JCrew March Catalog New Arrivals: Fitting Room Pics (Part 1: Tops)

Hello everybody! I am kind of busy today but I wanted to put up very quickly some pics from the fitting room that I took yesterday, since the new arrivals from the March catalog are now on the website. This is a huge rollout and I was a little bit overwhelmed in the store yesterday, so many new things to try on. I didn't want to buy anything impulsively and I will probably go back in the next couple of days to look for specific items that appeared on the website and I didn't see yesterday.

Let's start with the new jackets, in particular the Rialta tweed jacket. I am a sucker for tweed, so this one caught immediately my eye. I liked the fit and the tweed (even if it is more purple that it looks in these pics and I don't wear purple), but I am not sure about the zippers on the pockets. Trying a size 2 here (I would probably get a 0 though, it felt a little bit loose):

Close-up of the tweed:

They also made a pencil skirt in the same tweed that I don't see online. I didn't try it on, so I cannot comment on the fit (it looked TTS and shorter than usual) but I wanted to post a pic of the back because it has an exposed zipper that many of you won't like:

In any case this is the style number (it retails for $128):

I really liked the following eyelet jacket. I am surprised that it isn't part of the rollout on the website. If I hadn't the similar rose vine jacket from last year I would consider it but can't justfify two white summer blazers. I am trying a 2 here:

I didn't like the other colorway much (I think that if you have to buy this jacket you should go with the white) but you can see the eyelet details:

white

The Verona jacket is from the last rollout but I hadn't seen it in store yet and friend asked me to try it on for her, so I did. I really liked it and it is more stunning IRL than on the website/catalog pics IMO (it is more silky than what it looks, even if apparently that's not silk but poly). I tried a size 2 and this fits small IMO:

Close-up on the hook-and-bar closure (the bars are BIG even if hidden when the jacket is closed, kind of like them or hate them):

Last jacket that caught my eye and I tried on yesterday is not online and it is a fun take for spring on the moto jacket, in a sturdy twill with neon piping and golden hardware. Very fun! Trying a 0 here:

This is the style number and price:

On with the tops. My absolute fave, even if absolutely redundant in my closet, is the Shimmerveil tee, that reminds me of the silk and sequins scoopneck tee from the fall (I have two of these so I don't need more but maybe in super-duper final sale). I am trying a XS. It is big in the body but narrower at the bottom (not sure if on purpose to give it a blous-y look or not) so I wouldn't size down if you have some hips:

I liked the concept of the Silk utility chemise but not so much the fit. Size domw in this one, the 0 was very big:

I don't know how many will buy one of the Liberty shirts FP (they are insanily expensive IMO), but they are certainly cute. I tried the wildbloom one (the print is stunning IRL) in a 0. I could probably get away with a 2 too, since the 0 just fit (without being snug). In this colorway it is still a little bit sheer, so the ladies who are concerned by the sheerness factor would need a cami:

The following is not a new arrivals but I had bever tried it on and I was curious to see if I would feel the love. It's the Suckered plaid shirt. Well, I did feel the love and it's now on my sale watchlist. I thought I would need to size up because it looked small on the hunger but the 0 fit perfectly and as the description says it is incredibly soft:

Another item that isn't technically part of this rollout but I was very curious about and just hit the stores is the Crosstown tee. I almost ordered this tee during the last 20% off knit promo but I couldn't decide between sizes and I couldn't make up my mind on the color (my preference was the light sage one but I was planning to order the crochet tank in the same color). I liked it, but it runs very big, so definitively size down in this one. I liked the admiral blue color IRL more than I thought (it is more light navy than "blue collar") and I might order it with some promos. Here is the XS (I would need a XS):

In the sweaters department, I tried the deceptively simple Side-zip sweater in dark navy. It is just OK (definitively noth worth the price IMO) and the zippers on the side stick out a little bit weirdly (the metallic fabric trim is too sturdy and the zippers go way too much up):

Last item in this first part of the new arrivals post the Sun-drenched swaetshirt in the abstract blue color that we had seen paired with the paillette blue shorts in the Spring preview. Now I understand. This one has a lived-in look and needs some styling otherwise it will really look like your old sweatshirt from the 80s. The material is a heavy french cotton terry that gives it a feeling difficult to explain. Anyway, this is the XS on me with jeans (80a vibe) and with the cotton bell skirt (that I was trying for sizing purposes):

Did you see anything that you like among these new arrivals? Stay tuned for the next post where I will show you the skirts and dresses!