Jcrew has become disgusting.
Their pants are almost all low rise , tapered and skinny. All of their shirts are fitted to some degree.
And recently their broken in chinos went from $65.00 to $75.00 in one week. I don't believe in that so called cotton shortage at all. They say drought. I say bs because the earth doesn't loose water. Hello!
And they recently stopped selling their briefs as a two pack. It is now a one pack and one pair costs $22.00!!!!!
I can go to the flea market in the hood and find underwear all day for nothing. Jcrew is a joke and I lay the blame squarely on Mickey Drexler.

I grew up in Lynchburg, VA where J. Crew's catalog is based. I have stuff that I bought at their "tent sales" 20 years ago that I still wear, but their new stuff is just not the same. Too trendy and poor quality for the price. I guess I'll go with LL Bean or Lands End for the traditional look that I prefer.

For bathing suits I go to Title 9 or Athleta, which are high quality and have many in long sizes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"i have read that gap and banana are doing poorly, as evidenced by the near daily coupons and sales notices they send out"

Personally, I think that Gap and BR have been doing poorly because both the style and quality of their clothes suck. I've bought very little from them in the last 4-5 years.

They just announced a major overhaul of their line. It is slated to happen with the Spring line. There current stuff is terrible. Poor quality and terrible fit for me. Also do I really want my 2 year old daughter wearing animal skin prints!? I am not Theresa from RHoNJ! I do still get somethings for my son there.

awesome! i hope they go back to their bright colors and more age appropriate styles for Baby Gap. I have a 5 year old girl and a 22 month old girl and the younger one wears almost all hand-me-downs from her sister. I am constantly getting comments from other peopel about the old Gap stuff because it was genuinely cute and so different from the pale colored, black and animal printed crap of today.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"i have read that gap and banana are doing poorly, as evidenced by the near daily coupons and sales notices they send out"

Personally, I think that Gap and BR have been doing poorly because both the style and quality of their clothes suck. I've bought very little from them in the last 4-5 years.

They just announced a major overhaul of their line. It is slated to happen with the Spring line. There current stuff is terrible. Poor quality and terrible fit for me. Also do I really want my 2 year old daughter wearing animal skin prints!? I am not Theresa from RHoNJ! I do still get somethings for my son there.

Their not there. Mesh!!

Anonymous wrote:"i have read that gap and banana are doing poorly, as evidenced by the near daily coupons and sales notices they send out"

Personally, I think that Gap and BR have been doing poorly because both the style and quality of their clothes suck. I've bought very little from them in the last 4-5 years.

They just announced a major overhaul of their line. It is slated to happen with the Spring line. There current stuff is terrible. Poor quality and terrible fit for me. Also do I really want my 2 year old daughter wearing animal skin prints!? I am not Theresa from RHoNJ! I do still get somethings for my son there.

"i have read that gap and banana are doing poorly, as evidenced by the near daily coupons and sales notices they send out"

Personally, I think that Gap and BR have been doing poorly because both the style and quality of their clothes suck. I've bought very little from them in the last 4-5 years.

J.Crew is doing well in terms of sales but the cost of cotton has gone up a lot. They have raised prices about $3 on a lot of items.

Quality is hit or miss. It really pays to have a personal shopper there, make friends with them and hold on tight because they can steer you through the good and the bad.

I dress almost solely in J.Crew because the work suits are pretty nice and affordable--I find it very convenient. I actually wear the Crew Cuts girls shirts in a size 14 and they fit me just fine and are heavier weight/better made.

does anyone know how jcrew is doing in this economy? i have read that gap and banana are doing poorly, as evidenced by the near daily coupons and sales notices they send out.

Anonymous wrote:What I can't understand is why Michelle Obama gave it so much publicity.

I don't think she gave it publicity intentionally. She wears their stuff regularly, I think because she likes it. Also, if you wear high end designer stuff every day, then JCrew is relatively affordable.

I get great basic t's from garnet hill, short sleeve, long sleeve, scoop neck, everything. Plus they have great sales at the end of the season.

Anonymous wrote:What I can't understand is why Michelle Obama gave it so much publicity.

I'm sure publicity staff did that because they wanted to project a particular image for the Obamas. I doubt Mrs. Obama herself cared about publicizing J. Crew.

What I can't understand is why Michelle Obama gave it so much publicity.

I just find them so inconsistent. Sometimes the quality is great and sometimes it is terrible. Also, the sizing used to be so perfect for me, so I could order online and know stuff would fit. But now I find that is not true. Very disappointing, since I only have time to go to a mall about once a year.

I still love the styles and am glad they've updated slightly to fit the changing times. I do wish they'd keep certain "must haves" like the chinos. I buy a pair every year. The ones that used to be low rise. Now they don't make them anymore... after 5 years, they just stopped. Another gripe is that I happen to be very short. Since when is an PXS or Petite 00 fit like a medium. I've had to return these sizes in shorts and tops. Lastly, my biggest problem, and I think this one we can all relate to is that their specials are terrible. I was willing to spend $477 on a measly 4 items plus a $60 belt (what?!) for my birthday. I thought the "MUSTHAVE" 30% off discount was for anything. Nope. It's for SALES items only ... and guess what, if they don't fit, you can't return them. Lets not forget if you spend $175 you get free shipping. Jeez. BRep usually has 50 or 75 maximums. It's ki

I'm so over this company. It's a shame how much they cater to... I guess rich people now.