Showing posts with label Perfect shirt in Aegean plaid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perfect shirt in Aegean plaid. Show all posts

Friday, November 16, 2012

Memories of Blue (Perfect shirt in Aegean plaid)

Have you ever been to Aegean coast?  Recently, Greece has been associated mostly with 'austerity measures', but this is not the first thing that comes to my mind. When I was a child, it was my parents favorite vacation destination. We did not have much money, but vacations and travel were considered basic needs in my family. We drove (from Poland) and it took us several days with many stops on the way (yes, those were month long European vacations). We had a camper and we brought a lot of our own food to save money.
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My parents did not speak any languages but never considered it any obstacle. At the campground, they always made friends with locals and I remember many evenings, sitting with strangers and having animated discussions, usually revolving around food, soccer and politics, using about 20 words and very creative 'sign language'. Limited vocabulary was never an issue for me either.  When playing with other kids, and I would quickly pick up some essentials like 'I don;t understand', 'no', 'yes','thank you', 'swim', 'ball', 'let's go' and 'eat'. Add some basic curse words and you were all set.  

I wish I have my own pictures to share, but unfortunately, my parents were not into preserving memories of beautiful sights and panoramic vistas. The scarce photographs that I have from those vacations always show us half naked on some ubiquitous, unidentified beach; my father in the one shady spot he could find, reading a book in a lawn chair, my mother sunbathing with a giant hat and a leaf attached to her sunglasses to protect her nose and me with droopy hair-bows almost falling off my wet, curly pigtails. My brother was never in the pictures because he always disappeared for hours with some newly met friends. I wished I could tag along, but was never welcomed or allowed (he is 9 year older than me).
     
Perfect shirt in Aegean Plaid
Roll forward to 2012. When I first tried the perfect shirt in Aegean plaid I liked it a lot. The blues are vibrant and beautiful and made me think of all the happy memories from my childhood vacations. But at that time I decided I did not need another button down, however pretty it is, and especially not at full price. I forgot about the shirt until the recent 30% off, when I snatched it for about $18. I could not resist it at this price.

The shirt is currently sold out (as of the time of writing) but you can probably still get it in store or catch it on a popback.

Shirt size 6. See review here

Of course it would look beautiful with jeans but since there is some purple in the print, I thought this could be more fun with my Pilcro Stet Anthro cord and J.Crew pink Valentinas.

Sorry that the shirt looks a little messy. It wasn't intentional, like bedhair always sported by some catalog models. It is just that we usually take pictures on our walk to school and have about 2 minutes for it. Let's say this is a more realistic look...



I am a big fun of Ray-Ban sunglasses.  I have been wearing another pair recently but I suddenly wanted a pair of traditional aviators. I have borrowed these from my husband (shhh), so they are a little too big, but I do want a pair of my own. I instantly felt a little bit cooler in them.


I am glad I ordered the shirt, I really like it.

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One of these days I will go back to the Aegean coast. I think my parents had their priorities right...

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That's all folks!

Have you been to Greece or want to go? What was your favorite childhood vacation spot?

Do you own the perfect shirt in Aegean Blue? How do you wear it?

Please share, it would be no fun without you!!!



Monday, October 1, 2012

Black Watch, Aegean Plaid and Saturday Sweats

Perfect shirt in Black Watch
Perfect shirt in Black Watch
Do you like Black Watch plaid?

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Well, it seems like J.Crew's is a loose interpretation of the Campbell tartan. I think the slim trench coat is more like it.  Or maybe there are different variations? 

Size 6
In general, I am not a big fan of dark colored plaid but it sure is pretty, Black Watch or not.

Pattern is matched
It fits TTS to small, depending on your chest size. It fitted me well in my regular size 6 but it gaped in chest. I am 34D;  if you are C cup or smaller, it should be a good fit. I often have the gaping issue, especially that I also have narrow shoulders, so I cannot size up too much. But J.Crew still fits me better than most other brands.

It does gap
Size 8 fixed the gaping issue, but it did not fit as nicely everywhere else and it was just blah.

Size 8
Overall, I really liked the shirt and I thought it would be a nice, casual look. I don't have anything similar, but I also don't remember thinking "Gee, I really wish I had a plaid shirt to wear today."  

It is 99% cotton, 1% spandex.


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Perfect shirt in Aegean plaid
Perfect shirt in Aegean plaid

Size 6
This shirt fitted me in my regular size, no gaping here. The 6 fitted about the same like 8 in Black Watch shirt.

Pattern Matched!
I like it but I don;t need another button down (even if I wear them all the time, I already have a closet full of them).  I would consider it on deep sale, the fabric was very nice (99% cotton, 1% spandex), it is soft and comfortable and the blues are very pretty.

No gaping


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I also spotted the sweatshirt. It was briefly featured on J.Crew website under weekend section.

Size Medium
I tried a bigger of my two sizes because I like my sweatshirts loose and slouchy. It is slouchy enough but the fit is boxy. To me, this sweatshirt is couple inches too short and too wide in the sleeves. It looks OK when you roll up the sleeves but I want to be able to unroll the sleeves if I want.

I wish it was longer
It feels nice and soft and I liked the stripes (I know, again). But $72.50 is about twice what I would be willing to pay for it, even if it was longer.

$72.50?? 100% Cotton

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Saturday pant
Saturday pant
Pants size Small
Saturday pant is not new but I never tried it before.


I have to say I really liked them. They are very comfortable and they fit me well in size small. They feel like sweats but fit more like leggings. They are great for lounging and under longer tops or tunics. The are long enough on me. I am 5'6 and have 33" inseam. If you are taller, they will probably be too short, at least in Small.

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What do you think?

Do you wear plaid button downs?  Do you like the ones I reviewed?

Do you own Saturday pants? How do you like the sweatshirt?

Please share, it would be no fun without you!!!