<p>I will never buy ANY peice of clothing for $200, I most likely will not buy anything over $80. But I have prices attached to all kind of clothe. Like pants need to be $10 or under. I hate to shop / clean out closets. I shop only when my D. sends me to the store or I have 30% off at Khol’s. I am much much cheaper than anybody here when it comes to clothe and I love old clothe, they feel much more comfortable.</p>
<p>MiamiDAP, try on some quality clothing. You’ll be amazed at how good you’ll feel.</p>
<p>I really enjoy wearing clothing that fits me to a T, that’s stylish, and that’s going to last more than one or two seasons. I love clothes.</p>
<p>From the Cleveland Plain Dealer Style Editor Kim Crow, Jan 19, Fashion Pet Peeves:</p>
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<p>I wonder if my dress-up shoes would pass muster with her. This Wednesday column made me want to email her and ask her to come shoe shopping with me; can SHE find shoes that are look great with a little black dress but that a normal person can stand in all night? Dang.</p>
<p>Kim Crow usually has great fashion advice, but this Pet Peeve commentary aggravated me…</p>
<p>Well, as another thread has emphasized, we women of a certain age can’t wear HIGH heels, but a low heel or a kitten heel or even a delicate flat can make a party dress look nicer.</p>
<p>Yes, I read this as emphasizing the clunky nature of the wide leather straps (ala birkenstocks?)</p>
<p>We can wear more delicate flats or low heeled sandals and still look dressed up. Think Audrey Hepburn!</p>
<p>Regarding the party shoes: </p>
<p>A man could have bought a pair of dress shoes to wear with his tuxedo in 1985 and he could still wear the same shoes today. Women’s shoe styles change so much, not to mention one color does not go with with all dresses. I think that sometimes the issue is financial - the woman could afford the dress but not new shoes.</p>
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<p>True. Also as a woman with narrow feet I find it difficult to find decent styles that are affordable.</p>
<p>After all the J Jill ads flashing here, models looking so cute, I ordered several things from them for the first time. Their size small is huge! Is this just me or have others found this to be the case? Everything needs to go back.</p>
<p>missypie - there is a good reason why all my shoes are either black, white or cream colored! I had to return the most beautiful pair of dress shoes because what looked like blue shoes on the monitor screen turned out to be dark green shoes in the box that arrived! They simply did not match the rest of the outfit. Bummer.</p>
<p>hnmom5 - Not only are the J Jill clothes “vanity sized,” as a saleswoman admitted to me, but their different cuts are also sized differently. I have pants from there in three different sizes. It is most annoying. That said, I think their clothes are fairly good value for the money particularly if you hit a sale.</p>
<p>“Vanity sizing”…that’s too funny. I do like J. Jill for casual weekend clothes and yes, they do run “big.” In fact, my mother, sister and I were talking during the holidays that we all wear a size “smaller” than we did in our twenties and we think many women’s bridge brands are being made “bigger.” Back in the early 80s I noticed that with Liz Claiborne when it was the “hot” bridge brand, now I notice it with many brands.</p>
<p>Vanity sizing has been going on for quite a while. For clothes, they label things smaller than they are (notice there was never a size ‘0’ when we were young), and for bras it’s the other way around. I weigh all of 5 pounds more than I did when I was 20, and my cup size has gone up by 2 letters…trust me, they’re not that much bigger!</p>
<p>There was also never XXS and XS until fairly recently and now it’s very common. Small now appears in the middle of many designer’s size lineups.</p>
<p>I’m used to wearing different sizes in different designers. I’m no 0, generally a 4, but do have some 2s and some 6s. But the J Jill stuff is unlike anything I’ve seen. One look told me to put them back in the box. But then I got curious and though they might be cute with a belt or a jacket. They weren’t. Absolute tents! And they picture these clothes online on models who look to be my size and they look great.</p>
<p>I know what styles look good on me and have an almost 100% success rate with things I order online. This was a total failure.</p>
<p>J Jill clothing is like Chico’s clothing - it’s meant to appeal to middle aged women who have lost their waistlines. I have a couple of casual sweaters from there, but honestly they’re bulky looking and I only wear them around the house, as they aren’t that flattering.</p>
<p>Yay! We are back to discussing Chicos ;)</p>
<p>MiamiDAP- Pants $10 or under? You can’t be serious! I will spend ten times that on nice trousers for work. I can’t even imagine (barring the rare “steal” or distress sale) wearing pants that cost $10. I like quality clothing and am not much of a bargain shopper, but $10 pants??? (Doesn’t underwear cost more than that?)</p>
<p>My response from J Jill customer service:</p>
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<p>Huh? OK my ignorance, I didn’t parse the site. But when has a small ever been a 6-8? Am I supposed to feel better if I have XXS in my closet? How many people must make this mistake?</p>
<p>Tankini tops - swear by this…best fitting and comfortable with coverage from Victoria’s Secret - online only. Can order your cup size, have longer torso option, can pair it with your own boy short or skirt bottom. And you can swim/move in it and body parts stay put! This one’s on sale…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=EH-217901&page=1&cgname=OSSWMPUSZZZ&rfnbr=1777[/url]”>Victoria's Secret: Shop Lingerie, Bras & Swim in All Sizes;
<p>Oops. Pizzagirl’s comments woke me up and I realized that I was thinking of Ann Taylor Loft. That’s where the saleswoman told me they had vanity sizing and where I bought all the differently-sized pants. I always confuse those stores. I have bought shirts at J Jill and size small is too big. Okay, moving on, I just didn’t want all of you to think I’d lost my waistline. Ouch.</p>
<p>Back when I was in high school and was a skinny 32AA I wore a size 6. I didn’t know anyone who wore smaller sizes than that. I’m pretty sure the young women who are wearing 0’s and 2’s are about the same size I was then. I’ll never be that skinny - my rib cage got expanded from kids.</p>