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All I can tell you is that we went to Maine in September a couple of years ago, and the SUMMER clothes that were on clearance were things like light jackets, hoodies, etc. I racked up, because those are winter clothes here.
I was all excited about going to LL Bean but when we got there, everything was so incredibly heavy that I couldn't imagine wearing it in Texas, so I didn't even buy a pair of socks there. Bummer.
I envy you, going to Bean! The clothes you describe are what I would call Michigan Standard.
In Las Vegas, our kids go back to school 2nd week of August, when it's boiling. It usually doesn't start to feel un-summer-like til mid to late October. I go to websites like LL Bean and Land's End to snag all of the summer stuff they are marking down and that becomes the starting point if my kids back to school gear. And I love that I can get it for a song!
Other stores just show clothes in fall colors, very little to no wool, light weight jackets.
My cold weather gear consists of a pair of Uggs, leggings, and a couple of hoodies.
It seems here in the Phoenix area that Kohl's generally displays IZOD's Fall fleeces and jackets, while the only IZOD Fall products that JCPenney generally sells locally are the Fall-colored polos and button-downs. JCPenney seems to be more localized with inventory than Kohl's.
EDIT: Speaking of localization of products, one of my favorite shirts from Spring 2017, the IZOD Newport Oxford Pelican Print shirt in Fairy Tale, wasn't stocked locally here in Phoenix (I had to buy it online). I wouldn't be surprised during the time it was available that it was more widely stocked in places like Florida or Puerto Rico.
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Just based on experiences today, I went to the mall today, and Dillard's was full of fall/winter clothes. Even the Polo Ralph Lauren section was mostly fall/winter clothing.
I'm in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA where it's still 89/90 degrees for a tad bit in November. Stores around here have sweaters and coats, etc., but nothing for blizzards or anything.
I love sweaters personally, but it's just not cold enough to really wear them hardly...especially these last couple of falls & winters. I have about 10 sweaters I bought last fall that I still haven't worn yet sadly, but I hope to. I'm also not out a lot at night, so if I was more often, I'm sure I would have worn a few more sweaters by now. I also don't get cold that easily, that's just how my body is.
Well, we're enjoying the first cold snap of the year here in NE Texas. Temps should continue to drop till they reach the twenties later in the week at night and only 40s during the day. It's been about 50 degrees here tops the last few days and very chilly at night - just above freezing.
That's winter time around here.
So yesterday I wore a cute jacket over my slim cut jeans, tall boots, and a beret. I have several berets and lots of scarves and they will probably outlive me because I get to wear them for only a few weeks each year. This winter is supposed to be colder and wetter than normal and so far fall has been, so maybe I'll get a bit more wear out of them all.
I wear my boots whether it's 60 degrees or 20 degrees because I just love them though!
Also, regional divisions of stores might come into play on the difference in stock between Arizona vs. Florida. With many department stores, Phoenix is under the same regional division as many cold climate cities due to the differences in elevation in the western United States. Florida and the Southeastern United States mostly does not have that issue and is pretty much consistently warm throughout. Macy's even had its own regional division dedicated to Florida and Puerto Rico, while Arizona was under the same division as colder states such as Colorado and Utah.
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