one of the reasons i love jcrew is not only the wonderful styles that are just really really elegant, but the colours! oh, the gorgeous colours. nobody does a purple or a fuschia (dahlia) quite like the crew. when the
origami dress came out a year ago, i pined over it until it sold out. i've learned with j crew, if it is something that's popular, it sells out fast, even at full price. you snooze you lose, baby.
this season, the origami dress came in a wool crepe and a wider variety of colours. last year, i had my eye out on the dark red heather wool. it looked like a dark burgundy. this season's red is totally different. the pictures don't quite capture the red of it. with a flash, it looks like a true red, but it isn't.. i wouldn't use lipstick red or a true red to describe it. i'd say it's more orangey red.
the fit of the dress is pretty good. a typical j crew dress for me is a 0P but this dress didn't come in a petite. i took a 0 in it - the hem is not too long. it stops just at the knees, which makes it work appropriate. the wool crepe did wrinkle a bit (i guess a few hours at a sit down dinner will do that to ya) but the material held up really well for the rest of the evening. is it weird that after i stood up for a while, it seemed to straighten up? the top shoulder did move a bit, but i'll either get it taken in by my seamstress or pin the bra strap to the inside of the dress! LOL.
for an evening out, i paired it with glitter, gold and sparkles.
shoes: louboutin black mini-glitter numero prive; purse: chanel; bracelet: hermes
i've now started experimenting with stacked bracelets too. this was a fun gold and gunmetal gray combination.
no need to break the bank for sparkles. get similar at aldo accessories here, here, or forever 21 here or here
