J.Crew Jewelry Spotted at TJ Maxx?

No, but there are extremely close copies of current J.Crew selling for a fraction of the price. I am an avid TJ Maxx shopper but I rarely look at the jewelry. This past weekend, though, I walked past the case en route to the cosmetics section, and this necklace immediately caught my eye:

Sure looks familiar! Probably because it looks exactly like the J.Crew archipelago necklace:

So, did these come from the same factory? (I'm gonna say yes.) Does J.Crew know/care that their current season jewelry is being knocked off any sold at TJ Maxx? For the record, the TJ Maxx version was $29.99. There was also a knockoff of the fall floral crystal bracelet, and I've seen copies of the Tesselate necklace at several different TJ Maxx stores over the past 6 months or so (and on eBay and other places.) But the Archipelago copy really stood out to me because it is so distinctive.

I thought this was quite interesting and just wanted to share!

Ahoy! New J.Crew Factory Merino Anchor Sweater

I love intarsia knit sweaters, and thankfully J.Crew (along with just about every other retailer out there) is on the the bandwagon this season. While nothing can compare to the 100% cashmere intarsia sweaters they did 6 or more years ago, I will settle for 100% merino, which it seems they are offering only at the Factory store this year. Puzzling, but fine, because factory is cheaper! Hooray! Check out the latest critter sweater, in 100% merino and with a nautical theme:

It is navy with a heather gray anchor, and it is really cute! It is $88 full price. The only downside is that it is pretty thin. To me, it seemed thinner than the tippi/charley sweater, but that may have been my imagination. My slightly shiny nude colored bra was available for all to see through the sweater, so it'd require a more incognito bra and/or a cami. At least the thin-ness will be good for spring, when an anchor sweater would be a little more appropriate than it is in DECEMBER.

As to fit, this is a small. All of my regular Tippis are mediums, and so is my Factory puffin sweater. So, I'd say this runs slightly large. I didn't even bother trying the medium because the small fit perfectly, not tight, not loose, but just right!

It seems to be exactly the same shape/cut as the Tippi/charley.

Overall, I give it a thumbs up, and will buy it if I can ever get it cheap enough! I LOVE that it is merino, and not some atrocious blend like 99% of factory sweaters. Keep it up, please!

Not yet on the website but maybe it will be tomorrow? I am not sure when the Factory site adds new arrivals. Anyway, what do you think of this latest critter sweater? Are you crittered out yet? Do you even bother with J.Crew Factory or do you stick to the "real thing"?