Some New J.Crew Goodies

People say golf is an expensive habit, but whoever says that is truly not even knowing about the full-blown powerful J-crack addictions. I say this in all seriousness, peeps. I actually consider myself restrained for putting the mouse down for a few months and holding myself back from the sweet sound of the clickety-click and hitting Submit Order on jcrew.com.

My glorious mega-order has arrived! Now let's hope it lasts me a few months.

This was the mega-order, ladies. The order which I had been waiting to make in, oh, forever (if by forever you get that I mean January). It has been 2 months since my last indiscretion and I went for the gusto and now that the goodies have arrived I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at what has me grinning like The Joker. That bag in the back? It's holding in its clutches the J.Crew Collection Curator pants my PS had tracked down in total sleuth-like fashion. The items in the box in front? The flannel Banquette dress, the Neopolitan pencil skirt, a black merino tunic, and the Hand Cut Flower Art tee I ordered from Final Sale to basically get the free shipping that was being offered at the time.

I'm quite satisfied with the tee. J.Crew says, "Each of these silk flower appliqués are hand cut and hand stitched with neon thread. The result is a unique, one-of-a-kind piece." The flowers are rather delicate and look very nice, not cheapily sewn haphazardly. I am a little concerned about the flower edges and how frayed they'll be after a few washes, and the flower's center seems like it may come undone - all in one piece - as well. Well, it was about $20 and shipping on my order would have been $18. So I look at it like it's a great alternative to paying for the shipping fee, and I always love when you get something that you didn't think would impress you or catch your eye and then it does.

A little detail of the Hand Cut Flower Art Tee, now Final Sale and $29.99

I'm sort of surprised at its cuteness.

Another favorite out of the order? The Neopolitan pencil skirt. J.Crew says, "Our perfect pencil silhouette—leg lengthening and fit to flatter—updated for spring in a painterly brushstroke jacquard (it's exclusive to us)". The jacquard is really pretty and has a little bit of shimmer in the light. It's kind of fish scale-y, but in a totally good way. The fabric is thick and feels almost quilt-like; It's not cheap and thin. It does seem to fit a teeny bit snug, which makes me cringe, because this baby is currently only offered in my usual size 6 (which I ordered and seems to be slightly tight), and a 10. It looks like I'll be stalking the site until I can land on an 8, or contact the PS to search it down for me. Then, and only then, will I give up the skirt I have now. That is the power of the J-crack, ladies. I actually am willing to hold on to the ill-fitting skirt until I can find one in my size before letting it go. Because the thought of losing a few pounds to get myself into this thing has not necessarily been ruled out.

I did not take photos of the merino tunic and the banquette dress, if only because black photographs so not well. I'll try to take IRLs in the next few days of the items so you'll get to see what I did with them!