https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:58:27 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387764 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:17:47 +0000 Beth 387764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cileena, FWIW my JCrew shorts also stretch out quite a bit. You might want to buy them a little snug. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387727 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:03:26 +0000 Dashrashi 387727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cilleena, I just looked at the size chart. My hip measurement is between the 2 and the 4, and my waist measurement is between the 4 and the 6. I am pretty sure I would take a 4 in these shorts, if that help (as I do in basically all JC shorts). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387709 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:31:12 +0000 Cilleena 387709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't you mean that you think they run big, Kyle? If you wear a 6 in Jcrew and an 8 in other brands.</p> <p>I fall squarely in their size 8 according to their size chart, but typically 8 is a bit too small for me. I think I'll order an 8 and a 10. I'm actually more rectangular shaped than I used to be, but I'm still considered an hourglass shape. I think I have fair average sized hips and bottom for my body size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387520 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:01:25 +0000 Kyle 387520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually think they run a tad small. I consistently wear a size 6 in J Crew while perhaps needing an 8 in other brands. But agree that they are good for rectangles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387500 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:41:09 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 387500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find JC is all over the map and the pieces fit very differently. I have two skirts in the same size and one is snug and one is baggy. I bought a skirt online a few months ago and it was tight in the hips and about 6" too large in the waist. Very disappointing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387471 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:33:45 +0000 Beth 387471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Definitely avoid their final sale unless you're 100% sure of sizing.</p> <p>In my experience, JCrew's sizing is more inconsistent than any other store where I shop. I have size 2 shorts that are falling off my hips and a winter coat that's a 10. I usually wear a 4. Shoulders/bust tend to be narrow and their bottoms are cut for a very straight figure.</p> <p>Calling a rep before buying is your best bet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387387 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:16:06 +0000 catgirl 387387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree j crew runs small and especially small busted. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387355 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:39:23 +0000 Cilleena 387355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone! I knew I could count on you to help!</p> <p>I think I'll talk to a Jcrew rep since I've never tried their clothes before. I really hate breaking in a new online store...aka. figuring out how their clothes fit my body shape. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387351 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:33:37 +0000 rae 387351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My J Crew bottoms run small - way small in relation to the Gap. My Gap leans are a size 2 with a bit of extra wiggle room, and my J Crew Matchsticks are a now-skintight 27. I don't think J Crew allows for much of a booty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387318 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:56:56 +0000 crazyone 387318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually find JCrew to run large a lot of the time, but this is mostly with regards to tops. I don't have as many bottoms from JCrew but they run less large, so to speak. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387310 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:51:10 +0000 Di 387310@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally agree with Jonesy about both the rectangular thing, and their sizing being wonky. I've seen 0s that I swam in, and I've seen 4s that I could barely zip. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387302 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:35:02 +0000 Jonesy 387302@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with Dashrashi re. J. Crew shorts and bottoms in general. I find that, overall, their clothes are made for a rectangular build (straight up and down, small bust, narrow hips), though they can sometimes be all over the map with sizing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387299 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:31:23 +0000 Dashrashi 387299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't buy anything that's final sale! I find J Crew shorts to run roughly true to size. If I would take a 2 or a 4 at Old Navy or a 4 or a 6 at Banana Republic/Anthropologie, I would probably take a 4 (maybe a 2 if it's a skirt) at J Crew. (I find Gap sizing to be really, really all over the place, but I usually take a S, sometimes an XS, occasionally a M, and usually a 4 (sometimes a 6) in bottoms.) My best-fitting shorts from J Crew are a 4 (and that would be my default order for shorts size), whereas my pencil skirts from JC are evenly divided between 2s and 4s. I also have relatively slim hips and effectively no butt. </p> <p>You can also call or chat J Crew customer service reps to get actual garment measurements for each size you're considering. You can match that up against items you already own. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387292 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:25:40 +0000 chewyspaghetti 387292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to say the same thing as Taylor. I have only tried a few pieces, but I find them to run small. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387271 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:03:39 +0000 taylor 387271@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know how they compare to Gap...But i would say JCrew runs on the small/jr size. If you have never tried on their clothes, don't care for a slim fit and aren't sure you may want to size up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-does-jcrew-fit#post-387266 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:51:18 +0000 Cilleena 387266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some cute shorts are on sale at Jcrew and they are having a special on shipping. I'm thinking of these shorts, but I've never tried on Jcrew and don't know how they fit.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shorts/cttnchino/PRDOVR~35757/35757.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/womens_ca...../35757.jsp</a></p> <p>Is Jcrew TTS, run big, small? How do they compare to Gap...sizing wise? </p>