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jordanjordan said:
Are you sure you need a tall? I am a 00 or 0 there and at 5'9" I have no problem buying size 0 120s pants and even wearing them with 2.5" heels. They have a long inseam and fit very long. I find the suiting pants run about a size smaller than the skirts. I you are between sizes at JCrew and go back and forth between 0 and 00, I'd go with the 0. I have quite a few of these pants and really like them. They are much nicer than the superfine cotton , but I like those too. The superfine cotton runs bigger in my experience.
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I'm not sure, to be honest. I'd need a minimum 34" inseam for flats (and I'd prefer something a little longer so I could wear a small heel). I'm most worried about the length of the arms on the jacket - my arms are really long relative to my size, and most jackets are huge in the chest and too short. Express' suit jacket fits my body reasonably well in a 0, but the arms are too short (and the material is not necessarily the best, lol).

Unfortunately I live nowhere near a JCrew and couldn't try them on in store. :-( JCrew sizing is really inconsistent - I have a pair of shorts in a 0 that fits great, but I've also tried on other 0s that were huge (like the Minnie pants, I think they're called).
 
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Aurify said:
I'm not sure, to be honest. I'd need a minimum 34" inseam for flats (and I'd prefer something a little longer so I could wear a small heel). I'm most worried about the length of the arms on the jacket - my arms are really long relative to my size, and most jackets are huge in the chest and too short. Express' suit jacket fits my body reasonably well in a 0, but the arms are too short (and the material is not necessarily the best, lol).

Unfortunately I live nowhere near a JCrew and couldn't try them on in store. :-( JCrew sizing is really inconsistent - I have a pair of shorts in a 0 that fits great, but I've also tried on other 0s that were huge (like the Minnie pants, I think they're called).
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Maybe someone could measure their suit for you? I would be happy to but unfortunately mine is a size 4, which is not going to be helpful. I have a set from jcrew- skirt, pants, jacket, and I think the quality is excellent. I tried on suits at that price point everywhere (banana, express, zara, etc) and jcrew was by far the nicest. I've worn it many times now and it still looks great- some of my cheaper suits have some pilling and the fabric on these pieces still looks new.
 
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is the tippi heart sweater in grey pretty hard to find now? my store is all sold out, as is online. i wonder if there's any XS out there? or any hope of finding it when it gets marked down, which will probably be never.
 
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hellokatiegirl said:
J. Crew is now offering 40% off their sale! Yippee!

I just but a "few" things I have been waiting for. I don't remember the last time J. Crew offered 40% off. I guess they are really desperate to make room for Fall/Winter. Enjoy!
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Took advantage of the 40% off sale and ordered me another pair of cafe' capri pants in casablanca blue. Also scored a couple of perfect fit tees and the tippi sweater in lustrous blue. DH got his share of a few pairs of slim fit pants and tees for a wonderful price :graucho:
 
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CindyKay said:
Took advantage of the 40% off sale and ordered me another pair of cafe' capri pants in casablanca blue. Also scored a couple of perfect fit tees and the tippi sweater in lustrous blue. DH got his share of a few pairs of slim fit pants and tees for a wonderful price :graucho:
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Great finds! I am glad your husband found something too!

dusty paws said:
Anyone know how the Jackie fits compared to the tippi?
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I think the Jackie is definitely more fitted than the Tippi. In my opinion both sweaters run big. During the last J. Crew sale I found a Jackie sweater and Tippi on sale, but only in xxs. In the past I never would have tried this size, but the prices were way too good to pass up. Both fit fine, which surprised me. Maybe it is just me, but I feel like every year J. Crew's sizes get bigger and bigger.
 
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Minnie pants run really big, so you should definitely get a 0 in the suiting pants. I wear the smallest minnie pants they make but a 0 short and the 00 suiting pants are too tight in the butt to be work appropriate.

I have long arms as well, and J.Crew is the only store where the sleeves are routinely long enough. in fact, my suit jacket arms are too long in both the 120s and the superfine.

If you are similarly sized on the top and bottom and not very busty, I would size down on the jacket. I find that the body of the suit jackets is very roomy, much more so than the schoolboy blazers, and I wish I had bought mine in a 00. The 0 are bordering on frumpy because of the too long sleeves/baggy body. I'm a 28D/30C and even if my chest was much bigger it wouldn't fill the jackets in a size 0.

Finally, about the pant length, I have really, really long legs and wear them with heels. I do not think the stated inseam is correct. Typically for me a 32" inseam is fine with flats and I need longer for heels. The 120s pants in size 0 are plenty long to be worn with my air talias which I think are 2 or 2.5". As I stated earlier I am 5'9", and very leggy.

Have you thought about ordering some full priced sizes just to try?
 
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