Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Went to Banana Republic this weekend and everything was immaculate styling, minimalist, Carolyn Bessette in the 90s type stuff. All gorgeous, expensive!
I remember BR in the 90s. A nice pair of pants for work - good quality wool, full lined - was about $70-80 on sale, so the original price was somewhere in the $100-120 range. And it was a real price, people paid it since the sales usually happened only at the end of the season, and if your size is gone, it’s gone.
Anyway, given the inflation, today’s equivalent of those pants would be something around $300. But people have been trained by the fast fashion to expect $20 pants and wear them a few times before discarding. Places like Shein can probably even offer something for $10. You get what you pay for.
Anonymous wrote:Went to Banana Republic this weekend and everything was immaculate styling, minimalist, Carolyn Bessette in the 90s type stuff. All gorgeous, expensive!
Anonymous wrote:To the last 2 posters: I like the idea of a clothing shopping ban! I might try that. Seriously don’t need anything.
And I hear several people say they find nice clothing items at Costco.
I still like shoes though lol
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, to get High quality middle aged clothes, you have to spend middle-age money. Target is not going to work for your anymore.
THIS!![]()
LOL so true.
But also the quality of clothing is indisputably lower and there is a lot of ugly, unflattering stuff out there.
Anonymous wrote:Went to Banana Republic this weekend and everything was immaculate styling, minimalist, Carolyn Bessette in the 90s type stuff. All gorgeous, expensive!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, to get High quality middle aged clothes, you have to spend middle-age money. Target is not going to work for your anymore.
THIS!![]()
Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, to get High quality middle aged clothes, you have to spend middle-age money. Target is not going to work for your anymore.
Anonymous wrote:Reviving this thread to say I have been searching high and low for a short sleeve blouse or shirt to wear with a blazer and jeans for work in a nice print and cannot find one that is not puffy or ballooned-sleeved or ruffled.
Oh, and everything is rayon or viscose.