JJill was awesome during pregnancy and post-partum for some stretchy work clothes. But now I can’t bring myself to shop there out of total fear my mother would wear the same thing. And since I’ve lost baby weight, I have gone back to Ann Taylor, Boden and Anthropologie.

OP, have you looked at Boden? Some love it and some hate it.

JJill is for women past 30 who


* want to be comfortable so they can put all their energy into their work
* their fashion goal is that nobody will notice their clothing, for good or for bad, and will only notice their work (and also want clothes that will discourage unwanted attention from males that are 65 plus)
* have a figure that is not conventional. the shapes of women vary more than men, and if you have an unfashionable shape and cannot afford tailoring or don't have time to get it done because you are a working mother, you are best with less shaped clothes.

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Anonymous wrote:When you are 60 plus years old matronly is kind of an inevitable look. Sadly.

No it’s not. Google Angela Bassett

OK she’s a beautiful thin black model/ actress like many DCUM posters. Haha

Anonymous wrote:When you are 60 plus years old matronly is kind of an inevitable look. Sadly.

No it’s not. Google Angela Bassett

JJill I think of baby boomers and their pregnant daughters.

Cold water creek has serious quality issues.

I have J.Jill linen dress I bought at 35, but that's also the only piece that fit me. The size says S, but I'm certainly not small at 175 pound and 5'7".

When you are 60 plus years old matronly is kind of an inevitable look. Sadly.

JJill is a god send for the older larger woman! They have very nice basics that fit well have natural fabrics and frequencly on sale. Very comfortable. They have s great selection of linen (linen tees wonderful in the summer). JJill the affordable Eileen Fisher. Chico’s has s lot of problems. Something wrong with everything & they are in bankruptcy. Talbots makes quality clothes but the colors are loud. Also their plus size is only for curvy plus. It takes a lot of looking to find something you like at Talbots. The most stylish casual older lady I know shops at anthropology but she is rich and tiny.

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Anonymous wrote:There is another great demographic for J.Jill. I'm 14 weeks pregnant with #2 and I'm living in yoga pants because nothing fits and I'm not ready for the full panel pants. I have a girls weekend to attend in a few weeks and I just stopped by J.Jill for some stretchy pants and roomy tops/sweaters. That place is fantastic!

totally agree - J. Jill is made for women trying to hide a little paunch, and many of them saw me through til I was about 7 mos pregnant (and big enough that not having the uneven cut of true maternity clothes meant I felt a draft).

Me too! I shopped there for the first time during second trimester for sweaters I plan to wear postpartum. My mother always shopped there when I was growing up in New England. She was an elementary school teacher and their styles coordinated with her dangly earrings. As a DC attorney, I used to shop at Talbots for tailored lined wool woven work pants (back when they were always lined) that fit and flattered my size 12. Now that Talbots stopped lining its pants, I don't shop there anymore.

Talbots still lines a couple of its pants each year--you do have to read the descriptions carefully.

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Anonymous wrote:There is another great demographic for J.Jill. I'm 14 weeks pregnant with #2 and I'm living in yoga pants because nothing fits and I'm not ready for the full panel pants. I have a girls weekend to attend in a few weeks and I just stopped by J.Jill for some stretchy pants and roomy tops/sweaters. That place is fantastic!

totally agree - J. Jill is made for women trying to hide a little paunch, and many of them saw me through til I was about 7 mos pregnant (and big enough that not having the uneven cut of true maternity clothes meant I felt a draft).

Me too! I shopped there for the first time during second trimester for sweaters I plan to wear postpartum. My mother always shopped there when I was growing up in New England. She was an elementary school teacher and their styles coordinated with her dangly earrings. As a DC attorney, I used to shop at Talbots for tailored lined wool woven work pants (back when they were always lined) that fit and flattered my size 12. Now that Talbots stopped lining its pants, I don't shop there anymore.

Well, I have shopped at
Jjill for easily 20 years. When I first started shopping there I was tiny and their clothing was much different than it is now. Very expensive. Unique. Tailored. Beautiful workmanship. At some point they became more mainstream. Someone described it as a less expensive Eileen Fisher style. That's not a bad description. Although, I definitely take issue with the nonsense that the clothes are frumpy. I am a high school English teacher. No one is more acutely honest than high school kids. I am constantly complimented by my students on my c!othing. They tell me I am the best dressed teacher in the building. I dress in Jill dresses and leggings and boots and scarves and flats all year long.

8:22, I could have written your post. I wore JJill when I was a size 16 and was looking for a way to be comfortable without wearing sweatpants. They do have some cute flowy linen pieces but now that I don't have to shop there anymore, I don't.

I do buy the occasional thing at J.Jill and I am of average build in my late 40's. Most things are too frumpy, but the plain black stretchy pants are great for around the house.

Anonymous wrote:Just curious to know what the J. Jill clientele tends to be like. I used to live near an outlet and found pants that fit great, and for cheap. (I'm pretty slim and often have trouble with gapping waists when the hips fit.) Now, with just the regular store available, I'm wondering whether shopping there is a good idea. I'm mid-30s and have never been fashionable, so that's not necessarily my goal, but want to know more about the store and the impression its clothes have on people. Alternately, I'd take suggestions for stores to try.

I used to get pants from J. Jill for the same exact reason.