The Kingdom of Prep: The Inside Story of the Rise and (Near) Fall of J.Crew

Leigh says: This history brought me right back to the days of poring over the J.Crew catalog. My style would never be described as preppy but I've always admired the J.Crew look—the very point of those catalogs! I'll never forget the thrill of receiving a cream cardigan one Christmas when I was 13 or 14. J.Crew was not in my family's budget so I have no idea how my parents managed it but I adored it to literal pieces. Back then, the quality was on point so it lasted me almost 20 years. The same cannot be said about J.Crew today. It's been years since I shopped there as a result. This book goes into the company's rise and fall: the origin story of J.Crew and other retailers like Gap, the Jenna Lyons years, and the private equity takeover.