J Crew, I am sorry I doubted you.....some Spring Line Reviews

Ever have those days when your coloring is off, your dark circles refuse to be covered and you gained at least five pounds overnight? Well that was me today but I was determined to go to the larger Anthro store today (some reviews on that tomorrow) and I wasn't 100% sold on anything because of "the yuckies" so I put my items on hold so I could see what may be next door at J Crew but I wasn't holding my breath at all. The new spring line hasn't seemed that promising and I was pretty sure I'd be able to resist. BOY was I wrong!!! They had just  gotten their Spring shipment in today and it was beautiful (and packed) in there! Most of these items aren't online yet so I will give you item numbers:

**UPDATED with online names and links**

Scalloped Zipper Cardigan -$98 Style #23423, color HST

I fell in love with this sweater as soon as I saw it on the floor styled with a puffy mini skirt and a tank. I love the two chunky zippers (only the inside one actually zips), the ruffle and the touch of silk. It is very lightweight and is made of 80% Pima Cotton, 20% wool with the decoration being 100% silk. I found this to be TTS, I grabbed a Medium.

Neopolitan Cardigan-$88 Style #23061 Color VDU with the Ruffled Henley Tank-$39.50

This print coordinates with all the great J Crew colors. It has the dusty blossom, light pink, the cinnamon and a hint of slate and navy. They also had a pencil skirt in this pattern that was beautiful! In the picture I am wearing a Medium but I ended up sizing down to a Small because I typically wear my cardigans open, it is 100% Merino Wool. You can see the coordinating skirt on Anya of Simply JCrew here

I also sized down to a small on the ruffled henley tank which I really fell in love with IRL. This is the Whisper Pink.

Tissue Garland Tank-$45 Style #23337 Color SEP and Ella Embellished Cardigan-$98 Style #24946 Color SHA (shadow)

This tank is so much fun and came in some fabulous colors. If I remember right there was light pink, dark gray, bright coral, white and this color which they had styled with a pale pink cardigan. I sized down here also, this is a Small and it is a really fun piece and I love that it isn't sheer/thin.

To me this cardigan was the love child of Fifi and Rosette.  It is 100% cotton with the embellishments being a cotton/silk blend, It is really light weight and has a looser boxy shape. I stuck with a Medium because I thought I may want to button it at times.

Here is a picture that shows the tank embellishment better (and their dirty mirrors):

Cotton Papillion Blouse -$78 Style #22816

I thought this was a fun little blouse and it fit TTS. It is machine washable but can't imagine having to iron all the oragami butterflies.

I really wish I had tried on more to show you the bright colors they had everywhere. Not nearly as boring as the look books had promised. The lightweight cashmere cardigans were fabulous and I loved the color selection, there were some GREAT dresses and skirts, they just were going to clearly be too short for me so I didn't try them on. They also had some military style (including camo) jackets. A big thing I heard discussed throughout the store was that almost everything in the store was cotton which is great for SAHM's and for vacationing. The only silk they had were a few left over Frances cami's.