Ann Taylor is garbage

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Anonymous wrote:The profit horizon for any company is this: Create a desirable product that is profitable. 2) Increase profits by growing your sales base (marketing, expansion, etc.) 3) Eventually you reach cant grow sales base anymore so your grow profits by cutting costs. 4) Eventually the value proposition goes away for consumers, close business.

You have the 4 wrong. It's should say: rent clothing so that customers no longer care about the durability of their clothing. See, like Ann Taylor has already started doing. https://www.infinitestylebyanntaylor.com.

Lol I saw Express does a clothing rental service...Express clothing is junk that is only good for one wear anyway!

At this point, Express has higher quality than AT. Brands shift- Express shifted up and AT shifted down. Express is now doing better on quality than BR, too.

OP here. Wow, I had no idea! I'm going to have to peek in.

Express is still junky clothing for college girls

It's one of the few mainstream retail brands that makes its clothes with a size 2 woman in mind. The materials are normal to above average compared to JCrew, AT, etc. But they fit better for thinner because they are designed for smaller sizes. These brands that design for size 8ish don't drape well. You can't simply make clothing bigger or smaller with the same design because it doesn't fit the same across body types.

Ann Taylor and Loft's vanity sizing just seems to be increasingly out of control. I have a BMI at the very high end of normal, and I STILL swim in their size 6 pants. That said, their petites actually really do work for me.

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Anonymous wrote:I love COS. Great quality and good price points. But it is edgier than AT and you have to like black, a lot. They do have some other colors for spring right now though! You can also find some great things at Nordstrom but usually the higher price point stuff if you’re looking for nicer fabrics and quality. I only buy things on sale at J Crew, Anthro, Madewell etc anymore, and they are ALWAYS having sales anyway.

I had never heard of COS. I just looked at the site, and nothing seems to be appropriate for a formal office environment. Brooks Brothers is the only brand people have mentioned that seems reliable for office staples.

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Anonymous wrote:The profit horizon for any company is this: Create a desirable product that is profitable. 2) Increase profits by growing your sales base (marketing, expansion, etc.) 3) Eventually you reach cant grow sales base anymore so your grow profits by cutting costs. 4) Eventually the value proposition goes away for consumers, close business.

You have the 4 wrong. It's should say: rent clothing so that customers no longer care about the durability of their clothing. See, like Ann Taylor has already started doing. https://www.infinitestylebyanntaylor.com.

Lol I saw Express does a clothing rental service...Express clothing is junk that is only good for one wear anyway!

At this point, Express has higher quality than AT. Brands shift- Express shifted up and AT shifted down. Express is now doing better on quality than BR, too.

OP here. Wow, I had no idea! I'm going to have to peek in.

Express is still junky clothing for college girls

It's one of the few mainstream retail brands that makes its clothes with a size 2 woman in mind. The materials are normal to above average compared to JCrew, AT, etc. But they fit better for thinner because they are designed for smaller sizes. These brands that design for size 8ish don't drape well. You can't simply make clothing bigger or smaller with the same design because it doesn't fit the same across body types.

+1.

I don't want to shop at Express. But it is by far the best quality at that price point. I can't buy anything for work from Ann Taylor, Loft, White House Black Market, Gap, Old Navy, The Limited, J Crew Factory, H&M, etc. But Express is tolerable.

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I think most of the clothing in all stores overall is garbage - it all looks the same!

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Do you watch The Good Fight? I want Diane Lockhart's wardrobe!!

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Anonymous wrote:The profit horizon for any company is this: Create a desirable product that is profitable. 2) Increase profits by growing your sales base (marketing, expansion, etc.) 3) Eventually you reach cant grow sales base anymore so your grow profits by cutting costs. 4) Eventually the value proposition goes away for consumers, close business.

You have the 4 wrong. It's should say: rent clothing so that customers no longer care about the durability of their clothing. See, like Ann Taylor has already started doing. https://www.infinitestylebyanntaylor.com.

Lol I saw Express does a clothing rental service...Express clothing is junk that is only good for one wear anyway!

At this point, Express has higher quality than AT. Brands shift- Express shifted up and AT shifted down. Express is now doing better on quality than BR, too.

OP here. Wow, I had no idea! I'm going to have to peek in.

Express is still junky clothing for college girls

It's one of the few mainstream retail brands that makes its clothes with a size 2 woman in mind. The materials are normal to above average compared to JCrew, AT, etc. But they fit better for thinner because they are designed for smaller sizes. These brands that design for size 8ish don't drape well. You can't simply make clothing bigger or smaller with the same design because it doesn't fit the same across body types.

+1.

I don't want to shop at Express. But it is by far the best quality at that price point. I can't buy anything for work from Ann Taylor, Loft, White House Black Market, Gap, Old Navy, The Limited, J Crew Factory, H&M, etc. But Express is tolerable.

If you’re going to shop at garbage stores expect terrible clothing

Try Maje, Rebecca Taylor, Joie, equipment, Veronica besrd etc

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Anonymous wrote:The profit horizon for any company is this: Create a desirable product that is profitable. 2) Increase profits by growing your sales base (marketing, expansion, etc.) 3) Eventually you reach cant grow sales base anymore so your grow profits by cutting costs. 4) Eventually the value proposition goes away for consumers, close business.

You have the 4 wrong. It's should say: rent clothing so that customers no longer care about the durability of their clothing. See, like Ann Taylor has already started doing. https://www.infinitestylebyanntaylor.com.

Lol I saw Express does a clothing rental service...Express clothing is junk that is only good for one wear anyway!

At this point, Express has higher quality than AT. Brands shift- Express shifted up and AT shifted down. Express is now doing better on quality than BR, too.

OP here. Wow, I had no idea! I'm going to have to peek in.

Express is still junky clothing for college girls

It's one of the few mainstream retail brands that makes its clothes with a size 2 woman in mind. The materials are normal to above average compared to JCrew, AT, etc. But they fit better for thinner because they are designed for smaller sizes. These brands that design for size 8ish don't drape well. You can't simply make clothing bigger or smaller with the same design because it doesn't fit the same across body types.

+1.

I don't want to shop at Express. But it is by far the best quality at that price point. I can't buy anything for work from Ann Taylor, Loft, White House Black Market, Gap, Old Navy, The Limited, J Crew Factory, H&M, etc. But Express is tolerable.

If you’re going to shop at garbage stores expect terrible clothing

Try Maje, Rebecca Taylor, Joie, equipment, Veronica besrd etc

I can't spend $300 on a pair of pants.

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The price of cotton, silk and wool has gone up so even quality labels are pushing rayon. Rayon is wood pulp that's chemically broken down, then extruded through tiny holes to make thread. It loses 70 percent of its strength in water or dry cleaning fluid. In short, it's crap. I mostly buy secondhand designer clothing on Ebay, often German labels.

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I think it should be noted- people tend to prefer fast fashion these days. So quality doesn't carry the same premium it used to.

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Anonymous wrote:The profit horizon for any company is this: Create a desirable product that is profitable. 2) Increase profits by growing your sales base (marketing, expansion, etc.) 3) Eventually you reach cant grow sales base anymore so your grow profits by cutting costs. 4) Eventually the value proposition goes away for consumers, close business.

You have the 4 wrong. It's should say: rent clothing so that customers no longer care about the durability of their clothing. See, like Ann Taylor has already started doing. https://www.infinitestylebyanntaylor.com.

Lol I saw Express does a clothing rental service...Express clothing is junk that is only good for one wear anyway!

At this point, Express has higher quality than AT. Brands shift- Express shifted up and AT shifted down. Express is now doing better on quality than BR, too.

OP here. Wow, I had no idea! I'm going to have to peek in.

Express is still junky clothing for college girls

It's one of the few mainstream retail brands that makes its clothes with a size 2 woman in mind. The materials are normal to above average compared to JCrew, AT, etc. But they fit better for thinner because they are designed for smaller sizes. These brands that design for size 8ish don't drape well. You can't simply make clothing bigger or smaller with the same design because it doesn't fit the same across body types.

Ann Taylor and Loft's vanity sizing just seems to be increasingly out of control. I have a BMI at the very high end of normal, and I STILL swim in their size 6 pants. That said, their petites actually really do work for me.

I wear 4 in Express and 0 at loft. If they increase the sizes again, I'll be sized out of the loft/AT brand. Banana Republic is no better.

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Anonymous wrote:The price of cotton, silk and wool has gone up so even quality labels are pushing rayon. Rayon is wood pulp that's chemically broken down, then extruded through tiny holes to make thread. It loses 70 percent of its strength in water or dry cleaning fluid. In short, it's crap. I mostly buy secondhand designer clothing on Ebay, often German labels.

Rayon, just like cotton, wool, silk and pretty much any other material can be very different. I don't like jersey rayon, but lyocell, tencel and modal are usually nice. I've seen a lot of cotton that was worse than rayon. I surely prefer silk or linen but I don't mind good rayon.

Besides, rayon is still considered to be natural, even though though it was chemically treated - after all, other all other fibers are chemically treated as well except organic (maybe).

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Anonymous wrote:The profit horizon for any company is this: Create a desirable product that is profitable. 2) Increase profits by growing your sales base (marketing, expansion, etc.) 3) Eventually you reach cant grow sales base anymore so your grow profits by cutting costs. 4) Eventually the value proposition goes away for consumers, close business.

You have the 4 wrong. It's should say: rent clothing so that customers no longer care about the durability of their clothing. See, like Ann Taylor has already started doing. https://www.infinitestylebyanntaylor.com.

Lol I saw Express does a clothing rental service...Express clothing is junk that is only good for one wear anyway!

At this point, Express has higher quality than AT. Brands shift- Express shifted up and AT shifted down. Express is now doing better on quality than BR, too.

OP here. Wow, I had no idea! I'm going to have to peek in.

Express is still junky clothing for college girls

It's one of the few mainstream retail brands that makes its clothes with a size 2 woman in mind. The materials are normal to above average compared to JCrew, AT, etc. But they fit better for thinner because they are designed for smaller sizes. These brands that design for size 8ish don't drape well. You can't simply make clothing bigger or smaller with the same design because it doesn't fit the same across body types.

+1.

I don't want to shop at Express. But it is by far the best quality at that price point. I can't buy anything for work from Ann Taylor, Loft, White House Black Market, Gap, Old Navy, The Limited, J Crew Factory, H&M, etc. But Express is tolerable.

If you’re going to shop at garbage stores expect terrible clothing

Try Maje, Rebecca Taylor, Joie, equipment, Veronica besrd etc

I can't spend $300 on a pair of pants.

Understood but if you spend $40 on a pair of pants you can’t expect for them to be a good fit, fabric or last. I also used to shop at these types of stores. Now I spend way more on fewer items and am much happier longer term with my purchases.

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Anonymous wrote:The profit horizon for any company is this: Create a desirable product that is profitable. 2) Increase profits by growing your sales base (marketing, expansion, etc.) 3) Eventually you reach cant grow sales base anymore so your grow profits by cutting costs. 4) Eventually the value proposition goes away for consumers, close business.

You have the 4 wrong. It's should say: rent clothing so that customers no longer care about the durability of their clothing. See, like Ann Taylor has already started doing. https://www.infinitestylebyanntaylor.com.

Lol I saw Express does a clothing rental service...Express clothing is junk that is only good for one wear anyway!

At this point, Express has higher quality than AT. Brands shift- Express shifted up and AT shifted down. Express is now doing better on quality than BR, too.

OP here. Wow, I had no idea! I'm going to have to peek in.

Express is still junky clothing for college girls

It's one of the few mainstream retail brands that makes its clothes with a size 2 woman in mind. The materials are normal to above average compared to JCrew, AT, etc. But they fit better for thinner because they are designed for smaller sizes. These brands that design for size 8ish don't drape well. You can't simply make clothing bigger or smaller with the same design because it doesn't fit the same across body types.

+1.

I don't want to shop at Express. But it is by far the best quality at that price point. I can't buy anything for work from Ann Taylor, Loft, White House Black Market, Gap, Old Navy, The Limited, J Crew Factory, H&M, etc. But Express is tolerable.

If you’re going to shop at garbage stores expect terrible clothing

Try Maje, Rebecca Taylor, Joie, equipment, Veronica besrd etc

I can't spend $300 on a pair of pants.

Understood but if you spend $40 on a pair of pants you can’t expect for them to be a good fit, fabric or last. I also used to shop at these types of stores. Now I spend way more on fewer items and am much happier longer term with my purchases.

You can't beat Joie for casual clothes. Once a quarter, they have 25% off everything so I stock up then. I still struggle with finding work clothes. Currently, MM LaFleur is my go-to but it's pretty cheaply made.

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