If You Want to Be Mistaken for a Fashion Person, Shop These 28 J.Crew and Madewell Items
I love a new goal just as much as the next person. With 2026 right around the corner, many are thinking about what the new year will look like for them. If you've been wanting to up your personal style game and channel your inner fashion person, I've got you covered with J.Crew and Madewell items that give off major fashion-person energy. J.Crew and Madewell are great stops to grab a few outfit building blocks, from elevated basics to unique items you'll wear on repeat.
As a shopping editor, I'm always on the hunt for amazing products to keep you in the loop of what's trending. I've been seeing rugby-like shirts and various striped tops along with statement items like a cool leather skirt and the cutest suede handbag. If this all sounds ideal to you, keep scrolling. Below, shop my curation of fashion person approved pieces from J.Crew and Madewell today.
The Best J.Crew Items for a 2026 Wardrobe
The Best Madewell Items for a 2026 Wardrobe

Chinazor "Chichi" Offor is a Georgia-born, Los Angeles based associate editor who relocated from Brooklyn, New York, and joinedBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing 's West Coast office in 2022. At WWW, she utilizes over 10 years of editorial experience to dish out shopping advice to the masses and analyze key pop-cultural moments. Chichi previously worked at Refinery29, where she helped revolutionize the brand’s plus-size and inclusive fashion coverage. In her spare time, she’s keeping up with Wholesale Replica Bag movie releases, enjoying a relaxing day at the spa, or obsessing over her latest ADHD-fueled hyperfixation (e.g., Jesse McCartney's underrated career, the negative effects of bicoastal intellectual elitism, and Gen Z’s loneliness epidemic). You can find her online @thechichio on Instagram.