Comments on: J. Crew is looking good http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/ Free advice from a fashion pro Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: J http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-12894 J Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:45:29 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-12894 There is an awesome way to get instant discounts J.Crew discounts. Buy a gift card on one of the online gift card resellers. Its usually an instant 20% off! Cardavenue is my favorite. There is an awesome way to get instant discounts J.Crew discounts. Buy a gift card on one of the online gift card resellers. Its usually an instant 20% off! Cardavenue is my favorite.

]]> By: SciFiGirl http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-11436 SciFiGirl Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:28:12 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-11436 Dont bother with J Crew. As acustomer for over 10 years, I promise you their quality has gone downhill while their prices continue to rise. As you mentioned, the cashmere is some of the worst Ive seen. Thin, pilling, and the rolled edge finish... I dont care how they desribe it, its an unfinished garmet. So too, for the Tshirts. The binding around the neck used to be doubled over and sewn together to give a finished look to the garmet. Now the binding is cut from a single piece of material and sewn on, leaving the edges unfinished. I have some T shirts purchased several years ago and they are finished much nicer and the cotton weight is better than their current Tshirts. I have bought a few of their suiting pieces but am staying away from sweaters/t-shirts. I am trying to find a company with same style but better quality... is difficult.. but Brooks Brothers has great quality, a littlemore conservative in style though. Dont bother with J Crew. As acustomer for over 10 years, I promise you their quality has gone downhill while their prices continue to rise. As you mentioned, the cashmere is some of the worst Ive seen. Thin, pilling, and the rolled edge finish… I dont care how they desribe it, its an unfinished garmet. So too, for the Tshirts. The binding around the neck used to be doubled over and sewn together to give a finished look to the garmet. Now the binding is cut from a single piece of material and sewn on, leaving the edges unfinished. I have some T shirts purchased several years ago and they are finished much nicer and the cotton weight is better than their current Tshirts. I have bought a few of their suiting pieces but am staying away from sweaters/t-shirts. I am trying to find a company with same style but better quality… is difficult.. but Brooks Brothers has great quality, a littlemore conservative in style though.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-11029 Sarah Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:47:16 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-11029 Thanks for the advice, Amy and Jenny. I have been wondering whether to go for J Crew cashmere or not, thinking the quality would be high. I already have a fantastic cashmere turtleneck, though, that I got for $35 and has done pretty well through several handwashes. I was mostly attracted to the great colors, but a lack of quality is the bigger concern now. Come to think, I have the Luxe Dream bateau sweater ($98, "updated with more cashmere"), a wool/nylon/cashmere blend and have worn it three times, around the house and once on a casual workday, and am already sorely disappointed by the huge amount of pilling. It's ridiculous! The same goes for the wool/cashmere gloves I got- pilling on a pair of gloves after two days! I sound excited, I'm sure, but it really is a shame. The styles are fab, but they need to watch the quality of their wool knits, and I've contacted them to say so. Their pants still seem to be of the highest quality to me. Thanks for the advice, Amy and Jenny. I have been wondering whether to go for J Crew cashmere or not, thinking the quality would be high. I already have a fantastic cashmere turtleneck, though, that I got for $35 and has done pretty well through several handwashes. I was mostly attracted to the great colors, but a lack of quality is the bigger concern now. Come to think, I have the Luxe Dream bateau sweater ($98, “updated with more cashmere”), a wool/nylon/cashmere blend and have worn it three times, around the house and once on a casual workday, and am already sorely disappointed by the huge amount of pilling. It’s ridiculous! The same goes for the wool/cashmere gloves I got- pilling on a pair of gloves after two days! I sound excited, I’m sure, but it really is a shame. The styles are fab, but they need to watch the quality of their wool knits, and I’ve contacted them to say so. Their pants still seem to be of the highest quality to me.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-10843 Jenny Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:09:03 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-10843 Listen, DO NOT buy J. Crew cashmere. It is awful. Especially this year's lot. I bought a sweater at full price, wore it twice and now it is completely pilled. It shouldn't be this way: I have a J. Crew cashmere sweater from 5 years ago that is still beautiful. J. Crew went cheap on us and now I feel really burned by them. Save your money -- these sweaters aren't worth a dime. Listen, DO NOT buy J. Crew cashmere. It is awful. Especially this year’s lot. I bought a sweater at full price, wore it twice and now it is completely pilled. It shouldn’t be this way: I have a J. Crew cashmere sweater from 5 years ago that is still beautiful. J. Crew went cheap on us and now I feel really burned by them. Save your money — these sweaters aren’t worth a dime.

]]> By: Kitty http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-9803 Kitty Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:32:23 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-9803 i want a jcrew cashmere! my sister has one and ive been waiting for it to go on sale (like, go below $99) but the last time i went in a Jcrew store was Black Friday and they removed all their $99 cashmeres from the shelves. I dont know if they still have them in that price range. Online, they are way too expensive for me. I normally wouldnt indulge in a piece of clothing so expensive, but cashmere is a classic, and it will definitely keep one warm (i know, ive tried my sister's). i want a jcrew cashmere! my sister has one and ive been waiting for it to go on sale (like, go below $99) but the last time i went in a Jcrew store was Black Friday and they removed all their $99 cashmeres from the shelves.
I dont know if they still have them in that price range. Online, they are way too expensive for me.

I normally wouldnt indulge in a piece of clothing so expensive, but cashmere is a classic, and it will definitely keep one warm (i know, ive tried my sister’s).

]]> By: Patience http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3941 Patience Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:16:30 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3941 At 5'4" pants are always long on me, but I don't think I'm petite. I just went through an extended size comparison with the jcrew corduroy. What I discovered was that from top to bottom, the regular 2 short and the petite 4 are the same length. However, the inseam on the regular was about an inch longer which the 4 petite made up for in the rise. The petite 2 was just too small. I ended up with the 2 short but I thought this whole thing was a bit strange. At 5′4″ pants are always long on me, but I don’t think I’m petite. I just went through an extended size comparison with the jcrew corduroy. What I discovered was that from top to bottom, the regular 2 short and the petite 4 are the same length. However, the inseam on the regular was about an inch longer which the 4 petite made up for in the rise. The petite 2 was just too small. I ended up with the 2 short but I thought this whole thing was a bit strange.

]]> By: Angie http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3895 Angie Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:30:34 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3895 This is good to know and I shall definitely get the word out. I don't wear cashmere so I wouldn't know, but this information is invaluable - thank you Amy. This is good to know and I shall definitely get the word out. I don’t wear cashmere so I wouldn’t know, but this information is invaluable - thank you Amy.

]]> By: Amy http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3867 Amy Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:40:27 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3867 Funny, I just sent an email to j.crew telling them that their cashmere sweaters have gone south in terms of quality. I have a sweater I bought from them maybe 3? years ago that I love, and is amazing - light but warm, hardly pills - the sweaters they offer now do not compare. Really disappointing, if only because their colors are so great. Most big box store cashmere comes in these dreary gray-beige-black-pastels that are soooo boring. Funny, I just sent an email to j.crew telling them that their cashmere sweaters have gone south in terms of quality. I have a sweater I bought from them maybe 3? years ago that I love, and is amazing - light but warm, hardly pills - the sweaters they offer now do not compare. Really disappointing, if only because their colors are so great. Most big box store cashmere comes in these dreary gray-beige-black-pastels that are soooo boring.

]]> By: lulu http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3560 lulu Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:41:06 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3560 I've found J. Crew good for cotton/cotton knit basics, but does anyone else find the torsos way too long on their tees? I love their tees but can only layer them under something because they are very long on me, even though I'm 5'5", which is not particularly tall but not too short either. I have bashed their cashmere all around the web now. J. Crew cashmere just doesn't hold up and pill way faster than other cashmere I get in department stores (Bloomingdale, Nordstrom) at a similar price range. Someone please tell me if their cashmere quality has improved. I love that J. Crew does cashmere in a wide variety of colors, but the few times I bought their sweaters they start to pill after one season. I’ve found J. Crew good for cotton/cotton knit basics, but does anyone else find the torsos way too long on their tees? I love their tees but can only layer them under something because they are very long on me, even though I’m 5′5″, which is not particularly tall but not too short either.

I have bashed their cashmere all around the web now. J. Crew cashmere just doesn’t hold up and pill way faster than other cashmere I get in department stores (Bloomingdale, Nordstrom) at a similar price range. Someone please tell me if their cashmere quality has improved. I love that J. Crew does cashmere in a wide variety of colors, but the few times I bought their sweaters they start to pill after one season.

]]> By: Angie http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3520 Angie Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:21:36 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/10/10/j-crew-is-looking-good/#comment-3520 Good for you. I was rather impressed with their corduroy pants myself because the wale was so fine and the colours so vibrant. I don't wear corduroy myself, but have liked it for others whose style it matches. Good for you. I was rather impressed with their corduroy pants myself because the wale was so fine and the colours so vibrant. I don’t wear corduroy myself, but have liked it for others whose style it matches.

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