I love Lilly Pulitzer, Brooks Brothers, Ralph Lauren, J. Crew, Tory Burch, etc... I also love Talbots for work/chapter clothes! People always seem surprised that I shop there because they think it's an "old lady" store, but they have really nice, cute things that last forever!

I also have good luck at Target sometimes!

AnotherKD- I agree about Prada!! I feel like they are coasting on their big name and often don't deliver on quality! But I love Mui Mui, especially for fun bags!

Lilly (plus more) @ Saks. When they have 50% off clearance, I'm all about that.

Jeans: Gap and Old Navy. I prefer Gap because their quality is better, but I have to wait for their sales.

Tops: Goodwill and Target, mostly. The Goodwill by my house gets what Target doesn't sell, which is sweet!

Dresses: Wherever I can find something inexpensive.

/sidetrack/ I have really strict prices that I won't go over for any item (unless it's something that I absolutely need or just need in a certain time frame, which is rare). They are $7 for a top, $15 for jeans/shorts, $10 for skirts, $20 for a nice dress, $10 for a casual dress, $20 for a good, multi-use handbag, and less than $5 for any type of jewelry/accessory I don't need. It helps because I really really love to shop but I already have a LOT of clothing and rarely have much extra money, so it makes it kind of like a game. Like right now I'm looking for a brown shoulder bag that can double as a book bag and I've been looking for months. I may have to up my price for this one, but I've also been looking online so we'll see. It really is fun, but I am going to have to splurge soon for a real suit. Though that is really a must have.

AlphaFrog: The Saks here has, on New Year's day, a take 70% off the sale price. Great sales!!

I am old so my clothing choices are tend to be in the Bloomingdales/Saks/Neimans (on sale).

Stores: TJ Maxx, Belk, Anne Taylor LOFT. Local shops/boutiques. Online stores (Bluefly, Gilt, Zappos).

Brands: Michael Kors, Anne Taylor, DKNY, Tahari, Kate Spade.

In college, I bought most of my clothes at Target & Old Navy. Now I tend to buy less clothes and spend more on what I do buy. It's higher quality and will stick around longer. (I'm not a particularly trendy person, so when I buy something, I mean for it to last.)

I just graduated from college, but a good 75% of my clothes are from Express. I'm really tiny and their clothes just fit me! Jeans are mostly Charlotte Russe, although I did just pick up a pair of Joe's from a sample sale and I absolutely love them. I'm obsessed with Polo's cable knit sweaters...northern Indiana winters are absolutely brutal

In general though...
Stores: Express, Carsons, Nordstroms Rack, Target
Designers: Michael Kors, Burberry, BCBG, Ralph Lauren, Lilly!

Stores: Nordstrom, Macy's, St. John's, Ralph Lauren, Levis, and Lady Footlocker.

Clothing: St. Johns, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Girl, Donna Karan, and Liz Claiborne. Oh, and I love Anne Klein, too. Calvin Klein is okay, I guess. It's just that I don't wear a lot of CK.

i have two friends who each have exquisite taste and always are put together so well.you would swear that they only shop at bloomingdales, saks, etc., but they find their outfits at marshall's, tj maxx, ross.

why is it that when i go to those stores, i can't find a thing?

I find when I go there looking for something, I never find it. When I just stop in is when I go home with a bag full.

"Just stopping in" at Marshall's always ends up in gorgeous shoes. There was a Marshall's very close to where I used to live and they always sold great shoes. Haven't been to one in ages, one of the first thing I'll do once I'm back in the U.S