Talbots to buy J. Jill

[Suzanne F]

Talbots? J. Jill? Together?

[GG Mora]

When I was first getting to know the man who is now my husband, I asked him to describe his parents to me. He said his mother was great, very outgoing, kind of a chatterbox, and dressed “kind of Talbots-y”.

 

And he says he's not very wordly.

[Lippy]

They go together like a navy blazer and a black watch plaid pleated skirt.

[Suzanne F]

You really think so? Talbot's has always been too preppy for me, but I love J. Jill -- just hippie enough without being tie-dyed. Then too, J. Jill has sizes that fit me and Talbot's doesn't.

[Lippy]

J.Jill is for wanna-be hippie preppies, not that that necessarily describes you. I think it's a good match.

[GG Mora]

They go together like a navy blazer and a black watch plaid pleated skirt.

More like a navy blazer with a calf-length teal crushed-velvet lettuce-edge elastic-waist sheath skirt.

 

I've been very happy with things I've gotten from J. Jill. I have no use for Talbot's.

[Lippy]

I think they would have a positive, moderating influence on each other. I don't actually have any clothes from either, but my neighbor the retired ballet dancer loves J. Jill. She's very elegant in her own unique and casual way.

[helena]

but my neighbor the retired ballet dancer loves J. Jill. She's very elegant in her own unique and casual way.

 

i love J.Jill stuff - it reminds me so much of Israeli boutiques and this is something i wish i could wear :sigh: - unfortunately it's so not my style - i'm doomed to Banana.

[fantasty]

Talbots...J.Jill...FASHION?

 

 

 

 

 

[Lippy]

No. Clothes.

[Heather]

J.Jill is for wanna-be hippie preppies, not that that necessarily describes you. I think it's a good match.

My mother wears a lot of J. Jill, so I always think of it as clothes for middle-aged art teachers. I'm not tall or slim enough to look good in any of their styles.

[Leslie]

I have bought a few of Talbot's 3/4 sleeve casual linen jackets (a couple on ebay even, when looking for linen). One in particular I really like and have received numerous complements on it. Have never shopped at J.Jill.

[Guglhupf]

My mother wears a lot of J. Jill, so I always think of it as clothes for middle-aged art teachers.

I think that describes their aesthetic precisely.

 

In a way, J.Jill is a budget version of Eileen Fisher. Edit: Well, it used to be more that way - the stuff I just saw online is a bit more earthy.

 

Eileen Fisher is for willowy middle-aged women with negligible breasts. It goes well with large pieces of jewelry from a museum shop.

[Kim]

My mother wears a lot of J. Jill, so I always think of it as clothes for middle-aged art teachers.

I think that describes their aesthetic precisely.

 

In a way, J.Jill is a budget version of Eileen Fisher. Edit: Well, it used to be more that way - the stuff I just saw online is a bit more earthy.

 

Eileen Fisher is for willowy middle-aged women with negligible breasts. It goes well with large pieces of jewelry from a museum shop.

Where as Talbot's shopper's have real jewelery. Perhaps a few pieces of silver, for fun, but otherwise gold, platinum and pearls.

 

J. Jill and Talbots have one thing in common: their clothing is easy to wear, coordinated, , sold as "ensembles" so it might be a good fit. Although I feel Talbot's has better quality, so I hope it doesn't compromise that. Talbot's jackets and pants can last years and years.

[Guglhupf]

Jewelry from a museum shop can be real jewelry, ya know.

 

And I always envisage big bold brooches a la Madeleine Albright on those Talbots jackets... yellow metal encrusted with colorful rhinestones. Patriotic themes preferably.