A Few Try-Ons and a Wilder Dress

Good morning! I know I have promised a post on my new Tory Burch shoes but I went to a JCrew yesterday to look for a few newly marked down items and I took some pics, so I thought I would post these first since the promo SUNNIE ends this weekend.

I will start with the few new arrivals that I tried on (there were a few more but they didn't appeal to me), then I will show you the two sales items that I brought home.

The first new arrival that I wanted to show you (because there is already a buzz about it and you might want to order it with the 20% off before the end of the weekend) is the Shrunken fisherman sweater. This is a beautiful "classic JCrew" sweater (maybe a little bit too much for my taste but I know that there are many of you who will fall for it) made of 100% cotton (I thought there was silk in it actually). The knit is chunky but manages not to be bulky and I found it very flattering. This is the bleechwood color in a XS:

I have no idea why they called this sweater "shrunken". It is very misleading as it isn't shrunken at all. I think that the white is a better color for summer than the bleechwood but it is a matter of what you want to wear it with. I personally don't wear crewnecks in the summer (especially chunky ones) so it is a pass for me but if you wear this kind of sweater, I will definitively give it a try with the 20% off as it will sell out fast, I think.

Second new arrival in stores, which isn't really new online but was very curious to see is the Wave tank. I absolutely swoon every time that I see the pic of this tank on Alexis' new banner. My store didn't have the tan color, only the black. This is a 0 (fits TTS to a little bit big. They didn't have the 00 to compare but I am wondering if it's going to be too short. The 0 isn't that big):

This is definitively on my sale watchlist, I loved it but it is silk so not something that I will wear that much to justify a full price purchase.

Next and last new arrival is the Washed chambrey shirtdress. Actually when I saw this I had a "WTF" moment because it really looked like a long shirt, but the I saw it styled on a mannequin and I decided to try it on.
This is the 0 not belted (I would never wear it like this):

And this is how I saw it styled, with the Clip elastic belt (I love this belt by the way, but it runs small. This is the S/M and I could only wear it at my waist):

Taller ladies will be sized out in this one, it is already pretty short on me, especially belted. It is way overpriced but it isn't even on my sale watchlist anyway.

The next one isn't a new arrival but I hadn't seen it/tried it on before. Finally a Lemlem tunic that is actually wearable (I found Lemlem offerings very hard to wear). It's the Elsa smocked shirt. It only comes in S and M and this is the S. Lemlem items would certainly sell better if they offered more sizes, the S was "okay" but I would never spend $188 is something that doesn't fit me perfectly (I know that it is meant to be worn at the beach but still. It was also a little bit itchy):

I also tried the Crisscross dress that was in the sale saction for $39.99. This is the seaweed green in a XS. What can I say? it was flattering but also frumpy. I felt a little bit like I had just escaped from a rapist (the belt was unraveling and the picot trim around the neckline looked liked someone had tried to pull on it). Maybe if I can find it for $19.99 and in perfect condition I will reconsider:

And now the two items that I took home. I went to the store specifically looking for the Voile tuxedo shirt after reading on the JCA that it was on sale for $49.99 in store. It was pretty much the only thing that I liked in the April catalog (very underwhelming catalog IMO), along with the gingham shorts(but my pledge this year is not to buy shorts until it is the season to wear them). At first I was worried by the sheerness but I was immediately smitten as soon as I tried it on (and thanks to the placked the bra wasn't showing (it is sheer from the end of the placket). I would say that it fits bigger than the perfect shirts, the 0 is a little bit roomy in the shoulders but not exagerately so. It is very Jenna, IMO:

The following pic doesn't do it justice (I was trying the Oxford scouts ina the blue color and it looks like I am going to a pajama party) but I want to show where it hits when it isn't tucked in:

The other item that I took home is the almost sold-out Wilder dress. This is completely sold-out in the XS in NYC stores (I did a search for it) even if it isn't on sale in stores. I tried the S because that was the smallest size available and surprisingly I didn't find it to be too big. In fact I don't know if the XS would fit in the chest (I am a little bit busty for my size). I got the measurements from CS this morning and the XS is 30" in the chest (length is 27.25") while the S is 32" in the chest (length is 28"). Granted, it is a little bit loose on the top but I can get away with it without alterations, especially if I wear it as beach/vacation dress. In case you are wondering, it is fully lined in cotton voile, so it can be worn in the city as well. What do you think, am I trying to convince myself?

In any case it is really growing on me. I tried it this morning with a few things and I am totally in love. For $48 (price with the Mickey card) I think I am going to keep it. I wanted to post the pics but I am running late, so you will have to wait for the next post.

Do you see anything that you like? What do you think of the Wilder dress on me?