Anonymous wrote:I came here to say Costco, too! 😂 Every season, I seem to find 1-2 basics I really love.

I think I tend to buy a piece or two from there because I just don't go anywhere else! I used to shop periodically at malls and other stores, but now it's the grocery store and Costco.

I came here to say Costco, too! 😂 Every season, I seem to find 1-2 basics I really love.

House of Harlowe 1960. I find this brand at TJ’s or Marshall’s and its quality. I have a couple of the skirts and dresses and tops and they are good materials and flattering on me.

Mid range brands generally make good quality regular product line items. Anything that is made specifically to follow a trend is not going to have the same quality and that includes a regular product line item in a different color or pattern that is considered trendy.

Any store has the potential to make a quality item. I have a fleece sweatshirt from old Navy that is really old and it's very heavy and good quality. Nowadays, their fleece sucks. But see at one point they did make really good fleece.

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Anonymous wrote: I had to stop trying clothes from Boden because I am not shaped for their style apparently. It all seemed cut short and too boxy for me.

+1 Boden is all short and boxy now.

I should give them a look - short, boxy clothes are the ones that look best on me!

Anonymous wrote:my other tip beyond thrifting -- Off Saks 5th Avenue. They have a bunch of trash (brands that look fancy but are really cheaply produced just for that store) BUT they have a few racks of genuine designer clothing. I've gotten some amazing things there for like 1/3rd the price (Rag and Bone jeans for $100 instead of $300, for example.)

How I miss Loehmanns. But off saks isn't bad.

Yes!
I had good luck with some really great pieces from Lord and Taylor when they went on clearance.

You have to be open to trying new things and willing to spend the time shopping. I do think it’s possible to find nice items that aren’t expensive. That being said, brands are not consistent, so just because one season a brand had some good stuff don’t assume this will always be the case.

It takes work to find the good stuff at a good price

Kirkland v-neck Pima cotton t-shirts from Costco

100 percent cotton denim from h and m

Anonymous wrote:I got this blazer from Target (one of their designer collabs)— it’s fully lined, fabric covered buttons w functional cuff buttons, and cut really well.
https://poshmark.com/listing/NWT-Sergio-Hudson-for-Target-Tailored-Blazer-636ed29fc9a2289c307bf1ae

This is a good reference. Cut, fabric and drape are what counts here- not being indestructible. Some of Target’s vintage Issac Mizrahi is made very well. You can find on eBay.

I got this blazer from Target (one of their designer collabs)— it’s fully lined, fabric covered buttons w functional cuff buttons, and cut really well.
https://poshmark.com/listing/NWT-Sergio-Hudson-for-Target-Tailored-Blazer-636ed29fc9a2289c307bf1ae

Uniqlo hoodie I got years ago! An actual metal zipper, and really nice thick fabric.

my other tip beyond thrifting -- Off Saks 5th Avenue. They have a bunch of trash (brands that look fancy but are really cheaply produced just for that store) BUT they have a few racks of genuine designer clothing. I've gotten some amazing things there for like 1/3rd the price (Rag and Bone jeans for $100 instead of $300, for example.)

How I miss Loehmanns. But off saks isn't bad.

Already mentioned but yes, Uniqlo t-shirts and the Target men t-shirt will not fall apart any time soon.

Anonymous wrote: I had to stop trying clothes from Boden because I am not shaped for their style apparently. It all seemed cut short and too boxy for me.

Everything is boxy now. We all walk around like sacks