https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:15:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156683 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 19:57:17 +0000 texstyle 1156683@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BR used to do similar catalogs back in the late eighties. I bought a jumpsuit and a few other things from those "adventuresome" descriptions. I still get one of these every once in a while too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156208 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:58:14 +0000 Marley 1156208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahaha!&nbsp; So fun!&nbsp; I, also, used to pour over that catalog and imagine myself in some exotic place with a handsome stranger.&nbsp; There also used to be a J. Peterman store at one of our local malls - and I did buy some linen shirts and pants there which I really liked at the time!&nbsp; The store just disappeared one day - I was really bummed - because it was such a fantasy trip just to go in - they always had a bunch of write-ups next to each article of clothing.&nbsp; (Also, it always appeared to be very busy and like they were doing a great business!)&nbsp; I couldn't believe it when they closed! </p> <p>ETA:&nbsp; OMG - I just read several of the descriptions for the dresses - and it almost sucked me in!&nbsp; I want to be Sora, Trade Minister of Indonesia!</p> <p>Someone please hold me back before I order that dress!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156198 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:46:56 +0000 catgirl 1156198@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The description are pure silly - I can't believe how good my spoof was! Here's the one that had DH in stitches - "He was born in the 20th century, lived in the 19th"... Not a thing I would buy, but the appeal is stated right in their Philosophy: "Clearly, people want things that make their lives the way they wish they were." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156185 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 03:17:34 +0000 trix 1156185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amy -- here's a photo of one of the blouses (the other is the same style in black). Please excuse the wrinkles, I'd have to iron it before wearing it, of course. The description may have been more special than the actual shirt. :-)</p> <p>(That said, it still feels well-made to me -- a good solid linen, darts for shaping, covered buttons. But I can see how others could have had problems with&nbsp;unreliable sizing; I got a blazer around the same time in the same size as the shirts&nbsp;but have long since donated it because it was way too large.) </p> </p> <p>ETA: Oh, and this reminded me that&nbsp;a couple of years ago I read a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/dining/reviews/02rest.html?_r=0">restaurant review</a> in the New York Times that, in the middle, suddenly and briefly turned into a J. Peterman description:&nbsp;</p> <p>"Have these while you’re considering the rest of the menu, along with a bottle of Rolly Gassmann pinot noir, and life starts to look pretty good. Might head down to St. Bart’s next month after all. It’s much more pleasant in the off-season."&nbsp;</p> <p>It made me nostalgic for the catalog.&nbsp;Fun to think that the company has been revived!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156159 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:28:41 +0000 Jjsloane 1156159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my. Joining the dating myself crowd to say I spent hours pouring over the J Peterman catalog and the J Crew for their fanciful color titles (1,000 names for blue) Now every shoe and pant has a name. Is this progress? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156150 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 02:13:20 +0000 E 1156150@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fun website! I'm too young to have heard of it before, but I actually quite love some of the pieces (especially skirts). And the whimsical stories are right up my alley.&nbsp;Good inspiration for possibly future sewing projects. Thanks for mentioning it AG and linking Denise. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156134 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:53:45 +0000 Jaime 1156134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Count me with your MIL nancylee! I was shocked to learn it really existed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156127 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:40:30 +0000 nancylee 1156127@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha! &nbsp;I used to get that catalogue all the time in the late 1980s-90s. &nbsp;I remember my mother-in-law didn't believe it was a real thing. &nbsp;She'd only seen it referenced on Seinfeld and figured it was a joke! &nbsp;:)</p> <p>I actually owned a J Peterman "Hollywood" long trench coat in the mid-90s. &nbsp;It was the one thing I bought from them that actually worked for me. &nbsp;Most of their stuff didn't match the lovely drawings and wordy descriptions. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156121 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 01:33:25 +0000 karymk 1156121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Uh, wasted marketing dollars at it's worst-- Sending Alaskagirl a very traditional catalog with handrawn pictures. &nbsp;FAIL!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156058 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:46:10 +0000 Susie 1156058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I browsed online through the dresses, sweaters and shoes and didn't see anything I would wear. But I did read a couple of amusing descriptions </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156049 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 23:29:57 +0000 CocoLion 1156049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jpeterman.com">http://www.jpeterman.com</a></p> <p>You can get the experience on line and save the paper. &nbsp;I glanced, did not see anything I would buy. &nbsp;They have a big selection of wide-legged pants if you're looking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1156009 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 21:50:41 +0000 annagybe 1156009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Back in the 90's my mother ordered stuff from them. Quality and fit were way off. She was very disappointed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155929 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:17:00 +0000 minimalist 1155929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oops, cross-posted with Trix. So, tell us more about those linen shirts? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155927 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:16:12 +0000 minimalist 1155927@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Confession: following your pastiche, I went on line and requested them.</p> <p>Has anyone bought clothing or other items from J. Peterman, or are they bankrolled benevolently to employ English-Lit grads? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155925 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 20:15:42 +0000 trix 1155925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to love that catalog so much! (This was in the pre-Seinfeld days, mind you.) It did such an amazing&nbsp;job of evoking the life you wished you could lead.&nbsp;I still have two linen shirts from the catalog from way back when... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155904 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 19:39:46 +0000 unfrumped 1155904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They've been showing up regularly.<br />I also read every word and think my perfect item is just a&nbsp; page away.<br />Almost bit once or twice but so far, not. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155861 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:25:03 +0000 deb 1155861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get one every season. I sit and read the descriptions cover to cover. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155857 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:23:14 +0000 Diana 1155857@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! &nbsp;I know! &nbsp;The guy who lived in our apartment before us got all these weird &nbsp;New England preppy/country/hunter type catalogs, including J. Peterman. &nbsp;It's fun to read them aloud! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155852 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:17:13 +0000 rachylou 1155852@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG. I haven't seen one of those since the '90s! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-just-got-a-j-peterman-catalog#post-1155848 Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:14:56 +0000 catgirl 1155848@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It arrived randomly in the mail yesterday.&nbsp; Of course I had to laugh my head off, because of my own associations from a past thread here and Seinfeld.&nbsp; Still hand-drawn, still full of fanciful descriptors.&nbsp; I had no idea it was still around! </p>