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Does anyone have the schoolboy blazer? Is it too hot for spring?
I DESPERATELY need a blazer to throw on over tees/camis with jeans on days I need to look a little more polished (I'm a student... so jeans and a cardigan or tee is my normal attire). The herringbone schoolboy blazer was amazing but the lining was too thin and I kept getting stabbed by it. I wore it around the house for 20 minutes and I was miserable. I like the new silk/cotton blazer but I that shade of tan is just not good on me.
Do you think they'll come out with anything else? I love the schoolboy blazer style but the only one left is chambray and that doesn't really go with jeans. UGH!
I DESPERATELY need a blazer to throw on over tees/camis with jeans on days I need to look a little more polished (I'm a student... so jeans and a cardigan or tee is my normal attire). The herringbone schoolboy blazer was amazing but the lining was too thin and I kept getting stabbed by it. I wore it around the house for 20 minutes and I was miserable. I like the new silk/cotton blazer but I that shade of tan is just not good on me.
Do you think they'll come out with anything else? I love the schoolboy blazer style but the only one left is chambray and that doesn't really go with jeans. UGH!
^ the navy is still available in all sizes (http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/blazers/schoolboy/PRDOVR~28233/28233.jsp)
. I don't think it's too hot for the summer, especially on cooler days/evenings..
what about this one from The Gap: http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=51452&vid=1&pid=814294
. I don't think it's too hot for the summer, especially on cooler days/evenings..
what about this one from The Gap: http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=51452&vid=1&pid=814294
I know the navy is still available, I'm just hesitant that it will be too thick for spring? I want something I can just throw on over a cute cami with jeans to go to dinner or something. The herringbone tan one was a good weight so is it comparable?
I love the gap one, I was so excited when I saw it online but in person it was not what I am going for. DF said it looked too much like suiting, which is something I am definitely trying to avoid. Do you think the navy schoolboy one looks like suiting? I already have the superfine cotton blazer in navy that and have tried to wear it more casually a few times but it didn't really work.
IMO, the herringbone is heavier than the navy... They all look like suiting, but I don't really mind that so much.
I saw this one in the store yesterday, it's pretty lightweight: http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigation...294+20~~~20+17+4294967088~15~~~~~~~/33364.jsp
what about this one: http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/blazers/noveltyblazers/PRDOVR~37223/37223.jsp
I saw this one in the store yesterday, it's pretty lightweight: http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigation...294+20~~~20+17+4294967088~15~~~~~~~/33364.jsp
what about this one: http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/blazers/noveltyblazers/PRDOVR~37223/37223.jsp
Thanks- maybe I will order the navy. I guess the J.Crew one is a little more shrunken which gives it a more casual vibe? I also really didn't want navy because I want to pair it with dark jeans and I think that is just a lot of darkness for spring... which is why I loved the herringbone one. I don't know why they had to make something that would stab you all over when you wear it!
I'm not a fan of the nylon, but I do like the maritime one. I wasn't crazy about it in stripe when I tried it on in the store but I do think I'll order it in gray or green to try, though I still want a structured schoolboy blazer because I just really like the cut and shape of it over tanks.
I'm not a fan of the nylon, but I do like the maritime one. I wasn't crazy about it in stripe when I tried it on in the store but I do think I'll order it in gray or green to try, though I still want a structured schoolboy blazer because I just really like the cut and shape of it over tanks.
It was a gross, rainy day here in DC and I wore my maritime dress with some tights today. Got lots of compliments, especially the side zippers. I feel like I need to get a cute necklace to wear with it -- I don't really want to wear it belted. I think I'm the only person who really can't pull off the belted dress look.
Any pictures?
I really love the look of the Maritime dress and wish it had worked for me. I have very sensitive skin and the inside seams gave me a mild itch and I couldn't risk it. I bought and returned the XS but the XXS would have fit better and they wouldn't have it until May. I love the color and actually like the zipper.
I really love the look of the Maritime dress and wish it had worked for me. I have very sensitive skin and the inside seams gave me a mild itch and I couldn't risk it. I bought and returned the XS but the XXS would have fit better and they wouldn't have it until May. I love the color and actually like the zipper.
I probably wouldn't have picked up the trii-bucklebelt to try if I hadn't seen your post about it and the blogger's picture wearing with cardigan. I have many stretch belts and a double-wrap belt already, but this is a combination of both and I think it's very well done. At first I balked at the full price, but I knew I'd probably never find it again.
Thanks for enabling
What kind of tights and shoes did you wear with it? I would love to try it with tights.
I bought the dress today. All the associates (from today and last week when I tried it on) tried to get me to go for the belted look and I just don't like it belted on me. I have very curvy hips so I don't feel like I need the definition. I am thinking just a cute pair of sandals and necklace or maybe some statement earrings go with it.
Tamarind - I'm kind of picture shy, but I did get the XS. Part of me wishes that there was the XXS, but I'm okay with it being slightly roomy.
trigirl -- I wore opaque black tights and some Tory Burch flats -- nothing too fancy or special, but still office appropriate.
trigirl -- I wore opaque black tights and some Tory Burch flats -- nothing too fancy or special, but still office appropriate.
Safari Tunic!
Has anyone tried this on? If so, how does it run?
http://www.jcrew.com/browse/single_...2024142&nav_type=SALESITE&bmUID=1299862873286
Has anyone tried this on? If so, how does it run?
http://www.jcrew.com/browse/single_...2024142&nav_type=SALESITE&bmUID=1299862873286
How do you ladies handle having your J Crew cardigans drycleaned?
I'm so annoyed - I've just had a J Crew cardi drycleaned, and every single one of its buttons came back broken. This is the second cardi this has happened with (two different drycleaners) - the first one was new, so the J Crew accessories department was able to track down replacement buttons, which should arrive in three weeks (it took several months to source the buttons, and I really appreciate them even bothering to look!!). This latest cardi though is several years old, so I'm not even going to ask my SA about it. The cleaners had me go to a crafts store to buy my own replacements, and then reimbursed me, although very begrudgingly. They gave me a lecture about how if they'd known the cardi had mother of pearl buttons, they wouldn't have agreed to take it - as though I intentionally hoodwinked them or something.
Has this happened to anyone else? If mother of pearl buttons are so fragile, then why would J Crew even use them in the first place? I have to think that they're durable enough to withstand the type of cleaning recommended on the care tag, and that it's just drycleaners not paying attention and hoping the customer doesn't do anything about it. Do you ladies just Dryel them at home or something? Or is there some special trick to having them drycleaned w/o breaking the buttons?
The newer cardi that was damaged last fall said to turn it inside out prior to drycleaning, which I did, but my gut feeling is that they turned it right side out before cleaning it. The older cardi didn't have any instructions like that on the tags, so I thought it would be fine.
I really can't believe the cleaners had such an attitude; they truly acted like I was scamming them somehow, like it was my pleasure to spend a chunk of my morning driving all over town to find replacements and now to sew all the new buttons on....
I'm so annoyed - I've just had a J Crew cardi drycleaned, and every single one of its buttons came back broken. This is the second cardi this has happened with (two different drycleaners) - the first one was new, so the J Crew accessories department was able to track down replacement buttons, which should arrive in three weeks (it took several months to source the buttons, and I really appreciate them even bothering to look!!). This latest cardi though is several years old, so I'm not even going to ask my SA about it. The cleaners had me go to a crafts store to buy my own replacements, and then reimbursed me, although very begrudgingly. They gave me a lecture about how if they'd known the cardi had mother of pearl buttons, they wouldn't have agreed to take it - as though I intentionally hoodwinked them or something.
Has this happened to anyone else? If mother of pearl buttons are so fragile, then why would J Crew even use them in the first place? I have to think that they're durable enough to withstand the type of cleaning recommended on the care tag, and that it's just drycleaners not paying attention and hoping the customer doesn't do anything about it. Do you ladies just Dryel them at home or something? Or is there some special trick to having them drycleaned w/o breaking the buttons?
The newer cardi that was damaged last fall said to turn it inside out prior to drycleaning, which I did, but my gut feeling is that they turned it right side out before cleaning it. The older cardi didn't have any instructions like that on the tags, so I thought it would be fine.
I really can't believe the cleaners had such an attitude; they truly acted like I was scamming them somehow, like it was my pleasure to spend a chunk of my morning driving all over town to find replacements and now to sew all the new buttons on....
^^^I'm so sorry this happened to you. Honestly, you need to find yourself a new cleaners. I have one I've used for years, I take all my dh's custom made shirts there as well as all my sweaters. They take very good care of me, and have never broken a button.
Call a high end boutique in your area and ask for a recommendation on where they refer clients for drycleaning. You will end up paying more, but its worth it to have your clothing cared for.
Call a high end boutique in your area and ask for a recommendation on where they refer clients for drycleaning. You will end up paying more, but its worth it to have your clothing cared for.