OOTD And More JCrew (Hawaiian sunset shorts, Another Carrie and Collage Earrings)

I loved, loved, loved the outfit that I wore this past Saturday so I have to share. It was definitely getting warmer but it wasn't yet as warm as to go short sleeves or with only a shirt on. It was a (rare) cotton sweater weather day so I wore one of my favorite sweaters, the fisherman shrunken cable from two summers ago. I think the color was called aged driftwood and it's a beige with grey undertones. It goes perfectly with my Loft "greige" jeans and I added an old ombre scarf in exactly the same tones (plus, I just switched bags for spring and took out my TB City hobo which is grey as well):




The stripe canvas and satin Seville wedges are from last year but because I bought them for cheap late in the summer I didn't get a lot of use out of them (when it starts to be 90 degrees, closed shoes aren't the best for your feet). Their season is really now to June and after walking in them for two days in a row, I was surprised at how comfortable they are (I wore them without socks and they didn't give me blisters nor did they hurt my feet in the least). So since I have been looking at the chambray version since it came out but didn't know if I really needed another pair at full price, I decided that I'd better get them with the 25% off and start to wear them now instead of waiting for them to go on sale and not wear them for the season. Last year I was sized out in the solid Sevilles but this year they introduced half sizes so I sized down half a size and they fit perfectly (for some strange reason the striped canvas and satin ones that I am wearing in these pics were more TTS than the canvas). Yesterday afternoon I sneaked out literally a few minutes before the store closing and luckily they had my size in stock as I didn't want to buy more stuff online to get the free shipping.

So this morning I tried them on with a couple of other new purchases that I meant to show you (I told you I am going broke with this promo). Some of you might have already heard that the Hawaiian sunset print (that comes in the linen tank) also comes in linen shorts that for the time being are only available in store (and not in all the stores, only Fifth Avenue has them so far). I love the print and the tank was my favorite item in the entire Spring Lookbook but for some reason I was holding off because I owned a similar tank (I think it was H&M from many years ago) that I ended up giving away, so it had a little bit of deja vu for me. But when I saw the shorts in store I immediately grabbed them, trying to divert my eyes from the price tag. I was bracing for $79.50 and hoping for $59.50 but they are right in the middle at $69.50. With the promo they came down to $52 which isn't too bad.
My regular short size (2) fits perfectly. They feel a little bit longer on than my other 3" shorts but it is probably because of the linen fabric. They have a zip in the front like chinos (which I prefer to the side zip) and they are lined in cotton (yes, you read right). These are the fitting room pics:




And here are styled with the Seville wedges in chambray and my short-sleeve selvedge denim shirt (which is the same color than the Sevilles BTW):




If you remember I had ordered the Carrie cami in ivory a while ago, during a similar promo but ended up returning it because of its impraticality. But I really, really love that cami and I happened to try a few other colors in store. It turns out that while I usually shy away from red, especially in the summer, this particular shade of red looks great on my skin and it seemed easier to wear (in terms of the bra issue) than the white one. Plus, I have a specific rescue mission for it, that I will show you another time.
I am also glad that I tried a 0 in store because I really need a 2 in this one to accommodate my boobies. So this is the 2:



I don't know if you can't tell but I am wearing it with a new strapless bra by Natori and because the red is not sheer and the silk is quite substantial it doesn't show. I reordered the white too, to see if this bra solves the problem of what to wear under it, I will keep you posted, I might keep both if it works.

Last I bought the Color collage earrings to wear with the cami in lieu of a necklace. The color of the earrings is more pink but because the red of the cami doesn't have orange undertones I think they work well together. I don't have any "dangling" earrings and I thought that these were fun for the summer:



I am really pleased with these purchases, I love everything and I can't wait to wear them, but now I really need to stay put for a while, even if they extended the promo.

What do you think of these items? Anything that you are considering as well? Please share! If you are interested in calling a store for the shorts before the promo ends, the style number is #59008.