Review of Swoop Top in Punk Floral

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Swoop Top in Punk Floral

What do you think of the latest arrivals at J.Crew?  I have to say, there wasn't much that got my attention, despite the 30% off and free shipping promo.  Well, I did cave in and I ordered couple of items I wanted for a long tome. I will reviews those in my next post, but other than that, there wasn't anything I drooled over.  I wasn't surprised, because earlier this week I received a copy of the 'Style Guide' and I was very uninspired.

I did like the swoop dress in punk floral but I thought it would be too short on me. I copletely missed the top in the same print until I read about it on JCA.  I still did not think it was special enough until I saw the back view picture.

It so happened that I was that I was planning to go to my daughter's spring concert and was debating what to wear. This seemed a perfect top, providing it fits right.  So I called the store and asked them to put it on hold for me.

At first, when I picked it up, I was afraid that it was going to be too sheer, but it turned out not to be the case. The silk has a nice weight for the summer and it is not the slippery type or prone to a bad case of static cling.

Initially, I tried on a size 6, which is my regular size in J.Crew tops.  It seemed quite blousy, so I decided to size down to a 4, which almost never works for me because 4 usually ends up pulling at the chest, but this top had enough room and I thought it looked much better in smaller size, less top heavy and billowy. 

Like I said, the back was what got me sold on this top and I was not disappointed with the fit. The opening is not too low, so you can wear a regular bra, a definite plus. The tag has to be removed because it was sewn in on the side on the opening and sticking out but it was barely attached with two easy to cut threads. I am assuming this was done on purpose and it made the tag removal very easy.
 

The colors on the website seem accurate (yay!) and I think it is a very flattering, warm green.  I happened to be wearing white bottoms and I think the top looks good with them, but I like it with black and dark denim as well.

Overall, I think think this is one of better pieces J.Crew came out with recently. The only drawback might be that this top may be quite short for some. I does not bother me and I actually prefer it, especially if I wanted to wear it with the skirts but if you are taller (or with longer torso, mine is on the short side) or if you like to tuck in your tops it may be an issue.

Also, see it on Ema, here.

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That's all folks!

What do you think of this top, do tell!

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