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My goodness!! I am so disgusted . There needs to be a store that is in the middle. Just because I'm a mom, I'm not trying to wear "mom" jeans or the lastest "cruise wear" looking stuff I just saw in Dillards today. Nor am I striving for American Eagle, or those type of teeny bopper places. There needs to be a grown up version of Hollister.
I'm looking for fashionable, unique, cute, and not car payment-esque type costs (okay, maybe my very first car the Tercel, $211.00 per month in 1989). But I digress, is there anywhere?? NO Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, JC Penney or mallish stores. It's like the same ugly stuff. Are there any cute boutique stores that are not an arm and a leg?
I do a great deal of online shopping... Brands like Donna Karen, Calvin Klein, Levi's and BCBG do it for me... keeping it simple and accessories do the trick...Stylish, sexy and age appropriate. Check out gojane.com and metrostyle.com
My goodness!! I am so disgusted . There needs to be a store that is in the middle. Just because I'm a mom, I'm not trying to wear "mom" jeans or the lastest "cruise wear" looking stuff I just saw in Dillards today. Nor am I striving for American Eagle, or those type of teeny bopper places. There needs to be a grown up version of Hollister.
I'm looking for fashionable, unique, cute, and not car payment-esque type costs (okay, maybe my very first car the Tercel, $211.00 per month in 1989). But I digress, is there anywhere?? NO Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, JC Penney or mallish stores. It's like the same ugly stuff. Are there any cute boutique stores that are not an arm and a leg?
It's funny that you say this because I feel exactly the same way and I am a guy. I feel like there is nothing for me to buy either. I'll often have money and will go shopping and I won't buy anything because it is so lame or trendy. I hate Ed hardy, Abercrombie, anything trendy. Yuck.
I am mid thirties myself and I don't want to be pidgeon holed into gap, abercrombie, or J-crew, whatever, etc, etc. I want options as well.
Having said all that, I will add that from my experience, I think that you have to live in places like NYC or LA to get what people like you and I are looking for. I am not a weird dresser or nothing, I am just picky and I feel like I have my own idea of what it is that I am looking for and I look for it. I just rarely every find it. If I do they most likely will not have the size that fits me.I used to live in LA and I could find things there. When I go to NY, I can usually find exactly what it is I am looking for there too. For my specific tastes, NY is the best for finding certain things for me, but can be pricey. Same thing for LA.
I have lived in several other large cities and I could only find the same type of stores everywhere you go. Nothing really unigue or different. However, NYC and LA are different in that regard.
If you can travel to one of those places especially NYC and take a wholed day to go all over the place looking for things. And p.s. bring a lot of money.
Other than that though, I totally am with you on this. We need more options in the smaller and mid size cities. We are becoming to similar. That is why I still like the really big cities of America for that extra option when shopping.
Side note: What's up with all of the shoes and sneekers today too. So ugly, It takes me about a year to find a sneaker or boot because there are so few options. Style wise outside of LA and NY we are pretty much served with the same garbage from one city to another.
Sorry so long, try some sites on the computer. I don't know any, but I am sure that if you tried you could find them. The problem with these for me is that I need to try something on before buying it. That's why I think buying clothes over the computer can be very difficult.
Thanks everyone. I am interested in Boden, and have been looking for a few months now. Their stuff looks good. I am hesistant like the previous poster Superman said about not being able to try on. I do need to try on. Truth NJ, gonna check out those sites however.
Why are these CROPPED pants $450?? I understand they are designer, but other than the uber rich who in the heck buys this type of thing?? They are regular fabric, not interwoven in gold or something!!
Just like in the magazines, Oprah, and the rest. They talk about the latest, whatever thing, and it is priced ridiculously high.
I just want to buy clothes that I like and not feel I'm being violated in the process. I used to go to thrift stores, but not anymore, too depressing.
Why are these CROPPED pants $450?? I understand they are designer, but other than the uber rich who in the heck buys this type of thing?? They are regular fabric, not interwoven in gold or something!!
Just like in the magazines, Oprah, and the rest. They talk about the latest, whatever thing, and it is priced ridiculously high.
I just want to buy clothes that I like and not feel I'm being violated in the process. I used to go to thrift stores, but not anymore, too depressing.
I cannot help you understand. I myself don't understand. "Great deal priced at $100 each." "Great deal priced at $200 each."
A hundred bucks goes FAST. I don't get it. I can only surmise that this is why people are in SERIOUS credit debt. Don't fall for it. $450 for cropped pants is hysterically outrageous.
I do a great deal of online shopping... Brands like Donna Karen, Calvin Klein, Levi's and BCBG do it for me... keeping it simple and accessories do the trick...Stylish, sexy and age appropriate. Check out gojane.com and metrostyle.com
I love gojane.com but I wouldn't recommend it for someone in their 40s though.
It's hard to recommend a store that isn't "mallish" since the stores in the malls are chains. Boutiques tend to be stand alone stores that vary within region.
I would recommend New York and Company. It's not super trendy but it's not "mom". I'm 27 and I shop there for a more adult wardrobe. I love Banana Republic by the way, also J.Crew.
You're going to find most of the same stuff, or similar because that's just how fashion is. Whatever is trendy at the time is what's going to be mostly in stock in just about every store.
Thanks everyone. I am interested in Boden, and have been looking for a few months now. Their stuff looks good. I am hesistant like the previous poster Superman said about not being able to try on. I do need to try on. Truth NJ, gonna check out those sites however.
FYI, right now Boden is running 10% off plus free shipping, so you wouldn't be out anything on a return. I've found their stuff runs roomy.
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. There needs to be a store that is in the middle. Just because I'm a mom, I'm not trying to wear "mom" jeans or the lastest "cruise wear" looking stuff I just saw in Dillards today. Nor am I striving for American Eagle, or those type of teeny bopper places. There needs to be a grown up version of Hollister. 
in 1989). But I digress, is there anywhere?? NO Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, JC Penney or mallish stores. It's like the same ugly stuff. Are there any cute boutique stores that are not an arm and a leg?
