Anonymous wrote:The vast majority is plastic stuff. Very few items that are wool and cashmere, no silk. So c*appy fabric. When they do have an item with better quality fabric, like the one below, the cut is atrocious. These pants need pockets and a shorter waist.



https://www.chicos.com/store/product/Zenergy-Cotton-Cashmere-Blend-Pants/570313655?color=5469

Actually those look comfy when I get my period

Anonymous wrote:Ugh I hate shopping today. I am rewearing all of my old stuff and making it new again. Even expensive brands have too much poly. I am 40 and have kids. I try to stay away from poly and barely buy anything anymore.

Why don't you like poly?

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Anonymous wrote:Because their clothes all seemed to be designed primarily to hide figure flaws. If you had an hourglass shape, particularly with a defined waist, would you buy Chico's?

How many 35+ women really have that shape?

I do at 41 and have since 38.

Ugh I hate shopping today. I am rewearing all of my old stuff and making it new again. Even expensive brands have too much poly. I am 40 and have kids. I try to stay away from poly and barely buy anything anymore.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because their clothes all seemed to be designed primarily to hide figure flaws. If you had an hourglass shape, particularly with a defined waist, would you buy Chico's?

How many 35+ women really have that shape?

Huh? I'm 47 and have a great figure.

Yeah. I think I have actually gotten better with time. I am hourglass shaped and only now am I coming into my own. As a young woman I was going for the skinny look and I didn’t dress for my figure. Defined waist, boobs (even if they sag a touch), and ok sized hips. I work out moderately, eat well, and have good genes. But I didn’t knew that when i was younger.

Have you experienced menopause yet?

I have bought some pants recently and I really love them.

This thread is 10 years old, so a lot of the women who were too young for Chico’s when it started have probably died.

I’ve never shopped there, but an ad keeps popping up with cute cropped palazzo pants with buttons near the hem. Tempted to buy them.

Wow! In reading the comments on here so many people w negativity re: body type and body shaming, and agism. Chicos has all size clothing and if you don’t like their style then don’t shop there. I think the original question was “why do people hate Chico’s so much”. Where I really don’t like that question, as I believe it leads to negativity, everyone is entitled to their opinion about clothing. It may not be your style of clothing, maybe you don’t like their prints or the fabric etc. but to get into such negativity on other aspects in steering away from the original question and breeding negativity. About the original question, I happen to like some of Chico’s clothing that I have purchased and some of the pants have had great fabric, a couple of the tops have been a little thin in the fabric.

How is the current sizing? I ordered a dress a size larger now I wonder if I should expect to return it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because their clothes all seemed to be designed primarily to hide figure flaws. If you had an hourglass shape, particularly with a defined waist, would you buy Chico's?

How many 35+ women really have that shape?

Huh? I'm 47 and have a great figure.

Yeah. I think I have actually gotten better with time. I am hourglass shaped and only now am I coming into my own. As a young woman I was going for the skinny look and I didn’t dress for my figure. Defined waist, boobs (even if they sag a touch), and ok sized hips. I work out moderately, eat well, and have good genes. But I didn’t knew that when i was younger.

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who have not yet encountered perimenopause and menopause have no idea what’s in store for you. Just saying.

I don’t shop at Chico’s.

I’m on the other side of menopause - what is in store for them? Had several months of bloat but that stopped when I started wearing a corset a few hours a day and I got my waist back.

I know Chico's fills a niche and at 54, I am their target but I can't do it. My 82 year old mom shops there and the clothes look good her but I'm just not ready. I don't like Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, J. Crew or WHBM so sometimes I'm at a loss. I've been trying some online stores like Modern Citizen and Theory Factory. I've even gotten some cheap basics off of Amazon. It's a struggle if you're 50+, want to be current and have a hard to fit body!

The vast majority is plastic stuff. Very few items that are wool and cashmere, no silk. So c*appy fabric. When they do have an item with better quality fabric, like the one below, the cut is atrocious. These pants need pockets and a shorter waist.



https://www.chicos.com/store/product/Zenergy-Cotton-Cashmere-Blend-Pants/570313655?color=5469

I shopped at Chico's 20 years ago through two pregnancies--it was great for stretchy pants and tops I could wear to work. (Solid colors, not the crazy prints.) When I got my figure back I stopped shopping there.