https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898262 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:10:11 +0000 velvetychocolate 898262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oooh....thank you Diana. Much appreciated...sounds like there could be trouble! Just kidding - but perhaps I might want to size up after all. <br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898258 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:05:51 +0000 Diana 898258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ J Crew is cut very straight in general. I always have to size up in their bottoms and even for longer tops that go over the hips.&nbsp; The truth is that because of the straight cut they're not very good for my pear shape. <br /><br />I've never tried Caslon so I can't compare, but I'd say J Crew is probably a bit smaller than Halogen or BR or something like that, especially if you are pear or hourglass.<br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898257 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:05:33 +0000 velvetychocolate 898257@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks Una - appreciate your insight. While I might have an hourglass shape, I don't have much of a backside or ultra-curvy hips either. Years ago, when there was that site called 'My Shape' (not sure you remember it or knew about it), their system called me an "elongated hourglass".&nbsp; That seems to fit me quite well - not a typical hourglass, in that I'm not quite as curvy, but I'm not a rectangle either. <br /><br />I might as well just dive in and try out J. Crew for a change. <br /><br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898246 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:59:15 +0000 velvetychocolate 898246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you all for such speedy responses! I think I'm going to order my normal size, because I find the Halogen and Caslon Nordstrom store brands to fit a&nbsp; bit larger than normal - so if J. Crew is potentially a bit smaller, it should still fit just fine (I hope!). <br /><br />I don't like close-fitting or even remotely tight anything in summer clothes - and my Caslon flat-front shorts require a belt, else they'd slide right off me. Thing is - I love them - extremely comfortable, lightweight and cool in 115F temps. Flattering too, at least on me (plump hourglass).&nbsp; <br /><br />Meanwhile, I really want to try that fab J. Crew tux shirt anyway, and figured I'd get a jump on shorts season by trying those bermudas Angie mentioned while I'm at it.&nbsp; <br /><br />Marley - I suspected that the Nordstrom store brands (Halogen and Caslon) that I've tried run a bit bigger than the norm, so if J. Crew is running bigger on you - if you ever order something Halogen or Caslon brand, you'll likely want to size down quite a bit.<br /><br />Thanks again for chiming in everyone - much appreciated. :)&nbsp; <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898234 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:47:11 +0000 catgirl 898234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think j. crew is cut for&nbsp;a slender rectangle.&nbsp; I always have to size up in jackets and fitted tops, and am my regular size in bottoms because I have narrow hips.&nbsp; I don't know anything about Caslon though. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898212 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:26:53 +0000 Marley 898212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I haven't tried the Caslon brand, but for me, J. Crew runs big - I always have to size down! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898208 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:18:16 +0000 rae 898208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have not tried these exact J. Crew shorts, but typically I do find they run smaller than Caslon. I feel like J. Crew does not cut for as much booty as some other brands.&nbsp; https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898197 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:09:05 +0000 Anonymous 898197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ No good comparisons, but I feel J Crew runs just a little smaller than Caslon, but not like Junior sizes. I can wear an xs in a JCREW knit top but an xs Caslon is too big. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-sizing-vs-nordstrom-store-brands#post-898167 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:40:53 +0000 velvetychocolate 898167@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think I am just going to go ahead and order some of the shorts and tuxedo top from J. Crew that Angie has in her "finds" section. I particularly need shorts as it gets very hot around here between May and October, and I like the look of the shorts Angie put in the finds section. <br /><br />That said, I don't have anything J.Crew at all, can you believe that? <br /><br />In the meantime, these Caslon shorts from Nordstrom were a real workhorse for me last summer:<br /><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/caslon-flat-front-shorts/3343070" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ca.....ts/3343070</a> (in pic below)<br /><br />A size 10 in the Caslon worked well for me (slightly slouchy fit, which I prefer), but I'm drawn to the J. Crew bermudas that Angie mentioned because they look a tiny bit less 'washed' and a tiny bit less casual somehow. <br /><br />Having said that, I have a funny feeling that I might need to size up in J. Crew - is this a good assumption? <br /><br />I'd like to try the J. Crew shorts in navy, green, and maybe white. Should I order a size up from what I normally order in Halogen and Caslon (Nordstrom store brands) ? <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />