Re-styling the January J.Crew

The other night I came home, drank some haterade, and looked at the January J. Crew catalog.

Their caption says “our toothpick zipper jean give everything else in your closet a little attitude.”

Really?  Realllly? This outfit says clutter and confusion to me. Lose the bauble necklace, keep the black beads. Lose the pretty bag and orthotic shoes and give her some studded accessories:

Now there’s some attitude I can believe in! Oh, and it wouldn’t hurt to slick back her hair and do it up in a ponytail. Just sayin’.

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I’m sorry, but no. No. I see the juxtaposition of corporate with comfy, but this does not work for me. Please try again.

same concept, much better execution.

I get where you’re going with this, J. Crew… I do. I too loved Ralph Lauren’s Spring ’09 sequins on safari. But don’t you think you might be interpreting them a bit too literally?

I know how much you like to look classic and collared, so for you I suggest the following (you can thank me later):

As for me, here’s how I prefer my glitter:

*Clothing and accessories courtesy of J. Crew, Nasty Gal, Piperlime, Juicy Couture, Toms Shoes, Rent the Runway, Badgley Mischka, New York Magazine and Ralph Lauren. Click on photos for links.

Comments

4 responses to “Re-styling the January J.Crew”

  1. emily Avatar
    emily

    i didn’t think the shoes were orthotic, but what do i know…i’m wearing a pair of keen boots right now. the rest i agree with, although the ralph lauren sequins on safari is too much for me…and the jcrew version is toned down and i’m not totally put off by it. i do prefer your version of glitter to the others. 🙂
    i’m glad someone else agrees with me on those bauble necklaces. less is more sometimes.

  2. lisa Avatar
    lisa

    the shoes in the first pic are HELLA ugly. nice post adelle. i looked at the same catalog and thought to myself, “wtf?”

  3. Jeffrey Avatar
    Jeffrey

    J Crew has been lifeless recently; both men’s and women’s. It’s gone in the past year from classic to classically drab. They need to take more chances with color.

  4. Peinture contemporaine Avatar

    OMG ! I really like the “Glitter Toms” shoes !

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