J.Crew + Loft Reviews

After popping into a LOFT and opening up a credit card as mentioned here, I made another big purchase on their site and I have to say that I am a really big fan of their ponte leggings. I love every single one I got, which were the Petite Ponte Five Pocket Leggings, Petite Faux Leather Leggings, and Petite Seamed Ponte Pants. The two main reasons I love them so much are that no alterations are needed (!) and the material is great. I also really liked this Petite Lattice Mixed Media Sweater, which was the only top I ended up keeping.  I quickly popped into a LOFT last week to make returns and ended up leaving with a shirt (never-ending cycle!) because of their friendsgiving sale with 40% off everything, both online and in stores!

Floral Button Back Swing Shell. I'm also wearing my new Petite Ponte Five Pocket Leggings here!

This Floral Button Back Swing Shell was in the sale section but only came in XS instead of my usual XXSP but I grabbed it on to try on anyway and I was so glad I did! I love how it is of a substantial, thicker material that drapes very well and how the print is not a dot print but a kind of softer geo print that is actually of abstract flowers. Though the armholes are a little big, I can easily wear a blank tank underneath. As you can see in the link, the back also features a cute row of buttons down the back. This was the only item I left with but I also tried on these below:

Petite Duet Dress, Lou & Grey Cloud Boucle Cardigan, Petite Tipped Wooly Jacket.

I wasn't a fan of either of these items because they were all too big and the Tipped Wooly Jacket was also uncomfortably scratchy.

This very same day, I received my first package of a huge coat order I placed with J.Crew! I've been meaning to try out their XXSP and 000P size in outerwear since I had a bad experience with how their tops fit in that size, which was mind-mindbogglingly tiny because I could barely squeeze it on myself and it's very hard to find things that aren't too big for me. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Petite Wintress Puffer coat with Faux-Fur Hood fits nice and slim and looks great on but disappointingly, the sleeves were a bit short and the underarm area was extremely tight, which means I would have to size up but may not get as flattering a fit. Since I've recently purchased 2 black puffers over the years, I decided to pass on finding out, although I wouldn't hesitate to purchase this if I ever needed one! ***Edit: I just tried on the Navy version, which arrived a few days later, and for some reason, it fits fine in the arms and is not excruciatingly tight, which is confusing and also disappointing because the sizing is inconsistent across the colors.

Petite Wintress Puffer coat with Faux-Fur Hood in Black in XXXSP

Petite Wintress Puffer coat with Faux-Fur Hood in Navy in XXXSP

Next up is the Petite Chateau Parka in Stadium-Cloth and this too was tight in the arms but not unbearably so in the underarms. However, I would only be able to wear a thin sweater underneath. I really like how this looks unbuttoned and when buttoned, this has more of a A-line/tent-like look so I can understand the negative comments but I actually like it very much and have decided to exchange this pretty Dark Forest color for Black after a lot of thought. I feel my current black wool coat as seen here is in need of retirement soon and this is a great replacement. :)

Petite Chateau Parka in Stadium Cloth in 000P

There were two other coats that fit great, the Petite Double-Cloth Lady Day Coat with Thinsulate (which was always too big on me before) and the Petite Wool Melton Military Coat with Faux-Fur Collar but the Petite Chateau Parka in Stadium Cloth is more my style. :)

Left: Petite Wool Melton Military Coat with Faux-Fur Collar. Right: Petite Double-Cloth Lady Day Coat with Thinsulate.

Leaving you with the quote of the day, "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." -Henry Ford