https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 04:51:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring/page/2#post-555721 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:45:09 +0000 Suz 555721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting discussion. I have no answers, and no shopping suggestions either (being in Canada) but I do agree with your observations, Fruitful. as someone who lives away from a large metropolitan centre I find my choices quite limited to cheap throwaway or boring frumptastic or shopping online. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring/page/2#post-555677 Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:06:05 +0000 Fruitful 555677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Coming back to this conversation. You all gave me so much food for thought I can't deal with it all lol (does anyone else experience this?). I'm gonna try.</p> <p>Beth Ann - I greatly appreciate your point about quality varying across lines and price points. I too am thinking of stepping up the brick-and-mortar shopping this year and cutting down the online.</p> <p>Deborah, thanks for your experience - I generally hear good things about Target Australia's quality. And this experience wouldn't put me off all Target stuff, although I think Taylor's and Nicole's point about Target is worth weighing up. I'm more intrigued by the question of whether there is an inverse relationship between items being more eyecatching and/or fashion-forward (taking risks with colour and silhouette) and the quality fabrication and control invested in them by their makers. I.e. fashion-forward is made with a throwaway mentality. Or the market is regarded as less picky/spendy so corners are cut.</p> <p>Una, Sole Femme Trader, Rita, Stringy and Shipskitty, you are right that boring can be found at all price points and that different locations offer more. When I went into the city with Laurel I found a much greater range of the same brands, and some of it was in beautiful bright colours and interesting cuts. And I am happy to seek this stuff out. That said, the plethora of bright fun stuff found at lower quality points was undeniable. I do think I am onto something with my little theory :)</p> <p>Of course, it may be different in Australia, For example, even our Fluevog stockist carried the Mirella line in only red. black, and a small amount of yellow apparently, while in the US it came in a greater number of colours. I do appreciate some of you experienced the higher quality/less risk-taking phenomenon elsewhere too (Jen, Manidipa, Beth Ann, and Claire).</p> <p>Manidipa, you raise excellent points about apples-with-apples being the problem. That makes total sense. Of course most people from a similar demographic choosing between similar items would pick the cheaper one and not think too much about quality. And if they were thinking about quality, they'd be thinking in terms of longevity, as you say, thus wanting to play it safe. I like that you loosely define "our kind of buyers" as a market ^_^ - and I too hope they cater to us more.</p> <p>Lastly I'm heartened by those of you who say pursuing quality, and the shift in mindset that entails, is worth it. One day I might even be shopping on Yoox with IK and Laura (hey, I already stalk Coclicos - it's gotta be a slippery, if uphill, slope from there, right?)</p> <p>^_^ </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544896 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:23:41 +0000 Fruitful 544896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyrebird, I really appreciate hearing your experience. I'm not just time poor, I do have to dig around for a while for money before I can buy something - but this is all the more reason I'm prepared to wait for something good when appropriate.</p> <p>I really want to reply thoughtfully to your (and others') suggestions but it is late I'm really happy to be receiving this information though.</p> <p>And I love the look of that mod blog; I've bookmarked it (and had a little laugh to see Gallaghers on the front page - takes me back!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544892 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:54:58 +0000 Lyrebirdgully 544892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Fruitful, it was a turning point for me when I bought my first quality garment at full price, (after years of budget buying) - but it was one I have never regretted. I still wear my tailored, fully-lined cuffed man-style trousers made of pure merino wool, because after 30 years - and 2 babies later - merino wool just just refuses to wear out, and never loses its shape or texture! I have had the waistline taken in, and done various minor repairs, but I will wear them till disintegration do us part.<br /> The search for the perfect garment is indeed a lot of work - it took me 6 months to find the perfect lined black skirt for work last year, and then I still had to have the waist altered - but if you know you won't ever feel fantastic in a crummy garment, I can vouch that it's worth being patient and stalking that elusive quality piece.<br /> I can back up what Stringy and Shipskitty say about variation between branches of chain stores in Australia. The more senior staff at your local branch should be able to tell you which of their branches will stock certain brands, or editions of brands.<br /> BTW, If you like mod/retro fashion, have you tried the shops listed in this blog ?<br /> <a href="http://modsaustralia.webs.com/modfashion.htm" rel="nofollow">http://modsaustralia.webs.com/modfashion.htm</a> (scroll all the way down)<br /> As you are time-poor, you could take along a picture of the Target skirt and ask shop assistants where you could get something like that. Some experienced assistants are very knowledgeable about their competitors! And do go into those upmarket boutiques ( I used to feel too "unworthy" to do this) and get to know which designers are doing the stuff that you like. Once you know those brands, you can check whether the same thing is available elsewhere (say, CBD David Jones), where the size range ( and prices) may be better. Also, keep dropping in, cultivate the staff, and find out when their sales are on. If you drop in frequently, if very briefly, and they know what you are after, they may contact you when something along those lines comes in. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544845 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:50:44 +0000 Fruitful 544845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jenanded, I'm 36 so not exactly young I do like certain bold colours and shapes though, which often happen to be youthful. </p> <p>I do like to have a good look around Princess Highway, Revival etc. But (and I should have explained in my OP) I have been studying posts on quality and so this time I was actively looking for markers of that. I was already suss on Revival, as I think they're more style than substance and have got up my goat for years for mass-marketing an idea of vintage uniqueness (sorry, off-topic but it just somehow rankles with me. Especially when they do it so cheaply, with loose buttons and broken threads...) But when I went and looked consciously I noticed for example that a dress I liked at Princess Highway had no lining, not a dealbreaker but it's something that makes a difference to me. It was also quite a stlff cotton that I thought would have been better if it was blended with something to improve flexibility. Doesn't mean I'd rule it out, but I'm trying to become aware of where corners are cut and what matters to me. What garments am I going to feel really happy wearing and get lots of joy out of.</p> <p>I'm pretty sure nothing grabbed me at Bardot, and if I remember rightly they have lots of flimsy stuff that I'd tear in about 2 days. </p> <p>My enquiry is partly about my own problem/practical needs, partly an intellectual pursuit of understanding the marketplace, and lastly philosophical, about what is excellence, what is "good enough", and what is that sweet spot when it comes to clothes and happiness.</p> <p>I really need to think over some of the other replies as you have all given me food for thought and I'd like to address your ideas.</p> <p>(ETA: that should have been "got my goat", not "got up my goat", LOL! I watch waaaaaayyyy too much Kath and Kim!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544844 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:50:11 +0000 shipskitty 544844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fruitful - my local (suburban) David Jones has nothing like the range that our central city one does - it is practically chalk and cheese. And even within a given brand that may be stocked at both - there is a much reduced set and it tends to be heaps less interesting. I much prefer to make time to shop at the city one for this reason. </p> <p>Also David Lawrence from my experience is mostly a career-wear brand - at least that is certainly how I buy their clothing. So they probably tone it down a little to keep it more office-appropriate so you can dress it up and down. Mostly office basics that you can also wear in other contexts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544838 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:26:54 +0000 anne 544838@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oh yes. As you say" I'm prepared to get the occasional more expensive thing if I think it is worth it. The question is, finding what really is "worth it"."<br /> A good question to ask and a hard one to answer!</p> <p>Hope you do find something on this journey! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544836 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:19:45 +0000 jenanded 544836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I know its tricky. Mind you I have been lucky enough to shop NY and London and I feel a bit the same as here even though there is more variety. Primark in London has cool stuff in the cutest styles and most are under 10$ a piece. I think the fabric flats my daughter bought died pretty quicklly but the tops we both got still look perfect and her 6pound jeans are still going well... sigh... back in Bris Vegas and Melbourne... Have you tried Bardot (not that cheap) but cute trend items... I think they are in Myers in the young women's section. You sound younger than me but the styles look cute and I have been tempted to get a couple of tops myself.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544834 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:03:24 +0000 Fruitful 544834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, I hyperventilate too But because I have enough clothes to get by, and I'm pretty good at opshopping, I'm prepared to get the occasional more expensive thing if I think it is worth it. The question is, finding what really is "worth it". I like Cue too but it is expensive, and I agree very office/cocktail oriented. The big problem for me is the disconnect between really getting excited about a colour or a cute shape but hohum on fit/quality (seeing lots of stuff like that anywhere from Sportsgirl to Myer Basement - not that they are cheap, but they are patchy on quality), and getting excited about beautiful texture, lining and fit, but feeling so-so on the colour and style (like the David Lawrence). The ideal would be to have both. But it seems like there's too great a leap in cost to that level of perfection.</p> <p>I haven't given up, just trying to understand how it all works and where to go from there </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544825 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:34:35 +0000 anne 544825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fruitful, don't have any new answers and am a little discouraged by hearing your results. I have been thinking of trying to break away from the low cost trendy kids shops, and yet going into Myer almost makes me hyperventilate from the prices, so I haven't even examined the merchandise.<br /> Jenand, I like Cue too, but it is just too expensive and not suitable for a SAHM lifestyle. If I was to resume working in the corporate sphere, I would be very tempted to buy from them, From what I have seen, their quality is good </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544824 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:34:31 +0000 stringy 544824@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>jenanded makes some good points - David Lawrence and Sportscraft are more conservative than Cue, Country Road and Veronika Maine. I find Witchery is good if you like neutrals - their styles are edgier than their colours! And French Connection is also good quality, but targeted at younger people, lots of bright colours and on-trend styles. </p> <p>Also it does make a difference which address of a store you go to. For example, in Perth there are two Portmans' stores just one street away from each other. One has the work wear with a few fashion pieces, the other has mostly fashion pieces with a few basic work items! I'm not sure if this is a deliberate marketing thing, or just a difference in taste between the store managers </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544817 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:15:16 +0000 jenanded 544817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with you Fruitful (I am an Aussie too!)... Target looks better than it is on alas. And our main brands as you mention tend to be more boring if they are better made. Country Road, Cue and Veronika Maine have much funkier cuts than David Lawrence and Sportscraf twhich tend to be more dowdy (interestingly my Angie inspired list of what DOESNT work for me is that I fall in love with Sportscraft and then find they feel daggy wearing them thatt hey end up the consignment store!!) . I still question the longer term quality of the styles I love (compared to like Carla Zampatti - too fab but exxy and not every day!) but I think we are pretty strapped for choice here... Even Mela Purdie which is quite exxy gives up the ghost in a year or two and I think I look after my clothes pretty carefully... If you come up with any insights, would love to hear from you... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544811 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:03:24 +0000 Travelgal Nicole 544811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Total agree. Target fashion is a wear for a season and throw away. Maybe better luck shopping online? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544809 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:54:36 +0000 ManidipaM 544809@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with much of what Beth Ann said. It depends a lot on the retail manfacturing back story (fabric from somewhere, stitched elsewhere, different quality controls, a choice to sacrifice one or the other for bottomline reasons).</p> <p>At the same time, Fruitful, I have had similar experience with affordable vs mid-range mall/departmental store fashion being more on-trend vs more bland. I think I've come to the conclusion that the apples to apples comparison is precisely the problem. These are all stores in a similar milieu, and thus draw a similar crowd. They are often in competition for the same person's money --- such as yourself. </p> <p>If the mid-market lot had the same styles as a Target, they would not sell as much --- most people prefer to pay less for a trendy item, because it will go out of fashion and you will have to replace it (at least, that is the thinking for a lot of shoppers, I believe). For someone like that, the mid-market brand becomes a case of more expenditure breeding expectations of getting more wear. If it were on-trend, it wouldn't last as long. So it is more bland, to help it bridge several fashion seasons. </p> <p>It is unfortunate for people like you and me, Claire and Beth Ann, who find it frustrating. Here we are, happy to spend a little more for quality, but with some fashion fillip to it as well --- and there's nothing there! But there is I think overall a greater recognition of our kind of buyers, and things *are* changing --- though I wish they'd hurry up already. The designer store lines (as with Nordies or Debenhams) are getting a little better. </p> <p>But like Beth Ann said, it's also more involved than just price points equals quality, so the hunt continues and the net has to be spread pretty wide. I hope you have better luck with the skirt search soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544803 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:19:26 +0000 Deborah 544803@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fruitful, I relate to your dilemma. The target skirt is gorgeous, shame about the quality. I have to say in defense of Australian Target the quality is GENERALLY good. I have a few work dresses and casual items from Target and they have stood the test of time, are well made and look good.</p> <p>I also find many of our more up market ranges a little boring and uninteresting. Others however are wonderful, but out of my general price range. I have recently been looking at ordering items from the USA which seem more moderately priced, even with the shipping!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544788 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:29:08 +0000 modgrl 544788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reading your post has me thinking about Angie's series on Karen Kane from last year. Your local stores may be stocked with regional trends. They might also not be the front row merchandise of a particular chain of stores. My local bloomingdales has miles of Calvin klein, Jones New York and Ralph Lauren merchandise. They don't show any of the same lines that we saw at the Soho Bloomie's at the NYC meetup. Is it possible that you're not shopping in a region that draws cutting edge risk taking buyers? If that's the case, the buyers may not have any incentive to stock anything that reads as different. I know if I want to find something special I have to either order online or drive 1-2 hours, which is like never ever going to happen! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544786 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:25:28 +0000 Beth Ann 544786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually, I've found that there isn't a iron clad relationship between quality, at least in workmanship made to last, and price or store. For example, I have a fabulous Hinge georgette top (maybe crepe?) from Nordstroms that is poorly stitched, with uneven seams and hanging threads. It retailed for $80, but I purchased it on clearance for $40. I found a more classic, but similar blouse by Chaps at Kohls. Curiously, the Kohls blouse originally retailed for $70, and I purchased it on clearance for $20. It has much finer stitching and far better buttonholes.. I've had Ann Taylor knits disintegrate despite delicate treatment, and some Merona by Target tees stretch out or shrink, and others live forever. This is part of the reason I rarely order online. To me, there is no substitute for feeling the fabric in my hands, examining the workmanship and deciding whether this item should be a wardrobe anchor, or a piece of fun I'll wear for one season. As for styling? I agree that the middle level and "bridge" lines often play it quite safe, which is understandable, but still frustrating! Sometimes shopping is rather like hunting and gathering -- always looking for hidden berries! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544785 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:24:07 +0000 Beth Ann 544785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually, I've found that there isn't a iron clad relationship between quality, at least in workmanship made to last, and price or store. For example, I have a fabulous Hinge georgette top (maybe crepe?) from Nordstroms that is poorly stitched, with uneven seams and hanging threads. It retailed for $80, but I purchased it on clearance for $40. I found a more classic, but similar blouse by Chaps at Kohls. Curiously, the Kohls blouse originally retailed for $70, and I purchased it on clearance for $20. It has much finer stitching and far better buttonholes.. I've had Ann Taylor knits disintegrate despite delicate treatment, and some Merona by Target tees stretch out or shrink, and others live forever. This is part of the reason I rarely order online. To me, there is no substitute for feeling the fabric in my hands, examining the workmanship and deciding whether this item should be a wardrobe anchor, or a piece of fun I'll wear for one season. As for styling? I agree that the middle level and "bridge" lines often play it quite safe, which is understandable, but still frustrating! Sometimes shopping is rather like hunting and gathering -- always looking for hidden berries! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544775 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:02:36 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 544775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was going to say the same as IK - to me, most fast fashion is pretty basic, including most mall items. True 'designer' items, and I don't mean most brands you can buy at the mall, tend to have more out there, edgier options. I think what tends to be the most basic is middle of the road stuff as far as price goes - something you'd get at Nordstrom or maybe Macy's, more expensive than Kohl's/Target/H&amp;M but not as $$ as Barneys or a designer boutique. </p> <p>But then, I'm not a size where I can wear most designer clothes, so all I do is look and maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544764 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:51:31 +0000 KeepCalmAndCarryOn 544764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do find this sometimes, but then I don't have a very adventurous shopping range (mostly due to budget, not to choice). I shop Banana Republic quite often for end-of-season sales. When I find something that fits there it tends to last a long time and be a total pleasure to wear--lined pants for work being a good example. But besides the fact that many of their skirts and pants tend to be super-long (even for a long-legged, 5'5" lady like me), I am often disappointed by how much the fun or edginess in a look disappears when I try it on. Skirts that are supposed to be knee-length hit a few inches below the knee and wrap sweaters that looked provocative or cute on the hanger look like a 1950s secretary's outfit on me. I think that's partly because I'm still learning how to dress my body, though, and not necessarily because of quality. </p> <p>What I do notice is that clothing from a 'nicer' place like Banana Republic, if it doesn't fit, tends to look conservative or dumpy rather than slutty or try-hard, which I find from places like H&amp;M. And I totally agree that the difference in fabrics has a great deal to do with this. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544701 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:29:15 +0000 Fruitful 544701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IK, there are lots of cool young designers. But I have young children and it's not easy to get to those stores even though they're near my house. I went to a mall near my Dad's place and he looked after the children.</p> <p>Near where I live, there are wonderful, colourful, well-cut, interesting local designer dresses for approx $300-$600. That's a little out of my price range right now. But I'm willing to spend more than the price of fast fashion.</p> <p>I've read a few posts (look through my profile I've commented on some lately) where people say quality doesn't always equate with expensive (even though more expensive can often mean better). I'm comparing apples with apples, different quality items in the same kind of marketplace (a department store or mall for example). In that apples-with-apples situation, I do see an inverse relationship between eyecatchingness and quality. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544691 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:21:55 +0000 ironkurtin 544691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wax always told Australia was a hotbed of cool young designers! Don't burst my bubble! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544689 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:19:48 +0000 Fruitful 544689@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Sole Femme Trader. I do live in Australia, and I am in a city. I am comparing Target and the many fast fashion stores with the brands within a department store such as Myer. I did do this at a suburban location; I'm sure there'd be quite a few more options in the city, but the suburban locations are quite representative generally speaking. I think the presence of a lot of colourful options at lower price and quality points, and more sombre colours, longer hemlines etc at high quality points, has something to do with the target market. The people with money to spend on better things (not counting really high end fashion or niche sellers like for instance Fluevog) tend to be professionals who have to dress conservatively for work. They might also be of a certain age, where understated elegance seems to be more of a priority (not saying it has to be, just seems to be common) than looking eyecatching/unusual/fun.</p> <p>ETA, Sole Femme Trader, IME Zara has shockingly poor quality. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544687 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:18:54 +0000 ironkurtin 544687@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I usually find the higher-end stuff is MORE interesting than the lower end. But then I am pretty darn snobby, and I like European designers and the kind of designers Barneys carries. I buy them used or at clearance stores, but since those are the only places I shop, that's how I set my bar. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544679 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:14:41 +0000 taylor 544679@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Una for clearing that up...I thought so.</p> <p>I am also excited to see some wonderful names coming to my Nordies.<br /> Better end items sometimes are a bit more boring (But not always) in color because when you invest in these items they need to stand the test of time...not always designed for current trends , that is why we are willing to invest.<br /> The DVF wrap dress will always be ...what sets it apart from a Target wrap dress is the impeccable quality and fabric. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544674 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:11:47 +0000 Sole Femme Trader 544674@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Quality garment makers are not sacrificing colour and fun and risk. But, maybe to see this, you need to expand your universe, Go to Nordstroms or Bloomingdales, or Zara, if one is nearby, and compare what you see ther ewith Target. It all will be obvious to you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544639 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:50:04 +0000 catgirl 544639@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, Kohl's here is somewhere around Sears quality. A little better than Target brands, but not made to last.</p> <p>My Nordstrom has been adding some designer brands that are pretty exciting (to me, anyway!) - Vince, Theysken's Theory, BCBG, and according to my favorite SA, DVF is coming soon! Not that I can afford any of those on a regular basis, but I am veering toward more expensive but fewer items now that I've narrowed my style a bit.</p> <p>Boring can certainly be found at all price points! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544625 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:34:00 +0000 taylor 544625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Correct me if I am wrong...having never been in a Kohl's but I thought they were along the quality lines of Target...not better end.<br /> Not that there is anything wrong with shopping for clothes at Target/Kohl's, but not what I would call quality clothing as Fruitful noticed a huge discrepancy on her shopping trip. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544578 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:32:12 +0000 Jilly 544578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The Target skirt is really cute. I think you should just keep looking until you find the right item. It's got to be out there somewhere! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/waaah-why-does-the-quality-stuff-have-to-be-so-boring#post-544572 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:12:18 +0000 Anonymous 544572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Totally! We have a "department" store here in the states called Kohl's and they have some really practical, good quality clothing for Misses that is so well made, yet cut in a way that is never very flattering and often in dull colors or pastels that remind me of Easter time. They have some thick knitted tops with modest necklines but the way they are cut, or the trim or embordery used is just so dowdy that it makes me sad. So many women are driven into the junior's department unadvisedly for a little cheap and cheerful fun because of this. It's so discouraging! </p>