J.Crew Email: Exciting news: Our Westport store has reopened

As mentioned in the "J.Crew Email: Our Westport store is getting a make..." post back in June, one of J.Crew's stores closed in order to get a makeover. Well the store is now back open for business!



I had the opportunity to stop by to check out the new space. The floors are the same (women's on the first and men's & crewcuts on the second), but the layout is completely different. Handbags and shoes are now prominently displayed at the front of the store (before at the back). A lot more room to try on shoes- yey! The dark wood floors and shelves got replaced with lighter versions. It all very much reminded me of the J.Crew Collection store over at Madison Avenue (NYC).

I love it when other JCAs share & post interior shots, so I thought I would do the same. I was only able to snap three images before one of the staff members rushed over to tell me that no photos are allowed of inside the store. Well I did not know this rule, so I immediately apologized. While putting the camera away, the associate walked over to another associate and reprimanded her for "letting" me take photos by not asking me to stop earlier. I was a little taken aback by this, not only because I was referred to as "that girl" but also since I was standing in full hearing distance. I felt like a criminal. Upset, I quickly left the store empty handed. (Incidentally, I stopped by an Anthropologie and picked up a new dress and belt. I wanted to go back to that J.Crew associate and pull a Pretty Woman on her. "Big mistake. Big. Huge!" But then I realized the effect would be pretty lackluster with the one Anthro bag in hand.)



In any case, I did get to check out one item when I first got there: the Featherknit Floral Tank (Item 49600; $39.50). It is a super cute tank with a print that reminds me of old-school-J.Crew.



Despite the awkward store experience, I am really hopeful for the Fall Collection from J.Crew. :)