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Life of Colleen: July 2011
J.Crew Alyssa Top review; workplace randomness
posted by Colleen Shirazi
on
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
at 8:50 PM (Pacific)
Colleague (writing information on a paper pad): I need a system for this.
Me: You need a device.
Colleague: I need something to talk to, and it writes what I'm doing.
Me: You mean..."Do What I'm Thinking"?
Colleague: (nods)
Me: I've tried that many times. It doesn't work.
Me: Why is it working? It works.
Colleague: It never works.
Me: Yeah, you're right. It works until you use it a few times. Then you find out it doesn't work.
 J.Crew Alyssa Top in Mauve Morning
I got this, when the 'Crew offered one of their percent-off sales. Haven't worn it yet (sorry no ootd photo), but a few notes:
This thing definitely runs big. I tried on the white version at the b & m; size 6 fit me better than 8 (I wear a size 10 in the perfect and boy shirts). A nice feature is it fits over the bust without giant arm-holes. It's cut too low to wear as-is to work, but the Mauve Morning shade is formal enough to fly as business casual with a camisole underneath it (the white version seemed too casual to me).
I'm still irked at the idea of carrying only one shade in the store. The navy blue one looked pretty online, but do you want to fork over in the realm of Final Sale for something that may not look that great on? I was willing to take a chance on Mauve Morning, since it appeared one of those ubiquitous "J.Crew shades" (ex., burnished olive, mint green with a tad of blue, greys washed with blue and green, bright red-orange, etc.). The 'Crew excels at rose-brown blends (Mauve Morning is slightly browner and deeper than it appears on my monitor).
All in all—looks useful (I have a specific stash of work-friendly hot-weather clothes).Labels: jcrew, wardrobe
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Idly craving...
posted by Colleen Shirazi
on
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
at 8:10 PM (Pacific)
...a tee shirt. A white tee shirt. For a man, this type of thing comes bagged, with three tee shirts in the bag; for a woman, it's more complicated.
His:
Hers:
At least this is the shirt I'm idly craving—I haven't tried it yet. It's supposed to be fair trade; costs a bit more, but looks sturdy (the White Tee Shirt must be sufficiently thick so you don't have to fret about bra showing), has a scoop neckline—for this I don't want crew, but the scoop can't be too scoopy. Again you should not have to fuss over low necklines. The little cap sleeves look right (I really don't like elbow sleeves), and it has to be long enough to tuck in.
I tried the "little white tee shirt with sundress" thing recently in fact, with something like this:
I love this dress style, but unless you wear a strapless bra, your options are...ah...a racerback tank would work, with a racerback bra, but it can be a hassle. Hence the need for more than one slightly fitted white tee.Labels: indie, wardrobe
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OOTD; Washington fun!
posted by Colleen Shirazi
on
Monday, July 11, 2011
at 6:21 PM (Pacific)
Top: J.Crew (lavender tissue tee with silk trim)
Necklace: made by me
Skirt: J.Crew Zafrina (the blue one worn here)
Sandals: Cydwoq
Yes, it was cold in Seattle (though they have been getting better weather in general than we have)—and yes, I knew it was going to be cold. But it is a kind of deranged fun to wear summer clothes in Seattle in the summer. This is also the same rain jacket I wore when I lived in this area. It didn't rain but I was prepared!
 Grainy close-up of the necklace Labels: cydwoq, indie, jcrew, jewelry, ootd, weekend wardrobe
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