My native J. Jill put out new summer time linen items, and I raced in to attempt a few of them on. So lots of you have been followers of the citron colour I shared Saturday that I felt I ought to give it a attempt!

In the event you’re new right here, welcome. A dressing room diary is after I go into an area retailer for a try-on session to see what’s new and present you the way it seems to be on a girl over 25. For reference, I’m 5’4″ and weigh round 142 lbs. I’ve broad shoulders with straight hips, a protracted torso, and lengthy arms. I usually purchase one dimension bigger on prime. You’ll see me attempt on garments in colours and shapes which will or might not flatter me as a result of I need you to see what’s within the shops and get some styling concepts. I’ll inform you what sizes I’m carrying that will help you perceive how issues run.

J. Jill has streamlined its sizing so that each fashion is out there as common in sizes XS-4X. Petite and tall are nonetheless out there in some common kinds, and all sizes are priced equally.

This embroidered tunic prime is a cotton/Tencil mix that’s tremendous comfortable and drapey. It comes on this white with blue or inexperienced with white embroidery. The medium petite is sweet and roomy on me. The cropped denims are a brilliant comfortable pull-on fashion with a straight leg. They arrive in 5 colours with a pleasant excessive rise.

Similar sleeveless embroidered tunic as above, this time with their linen tunic jacket. This loose-over-loose look would really feel tremendous ethereal and informal on a scorching day. You could possibly costume this combo up relying on sneakers and equipment. This Pure Jill tunic jacket has the same vibe as my Eileen Fisher linen costume that I put on open as a jacket.

I’ve a number of of those nice linen shirts and love the form. It’s very barely a-lined, which retains it ethereal and funky within the warmth. It nearly doesn’t matter what dimension I put on in these shirts as a result of the looser match simply drapes properly. This is available in six colours. I’m carrying it over a column of the citron shade. The reversible tank runs snugly, so I all the time dimension up in them. It’s a v-neck on one facet and a scoop on the opposite. It is available in ten colours and makes an incredible layering piece. The relaxed linen crops are fabulous. They arrive in 4 colours with an elasticized again waistband for consolation.

A number of of you talked about carrying citron with darker colours, so right here I’m within the petite navy relaxed linen crops.

You may see the distinction the petite vs. common makes on me. I really choose the petite as a result of they seem like they’re speculated to as an alternative of only a bit too quick. They’re proper on the spot the place leg begins to widen for the calf.

This linen blazer could be very relaxed and unlined. It’s a linen/viscose/spandex mix with stretch. It is available in pale blue or white. Since matched units are so common this season, I styled it with matching blue linen pants. The pants are a pull-on fashion with the identical stretch because the jacket. They arrive in six solids and one stripe.

This linen shirtdress is nice! The ties are lengthy sufficient to tie within the again or the entrance which provides it good waist shaping. This can be a deep navy, and it additionally is available in a burgundy kind purple. It’s 100% unlined linen however completely opaque, so you could possibly skip a slip.

This voile shirt doesn’t have citron within the print, nevertheless it appears to work. It’s tremendous gentle and ethereal, so I tucked it in, however I’m not loopy about it with these pants. I’d choose this prime with slimmer pants like these in navy.

Right here’s the identical print in a shawl, an incredible tote, and a few jewellery that ties the colours collectively.

Right here’s a side-by-side of the identical prime, untucked and tucked into the shorts. Completely completely different vibe. These shorts have patch pockets and a traditional zipper and button closure. They arrive in 4 colours and appear to run true to dimension. This dimension 8 is simply too unfastened on me.

This fairly linen costume is totally lined, making it opaque, which I really like with clothes on the whole and white linen specifically. The medium is unfastened and huge on me, so I feel it runs true to dimension. It has white embroidery splashed throughout the underside and is longer within the again than the entrance. It’s too giant on me, so you may’t admire that it has darts and ahead seams for shaping.