Which Fashion Brands(Stores) Do You Buy and Why?
 

I love fashion, so I'm just curious what others buy and why?

Express

I love their styles, but most of all, I'm surprised how long they could last. I have a pair of pants I brought about 4 years ago and I wear them constantly and they are still good.

Forever 21

I love the fact that they are affordable and have tons of styles. But similar stores are trying to match up with them (like Wet Seal, H&M). So it's really a tough call, but I normally get my clothes from Forever 21.

Arden B.

Their styles tend to be more sophisticated and cute. Kinda pricy, but if you go at the right time they can have some really good sales. Their clothes are sturdy too!

I personally don't go for super big brands, because sometimes you can find similar styles in stores like the above :)

So what are you choices?

for someone who loves fashion, your tastes are really mainstream. but whatever works for you.

Yeah, I'm just hoping whenever I get a big fat paycheck that would change a bit :D I think the most I have put on is are Coach purses (which I have a few) I tend to go more for designs and some mainstream ones sometimes have some cute designs :)

I'm addicted to Chico's, especially the Travelers line. About 60% of my work wardrobe comes from there. A lot of their products are tailored for tall people, and I'm short, but if you choose wisely you can easily find some good-looking, flattering clothes.

I have a few suits from Brooks Brothers, but I haven't been happy with what I've seen there lately. The pantsuits are unflattering, and I don't wear skirts as a rule. Their blouses don't fit right, probably because I'm petite.

I used to buy a lot of clothes from Van Heusen outlet stores, but their women's line has really gone downhill lately... I think their designers have forgotten that there are colors other than peach and turquoise. :rolleyes: DH used to buy a lot of shirts there, but even he has been disappointed in their recent men's line. (For some strange reason, he refuses to wear a pink, orange, and purple striped tie... :p ) I still have a few older items, in good shape, in my work wardrobe.

Take this in context. I'm *cough*29*cough* and I work in the financial sector, but in the technology division (hence, no suit-and-tie requirement, but you still must look good in case you bump into a client).

These are not appropriate for the twenty-something woman. Let me, the smarter, OLDER woman advise you on your wardrobe attire.

THIS IS WHAT IS APPROPRIATE YET STYLISH ATTIRE FOR THE TWENTY-SOMETHING WOMAN:

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What do you know about fashion? You probably wear Crocs and flip flops to church.

I admit I'm pretty mainstream; I like Ann Taylor and Nordstrom and every once in awhile I find something nice at the Neiman Marcus outlet nearby.

It's weird being back in an office environment after 15 or so years. When I "retired", the de rigeur "dress for success" outfit looked something like this:

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Thankfully, women are no longer expected to go out into the workplace looking like a linebacker in a skirt and the pseudo bowtie thingee is long gone.

Ann Taylor Loft, and sometimes, just plain Ann Taylor

Banana Republic, and GAP as well

There's a Target near my house. And I used to work at another one many years ago. I admit they have pretty good clothes.

Sometimes AE, though not as much as I used to back in undergrad.

I used to really like Casual Corner, but they went out of business.

Otherwise, just mainstream department stores like Dillards.

As a petite person I find it really hard to buy pants, but I like Ann Taylor a lot. They are still too long for me most of the time though! Where do smaller women out there shop? (I'm five feet tall) I hate having to get EVERY pair of pants, dresses, and coats tailored! Any suggestions?:confused:

I'm a huge fan of Polo oxfords and polo shirts. I think it's a classic.
For summer dresses, I love Lily! It's always summer here in Florida, so I get good use out of bright dresses.
The shopping in Gainesville (FL) is HORRIBLE!!! :mad: We don't even have a decent deparment store so I save most of my shopping sprees for trips to Orlando or down south where I'm from.

Denim-wise, I like Citizens of Humanity and Paige. I do most of my work clothes shopping at Nordstroms, The Limited, United Colors of Benetton, etc. Outside of work, I wear a lot of stuff from Anthropologie, J. Crew and the like with items from vintage and secondhand shops or street markets thrown in.

Express and Hollister. I like Express' button down shirts. I like Hollister's polo shirts. I like sweaters from both places. I choose these brands over other's because the clothes actually have COLOR!

OMG...you SOOO did not include Wet Slut in a thread about fashion...

For casual non-work I still wear American Eagle and A&F. And Gap is good for just hanging out clothes. For work I get everything from JCrew and Banana Republic. Express also has some good suiting pieces as well which really shocked me. For jeans I like Joes, Citizens, and Gap's Long & Lean.

I buy lots of clothes (mainly tops) from Wet Seal, and none of them I'd consider slutty. Aside from my CFM boots I don't think I have anything in my closet that's slutty.

I like Wet Seal because their clothes are catchy, the price is reasonable enough for me to toss the clothes out after a few months. It's my "disposable clothing." Same reason why I like Forever 21.

I also frequent Arden B. and Bebe. Those clothes I obviously don't toss out.

Most of my work clothes come from Macy's, namely the XOXO and A. Byer lines.

I love Banana Republic ,Anthropologie, and Nordstrom for work clothes. My fav. jeans are my Levi's although it is hard to find the exact number and size you wear in the department stores around here. :mad:

ok, I think it's time for me to head to my little corner and cry, hehe *sobs*


Though I admit, back a few years Wet Seal clothes line was geared towards the clubbing crowd. But recently they have some decent ones which are not slutty. And their prices went way down. The avg price used to be about $35, now it's roughly in the $15-$20 so they can compete with H&M, Forever 21 and such. I barely go Wet Seal because it's so hard to find something that I like :(

I have the same problem too!! I don't think I ever bought a pair that is just right. I bought 4 pairs of pants a month ago. Got too busy to tailor them myself. Last week finally got 2 pairs done, 2 pairs to go...and it's annoying me, haha. I'm seriously running low on pants. I always go for office skirts :)

For true high end fashion I do love Theory and Vince. However, that is out of my budget most of the time so I shop that when Nordie's is having one of their blowout sales! :D

I hate all the tailoring also. have you tried Petite Sophisticate? their tops are too matronly for me, but their bottoms fit perfect. I haven't been shopping in a while but I heard they were going out of business. so I don't know where I'll shop when that time comes.
I also love Express. they pretty much epitomize my style.

I'm cheap. I usually get my stuff form Gap/Old Navy/AE. I don't like spending a lot of money on clothes I'll probably get ink on within a month. I'll also do a lot of shopping at Goodwill, because if I get ink on a shirt that only cost me $1.50 I don't feel bad. However, I really like J.Crew and Anthropologie, but right now the budget isn't going to allow me to make purchases from there.

i buy whatever is onsale and looks decent. haha

I thought Petite Sophisticate went out of business along with Casual Corner and August Max Woman.

Ok, so I just went to their website, because I haven't been in the store for years...and they have cleaned up some. I still couldn't find much I liked (although as an ASA, they had this 3/4 sleeve shirt with ladybugs all over that said "Don't Bug Me" that I thought was cute:) ), but it's not like it used to be. And you could buy a shirt, wear it once, and then use it for a dishrag at their prices.

They did.

reading this thread makes me realize how long it's been since i SHOPPED. i will go to old navy and grab something before vacation (shorts, swimsuit, etc). Or go to a dept. store and find "an outfit" for "an occasion"... but the last time i've actually been shopping? years.

My normal stops: NY & Co (formerly Lerner's) Banana Republic, Limited, Ann Taylor, Express (not so much anymore)

Urban Outfitters, Tar-zhay, Anthropologie, United Colors of Benetton, Arden B, Forever 21 when I want something cheap to party in, Nicole Miller when I want a nice dress/suit, and a British website called asos.com but their clothes are so worth the international shipping. :)

Morgantown shopping is USELESS so I have to wait to go shopping during breaks or go up to Pittsburgh and hit their malls.
I usually shop at..
BEBE for going out tops, date party dresses, things like that.
NORDSTROM for jeans (i LOVE Sevens), purses (Coach and Fendi).
BANANA REPUBLIC & JCREW for sweaters during the winter, and JCrew's flipflops because I live in them during the summer.
HOLLISTER & ABERCROMBIE for cute, casual tanktops and Abercrombie sometimes has cute zipup hoodies.
VICTORIA'S SECRET CATALOG for tops I can describe as like "date" attire- where you wanna look nice and pretty but not meet-the-parents conservative.

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OMG...those dresses have me LMAO. And to think that in the 60s, these were considered stylish.

S, you DISAPPOINT ME! ;)

There's probably something wrong with me- I kind of like those dresses.

When not imagining myself in crazy vintage prints I tend to wear a lot of J.Crew, Boden, Anthropologie. Pretty boring classics. However I am pregnant right now and just wish any of those lines did maternity- I'm totally sick of Old Navy/Gap/Target and think most of the maternity chain store stuff is fugly.

Just for you, S. They'll be out and about for Halloween again this year.

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Sorry, I only had a picture of my left leg. Don't ask me why it was out the car door like that because chances are, I was hammered.

Random, I have those same boots. I've used them for various costumes. They hurt like a mo-fo by the end of the night though! That's what I get for wearing 20 dollar stripper boots though! haha

Brands:
Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, Faccanable, Lacoste, Barbour, Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, Southern Proper, Perlis, Hermes, Ben Silver, Thomas Pink, Columbia, Magellan, Land's End, Haspel, LL Bean, Bill's Khakis, Orvis.

Well, the last thing I bought was my winter coat...and that was from Brooks Brothers. Before that, it was a dress for a formal, and that was from Ann Taylor's new Celebrations line.

I'm boring, I know.

Being a "plus size" I have problems finding things that are in style, not too old looking for me, but correct for the occasion. I mix things from Dillards/ Macys and Lane Bryant for work stuff mostly. I wear a lot of target/ old navy/ american eagle stuff with jeans and kakhis for around the house. I buy all my workout clothes from target, then I don;t feel bad tossing it out after a few months. I find some of the clothes I love best I find online though anymore.

That's the one I use for costumes. I bought those boots for my beer wench costume at the same store Beth Chapman went to to get her wedding heels (Backseat Betty's). Come to think of it, I think they were 20 bucks and yes, the feet hurt at the end of the night where you can barely stand up.

I have another pair of CFMs that I use frequently with denim skirts. Those zip up easy and are super comfortable!

Ah, sweetheart...you may be easy, but you're certainly not cheap! LOL
Just kidding... :D

Atta girl.... ;)

I hate the fact that people wear ugg boots. The girls in the chapter I advise wore uggs to prefs.

"I" do "BEE"lieve you have beautiful taste in clothes! Did you pick those up at Marks & Spencer or Debenhams?

Yes, I BEElieve you're right! The BBC had an article about how ugly UGG boots are:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3495511.stm

I just love the BBC, don't you?

I prefer American reporting actually.

So you watch a lot of presenters on the telly?