A recent Harvard Business School study showed that customers who dress down may get better service at luxury stores. Fashionista’s Stephanie Trong put this theory to the test and went shopping in six high-end stores on Madison Avenue. 

The Invisible Woman went shopping in London’s Canary Wharf to find out which brands and stores offer stylish clothing options for the “older shopper”. She published her findings this week. The comments section for both articles has some great tips too, so be sure to check those out as well.

If you’re not in the mood to hit brick-and-mortar stores, then have a look at Refinery29’s roundup of eleven inspiring E-Shops. Or check out Racked’s 38 Essential Online Shops, with handy info about return and shipping policies.

Fab Links from Our Members

Annagybe came across this fantastic but far too short interview with French designer Jean Paul Gaultier.

Debbie Roes’ blog post “Following Up on Closet Personality Types” helped Laurinda to address some issues she is having with an overstuffed closet. She especially liked the following quote by stylist Bridgette Raes: “The only way to evolve out of something is through awareness”.

Angie thinks Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr. look absolutely killer in matching bellbottoms in 1976.

Caro in Oz especially enjoyed all the comments with this Man Repeller’s post about YOLO (You Only Live Once) dressing.

Greg wanted to share this Vox article that addresses “9 Questions You’re Too Embarrassed to Ask about Normcore“. 

Vildy found this article about couturier Charles James, dubbed “the Einstein of fashion” by Bill Cunningham, very interesting because she feels he is not only the “precursor of the Dior New Look, but perhaps also the precursor of the idea that to look ‘better’ you have to look taller, thinner, younger, more hour-glassy. In other words, you have to strive after looking like you have a body you don’t have.”

While looking for closet organization ideas, April found this post with 25 Lifehacks For Your Tiny Closet quite helpful.