Thanks mischiefmaker for starting this thread.
It’s not only where you shop, but how you shop is equaly important. If you learn the art of shopping, you can get great quality clothes for a fraction of the cost.
For example, I saw a beautiful skirt that I wanted on Talbots.com. The skirt was $100. I waited and checked every other day if the skirt went on sale. Sure enough it went on sale and combined with a coupon, I snagged it for sixty dollars. Sometimes by the time the sale starts my size is sold out, however I still would not pay full price.
%40 off is only when I was davka looking out for an item, however I generally buy when stuff is at least %50 off and mostly %60 off.
Quality and good fit is very important. That’s why I generally shop at Macy’s, Lord and Taylor and Talbots. They carry good quality clothes, are mid priced and on sale you can get bargains.
Also for fit it’s important to remember that women and girls 5’4 and under should get dresses, tops and coats in petite. I buy skirts in Misses sizes as they are longer. When I need to legnthen a skirt or dress more than the hem allows, I add a matching 1&1/5 inch ribbon on the bottom.