https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:26:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1226953 Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:57:59 +0000 Amy 1226953@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BR is where I get most of my staples. I need classics for work. I hope the store doesn't get too trendy or change the sizing much. I'd cry if the messed with the Martin fit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225679 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 16:31:50 +0000 kkards 1225679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>it always makes me think when these big chains hire a designer who is going to keep their side project. makes me think they are not going to give it their "A" designs. only time will tell. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225654 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:56:14 +0000 Thistle 1225654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol, MaryK, I totally agree!</p> <p>I hope she will deal with quality as well as design.&nbsp; Spotty quality makes it difficult to want to shop at a store to begin with. I also hoep they will embrace the natural fabrics more. I really liked them with they mixed silk and cotton, silk and linen etc. Seems like a lot more poly these days.</p> <p>Still, I would be glad to give them a second chance&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225637 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:45:33 +0000 K. Period. 1225637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh! I'm excited about this. &nbsp;I've been in love with her tie blouse for a while. &nbsp;I too hope she'll do something about the quality. &nbsp;I just returned two blouses to BR that were nearly $80 each (but of course 40% off discounted). They were such low quality that the fabric on them felt crispy. ((shudder)) Awful. I made a point of telling the SA who helped me all about how disappointed I felt in BR's quality slip.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225590 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:47:24 +0000 Von 1225590@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only go to BR for essentials that I know will be there&nbsp; - Martin fit pants and wrap dresses!&nbsp; In past years though, the cut on the pants has been doing funny things...they aren't keeping up on quality control, and some of their pricing has started to rival shops with much better quality and materials.&nbsp; Cotton sateen dress pants shouldn't be nearly $100.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225587 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:42:59 +0000 Anonymous 1225587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope this is good news for BR. I used to buy from them frequently but have passed it over for the last couple of years because the quality has been so up and down. It's also gotten a bit stale and boring -- and that's saying something, coming from a woman who looooves her basics! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225456 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 11:50:43 +0000 chadya 1225456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hopefully BR will be better, I always go and look there but never buy,<br />1. sort of boring<br />2. anything I like I can buy at GAP for less</p> <p>Store needs an injection of something new, stop with the Movie/TV tie-ins </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225365 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:58:29 +0000 Gigi 1225365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MaryK, maybe that is the new style she will be giving us at BR—blazers as tops. Hee hee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225361 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:52:10 +0000 Golden 1225361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It will be interesting to see the changes. I shop a lot at BR </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225351 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 04:02:08 +0000 abc 1225351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lol mk </p> <p>When I read new era I thought of a baseball cap. Am I the only one? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225318 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 03:25:34 +0000 rachylou 1225318@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The in-store experience hasn't been very exciting for me for a very long time. It would be great if Marissa can breathe some life into the stores. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225312 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 03:21:10 +0000 ClaraT 1225312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MaryK lol I was just thinking along similar lines! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225304 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 03:09:54 +0000 MsMary 1225304@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe with her new fancy job she'll be able to afford a top to go under that lovely white jacket... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225272 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 02:31:03 +0000 Gigi 1225272@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope this will be a nice change. I haven't been buying much there either, but that is the store where I can buy the best-fitting clothes. Everything has been so blah and cookie-cutter recently. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225231 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 02:07:54 +0000 JayS 1225231@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>THanks for the link. I'm looking forward to what she comes up with. I really like some of the items in her personal&nbsp;line. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225130 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:57:41 +0000 ironkurtin 1225130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't bought BR for almost 10 years. It stopped speaking to me. I would love to go back to the glory days... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225126 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:55:05 +0000 Debora 1225126@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the link. I'm really looking forward to seeing what she does. I find the quality uneven, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225125 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:54:24 +0000 Parsley 1225125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think Banana Republic is in need of making some changes. I've been less and less impressed with their selections lately, with a few exceptions.<br />I'll be interested to see how the new director shakes things up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/new-era-at-banana-republic#post-1225114 Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:50:06 +0000 MsMaven 1225114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A new creative director at BR. </p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ar-new-era-begins-at-banana-republic-with-marissa-webb-at-helm-20140415,0,7501720.story#axzz2z6EFeIjy">http://www.latimes.com/fashion.....issa-webb-</a></p> <p>Her first collection won't debut will not debut until the summer of 2015. &nbsp;</p> <p>I do hope she can fix the uneven quality lately as well as the fashion. &nbsp;I was in the new Valley Fair store today, tried on some things, but found nothing I wanted to buy. &nbsp;Of course, I didn't find anything in the Loft or Nordstrom either, except for a Joie jacket that they didn't have in anything near my size. &nbsp; </p>