Dressing Room Diary – Summer Linen At J. Jill

My local J. Jill put out new summer linen pieces, and I raced in to try some of them on. So many of you were fans of the citron color I shared Saturday that I felt I should give it a try!

If you’re new here, welcome. A dressing room diary is when I go into a local store for a try-on session to see what’s new and show you how it looks on a woman over 25. For reference, I am 5’4″ and weigh around 142 lbs. I have broad shoulders with straight hips, a long torso, and long arms. I often buy one size larger on top. You’ll see me try on clothes in colors and shapes that may or may not flatter me because I want you to see what’s in the stores and get some styling ideas. I will tell you what sizes I am wearing to help you understand how things run.

J. Jill has streamlined its sizing so that every style is available as regular in sizes XS-4X. Petite and tall are still available in some popular styles, and all sizes are priced similarly.

This embroidered tunic top is a cotton/Tencil blend that’s super soft and drapey. It comes in this white with blue or green with white embroidery. The medium petite is nice and roomy on me. The cropped jeans are a super comfy pull-on style with a straight leg. They come in five colors with a nice high rise.

Same sleeveless embroidered tunic as above, this time with their linen tunic jacket. This loose-over-loose look would feel super airy and casual on a hot day. You could dress this combo up depending on shoes and accessories. This Pure Jill tunic jacket has a similar vibe as my Eileen Fisher linen dress that I wear open as a jacket.

I have several of these great linen shirts and love the shape. It’s very slightly a-lined, which keeps it airy and cool in the heat. It almost doesn’t matter what size I wear in these shirts because the looser fit just drapes nicely. This comes in six colors. I’m wearing it over a column of the citron shade. The reversible tank runs snugly, so I always size up in them. It’s a v-neck on one side and a scoop on the other. It comes in ten colors and makes a great layering piece. The relaxed linen crops are fabulous. They come in four colors with an elasticized back waistband for comfort.

Several of you mentioned wearing citron with darker colors, so here I am in the petite navy relaxed linen crops.

You can see the difference the petite vs. regular makes on me. I actually prefer the petite because they look like they’re supposed to instead of just a bit too short. They’re right at the spot where leg begins to widen for the calf.

This linen blazer is very relaxed and unlined. It’s a linen/viscose/spandex blend with stretch. It comes in pale blue or white. Since matched sets are so popular this season, I styled it with matching blue linen pants. The pants are a pull-on style with the same stretch as the jacket. They come in six solids and one stripe.

This linen shirtdress is great! The ties are long enough to tie in the back or the front which gives it nice waist shaping. This is a deep navy, and it also comes in a burgundy type red. It’s 100% unlined linen but totally opaque, so you could skip a slip.

This voile blouse doesn’t have citron in the print, but it seems to work. It’s super light and airy, so I tucked it in, but I’m not crazy about it with these pants. I’d prefer this top with slimmer pants like these in navy.

Here’s the same print in a scarf, a great tote, and some jewelry that ties the colors together.

Here’s a side-by-side of the same top, untucked and tucked into the shorts. Totally different vibe. These shorts have patch pockets and a classic zipper and button closure. They come in four colors and seem to run true to size. This size 8 is too loose on me.

This pretty linen dress is fully lined, making it opaque, which I love with dresses in general and white linen in particular. The medium is loose and large on me, so I think it runs true to size. It has white embroidery splashed across the bottom and is longer in the back than the front. It’s too large on me, so you can’t appreciate that it has darts and forward seams for shaping.