Aficionadas Visits the J.Crew Collection Store :)

A big "thanks!" to Lindsay who shared with us (in this post) the following about the new J.Crew Collection Store in NYC:

"this will be brief bc I am posting from my iPhone. I will comment more later :) The store is very small with light wood floors. There is no sign, just j crew written in cursive on the door. It's a totally different feel than other stores but that's what they were going for. My honest opinion? The clothes were the same. Nothing the rock store doesn't have really. Maybe a few more bags and a lady day coat. The one thing that sold me, THEY HAVE THE RINGSPUN ROSE shirt in all colors/sizes!!!! Forget eBay for $150 call now! They let me use my student discount too. Btw the place was mobbed! Lots of high end shoppers in there. Enjoyed the trip but not worth the drive in for most. They also only had the old catalogue :( I really wanted to see the new one. Basically it was exactly what I expected, a new boutiqey store with the same j crew clothes. -Lindsay "

Thank you so much again Lindsay for a fantastic review! :) (Also, in case anyone was wondering: "rock store" = the regular J.Crew store at Rockefeller Center in NYC.)

"Thanks!" also to Roxy, who visited the store and shared with us a great review and images of the store (image one, two, three, and four):

"The doorman and salespeople were very nice and helpful, the manager when I was there was pretty rude though. I agree with Lindsay that you will totally miss the store if you're not looking for it -- no sign outside yet. It's on the NE corner of 79th & Madison.

I was disappointed with how little stock was in the store. Most of the items were only available in one or two sizes. I wish they carried more of the non-collection clothes as well. The UES is lacking a J. Crew and it would have been nice to buy coordinating items for the collection pieces in one stop rather than having to go to another location to finish an outfit.

The shoe room was amazing. They had almost everything that is currently available. I bought a second pair of Trixie shoes. The cashier was nice enough to give me the 20% for the private sale even though I'd forgotten my coupon. I would go back for the shoes, but the clothing selection is disappointing as of now."

After reading this review, I am still planning to visit it in November (and happy that I don't feel rushed to visit it earlier!) ;)