https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:37:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952604 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 14:18:38 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Bijou. I’ll keep that in mind. I think I have more boots on the way here than shoes, so might have to sit on that a while before I act on it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952573 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 12:09:38 +0000 Bijou 1952573@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fashintern - if you need good boots, you should check out Paul Green. I would love to buy Paul Green boots at 1/3 the price! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952570 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 12:01:31 +0000 Sal 1952570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This sort of thing happens often here - a friend compared a blouse recently - $280 to buy here- $115 to import including shipping. </p> <p>TopShop here failed - the company with the licence to sell it here folded- the pieces chosen , prices and quality did not add up. </p> <p>Retail is hard - esp when we can easily google international pricing. I try not to compare - I consider what I would be happy to pay and make my decision. It helps me keep the numbers down!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952557 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 09:09:46 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joyce B, wow! I've noticed Joseph Siebel in my price range. Isn't that also an expensive brand in the US? </p> <p></p> <p>Binkie, that sounds like exactly the same phenomenon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952486 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:32:44 +0000 Joyce B 1952486@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wait until you see the prices of Paul Green shoes in Germany, at about 1/3 of what they sell for here. Not sure if you are into those, but speaking about price differences I thought I would add that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952483 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:14:22 +0000 binkle 1952483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I remember when TopShop first appeared in the US, it had a bit of cachet - the fashion mags promoted it, Kate Moss was always wearing it (I think she did a collection for it), it's from the UK.&nbsp; I think everyone thought it was fancier/cooler or something "more" than H&amp;M.&nbsp; I just looked at their website - only eleven stores in the US, only in major cities.&nbsp; And I kinda remember Nordstrom making a publicity fuss over it when they started to carry it.&nbsp; So maybe Nordstrom can get away with a little premium pricing?&nbsp; That, and maybe currency, trade, tariffs.</p> <p>I remember my one and only Paris vacation - back in 1992.&nbsp; I went into one of the grand department stores and they had Gap stuff - but not alot, hung with nicer stuff - not like the casual piles of t's and jeans we were used to in US Gap stores.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952423 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 19:20:53 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><div>Diana, thanks for doing the legwork I shuold've put in my own time on!</div><div><br /></div><div>Rachylou, your impression and confusion sound very much like my own, before it was compounded by my discovery of the Berlin store.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Jenn, the first one repeating the link, etc? How weird! They still aren't showing up for me online. <br /></div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952385 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 16:23:22 +0000 Diana 1952385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I think Topshop is priced slightly higher in the US in general, probably due to scarcity or import fees or something. &nbsp;I'm comparing the standalone store in NYC to the same thing in the UK here. &nbsp;The prices in the NYC store and on the topshop US website seem in line with Nordstrom prices, although I think topshop itself tends to have better sales. &nbsp;</p> <p>I DO think it's a little overpriced here, and have not been super impressed with topshop's quality. &nbsp;I prefer H&amp;M myself, and I think the prices are a little better too. &nbsp;</p> <p>The marketing of Topshop at Nordies' is interesting. &nbsp;I think if you go to the NYC store, it's very clear it's fast fashion, along the lines of H&amp;M or Zara, but then at Nordstrom it seems like sometimes they are trying to make it seem more high end than it actually is. &nbsp;(Although like I said, I don't think they are price gouging since the prices are comparable to the standalone store.)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952382 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:46:41 +0000 rachylou 1952382@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Top Shop confuses me. The once purveyor of Mary Quant is now the equivalent of Zara? Or was Mary Quant always Zara-level?</p> <p>Anyhoo. They are what I consider the ‘affordable trendy’ section in my Nordstrom. But the different Nordstrom’s in my area all vary widely in what they carry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952379 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:23:50 +0000 Jenn 1952379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FWIW, I’m in the app and can see all of your posts, including the link. </p> <p>I would guess that Nordstrom only carries a small selection of the higher end Topshop items. It makes sense that they might run a little cheaper within the EU, though. Wonder if that will change after Brexit. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952370 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:18:59 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I don’t think I can tell you the link! When I put it in the post and in a comment, nothing showed up. It was just a link to a pair of cigarette pants for 20 Euros, which is much less than I’d expect to pay at the Top Shop dept at Nordstrom’s. </p> <p>But if <a href="https://m.de.topshop.com/?geoip=home" rel="nofollow">https://m.de.topshop.com/?geoip=home</a> works, maybe you could have a look.</p> <p>Those are great dresses, and I still wish I’d given in to the impulse to get those bright red boots with the big grommet on the side! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952368 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:56:39 +0000 Angie 1952368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Canada</b>,<b></b> H&amp;M (and Zara for that matter)&nbsp;are always worth a look. Good suggestion. They're fast fashion but VERY sustainable companies. Chanel is slow fashion and one of the least sustainable companies around. <i>The irony of it all</i>.....</p> <p>I'm a big Topshop fan. Three of my new Summer dresses came from Topshop this year, and two of them are WORKHORSES (#2 and #3 here). I keep my eye out for styles that look more grown-up, IYKWIM.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952366 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:49:37 +0000 Canada 1952366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've found that if I'm looking for fast fashion that isn't cut for a 17 year old, H&amp;M has better selection and varied sizes. Especially in the collared button down blouse category. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952364 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:47:50 +0000 Angie 1952364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>FashIntern</b>, which link are you trying to post?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952361 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:45:15 +0000 Anonymous 1952361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Top Shop items often make it to Nordstrom Rack at reduced prices but the styles seem too young for me. I did get a winter sweater-dress last year but too short for my preference. I wear it with skinny jeans as a tunic, but it will probably not have a long lifespan due to quality. I am glad it cost less than $6. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952357 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:36:02 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok. Just browsed their sale offerings. Thought I was at Forever 21, if that Shop specialized more in polyester. The selection at Nordy’s must be just top of their line. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952354 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:15:17 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Trying again without the link </p> <p>Huh? I like the Top Shop section at Nordstrom, but had to be careful there because their things were often made for teen-shaped bodies and prices were surprisingly high. </p> <p>Turns out prices at the stand-alone Top Shop in Berlin are much lower, pretty much in line with what I expected items at Nordy’s to be, before I looked at tags. </p> <p>Not sure what I’m saying here but gollllllllllly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952353 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:14:17 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952352 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:13:03 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952352@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hello? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952351 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:12:40 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/top-gouging-at-nordstrom#post-1952350 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:10:23 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1952350@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/