Yesterday morning, when Gigi reviewed Kohl's knock off of J Crew's Fiona jacket on her wonderful blog Gigi's Gone Shopping, I was literally at Kohl's within the half hour. She does amazing reviews from several stores. My Kohl's did have both the black and the white, and it is a lovely jacket - the fabric feels good and it is remarkably similar to the Fiona. I tried it on though, and I guess I had forgotten that I had passed on the original Fiona because it just didn't do anything for me. Well this one was just the same. I don't think boxy jackets are good on me. So if the Fiona fits you well - you will probably love this too. Anyway, while in the same section, I saw hanging on the wall the axcess Ruffle Blouse, an incredible replica of J Crew's popular Frances blouse! They had it in "Tropical Pink" and a bright reddish coral called "Coraline". They were priced at $49 and on sale for $19.99. I checked on the website and they also show white and lavender - but I didn't see those at my store. I did pass on this one also but I might have been inclined to buy the white if it were in-store.
J Crew's Frances Blouse - J Crew's photo
Kohl's axcess Ruffle Blouse - Kohl's photo
Looking at the pics, the JC blouse looks very soft, while the Kohls blouse looks very starched/stiff and like it would wrinkle easily. Did it feel that way in person?
ReplyDeleteWow -- that's amazing. Good eye! I have the Frances in sour lemon & white. It's too thin. If the Kohl's version is more fluid, but not uber thin then they did a better job. If it's stiff or starchy, as Heidi asked, that's probably no good. Great price, though! Thx for the blog reference :-)
ReplyDeleteIt really wasn't stiff - just a plain thin cotton (I'm actually not sure of the fiber content) - but it *did* look like it would wrinkle easily. It was similar to thin cotton blouses I have seen in other, higher end stores. I never did see J Crew's Frances in person, only on the site.
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