JCrew New Arrivals: The Colored Toothpick Jeans in Festival Green

As you certainly know, JCrew rolled out the resort collection today. I have to say that it is slightly depressing to look at the new arrivals with their promise of warm days ahead while winter hasn't even started yet. OK, today it is cold but at this point I hope that we will just skip winter altogether, I am not going to cry if I don't wear my thickest sweater and if I don't see the snow this year, I promise.

Many of the new arrivals were already in the store when I went in yesterday to make returns. As soon as she saw me, my favorite SA told me that they had received the toothpick jeans in new colors. She knows my weak spot, I guess, and in fact I came home with a pair of the toothpick in festival green. For some reasons these are not on the website yet but since the are in the new catalog they should come out soon.
I had already tried the new colored toothpicks in neon persimmon before the holidays and really liked them but those are really neon-y and I couldn't see myself wearing them before May-June. By that time they will probably go on sale and in any case it felt silly to buy that much in advance (especially under the current return policy).
But green is another story. I am not saying that I am going to wear them immediately (even if I could) but they are certainly something that I am going to break out at the first occasion, especially if the mild weather comes back.
This green in particular (that JCrew calls festival green) is my favorite shade of green. I am happy that I didn't order the cafe capris in warm jada during the Xmas promos as I like this color much better (and I don't wear the cotton capris that much). I went with my regular 26 and they feel slightly more tight than the neon persimmon in the same size. But it could very likely be that I gained a pound or two during the holidays so I would say that they run TTS.
I will be honest: this color in this style isn't forgiving and they tend to show every bump and lump. I have the right body type for the toothpicks but they are a little bit borderline sausage cage even on me. For the time being they look great but I have to think twice before forking down that Panettone slice. I should add that this morning I tried the Gap mid-weight legging jeans in brilliant blue as a cheaper alternative to the toothpicks in blue grotto (they are exactly the same color and also have the same softness) and they looked TERRIBLE on me (OK, I didn't know they were high-waisted, I do much better with low-rise pants than high-rise). I guess JCrew nailed it with the toothpicks, they are made for me.

Anyway, here are the IRL pics. They can be winterized with a dark color on top like navy and black (this is actually the sweater that I was wearing yesterday):

But I can't wait to wear them with light colors, like a white shirt (an instant classic):

And isn't a fortunate coincidence that I found this tee on clearance at Lilly Pulitzer before Xmas? It isn't exactly the same shade of green but they look so summery together, it almost makes me cry:

I think that these will be responsible of my consacration as the lady who wears the crazy-colored pants at school (I showed up in a rainbow of colored bottoms this year) but I don't mind, I just love them.

Are you attracted to bright jeans this season and in particular to the toothpicks?