New collection has arrived at the J.Crew concept store! I tried on several items and will have reviews coming up soon. For now, I 'd like to share some display pictures:
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| Lots of Green |
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| Feeling Chanel-esque in blue and purple |
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| And orange |
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| More Cosby Sweaters |
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| Cocoon coat and pretty blouse |
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| More silk cropped pants |
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| New double serge wool skirt in green |
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| More 'crazy pants' |
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| silk chiffon blouse |
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| What I took to the fitting room... |
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Long-sleeve
tweed dress is not a new arrival but since it generated a lot of interest at some point I thought I would do a review.
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| Size 6, fits TTS |
The fit of this dress is actually very good on me. It is long enough, NOT short waisted, darts are in right place and the bodice accomodates my chest and the skirt does not puff out at the belly. The sleeves are full length on me. The neckline is not too high.
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| Right above the knee cap on me, I am 5'6 |
I was not sure where I would wear it. For my lifestyle, it seems too
formal for work and too 'ladies who lunch' for a dinner date.
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| Waist in the right place and no belly pouch |
The fabric however is rather stiff. It is not itchy but feels plastic like. I don;t like the blend and I think I would sweat in the dress.
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| 49% cotton, 28% Acrylic, 23% Polyester |
I was not able to zip it up or unzip myself. It may be because the fabric is too stiff, my arms are too short or because I need some yoga (I do!). Or maybe it is due to an assumption that 'ladies who lunch' also live with 'help'?
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| Zipper does look a bit mangled :( |
I loved the fit (sans the zipper) but I wish this dress would come in different fabric, how about wool or silk?
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That's all folks!
What do you think about the upcoming Holiday rollout?
Are you interested in the tweed dress?
Please share, it would be no fun without you!!!
