This is the weekly "Looking to VENT with J.Crew" post, a place to share our not-so-stellar experiences with J.Crew.
As mentioned in previous posts like "J.Crew & New Balance Collaboration" "J.Crew Kicks It Up a Notch with Ads & New Balance", J.Crew is teaming up with New Balance for a new sneaker.Again, I think the sneakers do look pretty darn good. I would love to see something for the ladies. :)New Balance for J.Crew Collection
10.29.2010– New Balance and J. Crew, two iconic American brands, join forces on a Made-in-USA sneaker collection for Holiday 2010.
Built on New Balance’s legendary 1400 lifestyle silhouette, the New Balance for J. Crew collection was designed, developed and made in New Balance’s Maine factory for the discerning male who appreciates classic styling. The combination of the classic sport styling of New Balance and the clean aesthetic of one of the country’s leading fashion lifestyle brands, J. Crew makes it a perfect collaboration.
The collection features two unique colorways of the 1400 sneaker in premium suedes, which were designed in tandem by J. Crew’s Head of Men’s Design, Frank Muytjens and New Balance. The first, a never-before-created navy and the second, a moss green. In addition, the shoes have domestically tanned leathers from premium made-in-USA partners in an on-going effort to support local American manufacturers.
The limited edition 1400s will be part of the exclusive line at the J.Crew Men's Shop at The Liquor Store in Manhattan as well as the new J.Crew Men's Shop in Copley Plaza, Boston starting early November 2010 and will retail for $130.00. They will also be available online at J.Crew.com and sold in the J. Crew catalog.
The Holiday 2010 collection is the first of an ongoing partnership for the two brands. Stay tuned for more on this collaboration in 2011.
For more close-ups of the 1400 and a glimpse at the production process behind them at the factory in Skowhegan, check out the microsite for the collection HERE.
This is the weekly "J.Crew Reviews {straight from the JCAs}" post, to help each other share our reviews.Well Ms. Webb, you got my interest! Now I just need some visuals. Hopefully we will see some images of next year's collection soon.Marissa Webb On Spring: “Not Your Usual J.Crew Mix”
By Britt Aboutaleb
October 29, 2010
Last night, American Express hosted a holiday shopping party at J.Crew’s 5th Avenue flagship in New York. Jenna Lyons, Frank Muytjens, Marissa Webb and even CEO Mickey Drexler were on hand to help shoppers put together sparkling outfits and pick out gifts, but, despite our love of marled wool and Christmas cocktail dresses, we wanted to know about spring.
The brand’s presentations (held at New York’s Milk Studios) are almost as anticipated as fashion week, and next week’s spring reveal (on Thursday) is no exception. Now that Lyons reigns as President, she’ll formally introduce Webb, the VP of Women’s Design to the industry.
We asked Webb for a three-word sneak peek at spring, but she was too excited to stop talking: “Colorful. New silhouettes. New proportions — I mean, I could give you a lot! It’s more about the silhouettes, making an easy, colorful impact. There’s a little twist because it’s not your usual J.Crew mix, it’s more about the piece itself. It’ll still feel like J.Crew, because of the color, but with really exaggerated silhouettes.”
J.Crew’s mastered the art of introducing something new and suddenly making it seem necessary, so consider us on board for spring.
"Thanks!" to IrishBuckI, who shared the following email for J.Crew's Credit Card.
"Thanks!" to many of you, including Closet Crisis (in this post), & Dina (in this post), as well as Irina & Marietta, who shared the following new promotion with us.*Offer valid at jcrew.com only. Offer not valid at J.Crew retail stores, J.Crew Factory stores or on J.Crew Factory items. Offer does not apply to previous purchases, alterations or the purchase of gift cards. Offer not applicable to third-party branded merchandise. 25% discount applies to online orders of $150 or more before shipping, handling and taxes are added. Offer valid through Saturday, November 6, 2010, 11:59pm ET. Savings are applied at checkout with code FALLSALE. Offer not valid on phone orders. Cannot be combined with any other promotion or redeemed for cash. Limit one promotional code per order.I am happy that there is another promotion being offered. As many of you have noticed, this offer does not include free shipping. Oh well!
This post (of weekly posts) is for individual members who want to swap/sell/share among yourselves. This post is where you can mention your items and outside listing/ auction site (like eBay and eCrater & the corresponding user ID).
This post (of weekly posts) is for individual members who are looking for and interested in buying certain items. Please feel free to share a J.Crew store location and/or your outside listing/ auction site if it matches the requests made in this post.
If you are stopped by a J.Crew store this past weekend to see what's available (if anything!) in the SUMMER & FALL sale, or to see some new FALL arrivals {sigh!} in person, maybe you might be willing to share that with us in this post. In particular, if you could share with us a few of the noteworthy items that are available, at what prices, and potential sizes the store is carrying (as well as the store location)- that would be fantastic!
