J. Crew March 2008 Catalog, a set on Flickr.
Remarks
In terms of staging, the photography in this
catalog makes a move toward the more fashion-forward J. Crew of
2009-2010. There are more pensive expressions from the models, replacing
the plainspoken, frontal smiles from previous catalogs.
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| March 2008 pg. 6 |
Action
poses common in high-fashion photoshoots, such as capturing the models
in mid-jump, are more prominent. Studio shots with a dimensionless white
background are gone and stay largely absent in future catalogs as well.
Now, the studio backdrop shows shadows and depth.
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| March 2008 pg. 44 |
The
clothing styles, however, retain preppy tropes, such as madras,
grosgrain ribbon, terry, polos (with critter collars), and argyle.
Colors continue to be bold and primary.
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| March 2008 pg. 75 |
Some of the jewelry from this era is brought back in either modified or identical form in Spring and Summer 2012.
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| March 2008 pg. 53 |
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| Double Strand Resin-Link Frog Necklace, Spring 2012 |
Sixties-inspired swing silhouettes were popular more broadly in fashion at this time, and are reflected in J. Crew's offerings.
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| March 2008 pg. 40 |
Some
of the first hints of the slightly off-kilter, lushly contrasted
styling achieved by adding men's pieces that become prevalent in 2010
make their first appearances here.
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| March 2008 pg. 50 |
This is probably one of my fave catalogs, not just because of the clothes, but the fact that this was shot in such a special house. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteHi there! I was pleased when I opened this page of your portal. What was the biggest reason at that moment when you decided to organize your future portal?
ReplyDeleteHi there! Are you referring to the slideshow format? If so, I thought the slideshow would be easier for my readers to use as you don't have to go to another site (Flickr) to turn the pages. I do like the look of the page-preview arrangement that I used on my older posts as well. Is this the part you liked? If so, perhaps I'll include the page-preview arrangement for aesthetics, as well as the slideshow, and readers can choose which one they want to view by.
DeleteAlso, fyi, you can still access the Flickr pages of the pictures from the slideshow by clicking on the picture once in the slideshow.
Thanks for dropping by and sharing your input!