I saw a J Crew polka dot skirt at the consignment shop for $10. A 12. Never going to fit into that anytime soon, so on today's adventure into Freeport I stopped in J Crew before we went into the parking garage. There was the skirt. A 14. I tried it on. I stood in line to pay--not caring what it cost ($70). You know I LOVE polka dots.
I also returned one of the two down jackets I bought @ LLBEAN before Christmas. I picked up two pair of pants. The size that fit best was the 16, even though I was wearing the EXACT SAME style of LLBEAN pants in a 14. At least the pant legs on my two chosen pairs of pants were the same length. Another customer asked "Am I crazy or is one leg on these pants longer than the other? It was.
I don't know what LLBEAN is doing or who is making their clothing, but I think something is very wrong. You can actually try on three items of exactly the same style, color and size and find that all three fit completely different. In my humble opinion, this is not "good business". In fact, I would bet that the 16's I now own are actually mislabeled 14's (which is why they were on the sale racks).
And then there is J Crew and Coldwater Creek where I can wear any size 14 I pick out.
I was in Beans because I had a coupon which expires next week.
I was there yesterday too, spending my coupon that expires next week. Sorry I didn't run into you! i found a nice turtleneck fleece right outside the dressing rooms. Too pink, now that I have it home.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you found a polka dot skirt that made you smile! I find clothing shopping to be so very frustrating. Most of that is due to my excessive weight, but also that plus sized clothing is not made very well in the stores I have available to me. (Walmart, Shopko, Sears & Macy's) Also not proportioned correctly for my shape. :( I may be fat, but I don't have to dress ugly! I'm also not going to dress as if I was 16!
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