J Crew Group News

Summer is finally heating up and that means showing a little skin. Whether you're be packing for a seaside day trip or for an exotic coastal excursion, here are seven stylish fashions you need in your bag this summer to look fabulous.

The global retailer, which recently started offering size 000 threads in May, has been slammed by some fashion bloggers for allegedly taking vanity sizing - an industry trick where brands or manufacturer label larger clothing a smaller size - to the next level.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is looking to expand his company's board of directors, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal .

Well, now there are some sartorial perks to hydration as well! Michelle Obama's Drink Up initiative, a part of the Partnership for a Healthier America, has teamed up with major designers and retailers like Rebecca Minkoff , J. Crew , and Bloomingdale's in a unique attempt to encourage everyone to drink more water.

The company, founded by Greenwich brothers Shep and Ian Murray in 1998, has received a $6 million loan from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development that will help finance the $15.6 million expansion project.

According to Mr. Meyer, the restaurant's landlord asked for a significant increase in rent for the next 15-year lease.

You may remember our favorite New York menswear designers, Dao Yi Chow and Maxwell Osbourn of Public School NYC.

Kate Spade New York will open a 2,700-square-foot location next to J. Crew in Bridge Street's south retail district, according to spokesman Van Geroux.

The short suits look normal enough until you look a little lower. A sports jacket is matched with cotton-linen shorts of the same pattern to achieve the The ensemble looks as if it were made for a boy, and the marketing for the suit seems to follow .

Express, the clothing retailer targeting shoppers in their 20s, would be valued at $23 to $27 a share in a sale based on similar retail buyouts in recent history.

Mickey Drexler has amassed more than $350 million from the leveraged buyout of J. Crew Group Inc. even as he struggles to revive sales and restore the apparel chain's fashion cachet.

When it comes to sneakers, it's near impossible to beat a classic, especially for kicking around on summer days.

British model Alexa Chung in New York. Chung, a TV personality and style icon, is cited as a member of the norm corps.