Favorite clothes shops for middle age women

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Anonymous wrote:I love Eileen Fisher for casual and semi-formal.

Lafayette 148 for business (with a few casual pieces, like jeans and nice sweaters).

Neither are cheap. But nice fabrics. Classic styles.

+1 for Eileen Fisher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again - I like Evereve and rag and bone.
Still not feeling it at Anthro but I like their jewelry and housewares.

Anthropologie has extremely cheaply made clothing. I've had some pieces fall apart after one wash - no thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Anthro is where 50 year old women shop for stuff that they hope makes them look like stylish 30 year old women.

But is not actually a place where stylish 30 year old women shop.

Anthro loves barrel jeans.

I asked my teenager and her friends: is Anthro a teenage store or an old lady store. They said it depends on what you’re looking at because it can be both.

Those are the kind of kids that make the world a better place

DP
Are you making the world a better place by just being mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nordstrom
Bloomies
Jennie Kayne
Veronica Beard
Vince
Theory
Ann Taylor for basic tops, maybe pants (a little too boxy)

I like the look of some of these but I'm curvy. 5'4", 118 but shapely Latina. I find these are for banana shaped women.

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Anonymous wrote:Target and Old Navy are fine for basics. I'm not going to spend gobs of money on a basic t-shirt or leggings. Nope.

Old navy is lthe plastic bags of clothing. You wear it once and have to toss it. It’s like paper thin and can’t be washed.

Target is completely overpriced for what it is. Everything costs $30 and Id rather spend $50 at Nordstrom/Anthro.

Anthro and Nordstrom are humongous and it takes a lot of digging to find what fits me at a fairly reasonable price. But I keep what I find that I like — usually for several years.

Talbots and Ann Taylor for work pants and sometimes a plain white knit top or something I need to replace often. Both are pretty ugh, and their non sale stuff is just a rip off.

I like Title 9 and Marine Layer as well.

Tuckernuck sometimes, although it also takes a lot trying on and I end up returning a lot. Which is fine. A lot of brand overlap with Nordstrom, so frequently I’ll buy from Nordstrom since they are so good about price matching.

I’ll add bloomies but honestly so much overlap with Nordstrom that i just get tired and land at Nordstroms.

It’s basically hard to get me out of Nordstroms.

I'll disagree. While I would not buy a lot of my wardrobe from Old Navy I just got a couple basic cardigans from there that are a really nice weight/quality, and I have (gasp) jeans from there that I really like.

Target has some really good basics - I got some tees there last year and a couple of ribbed tops for very casual/workout wear for like $7.

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Anonymous wrote:
Thanks for updating. We'd appreciate feedback on the other suggestions you received. Once you check them out can you update us with what you liked/didn't like?

Sure - I looked some of these.
Some are too $$$ (eg Faherty nice but too expensive for how casual it is, Halsbrook, Sezane, MaxMara, etc)
Some are too plastic-y (eg Athleta)
Some are too young for my taste (Aerie...)

I don't usually follow trends, I just buy what I like and that way I usually keep liking it for years.
I find it hard or maybe I don't have the patience to shop for clothes online - it all looks good on the screen. So much of clothes is how the fabric feels and how it looks on and the color (all hard to judge online) and I'm not into back and forth buy/return. I have no time or patience for all that. Lol.

I like in general what I saw online at Pact, Tuckernuck, Marine Layer, Evereve.
I also generally like White House Black Market, Talbots, South Moon Under, department stores
Will check out Apricot Lane, Evereve, Everlane. Excited to try some new places!

Quince sells a few pieces from FAHERTY on their site. I was annoyed when I saw it bc I paid double for it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again - I like Evereve and rag and bone.
Still not feeling it at Anthro but I like their jewelry and housewares.

I was in Anthro yesterday and did not find one clothing item to be tempting. Maybe it's my age or that I've gotten used to the "quiet luxury" look, but it feels like they've taken cutesy to a whole other, overdone level. I'm all for a little whimsy when done right, but they currently have it wrong. Too bad, because it was always a go-to for me.

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Jenni Kayne
Eileen Fisher
Vince
Ulla Johnson
Frame
Rachel Comey

Sigh - I spend way too much on clothes but I just love looking at beautiful things. It’s also a creative outlet and distraction for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Thanks for updating. We'd appreciate feedback on the other suggestions you received. Once you check them out can you update us with what you liked/didn't like?

Sure - I looked some of these.
Some are too $$$ (eg Faherty nice but too expensive for how casual it is, Halsbrook, Sezane, MaxMara, etc)
Some are too plastic-y (eg Athleta)
Some are too young for my taste (Aerie...)

I don't usually follow trends, I just buy what I like and that way I usually keep liking it for years.
I find it hard or maybe I don't have the patience to shop for clothes online - it all looks good on the screen. So much of clothes is how the fabric feels and how it looks on and the color (all hard to judge online) and I'm not into back and forth buy/return. I have no time or patience for all that. Lol.

I like in general what I saw online at Pact, Tuckernuck, Marine Layer, Evereve.
I also generally like White House Black Market, Talbots, South Moon Under, department stores
Will check out Apricot Lane, Evereve, Everlane. Excited to try some new places!

Quince sells a few pieces from FAHERTY on their site. I was annoyed when I saw it bc I paid double for it

They’re not actually from faherty, they’re dupes. Not sure if that makes you feel any better