Yoshi, I’m not offended by DMLevine on women in stores. Those are areas that I’ve noticed I have to be careful in, and try to. That said, I dress far from trendily, just something all women need to be aware of.
Frumee, I won’t say that you hit the nail on the head but you did bring up something important. I feel so fortunate to be far from the epicenter. I do a lot of thrift shop shopping, and I don’t find Burberry but do find Liz Claiborne and pretty “balabatishe” (never really got that word, but YKWIM)stuff to serve as a core of my wardrobe. My kids of course won’t do that, but I am proud of the decisions they make, on the whole, B”H. (That’s for you, my ladies, in case you did figure out my username 😉 And do check out DMLevine’s message and take it to heart.)