J Crew S/S 09 Discussion

[Robert]

Originally Posted by justtemple

I liked it so much better last week when we were trying to figure out whether or not we were going to get jobs at J.Crew. sigh

Ha ha, yeah! I still may. I would love to be their token old guy sales clerk.

 

[Robert]

Originally Posted by milosz

Way to answer your own question. Most people don't live with easy access to MAC or Farinelli's, or the income to only wear high-end brands.

J. Crew is popular, even here, because it's often one of the best options available to a large number of people. Sometimes overpriced (okay, often, unless you shop smart), but stylish and adult without being grandpa-y.

One thing I like about SF is that it's all about whatever works for you. We have people who can boast great fits and style with stuff they buy from Target and even K-mart. If you find a brand or brands that work for you, it's all good, right? Within reason... .

 

[somatoform]

Originally Posted by willy cheesesteak

I like how most of their items fit. My only problem are their button downs, even then, I get all my shirts tailored anyway.

+1, No matter which brand, I'm going to have to get any shirt taken in regardless.

This has nothing to do with the clothes (except maybe on a deep subconscious level, but let's not go there) but I love the customer service. Really, the best customer service (phone or internet) bar none.

 

[Robert]

It's true. I've never had a button-down off the rack that fit perfectly. I get dress shirts tailored, that is, those I'll wear with suits or dress pants. Anything else, the J. Crew secret wash or whatever, I don't bother with because to me it would take away from the "casualness" of the shirt.

 

[factorial]

Originally Posted by StephenHero

I have a 12 inch drop and can't buy any shirt there without it needing to be tapered. Their cardigans and V-necks fit like **** too.
You can't buy OTR anywhere with a 12 inch drop -- that puts you well into the thin tail of the distribution. Even those of us with measly 8" drops struggle to find clothes that fit.

 

[dfagdfsh]

Originally Posted by bluemagic

I'm really sick of jeans now.

thanks 4 the update

 

[wmmk]

Originally Posted by willy cheesesteak

I like how most of their items fit. My only problem are their button downs, even then, I get all my shirts tailored anyway.

Yeah, it always looks like their stuff fits you really well, yet you seem to be skinnier than most of the dudes who say J Crew is too baggy on them. What goes?

 

[I<3Bacon]

Originally Posted by willy cheesesteak

I like how most of their items fit. My only problem are their button downs, even then, I get all my shirts tailored anyway.

Try sizing down to XS. What you're describing is exactly what I went through with their Smalls... needed tailoring in every which direction whereas the XS fits great right out of the box. Unfortunately, they only make a limited amount of their shirting offerings in XS...

 

[willy cheesesteak]

I have no idea wmmk, maybe it's the sizes that they get or the sizes that I get? I duno.

I&lt;3Bacon, yeah I need to try on their XS. My only concern would be length and actually being able to find an XS in store lol.

 

[bluemagic]

The problem with sizing down is obviously that the neck is then too small.

 

[tiecollector]

And the sleeves are too short.

 

[BB1]

Originally Posted by tiecollector

True dat. I just discovered something wonderfully horrible yesterday as well, http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/rlhome/default.asp
Heh. I have some RL towels which I would guess are part of their RL "home" collection. I never liked RL much either-- something is just missing from the brand. It seems like any larger brand that becomes popular ends up like this-- bland, safe, generic, and nothing special. It's as if they have to stoop to the lowest common denominator in order to sell to a large audience. RL feels this way to me and so does J. Crew. It doesn't mean everything they make is bad, but it is definitely not inspiring stuff.

 

[deveandepot1]

Sorry if this has been answered before.
Is this all the summer items J. Crew is going to have?
No ribbon belts, summer loafers, or any decent decent beach items. The swimsuits, sandals,... are EXACTLY the same as last year.

 

[willy cheesesteak]

They always make the same ****, where have you been?
And summer has barely started. My friend who works there told me their getting some more new stuff soon.

 

[BB1]

Originally Posted by deveandepot1

Sorry if this has been answered before. Is this all the summer items J. Crew is going to have? No ribbon belts, summer loafers, or any decent decent beach items. The swimsuits, sandals,... are EXACTLY the same as last year.
I suspect they have temporarily scaled back their new product offerings due to the bad economy. Their current financials show negative growth.