https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 11 May 2026 17:47:14 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-569625 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:31:07 +0000 Traci 569625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fun! I just saw these sandals at Target bearing my name.</p> <p><a href="http://www.target.com/p/Women-s-Xhilaration-Traci-Flat-Sandal-w-Feather-Assorted/-/A-13817283" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/Women-.....A-13817283</a></p> <p>I called my husband over to see. Is it a great marketing strategy? Have any of you been swayed to buy something just because it was named after you? I have to admit I gave the sandals a second look after my name caught my eye. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-569560 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:07:39 +0000 Darla 569560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There was once a J. Crew "Darla" top...I definitely tried to use the fact that we had the same name as a reason that I had to have it (as if I don't make enough excuses to buy stuff from that store anyway.) But I somehow didn't get around to it, or maybe it sold out.. was still fun to see, though.</p> <p>Another possibility for those with names both common and obscure: the nail polish company Zoya uses women's names for all their colors -- you may find one named for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-569059 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:54:43 +0000 Astrid 569059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No fashion items for me. At least I don't think so.</p> <p>But my brother uses an Android app named Astrid. It's for to-do-lists. I'm still telling him what to do even though I moved out already! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-568952 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:46:38 +0000 Kari 568952@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's not very common, but yes - the flat black riding boots I wear are "Kari" boots (from Nordstrom/BP shoes.) I was tickled! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-553109 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:09:33 +0000 marianna 553109@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So funny... I saw an item named Marianna at work today. I NEVER thought I would see something with my name on it as my name isn't that common (especially with 2 n's).</p> <p>Look!</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/sr?keyword=marianna&#038;origin=keywordsearch" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/sr?k.....wordsearch</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548661 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:42:03 +0000 RoseandJoan 548661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Joy not granny pants, in Scotland you have a niche market fashion store<br /> <a href="http://www.joythestore.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.joythestore.com/</a></p> <p>I was tempted to buy the Hobbs Jules dress until I realised it would look much better on Angie and Laura *sigh* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548408 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:39:51 +0000 HeleenH 548408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I once saw a dress or cardigan with my name in a store (expresso, a Dutch store). I don't recall wether I bought it or not. And HEMA has a line of make up with my name: "Miss Helen'. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548402 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:33:02 +0000 kimana517 548402@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A lot of shoes are named "Bethany". (Er, that's my real name. Kimana is a name I love that I chose for use online when I was 17 years old.) Target had some a few years ago, VanEli has some, Frye even named a boot after me. (That means they should give me a pair free, yes?) Elie Tahari made me into a nice handbag, BeBe made me into a cute color-blocked dress, and Guess has named several items of clothing after me. (In case you're wondering how I know all of this, go to eBay and search for your name. Click on clothes, shoes, &amp; accessories, and you'll see how many things come up.) Apparently "Bethany" is a pretty common clothing/shoe name, which is funny since it's not a very common person name. </p> <p>At least I like almost every item I found bearing my name. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548293 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:20:55 +0000 rute 548293@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Never saw mine!<br /> Angies those pants are fabulous!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548292 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:18:04 +0000 Anonymous 548292@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, apparently only boots and booties ( with a heel and edge) are name after me! Who knew? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548264 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:36:08 +0000 krishnidoux 548264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, I shortened my name too for the same reason as you! My full name is difficult in English, an invite for mispronunciation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548224 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:24:21 +0000 Fruitful 548224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mochi, my son has a Knitting Nancy, and he made his own at school! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548221 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:18:11 +0000 Fruitful 548221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No fashion items.</p> <p>But I have seen a tin of Indian mangoes with my first name on it, and another tin with my surname! Both my names are so rare in Australia that I felt a special affinity with those tins ^_^.</p> <p>ETA. "Hope" cigarettes. Thanks for the lulz, Japan! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548201 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:31:09 +0000 Mochi 548201@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, the song IS kind of a downer. </p> <p>If you go to Asia you will see creative uses of western names. For example, in Japan Hope cigarettes comes to mind. </p> <p>Heh, Janet, I think you and I belong in a room with Linda, Diane, Karen, Cheryl, Susan and Cindy where we can all be passé from a certain generation together. My best grade school friend had that name and I'm fond of it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548169 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:33:09 +0000 rachylou 548169@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I've seen a "Rachel" dress. I think I didn't like it that much... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548155 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:12:06 +0000 christieanne 548155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Usually if my name is on something it is spelled Kristi or something equally different from my Christie. Angie - I get that sensitivity to your name being pronounced correctly as I am that way with spelling (or with people added an "N" ).<br /> I did take a very touristy pic once in NYC - standing underneath the impressive sign at Christie's Auction House. That's as close as it gets - very common spelling in Scotland and UK but not so much in US. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548142 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:40:20 +0000 Mo 548142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually, yes, the prAna Melina top. <a href="http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/prana-melina-strappy-tank-top--womens-at-rei.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.kaboodle.com/review.....at-rei.com</a> Weirder yet for me was hearing Arnold Schwarzenegger say my name in Total Recall. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548136 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:25:21 +0000 velvetychocolate 548136@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm laughing my head off at this...</p> <p>Because no sooner did I say that I'd probably never wear Doc Martin boots...I came across some Doc Martin shoes called "Sara" (my first name). </p> <p>It's a sign, don't you think? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548134 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:19:54 +0000 MsLuna 548134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All the time People like to name their clothes Katie. Haha! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548055 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:00:37 +0000 ManidipaM 548055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not a likely thing to happen to me in retail. But, I once went to work down the street from a building that had my name on it! --- a whole apartment block named for me!</p> <p>Another time, I went out with a nightclub in Singapore... Then-boyfriend and I arrived at our hotel, unpacked and went for a walk to find lampposts and bins plastered with posters that read 'Who Is Amit?' </p> <p>(Huh. So apparently we're a real-estate couple, then, and not retail.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548050 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:57:31 +0000 Angie 548050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>*LOTS OF CHUCKLE*</p> <p>Oh, what a fun thread. You crack me up. All of you!</p> <p>Beth Ann, I am indeed "Angelique" and here is a blouse named after me too. That's unusual: </p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/tory-burch-angelique-signature-scarf-print-silk-blouse/3261554?origin=keywordsearch&#038;resultback=0" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/to.....sultback=0</a></p> <p>I shortened it to Angie, though. That's what my parents and Greg have only ever called me. But when they are cross with me, they use my full name. I am very sensitive to my real name being mispronounced, so Angie is a million times better in the US. I do go by Angelique when I lived and am in Europe though, it's pronounced correctly in that part of the world. </p> <p>Mochi, not a Stones fan and never liked the song </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548046 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:51:32 +0000 marianna 548046@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I doubt I'll ever see my name in retail! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548044 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:48:07 +0000 Anonymous 548044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If any article of clothing bore my name it would be a granny panty.</p> <p>Angie, I can understand the problem with mispronuncation and spelling. Most of my life (and still to relatives) I was called by my middle name which I understand is French. No one could say or spell it so I switched to my given first name at school at least. I feel sorry for children who have unusual spellings and names. We made sure that our sons had well known but not too common names with at least 2 possible nicknames t pick from. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-548041 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:44:03 +0000 Janet 548041@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, I have never seen my name in a retail usage, but I think my name is becoming kind of old-fashioned, so its unlikely anyone will connect the name with something cutting edge and stylish. Ah well. </p> <p>I will console myself with the knowledge of three songs I am aware of with my name, all to amusing effect: "Jailbait Janet" by the Slickee Boys (a DC band), "Interplanet Janet" from Schoolhouse Rock, and "Dammit Janet" from Rocky Horror Picture Show. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-547994 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:54:21 +0000 K. Period. 547994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only wish something as gorgeous as the Frye Deborah boot was named after me! I got nothin'. But really, I don't mind. I love my name and love that, even though it isn't unusual, it isn't one that retailers typically target to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-547978 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:26:35 +0000 MNsara 547978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, those fab black &amp; white Doc Marten Oxfords are Sara and that's extra special because they're even spelled my way</p> <p><a href="http://www.onlineshoes.com/womens-dr-martens-sara-3-eye-saddle-shoe-wht-blk-softy-t-buttero-p_id230580?adtrack=froogle&#038;term=Women%27s+Dr+Martens+Sara+3+Eye+Saddle+Shoe&#038;offer=&#038;ci_src=14110944&#038;ci_sku=2725583" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlineshoes.com/wom.....ku=2725583</a></p> <p>I did almost buy them - like it was fated or something - but talked myself down! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-547942 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:44:15 +0000 krishnidoux 547942@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a somewhat rarer French name, I think I met 4 in all my life. BUT there is a French doll made popular in the 70's who bare my name<br /> <a href="http://www.maboutiquepleinevie.com/poupee-marie-francoise.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.maboutiquepleinevie.....coise.html</a></p> <p>What is really weird, is that this doll was later made to have a little boyfriend. Strangely, he had the same name as my first boyfriend! ( A long time ago).<br /> <a href="http://judylomacha2.skyrock.com/3067411833-Marie-Francoise-et-Jean-Michel-dans-la-neige.html" rel="nofollow">http://judylomacha2.skyrock.co.....neige.html</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail/page/2#post-547934 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:32:19 +0000 Patty 547934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My last name is on a local Canadian National Park AND Aboriginal band--THAT feels really weird. And yes it felt weird to see "Patricia" on a pair of shoes at Walmart. LOOK! Twelve bucks! LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail#post-547899 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:55:22 +0000 StacyJo 547899@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is a brand of pita chips with my name. A few years ago the company sent out gift boxes of daid chips to people named Stacy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/weird-when-you-see-your-name-in-retail#post-547896 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:51:32 +0000 Ornella 547896@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just remembered... years ago I was registered at one forum under nick name Sona (long story...) and we had similar discussion going on. This is how I know about the Irish vitamins: <a href="http://www.sona.ie/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sona.ie/</a> </p>