I promised reviews of many items over the past few weeks, from sometime before the holidays until now.
Here goes:
These are the three I think I have worn the most. The first is the J. Crew Collection Glimmer Mist Tee in light pewter. The fabric of the actual tee is light pewter, however, this shirt looks light blue and the silver sequins are in very sparkly clusters, that seem star like. See actual photo later in post. The tee is quite comfortable, I never have to adjust or pull it down - it is very easy to wear. I ordered my regular tee shirt size. I got this during the 30% off tees promo before all of the holidays, and when there is an isolated promo like this, J. Crew
also adds educator discount, So it was fun to wear over the holidays and in the snow.
This is the J. Crew Lux Tuxedo tissue tee in heather carbon. I love this tee, as it can be dressed up and down. I have worn it around with yoga pants or nice black sweatpants on the weekends, as well as to school and shopping.
The fabric is a great weight, not a typical JC tissue. It is a bit fitted, but I still wore my regular tee shirt size. The chiffon strips on the front are not finished off, as some have emailed and asked me, but there isn't any fraying or messy look. It is hand washable, which I did. I roll my tees in towels to dry as much as possible, and then hang to dry, smoothing out the fabric of the tee and the embellishments. As you can see in my photo, further down, it looks fine.
And the third is Anthropoligie's Windswept Tee. These are on sale right now from $58.00 to $29.99. It arrived in my mail on Saturday, and I wore it Sunday, Tuesday (after school) and Wednesday (to school). (It was washed, don't worry). I am wearing it right now, as I had a doctor's appointment this morning (hence, the reason I am NOT at school today and can finally finish this post!). This tee is perfect. (Not in any way a reference to the other store that claims they have "perfect tees") It is not too thin, and yet thin and light enough to layer. It can also be worn alone without any kind of items showing through in shape or color. As my doctor walked into the exam room today, the first thing she said is "I love your top! Is that really like a tee shirt?" And she felt it. She fell in love with it. My husband even said, "I really like that tee, did that come from Anthropologie?" (Remember, he bought me the Plaza Cardigan from Anthro back in October on our NYC trip, and he recognized the style.) I can't say enough about this top.
Here are some IRL photos:
Hahaha, that's me, home on a sick day. I told you I wore this to the doctor! I didn't wear this vest. This is Target, folks, from 2002. It is the thinnest, warmest un-puffer ever. But I only wear it at home, don't worry! And you get to see me without make up too! Of course, it doesn't show you how this top is clingy enough to show the curves (especially chest), yet loose enough to be comfortable. Love it!
On to a few more items.
I love my J Crew sequin scarf cardigan. I ordered this online because this color stock was getting low in my size. It was backordered until January (I ordered this in late September) and I kept my fingers crossed it would arrive b/f Christmas. Luckily, JC then had a 30% off sweaters promo, so I e-mailed for a price reduction, which again, since it was only a sweater promo, the 15% student/educ. discount was taken as well. YAY! Best of all, it arrived in plenty of time for Christmas, and I wore it to Christmas eve mass.
Since I'm not feeling well today, I'm not trying it on for you, but thought I'd style it
like the catalog. Well, you will have to trust me that it looks much better ON!
Next is the J. Crew Fair Isle cardigan. I love this cardigan. It is much softer IRL than I imagined. I think it runs slightly large, and I might have been able to size down in this, as it has plenty of room and makes me look a bit bulky in the picture. But it is very warm, and during this recent cold spell, I could layer it with two tees (wore to the airport on Monday to see our daughter off on her semester in Florence) and not need a coat. Here is the pic I snapped when i wore it to school the first time - and it was taken in a hurry, so excuse the blur!
Here you can also see part of our messy - post Christmas dining room, where lots of holiday items get thrown before they are put away.
Go figure why these pictures are posting where they are. The program doesn't seem to be responding to me. These are a few recent items that
I just love. The constellation cardigan, long version is my latest throw it over anything cardigan. I've already worn it 4-5 times. It's made from JC's dream knit blend, and I like that it's not over embellished. The sequins are little flower-like clusters, and are only on the front panels. Love it.
The J. Crew double breasted cashmere henley in the ginger spice
color is fabulous. Really fabulous. The cashmere is a medium weight,
and I'm not worried about it being fragile. I've worn it twice, and there was
very little pilling. I haven't had to de-pill it yet, haha.
These two necklaces were lying around at the b&m for weeks. I passed them by on several visits, since they were marked 39.99 and I just thought, well, maybe if it were less.... So last week while shopping for daughter's months in Italy, I finally picked them up for 24.99 less the 30%. That's more like it! I've worn them both this week, and honestly love them. I swore off ribbon necklaces a while back, even sold a few. But these are fun. I love the antique look of the lariat necklace. It's much prettier in person, as I thought when I first saw it online it was much smaller.
Another item I'll share was a gift from my husband for Christmas. He told me (after opening gifts) that he realized during the past decade, he had stopped buying me clothing on his own. These boots are great! He bought them at Aldo. He did a great job, as they are in a color I was stalking on line on several websites, AND the heel is great for me with my knee/walking issues. They were comfortable from day one! What do you think?
This boot is named Hessee, I believe. I think I saw them on sale after Christmas, but the regular price is pretty great.
I think I will stop now. To be continued....
Some more J. Crew and Anthropologie items to come. As I was writing this, the UPS guy came, with a few more things I can show you! I promise not to take too long, but I need to rest.
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