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Where do you shop for good quality, nice and fashionable clothing at a cheap or at least decent price?
I’ll start. For myself: marshalls, ross, tj max, and the brand’s store when they have sales.
I never find appropriate length skirts at these stores- I think you have to be under 5’4 to wear those skirts. I buy only blazers at department stores, nothing else.
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.
I like Filenes Basement.
In the past I’ve had good results at the Gap.
I don’t shop much – I need a new long jean skirt. I’m willing to pay for it, because I wear mine ALL the time (even to work). I’ll probably hit Ruthies in Monsey.
Daffy’s we love daffy’s! they have great stuff in their european designer racks..and u can shop for great prices! Century, Tj maxx, Loehmans, marshalls, filenes, off fifth, Woodbury commons..Jersey Gardens! Great places to pick stuff up..
Talbots, Macy’s and Lord and Taylor are expensive and that’s why I wait for the sales. And I signed up for e-mail coupons.
I don’t buy a lot of stuff, I don’t have the money for any extras but whatever I do buy I make sure it’s good quality with a nice fit and I find that to be only in the more expensive stores.
Here’s how you find cheaper stuff at talbots online.Go to talbots.com and click on sale. They keep on getting new stuff in every week or two. Checking under outlets is mostly a waste of time and is not cheaper. Also sign up for e-mails to be informed when their sales stuff goes on sale for further reductions.
Now you won’t find what your looking for every time you search, but if you enjoy browsing on line, then eventually you’ll find nice things. If you don’t enjoy browsing then it’s not for you.
You should not have a problem with their 25″ long skirts when you hem them down an inch if the skirt is not a straight skirt.
Lord&Talor and Macy’s also have fabulous sales. I just brought a $215 spring jacket for $64 at Lord and Taylor.
You can barely find tznius clothing in most non-Jewish stores after their spring collection sells out and they only have their summer collection in. With their spring, fall and winter collections you shouldn’t have a problem if you look in the right places.
The bottom line if you want good quality is – you need to wait for the sales, enjoy looking for bargains and only buy with coupons.
“The bottom line if you want good quality is – you need to wait for the sales, enjoy looking for bargains and only buy with coupons.”
Excellent reasons why to shop at brand name stores. You won’t find these at your local frum shops.
artchill – i agree 100% you find good quality well made clothing at decent prices when on sale. However it you’re on the taller end, skirts can be a problem. (even in the frum stores nowadays!!!)
I shop in Anne Sez, they have great selections, and excellent quality. I have bought things there every time I went in.
sofdavar, I bought a nice long skirt by JC Penny a few weeks ago that was $22 on sale (yes, I had a coupon and paid $18). It has a very nice cut and washes beautifully. I’m not sure if they still have it, but check it out. The style # for missus is xa957-1057. The style # for petites if anyone is interested is xa730-6039.
It comes in black and other other colors.
JC Penny also has a skirt in a very nice length which is actually available in different legnths for petites, misses and tall. It is also available in different colors. Here is the style number for misses xa814-3430 petites xa714-3430 and tall xa233-3430.
I forgot to mention in my previous posts that JC Penny has great prices and a lot of good quality items. They have long sleeved t-shirts in the fall winter and spring. the brand is St. Johns Bay. I make sure to buy tops only if the material is made mostly of cotton.
BTW, if you want to make a t-shirt neckline that is somewhat too large, tzniusdig, and the top has a hollow space between the outer and inner area of the neckline then you can do that by making two slits on the inside part of neckline on both sides of the seam (there’s usually just one seam in the neckline.) Pin a small safety pin on one side of a rubber that fits into the hollow space of the neckline and pull through. After making sure how much space you need, place anther safety pin on the other end of the rubber. Then sew the two ends of the rubber together. Sew the slitted fabric of the neckline secure to the rubber so that the fabric doesnt unravel and you’re good to go.
boredstiff, Anne Sez? I’ve never heard of them. Where are they located and do they have a website?
artchill, I’ll tell you another thing, besides for the prices, why I can’t shop at frum stores (I’m not degrading frum owned stores, they have their advantages for those who do shop there). I don’t know where you live, but where I live the frum women’s clothing stores basically carry the color BLACK. Black, black and black again. HELLO, I hate black.A black skirt and shoes is were it ends for me. I love color! Pretty purples, different shades of blue, pretty beiges, rich browns. I once asked a saleswoman why they basically carry the color black, she said anything else doesn’t sell well. This is the color that women buy. It’s not the frum stores fault that they barely carry clothing with color. They are only providing for their clients what they want.
I also shop in Annie Sez. I have been pretty successful there. When ever I compliment my friends on their clothing, they inevitabliy mention they got it from Annie Sez. The one near me, even caters to the frum crowd by keeping the longer skirts with a sign over them saying “conservative wear” The store has a few locations in the tri-state area offering many brand names at really great prices. The stores are usually pretty clean and organized(my local one is, anyway) Also if you type annie sez coupon, you can print out a 20% off coupon on your purchase and sign up for their emails and you can receive coupon offers. Also, I love their return policy. If it’s not marked down, you have a month to return it and if it is marked down, you have 2 weeks. I like to have some time to return.
Foxes also has great priced clothing, though I find it harder to shop in because the clothes are less organized. The shoe section is great. They have quite a few stores(NY locations are in Brooklyn and Mineola.) They also have locations in Ilinois and Florida. Just wanted to know from anyone who lives in those states how do they find shopping in their local Foxes.
I’m not positive, but pretty sure Annie Sez is only in New Jersey. They don’t have a website, but like mazal77 says, you can get coupons.
Actually bored stiff Annie Sez has quite a few locations in NY, NJ, CT, PA, MD, FL, and Michigan.
They have a total of 44 locations in cities in the above listed states. There are 19 stores in NJ, 15 stores in NY, 1 store in Wilmington, DE, 2 in Florida, 2 in Connecticut, 4 in PA and 1 in MD.
Annie Sez has a location in Brooklyn on Coney Island right off of Kings Highway
thanks mazal77, thats good to know.
Annie Sez has a website, but just for store locations & coupon promos, but it not available to order online.
Like clearheaded mentioned, JCpenney also has skirts. I remember when I went there, this past fall, they had quite a few style of skirts available, at really great prices. For this spring/summer season, I didn’t see skirts, but there were a few dresses that would look nice with a top underneath. Also reasonably priced.
2 seasons ago, I found a few skirt by Kohl’s, but when I went last week didn’t see any skirts.
Also, if you do find a skirt and it seems a little short check the back of the hem and see if there is extra fabric to let out. Sometimes there is few extra inches which can make a big difference. You can take it to a seamstress to make a “false hem” She’ll take out the seams, bring it down and sew extra fabric behind. I have done it with dresses, too. Last year I found a dress by H & M and it was a little too short to my liking, but there was a good 3 inches of fabric at the hem so I had the seamstress bring it down and I bought extra black ruffled fabric for her to add to the hem. It looks very nice.
Thanks mazal77 and dunno for the info.
mazal, the skirts I saw from JC Penny were in their catalog. They don’t always have the same stuff in their stores. I don’t know what they have on their website because I can’t access their site from my computor since I have a whitelist for the internet.
Hems, in addition to being let down with the extra fabric a skirt has, can also be lengthened by putting a wide matching ribbon on the edge of the skirt. These ribbons can be found in trimming stores.
Can someone tell me where I can shop for my preteen daughter? I’m looking for a place with good quality, but cheap clothing.
loehamans is also a store that you can find stuff in during the winter, fall, possibly spring. They always have sales and promotions going on, no problem.their clothing is good quality too
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