J. Crew SALE: 25% off all orders over $150 with code: FALLSALE
Code expires 11/6/10 at 11:59pm ET. Online only.
J. Crew doesn’t really do large site-wide sales. Especially on the expensive stuff and/or their most popular items. But through Saturday you can get 25% off your entire order, as long as it gets over $150 and you use the code FALLSALE at checkout.
There are two ways you can make the most of this. #1: Go whole hog and buy a big ticket item. J. Crew just doesn’t play the markdown game to the extent that say, Banana Republic does… so 25% off something pricey is a pretty good deal. #2: Buy a few items that add up to $150. It’s not easy, and you shouldn’t just buy something you don’t want for the hell of it, but sometimes it’s actually smarter to get something small you weren’t planning on buying because in the end you’ll pay less. Really. Here’s a few suggestions:
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J. Crew Rugged Twill Messenger & Washed Flannel Scarf = $114.74 (reg. $152.99)
Buy just the bag and you’ll pay $128. Throw the on-sale scarf in with your order, use the code, and you’ll end up paying less. Just $114.74. Think of it like you’re buying the bag, getting the scarf for free, and still saving $13. Ta-da.
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J. Crew Flannel Ludlow Suit Jacket & Pant – $435.00 (reg. $580)
J. Crew suits almost never go on sale. Thanks to the store wide 25% off $150, all of them have just become discounted. Their plain medium gray flannel was recently released and although you can only wear it half the year, it would still be an incredible addition to your lineup. If you live in the north where the temps dip down into single digits? This might get a lot of use between now and March. Made of Italian Fabric in the Ludlow modern cut. Also worth considering is their worsted wool and their herringbone. Both of which will now cost around $400 with the major markdown.
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J. Crew Timex Military Watch – $112.50 | Vintage field army watch – $112.50 (reg. $150)
It’s everywhere. You can’t escape it. And yeah, you have to admit that changing the watch strap in and out whenever you please with any of the plethora of options J. Crew offers is pretty nice. But even with the 25% off, you’ll pay more than $100 for a Timex. At least it’s not $150.
The J. Crew 25% off code FALLSALE expires 11/6 and it’s only good on purchases over $150.
I have the charcoal herringbone and navy worsted wool ludlow suits from Jcrew. They are hands down the best suits I have ever owned. They fit perfectly and the material is incredible, but my favorite part is that the armholes are higher up and they have natural shoulders. The navy worsted wool is more of a deep ink blue color, so be prepared for that. These suits are well worth the full price let alone the sale price. I may pick up the ludlow chino suit for around $275 after discount. The flannel suit looks awesome too, but I just have so many gray suits. What to do…
About the military watch – I’m not the biggest fan of paying that much for a Timex, and recalled an earlier post about not buying it, but as I looked for an alternative I must say that I’ve found white-faced military style canvas strap watches to be a bit.. obscure? Unless I’m google-ing it wrong.
Any tips?
Hey I’ve been thinking about that J. Crew Authentic pea coat that was posted on Dappered a few days ago. What does everyone else think? How’s the material? Does it fit well? I’d hate to pass up a good deal like this.
@Jared: Markus tried it on and wasn’t that impressed. Check out his comment over here…
@Matt: I’m currently wearing a Swiss Army Field watch which cost me $60 or $70 on gilt back in August. The dial is white, it’s pretty plain, and I removed the strap and replaced it with a navy and red brooks brothers grosgrain. The pins show just a bit, but that’s fine by me. Too bad Swiss Army seems to have discontinued that ultra-simple style. Maybe try this watch by Momentum.. It’s a little expensive, I have zero experience with the brand, but it looks pretty good?
I ordered the tall authentic peacoat with the discount code. Hope it works out. Can’t rely on one person’s opinion, after all.
@Joe: Thanks for the tip. I ended up looking at Kohl’s and found a plain white face by Timex, I’ll have to take a look at Brooks Brothers for some new bands because I’ll definitely have to swap out. But at 1/3 of the J. Crew price, it’s a pretty good find.
Thanks again.
There’s the watch, forgot to add it in.
Even with the discount, I couldn’t pay that much for a Timex watch.
I ordered a Tall Authentic Peacoat as well. If its not terribly huge would it be a mistake to get this coat tailored?
I am interested in a tall peacoat too…im a little nervous though after reading the comments. There is a store about 30 mind from me. Might stop in tomorrow to try the fit before ordering. Im a 42L suit so im thinking a LT should do the trick but crew stuff is usually pretty tight on me
@Adam: If it’s WAY off… skip it. If it’s not too far off? I say go for it. Once you get it, try it on, and make an appointment with your tailor. Get pinned up, see what it looks like in the mirror. If you’re good with the silhouette? Fire away. If not? Still should be time to return it.
@ Joe:
I actually had a Momentum watch just like that, albeit with a black face and a leather band and it was a fantastic watch. Simple (attractively so), and incredibly legible. Seriously I’ve never had a more functional watch when I just need to know the time. Was thrilled with it quality wise, and it definitely had a hard life, and survived a few different mountain summits and some time underwater no worse for the wear, although the included strap weakened over time and cracked twice. Poor quality, but they replaced it at the store I’d bought it at, and that wasn’t the canvas of the model you linked to. Overall, I’d highly recommend it, and I loved it… but then I got the Seiko SNDA65
🙂 But really, Momentum is a great brand. Actually it’s a derivative of St. Moritz, so that may help with ‘placing it’.
Cheers,
Ben
I own the charcoal gray worsted suit from JCrew and love it. Never had so many compliments on one piece of clothing in my life. I would love to buy another Ludlow suit and think I need a navy one. Should I stick with the worsted wool or switch it up with the herringbone or normal wool? Don’t know the protocol on owning nearly identical suits.
Tried the peacoat today. It does have a good taper to it I give it a thumbs up. It is on sale in store for 194. I need a tall which they don’t stock..store will order free of shipping charge. L fit me well in torso and shoulders..I just need a little more sleeve length so my wrists aren’t cold lol.
As a rule of thumb..how long should sleeves be on outerwear? I wear long suit jackets mostly for sleeve length. I don’t like my wrists totally exposed anytime I extend my arm to shake a hand. Am I going too long?
I just bought the authentic peacoat in store and I got $77 off the original $275 and then the 25% off! I’m not sure where the $77 came from, but I got the coat for 148.50.
^I guess is was the Bayswater peacoat, not the authentic. Still a great deal.
Can anybody confirm if the Bayswater Peacoat is the Authentic Peacoat? I ordered a coat in-store and got a Bayswater. Without the colar popped it makes me look like a Christmas tree (tapered at the shoulder fits perfectly yet bells out at the bottom of the coat). Somehow this coat has thinsulate in it. I’m wondering if this will affect the ability to taylor the coat if possible.
Adam, I think it is. I ordered this one which says authentic and the tag inside says Bayswater.
I just got mine today. It does not bell out at the bottom at all. I’m real happy with it. The shoulders fit great and it’s a decently trim fit. I’m 6’4″ 165. It fits almost exactly like the photo but does not have the lines going down the back, which I think is better. Sleeves are a little loose and I could use a half inch more or so in length but with a few layers and gloves on it won’t be a problem.
Can anyone give an insight to the tab on the collar that “flips up and fastens for windshield”?? I don’t know where it fastens. Looking forward to wearing it but it was 70 degrees in the midwest today.