J.Crew is offering free shipping on purchases of $150 or more. 
To take advantage of this offer, enter free shipping code, BREEZE, at check out.

J.Crew is also offering free shipping on purchases of $175 or more. 
To take advantage of this offer, enter free shipping code, SPLASH, at check out.

These codes expires Wednesday, 7/15/09.

I am using this free shipping code to get order the following blazer. It was featured in the email sent out last week and I just love it!

Happy Shopping!

Wool flannel schoolboy blazer, $188.00, Item 18271

Jenna Lyons, Creative Director of J.Crew is being featured prominently this month. Above, she pictured in the current issue of Town & Country magazine.

She is wearing a skirt from the J.Crew Fall 2009 Collection. Click here to see a picture of it as featured in the J.Crew Fall 2009 Look Book.

Below are some feature articles with her. Enjoy!

J. Crew’s Jenna Lyons: See What’s In Her Office
By Rachel Strugatz, Huffington Post

Meet Jenna Lyons, the creative director of J. Crew, the face behind “Jenna’s Picks,” and the resident visionary responsible for catapulting the retailer into a realm of success never seen by the likes of most brands. From her wall of inspirations, notes and cards from luminaries in the art and fashion worlds, countless magazines and books, photographs of her son coupled with handmade art from her husband, and samples for upcoming J. Crew designer collaborations, I got an inside look at Jenna’s workspace from both a personal and professional standpoint. It’s no wonder that the retailer, with 207 stores nationwide and a thriving e-commerce component, still continues to do swimmingly well amidst the current economic climate (it also doesn’t hurt that Michelle Obama is a fan). Read more…

J.Crew’s Jenna Lyons is building an empire
By Booth Moore, LA Times

Michelle Obama has given the company a big bump in sales, but to many fans, it’s the creative director who embodies the brand’s elegantly casual essence.

It all started with the yellow outfit — the Pembridge dot pencil skirt, the Italian deco tank and the color-block cardigan. Michelle Obama wore them for an appearance on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” in October, revealing that she had purchased the items online from J.Crew.  Read more…

Style Interview: Talking With J.Crew’s Jenna Lyons
By Marla J. Wasserman, Promenade Magazine

Long before Michelle Obama catapulted J.Crew’s popularity into the stratosphere, Jenna Lyons intimately understood the brand’s allure. For the past two decades, Lyons has been part of J.Crew’s design team and now reigns as the brand’s Creative Director. With her all-American model look and athletic physique, Lyons epitomizes the classic, chic style synonymous with J.Crew and easily relates to the consumer’s desires. Two years ago, Lyons helped spearhead the launch of J.Crew Collection recognizing that a market exists for a couture-quality splurge now and again. Despite a hectic schedule – including helping to outfit Sasha and Malia – we recently got Lyons to share the inside scoop on the hottest summer items, where the brand is headed and how you can soon outfit your kids in Crewcuts, when a new city store debuts this summer. Read more…

A segment on Mickey Drexler, the CEO of J.Crew aired yesterday morning on CBS Sunday Morning. Check out the WWD’s announcement below. I have also posted a link to the article.

MICKEY IN THE MORNING: Millard “Mickey” Drexler and his unorthodox management style, from his daily bicycle ride through J. Crew headquarters to his trademarked off-the-cuff loudspeaker pages communicating company developments to the entire staff, gets profiled this Sunday on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” at 9 a.m.

Host Serena Altschul and producer Ramon Parkins were practically embedded at J. Crew offices, closely trailing Drexler and his team on and off for about a year, experiencing closed-door design reviews, spontaneous brainstorming sessions, photo shoots and the rise of new retail concepts, such as the Liquor and the J. Crew Collection stores. There’s also a sit-down interview with Drexler on the construction site of the recently opened men’s shop on lower Broadway. The segment is also scheduled to air on Charles Osgood’s weekly radio show this morning on CBS Radio.

Click “Clothes Made This Man, and Vice Versa” for the complete story of Mickey Drexler and J.Crew.

Michelle Obama visited Palazzo del Governo in L’Aquila, Italy. She was surveying the damage to the city from an earthquake that occurred in April 2009.

For this trip, Michelle Obama wore the J.Crew cotton sateen gâteau skirt in yellow.

Cotton sateen gâteau skirt, was $88.00 now $29.99, Item 13464

J.Crew sent out email today alerting us that some Fall items are now available to shop on their website. Click here to see the new items!

I was in my local J.Crew store yesterday and saw many of the new arrivals. I picked up the Grand corsage top. It’s perfect for a weekend party.

Grand corsage top, $78.00, Item 17144

Here are the items featured in the email:

Wool flannel schoolboy blazer, $188.00, Item 18271

Scattered petals tank, $88.00, Item 17207

What are your thoughts on the new arrivals?

Silk-ribbon chain-link necklace, was $98.00, now $69.99, Item 14489

If you love the Silk-ribbon chain-link necklace from J.Crew, Forever 21 has a similar version for much less. Hey, nothing wrong with saving a few dollars here and there!

What are your thoughts on the necklaces?

Multi Chains w/ Ribbon Necklace, $8.80

J.Crew is offering an extra 20% off the Final Sale. Use code EXTRA20 when shopping online. This offer is valid in stores, too!

Hurry! This offer expires Friday, July 10. Happy shopping everyone!

Here are some goodies that I might consider.

Cashmere croquet cardigan, was $188.00 now $129.99, Item 15094

Linen halter dress, was $115.00 now $49.99, Item 15198

Chandelier necklace, was $98.00 now $49.99, Item 17729

We all know that the First Family loves J.Crew. For the Inaugural activities earlier this year, the entire family sported J.Crew. The family recently headed to Moscow and the two little girls were both spotted in J.Crew. See the video above and the accompany article from the Politico for more information.

J. Crew hawks first daughter clothes
By Carol E. Lee

J.Crew is using Sasha and Malia Obama to market some of its spring and summer styles, in a press release sent …

… to reporters Monday afternoon titled “The Obama Girls Bring Some American Style to Moscow.”

“Malia & Sasha wore J.Crew and crewcuts as they exited Air Force One in Moscow — stylish in their trenches, they also accessorized with ballet flat shoes,” the release says.

The notice includes two photographs of Sasha and Malia deplaning Air Force One with their parents and an image of the J.Crew logo.

It also offers details about the specific items each of the Obama daughters wore on the way to Moscow and after their arrival, including the prices and style numbers for each piece.

Malia, for instance, was sporting the Silk Taffeta Trench ($298) and black satin ballet flats with contrast trim ($98), the e-mail notes. Whereas Sasha, 8, was wearing the girls’ crushed twill trench ($129.99) and girls’ minna printed ballet flats in classic navy ($108).

In the past, first lady Michelle Obama has publicly credited J.Crew a number of times for designing her duds, including the yellow sweater-set and skirt she famously wore on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” during the campaign. And the company took credit for creating the coats and gloves the first daughters wore during the Inauguration.

The press release marks one of the few times the Obama girls, whose public appearances the president and first lady keep tightly controlled, have been highlighted in a marketing campaign to sell specific products or labels.

Earlier this year, the first lady smacked down the company that makes Beanie Babies for modeling two new dolls after her daughters: Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia.

“We believe it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes,” Michelle Obama’s spokeswoman said in a statement at the time, and the company pulled them from the shelves.

The first lady’s office did not immediately respond to an e-mail asking if Michelle Obama had approved the marketing materials. Heather Lynch McAuliffe, the vice president of J.Crew public relations, said the White House did not approve the release before she sent it.

The first family is traveling abroad this week, as President Barack Obama meets with leaders in Russia, at the G-8 Summit in Italy and then in Ghana.

Moscow is the first stop, and according to J.Crew, Sasha and Malia Obama dressed for the occasion as follows:

Malia’s J.Crew designs:
• Silk Taffeta Trench (14968, $298, Buff)
• Satin Ballet Flats With Contrast Trim (16028, $98, Black)

Sasha’s crewcuts designs:
• Girls’ Crushed Twill Trench (13100, $129.99, Buff)
• Girls’ Minna Printed Ballet Flats (16344, $108, Classic Navy)

** They also wore J.Crew and crewcuts flats when boarding the plane stateside — Malia wore Marjorie Satin Ballet Flats (15933, $98) and Sasha wore our Girls’ Minna Crackle-Metallic Ballet Flats (16341, $108, Metallic Gold).

Silk taffeta trench, $298.00, Item 14968

Girls’ crushed twill trench, was $248.00, now $129.99, Item 13100

Girls’ Minna printed ballet flats, was $108.00, now $88.00, Item 16344

Marjorie satin ballet flats, $98.00, Item 15933

Happy Fourth of July everyone!

As a treat, I have posted some photos of the J.Crew Mens Fall 2009 Look Book. Look for the rest of the book after the holiday weekend.

For the 4th of July, Madewell 1937 is offering 25% off all their sale items. If you live near a local store, please share about their offerings! If you don’t, you can browse some of the Madewell 1937 for ShopBop items below.

Be safe this weekend everyone!