Oh I *know* a fab and busy mall would revive my fashion spirit. Sigh.

If you were in the Dillards at Scottsdale Fashion Square--it is one of the best Dillards in the country. And that Ralph Lauren is a indeed a showplace. Glad to hear you enjoyed mall shopping.

Gosh I wish my trip to the local “best mall was that inspiring. Our Nordstroms is underwhelming and seems unsure of who and what it wants to be. We have a Gucci and an H&M almost next to each other and that generally tells you everything you need to know. The Ann Taylor, Talbots closed years ago. The BR is ok, but definitely gets a middle of the road assortment. The Gap is about the same. The Jcrew is a a d level assortment and the customer service is even worse. Aritzia opened this fall and the assortment is pretty good but the customer service is awful- well I think is good if you’re a 20 something shopping with your mom otherwise nope. But if your looking for athletic wear/athlesure we’ve got that covered—there’s an Alo, lululemon, Athleta, a free people movement stand alone store, Fabletics, offline by airie, Dick’s sporting goods, and about 1/4 of the Aritzia, and about 1/8 of the Nordstrom

And Brandy Melville opened in my neighborhood this weekend.

Yup it’s pretty bleak for irl shopping.

A week ago I posted about stopping by the Big Mall (CF Eaton Centre) in downtown Toronto on a Sunday, before heading to the airport - and how the mall was hopping!

DH and I didn’t shop (other than the Indigo Books store, and the food court) - but we walked every level, and checked out the Simon’s that took over the anchor spot this past autumn.

I’m looking forward to a spring refresh myself, and anxious to see what you’ve picked out for yourself!

Looks like a great shopping experience. I’m so interested in your spring refresh!

The Big Mall Carla mentioned is in 15 minutes walking from me and serves me well. Admittedly, I ignore most of the stores and go to a few - Aritzia (winter only), BR and Zara once in a while, Sephora on some occasions and Uniqlo. My DH buys shoes from Ecco. A department store (Simon’s )is not appealing to me but they carry Marimekko, so I visit
I more often go to the other big mall - Yorkdale, it takes 40 on transit to get there. That mall houses lots of high end stores but also has Massimo Dutti, Mejury and COS.
I plan to drastically cut my shopping so mall visits are now a special event

Fascinating report! I can't even remember the last time I browsed stores in a mall...maybe like 5-7 years ago, doing back-to-school shopping with my younger kid? Your shopping expeditions sound like such fun!