J.Crew Fall 2014

Hi all,

I tried on the lambswool double zip sweater and the short duffle coat. 

Both are TTS. Both were entirely unremarkable.

Discoveries and observations: there's a preponderance of lambswool sweaters this year. This seems to be a cost cutting measure: as my picture below shows, the lambswool is not thick-knit, but a very loose gauge, with noticeably less warmth than expected.

Similarly, the duffle coat is "wool Melton", which has about 25% nylon, 73% wool and 2% other fibers. It feels a little stiff, and isn't warm like some of my other coats. If I had loved the style I would have kept it though. I thought it wasn't special enough. Major pro: side entry pockets (pictured) on top of the flap pockets for keeping hands warm.

I'm just holding the sweater up to the light here. You can see how thin (?) the gauge is. (Pls correct me if I'm using that phrase incorrectly!)

I've got so many pictures and reviews waiting, I feel like just posting wordlessly. Where does the day go?? 

UPDATE: FYI I finished an older review of the regent blazer and it posted below the coach shoes review. Can't get blogger to fix it. Pls scroll down if interested!