jcrew's site made me puke in my mouth....

[ppllzz]

i think they are slowly repositioning themselves as a more upscale brand..

thomas mason shirts at $125, on top of the $200+ jeans...

 

[Smells Like Poor]

That's a pretty small percentage of what they sell though. I can't really see them making that move. The rest of their items are somewhat reasonably priced and pretty much corner that market.

 

[Souper]

Thomas mason shirts with mop buttons in jcrews "tailored fit" on sale sound pretty nice to me, honestly.

 

[dfagdfsh]

I've never seen the Thomas Mason shirts go on sale. Is it just me, or do their shirts have fucked up collar sizes? The M has an extremely short and small collar.

 

[robin]

The TM shirts are new, so they wouldn't be on sale so soon. I've been bugging them above adding my size.

 

[Get Smart]

Originally Posted by Teger

I've never seen the Thomas Mason shirts go on sale. Is it just me, or do their shirts have fucked up collar sizes? The M has an extremely short and small collar.

they've gone on sale in the past. a few years ago I picked up 2 french cuff TMason shirts for under $50 ea iirc

 

[robin]

Originally Posted by Get Smart

they've gone on sale in the past. a few years ago I picked up 2 french cuff TMason shirts for under $50 ea iirc
Ha, well I guess they're not new.

 

[Surfrider]

Originally Posted by tagutcow

I understand that most people are mentally overtaxed as it is, and only have so much time and energy to spend on clothes. If a person just wants to go to the mall, and spend an hour or two and a c-note to make themselves look a little more "fashionable", I really can't find fault with that. Reading about Japanese denim and ordering online from the few botique retailers in the US that carry them is time and energy that some people might think is better spent studying or honing marketable skills.
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This isn't about "style" as some cultivated, rarified sense. This is about ugly. Immediately apparent, slap-you-in-the face ugly.

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[esspee1200]

i still have doubts about jcrew clothes even if they had an attractive web site.

 

[sushijerk]

Originally Posted by andyliu52

i think they are slowly repositioning themselves as a more upscale brand..

thomas mason shirts at $125, on top of the $200+ jeans...

I think that is what they are going for. If you got the last spring catalogue I think they were taking pre-orders on jcrew leather luggage that was going some very luxury prices. Like 1800 suitcase and 2k for a garmet bag.

I'm sure the quality is great but why would people who will shell out that kind of money for luggage buy jcrew?

 

[dusty]

Originally Posted by Curious_George

I'm tall and skinny but I find their small tailored shirts fit me fine. But it probably depends on what type of fit you prefer. Even the tailored shirts are more traditional fitting than say BoO, but I don't like the short and super slim fits of brands like BoO so I find Jcrew's stuff work great for me.

Same here, I love the fit of their tailored fit shirts.

 

[Smells Like Poor]

I agree. Their shirts aren't incredibly slim, but at the same time I don't feel like they're so loose that I could pass as a car salesmen. I'd have to say I'm more satisfied with their sweaters than I am their shirts though.

 

[Lel]

I have tried their sweaters before and while XS indicates a 32-34 in. chest with a 26-28 in. waist, I was really disappointed with the fit. It wasn't horrendous, but it wasn't great. Not worth the $60 I paid. And the sad thing is, even though I fit the sizing chart perfectly, this is probably how they intended it to fit. Now if only there was an XXS that I could size down to...

 

[Smells Like Poor]

Yeah, they're definitely not worth the full price. I always just wait 'til they're on sale. Every sweater I've purchased from J Crew has never been more than $20.

 

[djs488]

what's the story with Thomas Mason, the name means nothing to me. I assume better quality, but on par with what?