J Crew Factory Gallerista Dress

This dress. This print. I am not sure where to start. I loved this Gallerista print from J Crew since it came out last year in both the skirt and dress. But the price on both gave me some heartache. The were also both silk making it a little harder to wear casually so I passed on both.

So I was happy to see the same print come out this summer in both a scarf and dress in cotton, a much more wearable material for me an dour climate. On one of my work travel days in May, I stopped by the Factory store and picked up the scarf for my trip. I saw the dress but didn’t try it on.

I watched the price fluctuate up and down through the last few months, with and without an extra percent off. I still passed on the dress. This last 30% off I almost bought the dress but decided not to. I told myself if it was still in the store the next time at a good price I would try it on.
Well, I had an unexpected travel day on Tuesday and stopped by the Factory store on my way home. I am glad I waited. The dress was $59.97 in-store and was in the clearance section. All clearance items are currently an additional 50% off. I certainly wasn’t going to hold out any longer for a lower price as $30 was pretty good to me.
I tried on both the size 6 and 8. The 6 fit well but the 8 fit better. The cotton is soft and I’ll be able to wear it through the rest of the summer. 
Pockets!
What do you think of this dress? The Factory had lots of things on Clearance so I expect there will be new arrivals soon.
Have a Great Evening!

10 Comments

  1. July 11, 2012 / 11:27 pm

    I have to say – this is one of the loveliest thing on you I have seen! Truly divine!

    What a deal!

  2. July 12, 2012 / 12:24 am

    This is seriously perfection on you. No joke — it's gorgeous and fits you impeccably. I think it would have been worth even more money for how fab it is on you, but it makes it even more fun that it was such a steal!!

  3. July 12, 2012 / 12:37 am

    That dress looks beautiful on you!

  4. July 12, 2012 / 2:11 am

    Very pretty dress, and it looks like it was made for you!

  5. July 12, 2012 / 4:53 am

    It's a pretty dress and you look great in it. I also reviewed this dress here.

  6. July 12, 2012 / 4:01 pm

    This is gorgeous on you! So glad you tried it.

    Thanks for answering my question about the scarf on the post where you wore it; this post inspired me to try again to track it down, and I found one! This print is so great.

  7. July 13, 2012 / 12:14 am

    Thank you all for your lovely comments. I really can't wait to wear it! I love how the Factory store brings back some of the past season's prints!

  8. July 18, 2012 / 1:23 am

    So after seeing this on you I had to order it for myself! This is the problem with following all of your tasteful blogs! 🙂 I do wish it were a bit longer…it is pretty short on me but I think it will still be cute with flat gold sandals!