Clothing · J.Crew
Meet the product
What it is & how to use itButton-front knit sweater — wear open or closed; wash cold and lay flat to dry.
J.Crew Striped Cotton Cardigan
A classic striped cardigan, made with 100% cotton.
What it usually sells for
- J.Crew Factory / sale
- ~$70
- Resale (Poshmark, eBay)
- ~$35–$50
- J.Crew full-price
- ~$120
These are typical prices. J.Crew runs big discounts, and does so often.
What goes into the cost
Friendly note: every cost and margin figure here is an AI estimate for learning — not the brand's official numbers. Curiosity welcome, certainty not claimed.
- Cotton yarn (~400 g)
- $2.40
- Knitting & linking labor (Cambodia)
- $2.20
- Buttons, trims, labels
- $0.45
- Factory overhead & margin
- $1.10
- Ocean freight & duty
- $0.85
AI estimate: we use public commodity, packaging and freight benchmarks to piece this together — not the company's own data.
Who's behind it
J.Crew Group
Private — Anchorage Capital Group majority owner
- Brand
- J.Crew
- CEO
- Libby Wadle
- Sales (2024)
- ~$3B
- Listed?
- No — private since 2020 restructuring
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The fabric & where it’s made
Fabric
100% Cotton
The fiber used to make the knit.
- Made in
- Cambodia
- Care
- Machine wash cold, lay flat to dry
- Construction
- Fully-fashioned knit, button front
Cotton knit wears well, but it can stretch. Keep it folded rather than hanging it.
What people think
Across the web
4.8 / 5
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So, is it worth it?
Making this cardigan costs about as much as a lunch. The rest of the price goes toward stores, marketing, markdowns and private-equity debt. Full price is hard to justify: even J.Crew’s sale price is roughly 10× cost, and that sale price is the more realistic retail figure.
