Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Review: JCrew flannels and plaids

I purchased two Thomas Mason plaid shirts and three of the perfect or boy shirt plaids this season. I won't be keeping them all, I think, but the decision will be hard!

All shirts below fit TTS and are size 0, which is my normal size in shirts. 

Bottom row: Thomas Mason; 
Top row: perfect shirt in buffalo plaid (L) and boy shirt in Clinton plaid (R)

Thomas Mason in Stewart plaid
The Stewart plaid is the more classic piece, versatile, and somehow more "upper class". I can imagine wearing it with a white pencil skirt as much as with khakis, and jeans, or even black leather pants. And the " upper class" part is that one would look polished and just the right bit of casual in them. You know, layer on pearls, and you're just being festive. Put on the khakis and a casual jacket and you're grunging in a ladylike way. So I think i love it.

Thomas Mason in some other kinda plaid!

This other one is nice, and is very cheerful. It feels very Scandinavian to me, what with the yellow stripe and bright Christmas unapologetic red.

Both the TM shirts are actually flannely! This was a surprise, as usually they're a very fine smooth cotton. They are consequently very easy to wear and cosy.

 

This boy shirt in Clinton plaid is a loose fit, as the boy fit is and it is a warm proper flannel. I love the material. It is definitely casual, though you could dress it up in a pinch. I also love the herringbone weave of the thread,which always gets me.

The perfect shirt in buffalo plaid. I love the colour for a buffalo plaid - definitely more elevated. I returned it and then rebought it. My store hates me. It's a snug fit, compared to all the other shirts. Also, it is basically thin cotton, nothing flannel about it. There's the herringbone weave of the threads again.

This is Boy shirt and its smth like Everglade green. This is the most rustic. The pockets are done at a different angle than the body of the shirt. The buttons are brown, faux wood and larger than a dress shirt. It is warm and flannelly and really comfy to wear. Loose fit. Herringbone weave.



Here's me in some of them. See how closely the buffalo plaid fits to the body. Great for layering.

Which is your favorite?

5 comments:

  1. Great post!!
    1. Stewart plaid, and loved your description of it as an 'upperclass' kind of plaid
    2. Buffalo plaid

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    1. Thx for stopping by, dear friend! I know, I'm gravitating towards the more fitted classic pieces too. (Was worried about a political faux pas with the upperclass bit!)

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  2. I attended a Catholic school for 8 years of elementary -- our uniform pattern was same/similar as the Stewart plaid! We wore that skirt with a white shirt and matching tie & (maroon socks!) I like to think i was 'upper class' back then! (love that description!)

    I think I like the Clinton and Buffalo plaids the best, nice colors.

    PS, i like how your little masked crusader seizes the photo op and walks right in there! :-) what a sweetie with that little sweater vest!

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    2. Hi TM93, thank you for your comment. I love the idea of the Stewart plaid in a skirt! It must have been so cute! My masked crusader is my constant companion nowadays and makes it very hard to get any reviews or ootd posts done. Maybe I should just switch to documenting his style!

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