First, the Gimlet skirt in coaster stripe. I tried this one twice already, the first time even before that it became available on the website. I really like it but in real life it flares out a lot more than on the model and I feel like I have nowhere to go in this skirt. I tried a size 2 and felt a bit like a ballerina of a music box. I will probably get it if I find it on super-sale becase of the limited wear (for my lifestyle it is an occasion skirt):
Next I grabbed the Drawstring dress in peeble dots. The pattern is the same as the Blythe blouse in peeble dots but the fabric is 100% cotton and the color reads darker. This is most definitively a cover-up because of the fabric and the cut. I am trying a XS (it was pulling it a bit on my chest):
Another item from the cover-up section that I felt like trying on is the Sundowner tunic in engineered stripe. I tried a XXS because it looked huge. I can't suffer collars when I am on the beach and I don't need it for the city, so this one has no place in my closet. But it felt nice on (not $88 nice but nice). I would probably get a XS because in the XXS the sleeves were tight at the cuffs and it just fit everywhere else (the collar was tight too when buttoned):
The following is the Painter zip tee in stripe in the vintage cobalt color. OK, I would say that this one fits small. I am wearing a XS and it was very fitted. The annoying thing is that I couldn't zip up the zipper in the back by myself (I didn't try it to pass it over my head with the zipper up though):
I have probably mentionned that a denim jacket is on my spring list this year, so while I was there I tried the two denim jackets that they were offering. The first one is this uber-expensive ($280) from their "denim shop" (can't find online). The fit was great but it was very stiff and too dark for spring for my taste. This is the XS:
The other one is the Nolita jacket in Great Lakes wash. This is their classic Nolita (that I got to try for the first time) in their newest wash. It was very soft and had the perfect weathered look. I might get this one as soon as a promo comes around. The only thing that may disappoint some is that it is kind of lightweight, it almost feels like a shirt. This is the XS:
That's the cavalry skirt, BTW (size 0). I found it in a store last week, incredibly (and it wasn't a return because they had three of them). I still loved it and the price with the 40% off was too good to pass so it came home with me. This is the outfit that I wore on my shopping trip (it was pouring, so I wore it with my rainboots):
The last item that I wanted to show you is the Double-breasted Ivy jacket. They didn't have a size 2 to try on on the floor, so I tried a 0 just to get a feeling. I really thought that I would fall in love with this but the double breasted style is not for me, I think:
That's if for now. Have you tried or ordered any of these? Anything that you like?
I've been in a few JCs since the spring stuff started rolling out, and I've not been interested in anything, not even that skirt, which looks pretty on you, by the way. That blue-dot tunic looked flimsy, and everything else is just boring. I think it's intentional, however, that the stores are full of boring stuff at this time, because they want people who got gift cards to spend it on the sad sale items they have left. Maybe they are saving the nice spring stuff until February, when many people have spent their gift cards already. That's my theory, anyway.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the photos! Nice score on the Cavalry skirt too, it looks great on you. I didn't see anything in the January catalogue or the new rollout online that really caught my eye. Based on the spring/summer runway show, I think there should be some much better stuff coming out in the next few months. I'll save my pennies for those items!
ReplyDeleteThe last time I went into the store, I was so uninspired by the selection on the floor. I think I was more interested in the jewelry.
ReplyDeleteI love that first skirt on you. I would totally get that since I don't mind a bit of volume at the bottom.
Wanted to tell you I was at the H&M off of 34th st and they had the cutest Peter Pan collar blouses! The quality wasn't bad and they had them in cream and black! I didn't feel like walking thru the city with bags so I am going to go to the H&M here in NJ today to pick them up. I remembered your post about them, but these are more for Sping (short sleeve).:))
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