crew christmas

There is something about J. Crew and the season of Christmas that goes great together. I don't know if it is the glossy catalogs displaying sequined cardis along with a girl doing something ever so J. Crew chic like cutting down her own Christmas tree but it just works. This holiday season, their version of a lookbook was called the Very Merry Gift Guide. It is a rather simple concept (displaying clothes flat on a wall) but makes you want everything.

In the beginning, J. Crew got their dose of snide remarks from fashion critics claiming it too preppy and "just like you stepped out of the catalog". But now, that is what I and multiple people strive to do everyday of their lives. With the help of Jenna Lyons (one of the best dressed people in the world, period) the brand has a new name for themselves. Personally, I'd wear it all.

[jenna lyons & j.crew holiday layouts pictured above]