the sample sale was desert brown (as per hand-written tag) and I have always loved this shade (not to mention that goes perfectly with my coloring).
For those who are not familiar with the entire JCrew color palette, desert brown is a brown with a hint of beige, so I paired it with my wool twill pants in butterscoth:
The tee that I'm wearing under the Lea is the new "Lester's Hat" tee. Even if for the time being is not available on the website, you have probably already seen it on Patina or Gigiofca. For me it was a must-have, the first tee that I liked at first sight (not to say loved) in months. It has a great price to begin with ($29.50) but as others have mentionned, because they were running a $10 off promos on all the "art" tees, it rang up at $19.50 so it was basically on sale. If you want to call a store, the style number is KN6564 and the name as it appears on the ticket is "Lesters hat shop".
I don't think that it's a "art" tee, technically; it's more of a graphic tee, even if it has a little chiffon embellishment that I could have happily lived without (because the tee without embellishment would have been machine-washable). The fabric is ringspun cotton and I bought a XS:
This is a pic from the fitting room, where you can see it untucked:
If you like this tee, I would buy it ASAP not only because is selling well but also because the price will probably go up when the promo ends. I would be curious to see the online price if it is part of the new website rollout.
Do you own a Lea cardigan? Do you like this new tee?
I love how you styled this tee. It's goes very well with neutral tones.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable tee, huh? I HAD to get one too! =P
ReplyDeleteI have the Lea cardi in navy but you're making me regret not getting it in this desert brown color too!! J.Crew doesn't do many things *brown*-- I wish they would though.
Like MMM, I also have the Lea in navy. I don't wear it very often, maybe because navy is my summer "color story" and of course a sweater is not normally needed in summer, and when it is I tend to wear my thin-as-paper lilac cashmere cardi.
ReplyDeleteI think that tee is super: I LOVE IT!
Love the whole outfit with the butterscotch pants, and the perfect compliment to them: the desert brown Lea. Good score!
First of all----*yay*--thank you so much for doing this post!! I have been waiting to read this post, with your new "hat" tee:) I love the tee, as well. I am fond of how you paired it with browns/neutrals (like patina mentioned) and i have a jackie in the infamous "desert brown" that will go nicely with this tee. I went to the store during my lunch and grabbed one of these tees. Still $10 off---but with my teacher discount added--the tee was only $16.502, which i thought was a great bargain. They had SO many new tees!!! My gosh, I was overwhelmed. I had two others in my hand, (one was ivory colored with brownish glitter splotches on it, that looked really pretty, and the other was a purplish color with black splotches/flowers on it--so many to choose from!) but only ended up with the "hat" tee. I was eyeing a new ivory colored cardigan, made of cotton, with some chiffon flowers around the neck, I may have to go back and look again!!! Love the Lea, as well!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah---the title of your post, "Butterscotch, Desert Brown, and a New Tee"---LOVE it!!!! May have to be one of my favorite posts from you:)
ReplyDeleteOne more thing. Wouldn't this tee also look nice paired with a melon colored cardigan, or light pink??!
ReplyDeleteI swear I bought a Lea in every color when they first came out and yes, the sweater you bought "desert brown" was the original (and only brown). Great suggestions for what to wear it with. They're perfect year round!
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