https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:27:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435716 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:45:58 +0000 Thistle 1435716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would totally shop there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435711 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:23:31 +0000 Beth Ann 1435711@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I so hear you, Thistle.&nbsp; "Department" stores like Macy's and Nordies seem to stock broader size ranges than the smaller, specialty stores.&nbsp; I often feel, perhaps irrationally, that I'm really not welcome there --- that their executives are all like the one from Lululemon.&nbsp; Even when I find stuff that fits, it colors my feeling in the store.</p> <p>I'm about 20 minutes from the outlets in Kenosha.&nbsp; I find good luck at the Banana Republic outlet and the Loft Outlet.&nbsp; I also usually hit WHBM, Eddie Bauer and J. Crew.&nbsp; Of course, even these outlets cap at at a 14, although it's a bit more generous in cut than the "mainstream" variety.&nbsp; </p> <p>I propose a new specialty store.&nbsp; I shall call it "Goldilocks:" for those of us who like things that fit "just right!" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435606 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:59:34 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1435606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, I'm sorry, Thistle. Even though a good portion of my wardrobe is AT and Loft, I rarely go into my nearest AT store. The size 14s and XLs are hardly ever there (the Loft store seems a bit better, varying by location; the closest one to my new place is pretty decent and actually carries a lot of AT-ish workwear, not just weekend stuff). Everything else was bought online, secondhand, or at the Factory Store (outlet). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435597 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:38:40 +0000 Thistle 1435597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in Wisconsin, so yes, we have a similar demographic. Which is why I was so surprised that they didn't carry over a size 12. It does explain why there was nothing over a medium on their racks, though. </p> <p>Their $175 hurdle for free shipping also makes it hard for me to order a piece or two to try. I really like the $50 limit at GAP or the no limit at Nordies and Amazon :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435548 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 17:00:17 +0000 Nebraskim 1435548@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The inability to find sizes over 12 is maddening. I don't know whether they aren't stocked or whether the 14s they stock get snapped up instantly. I have better luck with Ann Taylor's outlet stores (different division of Ann Inc. My niece works at Ann Inc. in NYC for AT Outlet and Loft Outlet, so she has told me a bit about how they source different products for these divisions.) Next time I chat with her, I'll ask about those sizing decisions. Our GAP seems to rarely carry larger sizes (like above 32), and this is in Nebraska, home of bigger-butted people (kind of a joke, but oh-too-true.) The sales racks here are filled with tiny sizes, but the larger sizes are always picked over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435546 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 16:52:24 +0000 Peri 1435546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wonder what's going on with the company. Someone else...besides Debbie...also said theirs closed recently. Personally I haven't found a single thing I like there for more than a year, and last Fall I shopped there a lot. </p> <p>I'm also getting mad about their online though. Recently I ordered and returned two things and was out over $20 for nothing. If the chances aree so low that I'm going to like something from there it really is too much of a gamble to order online. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435539 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 16:43:32 +0000 Debbie 1435539@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Ann Taylor closest to me closed last weekend. There is another one in the area it is just further away. One thing I have noticed in the brick and mortar stores including our Nordstrom's is the selection is very limited. I loved to shop the stores but have noticed the selection is just not there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435528 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 16:14:37 +0000 Thistle 1435528@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Nordies will be about a 30 minute drive from my house (less than&nbsp;7 miles, but still a solid 30 minute drive). So, there is that.</p> <p>I sort of feel like B&amp;M stores in my area are becoming more and more just a way to return items rather than a shopping experience. I would actually buy more&nbsp;from AT if they offered me free shipping and returns, especially for sizes they don't offer in the store (all GAP brands offer free returns now via mail). </p> <p>They haven't offered my size of skirts and pants in forever in the store (they only go up to a size 12 in the store). I know nothing of retail, so I have often wondered if they stock stores with a preselected number of each size or if they use statistical modeling to determine what sizes each store needs. </p> <p>I wonder this because they never seem to have "larger" sizes available. My sister can wear a size 12 (and she was with me), but they had nothing left in the store over a size medium, even in most full priced styles. So she walked away with nothing&nbsp;when there had been a few full priced pieces she had wanted to try on.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435505 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:16:00 +0000 Suz 1435505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw, Thistle -- it's really becoming harder and harder to shop in person, isn't it? I have the same issues...I will cross fingers that your Nordies (and mine, coming to a city two hours away!!!) will be full of goodies for us.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435492 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:03:57 +0000 jackiec 1435492@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aw bad luck. Hopefully the Nordies will be close and good. Crossing my fingers for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435487 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:00:12 +0000 Astrid 1435487@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's too bad. Will the Nordies be near you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/bm-shopping-at-ann-taylor-sad-news-for-me#post-1435480 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 14:38:38 +0000 Thistle 1435480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only Ann Taylor within an hour of me cut their retail space by more than half, and they are reducing their already limited selection of sizes :(</p> <p>Basically, I won't be able to shop their B&amp;M store even when I do get to the mall (which, yes I did this weekend,&nbsp;even if only for an hour :)&nbsp; )&nbsp;</p> <p>Only bright news is we are finally getting the long promised Nordies in my state. It will be in place in time for Christmas this year.</p> <p></p>