Thursday, March 11, 2010
J. Crew, Master of Menswear
"I am always interested in the high and low, the vintage mixed with casual, formal with informal ... those different roles together to create that distortion, I think is important within an outfit ... It can be even a distressed belt on a suit, or just sloppy shoes with dress pants ... I think that's great" -- Frank Muytjens, head of men's design at J. Crew
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I think a lot of what J. Crew has been doing the past few years is great--I certainly spend enough money there--but Frank tends to say the same things over and over, and I think his view of what works and what is appropriate tends to apply primarily to guys who happen to work in creative fields where there aren't such burdens as dress codes.
ReplyDeleteI realize that they offer dressier options, but a guy who wears distressed clothing in even a business casual office environment like mine is going to get funny looks from his coworkers. I wish Frank and the Crew would stop promoting this aesthetic as something that works for everyone, anywhere, because frankly most guys don't have the elan to pull it off.
J Crew looks okay from afar, but up close, on your body, you realize its ill-fitting and inferior (actually, on their own catalogue, they recently couldn't make one of their blazers adn their jeans look good). Don't believe the hype.
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