J. Crew Fall/Winter 2011 Discussion - Page 76

from what i've gathered googling around, the timex quartz movement is much louder than other quartz watches.  i think it is intentionally done to conform with their slogan "it takes a licking, and keeps on ticking".  when digital watches were getting popular, timex increased the volume of the ticking to distinguish itself from the pack

 

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f71/question-about-timex-analogues-616925.html
 

 

Need some help sizing shirts from J.Crew, everything but the dress shirts. I am about 5'9 150lbs, usually wear a small in J.Crew sweaters and I have a small Bayswater peacoat which fits well. What size would i be in J.Crew shirts?

mine ticks the same as my other timex watches, noticeable at night. the andros is too thick for my liking though, so returned it

I'm 5'7" 175 pounds and wear a medium in normal, small in Wallace and Barnes. You should be good with a small

I'm 5'9-10" and 155 lbs. and I wear an XS in all the button-down shirts.  Slim-small for t-shirts, small for all sweaters, XS/S for outerwear depending on which item it is.

I'm 5'8", 150lbs and I wear an XS in all the button down shirts a S in sweaters and XS in outerwear. The shirts tend to run really long, even the XS I have to try and shrink because they are too long. I guess J. Crew only has one torso size they go by for their shirts.

If anyone purchased a slim small university coat that they'd like to part with, let me know. They're sold out on their website unfortunately.

I got two small university coat w/ thinsulate size S in navy and charcoal pm me if interested

I got the andros watch too and while it looks great, its too small for my wrist. My gf says it looks like I am wearing a womens watch.

how are the cashmere sweaters? (v neck and crew)

thinking about picking up a couple with the 30% off additional sale, would bring it to around $70... worth it?

How does the quality of jcrew shirts compare to lands' end canvas? I would love to get a jcrew shirt, but even their sale shirts are 3X the cost of canvas shirts on sale.

Also, if a small in canvas fits me well, should I get a regular small in jcrew or an xs (regular sizing not slim line)?

I think the quality is a little better, especially if you get one of the Thomas Mason shirts. I'm a medium in both stores if that helps answer your sizing question.

LEC runs roomier than J.Crew, but you'll be fine with a small. The shoulders seams are a bit shorter than LEC. For reference, I am 5'10, 155 lbs, 37" chest and wear XS in J.Crew (LEC small is too big).

j crew shirting is pretty bad, objectively. i haven't seen the thomas mason shirting, so by 'j crew shirting' i mean the normal shirts. although i think i can take a leap of faith and assume the thomas mason shirting sucks as well and/or is grossly overpriced

i think there's a void in a man's wardrobe where j crew shirting capably fills - and that's when he is in college and can manage to find JC shirts for less than $30 a piece. I think $30 per shirt is the threshold where JC shirts are 'worth it' (if youre in college). when i was in college i had a few JC shirts, but as i filled my wardrobe w/ band of outsiders, gitman, wings + horns, RRL, and hell, even BROOKS BROTHERS, i felt uncomfortable even wearing a JC shirt since (1) Every frat bro on college campus wears that stuff (2) The quality is bad, and other mall brands like brooks brothers and RL rugby beat it out ten-fold

if youre out of college and have the means to afford better, than JC shirting is a tough value proposition. "i like the patterns" isn't a valid argument since JC basically copies designs from nicer brands like Gitman and Wings + Horns when they're not churning out vanilla staples

as for the shirts themselves, the quality is atrocious. i should qualify 'atrocious' and say that JC shirts really are about-average for mall brand clothing. but when you consider the MSRP of a JC shirt, the only fair way to describe such a shirt is 'atrocious'. i see gitman shirts going on sale for $50 a piece, sometimes. gitman materials/construction are pretty good, they're made in the USA, they have great, unique fabrics and patterns, and the fit is immensely superior to JC. the fit of your average JC shirt corroborates its intended consumer - an overweight middle American who got a JC gift card from his girlfriend for christmas

some of the JC shirts i had, had this weird wash effect applied to the fabric, so that the cotton was all soft/plush/peachy feeling. i think they call it 'secret wash' or something, but it only makes a cheap shirt feel cheaper, imo. i had a couple broadcloth shirts and the fabric was criminally cheap. i can't imagine the materials for a JC shirt costing more than $2, i'd wager the materials costs are closer to $1.00-1.50

so to answer your question, i would go w/ LEC. at least you can get LEC shirts for $10-15, regularly (which tells you something about how much they cost to make)