https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:09:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185327 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:36:16 +0000 Parsley 1185327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't seen the other stuff in person, but I wanted to put in a good word for the drapey drawstring pants. I LOVE them, and bought two pairs- navy and black. They're going to be my go-to pants for spring. I've already worn the black ones three times. They're perfect for a body with slim hips and thighs but not a defined waist. I had to size way down, but then didn't need any alterations, which is unusual for me. The little tapered cuff somehow makes the length work well, IMO. (Angie might disagree! ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185292 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:18:18 +0000 Von 1185292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm going to the<i> Isle of Banishment</i> with Viva. I don't have straight legs and a flare at the bottom of the crop sometimes is all that keeps me from having a turkey drumstick leg.&nbsp; That flare saves me. </p> <p>I saw those Eastwoods yesterday online, I like them, but doubt I could pull them off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185280 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 17:04:58 +0000 viva 1185280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Above the knee mini. Longer than their straight minis, but still mini. With the flared skirt it feels young to me. But, a cool scuba like material. And if you wear minis and/or are shorter or younger than I am, might be worth a try.<br /> I tried on those track pants and am still tempted by them. I love the drapery narrow leg and the little cuffed ankle. I am not a fan of elastic waist which is why I didn't pounce (it's been keeping me from track pants in general) - they feel supremely unflattering to me. But I may try these again. Both the 4 and the 6 worked, not surprisingly the 6 had more slouch.<br /> Thanks for not banishing me. I hate running counter to Angie's wisdom and I can be quite stubborn, but I came into YLF loving my ankle pants and I'm going to have a hard time changing how I wear them now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185258 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:50:26 +0000 catgirl 1185258@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not banishing anyone! I am far from an authority on cropped pants... Not only am I confused about what works and why, but I rarely have the weather to wear them. And I am not the body type for them either. Gaylene and others, I would love to see pictures!</p> <p>Viva, how short is the skirt?</p> <p>The track pants are called "drapey drawstring" - they look a lot like the Leiths. First pic below.</p> <p>Also pics of a look I love with distressed jeans and blazer, and the twisted seam jeans styled. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185235 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:28:52 +0000 viva 1185235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, I can't see the skirt from your link but am pretty sure I saw it in the store -- very cute, very short. Not for me.</p> <p>On those pants....man, this is just such a sore spot for me. JCrew has been marketing this style for several years. And I have been wearing them. And I love them. And I love them with heels. I don't want every cropped pant to hug my calf, and I am not sold on the idea that crops need to be tapered. There: I said it, and now you can banish me!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185234 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:28:37 +0000 pil 1185234@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>By flared, I was expecting to see an abbreviated bell bottom! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185229 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:22:35 +0000 Vildy 1185229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's a cycle, Una. Take whatever is most reviled and mocked and it's surely on its way back in in a couple of years. :D&nbsp; Carrot pants, mom jeans, shoulder pads, nude hose, cropped flared capris. I always look to this to see what I'm most interested in considering. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185205 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:51:37 +0000 ironkurtin 1185205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the J Crew catalog more than the actual clothing most times.</p> <p>I have a number of cropped linen flares so I'll be joint Team Frodo this summer. Hopefully minus the hairy toes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185199 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:46:36 +0000 Gaylene 1185199@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm laughing at the comments about those cropped pants because a pair are residing in my closet at this very moment! </p> <p>I'll admit that I bought them with the intention of tapering them, but, when I put them on, my husband loved them--and he isn't normally that keen on the whole cropped pant vibe. Not trusting his taste, I checked with my sister (my harshest critic, as sisters are wont to be) and a fashionable DIL who keeps me on my toes. Universal agreement with my DH!</p> <p>But, I think it's a few things that make these pants flattering on my muscular, short legs: first, the pant leg is wide enough to skim my calf without any stretching or distorting so the leg hangs straight; second, the length on my short leg hits just a bit above my ankle bone; third, the pant has a higher rise than some of the other crops I've tried on; and, finally, my footwear of choice is a 1-1/2 inch heeled sandal with a taupey snakeskin toe and ankle band connected with a strip of black suede that elongates the whole leg line. The result is flattering and elongating; tapering would look odd, not to mention the sausage-casing effect, and shortening would cut my leg at a very unflattering length.</p> <p>So thank you to J Crew for making "Frodo" pants that work for a not-so slender, shorter leg. Just goes to show that one person's fashion disaster is another's fashion miracle. And now I can sport these pants thinking of my favorite set of books thanks to Joy and Elisabeth! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185159 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:41:36 +0000 Anonymous 1185159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The capris seem an unfortunate length, especially flared. LOL@ Frodo effect.<br /> I may have to try them with the thought of hemming them to knee length for city shorts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185144 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:32:50 +0000 Aziraphale 1185144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, those capris are exhibit one for the Frodo effect. And the jeans have a nice shape, but they look slightly acid wash to me (bad 80s flashbacks) and the twisted side seam would make&nbsp;me CRAZY. It looks unintentional. </p> <p>I can't seem to get the link for the silky track pants!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185140 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:30:25 +0000 Helena 1185140@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, Carter, I like the capris too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185133 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:22:48 +0000 Suz 1185133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Taper them. Raise the hem a bit. Or lower it to ankle bone. (I have learned my PPL lessons, not that I always follow them perfectly.)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1185110 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:47:53 +0000 carter 1185110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Uh oh. The capris look cute to me. Just when I think I'm catching on, it appears I need another lesson. If these were tapered a bit at the bottom, would that make them better? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1184998 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 06:03:50 +0000 Adelfa 1184998@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>J Crew mostly hasn't worked on me for years. In the fall I got a linen graphic tee from there which I loved to distraction, but it sprang a hole in less than two months. Mostly I am frustrated by them and amazed that their clothes seem to look so good on some others! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/j-crew-the-good-the-bad-and-the-questionable#post-1184983 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:34:09 +0000 catgirl 1184983@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>New j. crew catalog... Lots to love, like silky track pant styles and this neon fluted skirt:</p> <p><a href="https://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigation/Sale/AllProducts/PRD~03394/03394.jsp?Nbrd=J&amp;Nloc=en_US&amp;Nrpp=48&amp;Npge=1&amp;Ntrm=fluted" rel="nofollow"><a href="https://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navigation/Sale/AllProducts/PRD~03394/03394.jsp?Nbrd=J&#038;Nloc=en_US&#038;Nrpp=48&#038;amp" rel="nofollow">https://www.jcrew.com/AST/Navi.....8&#038;amp</a>;</a> skirt&amp;isFromSearch=true&amp;isNewSearch=true</p> <p>And these jeans, which look much cooler in the catalog:</p> <p><a href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens_special_shops/resortshop/shortspants/PRD~09275/09275.jsp?Nbrd=J&amp;Nloc=en_US&amp;Nrpp=48&amp;Npge=1&amp;Ntrm=eastwood&amp;isFromSearch=true&amp;isNewSearch=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.jcrew.com/womens_s.....38;Nloc=en</a></p> <p>But a flared capri - apoplexy causing?</p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/pants/PRD~A0072/A0072.jsp?Nbrd=J&amp;Nloc=en_US&amp;Nrpp=48&amp;Npge=1&amp;Ntrm=campbell&amp;isFromSearch=true&amp;isNewSearch=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.jcrew.com/womens_f.....38;Nrpp=48</a></p> </p>