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I show school email on phone cuz I lost ID. Still gives me 10 % off lol
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Can you use the student discount on sale items as well?
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This is very true. Same can be said about Gap, Banana, etc. too. They have their niche and stick to it. The stuff doesn't change from season to season, but that's because they aren't "fast fashion" like H&M, Zara, and Topman.
J. Crew is definitely appreciate though. I love the layout of their stores, everything is set up nicely.
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it's the exact same thing with ralph lauren, too.
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My wardrobe is like 99% J.Crew, used to work there for 4years during school. Ended up with like 60 button downs, 70+ t-shirts and 20+ shoes/sneakers over the years. I pretty much sold all my flannel shirts, just because you only can wear them in winter and it just sits in my closet. Associate discount is probably one of the best. Getting T-shirts for 5-10 bucks, wovens for 15-30 etc. J. Crew also has exceptional sales also, there is always a 25-30% off full price items every month, 15% off student discount and clearance is usually 25-40% off. Return policy is pretty much the best in retail, any item with a flaw after the set return date they'll take back. They used to give you store credit for items returned to the store without receipts 3 years ago, however it got abused by ebayers and theives.
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When will Jcrew realize that the whole slim lapel phase is over?!!
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That's false. Trends swing back and forth, and a couple of brands are now going on the wider range. However, slim lapels were rocked decades ago, just like slim ties. Being a slim person myself, 2.5-3" looks best on me, same width preference for ties.
I'm heavily inspired by the MOD scene so the slim lapel look is timeless and will never be outdated unless it's some asinine 1" lapel.
Sean Connery being fitted for his role on 007 in 1962:
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Mod pic from the 1960s:
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I'm saying bro. Being 5'6 263 lbs and only 4% bf and still bulking, the slim lapels looks horrendous on me.
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I have a couple things from them. Shirts, chinos, etc...they're okay, but the only pieces that I got from them that I reallllly like are these navy hopsack wool dress pants and these camo sweat shorts. Their oxford shirts are decent too.
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...and still bulking.
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Dude must be looking like wolverine.
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What?
I take a fence to that.
Huge Jackman doesn't even have legs in that one deadlifting picture. Movie magic prolly made it look like he was lifting heavy.
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What you going to do with a fence?
I was referring to comicbook Wolverine who is 5'3 and muscular. Jackman was looking beastly though, he probably just can't build up his legs.
I was referring to comicbook Wolverine who is 5'3 and muscular. Jackman was looking beastly though, he probably just can't build up his legs.
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I respect that this is your style preference, but this type of styling for suits was a "fad" even though it represented a decade and a era of menswear that got flushed out once the 70s came along. The ONLY reason there was a revival was because of Mad Men and Thom Browne, and Jcrew hopped on the bandwagon to sell late adaptors a cheaper alternative. Yes Sean Connery wore something similar in the 60s, but that was the style choice then. There also tons of satorial mistakes that Bond has made in the past that people pick at nowadays. But thin lapels are not timeless if you pinpoint the exact years it was big, and suddenly not so popular. 3.5 lapels are Timeless and historically standards in terms of menswear.
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Dude does that all the time skewing random numbers. It's weird because no one ever asks or really even cares.
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Slim lapel >>>>>>>>
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It also depends where you take your aesthetic from. Fashion sense from, say the UK is much different than the US. I dig both looks and both are classic in their own way. Larger lapels only look good if they have the proper roll, something cheaper fused jackets can't emulate. I'm still gonna be rocking thinner lapels even though the trend 'goes out'. This is why it's essential to develop your own look instead of following everything GQ or whatever says. These were the same dudes who suggested sizing up one size in jackets in the 90s, who said to size down one in the mid 2000s for a slim look.
Lee Marvin from 1964's The Killers.
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Thicker lapel on a canvassed jacket. I tried one on with a 3.5-4" lapel and it wasn't my cup of tea. Only looks good on bigger guys and Frank once he's done bulking.
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The lapel should match your body type. Slim lapels look ridiculous on fat/swole dudes but fine on narrow framed people. I'm not frail but have a narrow frame; 3+ inch lapels takes up most of my torso and look horrible on me 
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Sean Connery should not have been wearing slim lapels by your logic then. His body frame requires a much bigger lapel. As does Lee Marvin. Just accept that slim lapel was the trend of the era.
A great example would the show Suits. When Mike Ross first started, he use to wear those awful thin lapels. As he progressed and made money, he invested in properly proportioned suits and ties.
But by all means, keep rocking your slim lapels and ties all you want if you feel it works for you personally. But don't be surprised if we look back and realize how silly slim lapels were, just how oversized ones were in the 70s.
A great example would the show Suits. When Mike Ross first started, he use to wear those awful thin lapels. As he progressed and made money, he invested in properly proportioned suits and ties.
But by all means, keep rocking your slim lapels and ties all you want if you feel it works for you personally. But don't be surprised if we look back and realize how silly slim lapels were, just how oversized ones were in the 70s.
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Anyone ever cop the belstaff leather they had a while back?
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