Dan R.
Yelp
Talk about a sausage party. But, seriously, the J. Crew Men's Shop - a novel idea, you say? We'll see about that one...
J. Crew is a solid clothing line, don't get me wrong. And a place with a partitioned nook for suits in the back? Well, that's just classy. But how manly is the Men's Shop really? And just how many questions can I ask one and a half paragraphs into this review? Well, seemingly designed to reflect the ski lodge of an antique-collecting, retired college professor who is also a member of the Finer Things Club, this J. Crew's masculinity is really your call.
The space is a little cramped, but sure to carry enough plaid and khaki combinations to your heart's content. Certain shelves are arranged by size as opposed to style, which l think I now prefer. It is undoubtedly one the neatest and well put-together stores I've seen - at least for guys. But, while I don't mean to pat myself on the back or anything, I'm a pretty great bargain hunter, so I doubt that it was because I wasn't looking hard enough I didn't see a sale item in the shop.
Personally, I'm a fan of it when the men's clothes are in the same store as the women's. And, no, not because I'm lookin' to creep on some loose preppy girls. That's a different matter altogether. My problem is that I always walk into the J. Crew on Prince St. only to realize - wait, this is not for dudes. I can do without the whole taking one step through the door, standing there like a confused idiot, then retreating back outdoors. But, again, I guess this is my problem. Not J. Crew Men's Shop's.
Still, I don't know how necessary it was to make this location a boys' only club. It's just a men's department with its own address. I mean, I appreciate the gesture, but if I wanted to be around tons of dudes, I would've joined a fraternity. Wait. I did. For yet another time, my problem, not theirs. Joke's on me, I guess.
I wasn't joking about it being a sausage party in there, though. A classy, plaid and khaki sausage party.