Lucille Dress, Marci Wedges And Margate Purse

This is a continuation of my J.Crew fitting room reviews from last weekend.

I tried this dress thinking of my friend DaniBP, because I remember her posting about liking this dress when it debuted on the J.Crew website.  I have previously tried on the Lucille dress in eyelet HERE, but the solid silk one is refreshing in its simplicity and pretty colors. I think they had some other color in store (maybe green), but I decided to try on the black one, to see if it can work as an LBD.     

Lucille dress in cotton-silk faille

Lucille dress in cotton-silk faille

I took the same size as in eyelet Lucille and the size I have been wearing in J.Crew dresses this year.

Size 8, fits TTS. Pockets!

It is a pretty dress and the fit is nice.  It has very simple shape, so it can be dressed up or down with accessories.  It has a back zipper, back vent, pockets and it is regular bra friendly.  It is slightly high waisted on me, but I think that if you are A or B cup it will hit you at your natural waist.

Shoes reviewed below

This kind of dress can benefit from a belt. I have bought this anchor belt from Madewell, couple of weeks ago and I have been trying it with everything.  I wanted to link to it, but I don't see it on the website. It is navy and I am wearing size small.

With Madewell anchor belt

I liked the dress with a belt, it is also my trick for visually lowering the waistline.

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• Marci patent wedges

I bought so much navy this spring,  I am looking for a pair of nice navy sandals. I thought Marci wedges have some potential to fulfill this need.

Size 8.5 TTS

They fit TTS and the wedge is very walkable. the patent is quite stiff and feels plasticky, which is often the case with J.Crew patent, I am not a fan. They also run slightly narrow and the straps were digging into my skin a bit.

Please ignore the ugly sock line indentation marks

Slightly narrow

They are OK but they do have a grandma vibe to me, I could not help feeling uncool in them :(
So no, they will not be my navy sandals. Plus I think they are seriously overpriced, like most J.Crew shoes, btw.

To get to J.Crew store at the mall I usually enter through the Lord & Taylor shoe department, which I would consider your average department store selection. Every time I walk by, I see many better priced, nicer looking, better made shoes there at lower price points.  And yes, I do buy there, they also have excellent sales always going on.  I try J.Crew shoes, but with exception of Valentinas, they just don't cut it for me. Jmho.

  

Comfortable height wedge

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Margate purse

The Margate purse was an item that got my attention in recent rollout, I even posted about it here.
Many of you prefer the Margate satchel, but I do have a cobalt blue Coach bag (love it) that fulfills the bigger bag function, but I don't have a smaller navy blue purse.  Not that everybody needs to have a smaller navy blue purse, but since navy is my new black...

Soft leather

It did not dissappoint me irl. It is beautiful. The leather is soft and it feels luxurious nad the size is just right. It would fit all my essentials, and would be roomy enough to wear everyday,  but that's also because I always carry a backpack to work.

Just the right size

The strap is adjustable, so you could carry it over the shoulder or cross body or stuff the strap inside and use it as a clutch, I like to have all those options. There is just one compartment inside and zippered pocket, personally that is just enough for me, I never know what to do with all the compartment and pockets.

 

Zippered pocket inside

I would happily buy this purse if money was no object. But it is currently too much for me and not in my budget. If it ever goes to sale I may jump on it.

If a smaller bag is in your plans and budget I would recommend it, especially if we get 20% off full price (fingers crossed).

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That's all folks!

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