Loving J.Crew {August ’09}

The new August J. Crew catalog just landed in my mailbox and I was pleased to see that they shot most of it in gorgeous Monterey county, not too far from where I used to live in Santa Cruz. Looking at the lush rolling hills and quirky little cottages that form the backdrop to the catalog made me miss weekends drives up and down the California coast…but it also has me seriously craving a great big Harry Potter-size trunk full of J. Crew clothes (and jewelry, and shoes, and bags, oh my…)

I would literally love to scoop up everything pictured here and then some – well, maybe not the bright pink ankle socks! Cozy coats, crisp little blazers, ruffles and tassels and jewels…

The quality and creativity of the clothes and the styling of the catalogs keeps getting better and better at J. Crew, thanks in large part to Creative Director Jenna Lyons (pictured below, in her office), who just oozes style and vision. If you are at all curious about Jenna (or just want to see more photos of her cool office), check out this interview with the Huffington Post – thank you Jennifer of MadeByGirl for pointing it out :)

So, what do you think of J. Crew lately? Any thoughts? What’s on your wishlist?

{images: Jenna Lyons photo Huffington Post; all others J. Crew}