what the what?

With the expenses and savings involved in moving into and furnishing a brand new apartment - as well as knowledge of my severe lack of willpower when it comes to resisting pretty things - I have been avoiding the J.Crew website for the past month. Until today. And boy oh boy have I been missing out on some super stuff! Super hilarious, that is.

First up, the Mediterranean silk gown:

I don't know what is so "Mediterranean" about this, unless Mediterranean women have a habit of going out to buy their weekly baskets of olives and feta cheese whilst donning their mother's nightgowns. If this is the case, then I blame it on my cultural ignorance for not "getting" the appeal of this dress. If J.Crew would've lopped 5 feet off this dress, it might have made for a pretty sweet top.

On another note, the model is seductively showing some left shin action there. J.Crew, you rascals!

Next, the Gallery-stripe Marlie racerback dress:

This looks like it escaped off the set of O Brother, Where Art Thou? Maybe someone working on the J.Crew design team decided that it'd be a great homage to the Coen brothers to mass market 1930s prison swag. Or maybe the G.Clooney-helmed chain gang in the movie were just waaaay ahead of their time.

(photo from allmoviephoto.com)

These guys were fashion pioneers. Who would've known?

But, to prove that some people are so gorgeous that they can truly wear anything and look awesome, thereby rendering my critiques useless and moot, check out the striped dress on the ever beautiful Summerilla.

What are your thoughts on these dresses? Or on J.Crew's more questionable items as of late?