J Crew - frosted paisley perfect shirt & cotton bell skirt

J Crew's frosted paisley perfect shirt (37874, $78) runs 00-14. The color pattern is called dark brick. 57% cotton, 43% silk.

Size 4 = Chest - 37.75", Waist - 34.75"
Size 6 = Chest - 38.75", Waist - 35.75"

Size 2 should be 36.75", size 8 should be 39.75", and so on...

Size 6 - Sometimes I buy 4s in the cotton lawn shirts & sometimes size 6. In my last purchase of a cotton lawn shirt or two I purchased a 6. There's no pressure if I'm 5 over than I want to be (where I seem to live these days) and the buttons don't pull at the chest. This pattern is faint, but very pretty. Yes, this is very similar to a couple other patterns that were released last year. This one has more purples, where the other pattern had stronger pinks.

J Crew's cotton bell skirt (36116, $69.50) - The color choices are faded black, mauve morning and toffee. Per the website -- Sits at waist. Slant pockets. 17" long. Import. Machine wash. As of 2/22, the skirt is on promo for $49.50.

Size 4 = Waist 26"
Size 6 = Waist 27"

Size 8 should be 28", and so on...

Size 6 - I don't get excited about elastic waist skirts because I don't have a strongly defined waist. The upside is that it can be positioned where you want on the hips. Even so, the elastic doesn't usually make my waist look smaller. Nevertheless, I liked this and give it a thumbs up. I would consider wearing it and would get this size. Check it out on Ema (scroll down), on kelinda.KELINDA, on Jessie, on Shopping On the Fly and on AppGal.