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Originally Posted by LynchburgLover
That's my point: Talbots used to have a specific target and, apparently, they've decided to throw us out with the bath water.
I guess Gardener34 is right, it's all about the "corporate-ing". I just wonder why they've continued down the wrong road when their profits have tanked (even before the recession). They got rid of the old CEO but I think they have tainted their brand.
If they wanted to compete with Limited, Ann Taylor et al, why didn't they just increase their J.Jill spin-off instead of messing up Talbots.
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I agree. Plus I am tired of the low-slung, see-through, slutty tailoring that I see in a lot of stores. A lot of the "work" attire I see would be inappropriate or would make me uncomfortable because it's too revealing, so I wear more casual clothes because I can find more modest, conservative stuff (in terms of skin coverage) at Old Navy...but it's not formal enough. What do you do if you like "normal" work clothes with traditional tailoring? It seems like there is nowhere for you to shop these days. I used to go to J.C. Penney of all places for that stuff but J.C. Penney does not stock any size below 4 so I can't wear a lot of their pants/skirts anymore. So I have to prowl other stores and pay 2-3x as much for pretty much the same thing...if I can find it. It's so annoying.
Not all of us want lacy camis and sheer tops to wear to the
office. Not all of us want tanks swimming in ruffles and low-cut tight-butt pants with razor-thin belts and stilettos or shirts with silly flowers and crap sewn onto it; women's fashion is so foo-foo and juvenile this season.
And the sooner SKINNY JEANS and JEGGINGS die, the better. Their popularity has influenced the tailoring of "normal" pants to make them much tighter and low-cut. Nothing wrong with that outside of the office, but nobody needs to see the shape of my rear end in the office...particularly since I work in a male-dominated field. I get stared at enough as it is just because I'm female.
I do not like people staring at my butt or chest in the office, but with today's women's "fashion" that is the result because that seems to be all they sell. Sometimes I do want to draw attention to my butt or chest, but never at work!!!