Fashion, or lack of it.
Dec 24th 2007, 7:41 pm
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Fashion, or lack of it.
I was shopping in NE PA yesterday with the wifey and couldnt help laughing my head off at the clothes on offer in the big stores like Bon-Ton , Macys etc....It was like going back 20 years and the prices werent cheap either they seem to have gone up since last time i was here visiting the in-laws.. Maybe thats why the stores were almost empty. Im guessing its different in the big cities.
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Dec 25th 2007, 1:17 am
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Re: Fashion, or lack of it.
I was shopping in NE PA yesterday with the wifey and couldnt help laughing my head off at the clothes on offer in the big stores like Bon-Ton , Macys etc....It was like going back 20 years and the prices werent cheap either they seem to have gone up since last time i was here visiting the in-laws.. Maybe thats why the stores were almost empty. Im guessing its different in the big cities.
Happy ham day.
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Dec 25th 2007, 1:21 am
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OMG! Don't get me started on this topic. I live in Florida, where the snowbirds flock to for six months a year. You should see what is on offer at our local stores. I couldn't even find a decent pair of stilettos up till a couple of years ago......It is either old folks' clothing or teenybopper gear on sale down here. My mother was over a few years ago for 2 months and couldn't believe the selection of clothing on offer. She wouldn't be caught dead in any of it - that and the pathetic selection in linens - from the fifties - they haven't moved on much down here.
Dec 25th 2007, 1:30 am
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Dec 25th 2007, 1:52 am
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Re: Fashion, or lack of it.
I was shopping in NE PA yesterday with the wifey and couldnt help laughing my head off at the clothes on offer in the big stores like Bon-Ton , Macys etc....It was like going back 20 years and the prices werent cheap either they seem to have gone up since last time i was here visiting the in-laws.. Maybe thats why the stores were almost empty. Im guessing its different in the big cities.
Happy ham day.
Happy ham day.
Dec 26th 2007, 12:57 pm
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Re: Fashion, or lack of it.
Great..... i got clothes as xmas gifts from the in laws.
Dec 26th 2007, 2:40 pm
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Dec 26th 2007, 2:42 pm
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It is a bit old. Taken 30 years ago, but I haven't changed much.
Dec 26th 2007, 4:46 pm
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Re: Fashion, or lack of it.
OMG! Don't get me started on this topic. I live in Florida, where the snowbirds flock to for six months a year. You should see what is on offer at our local stores. I couldn't even find a decent pair of stilettos up till a couple of years ago......It is either old folks' clothing or teenybopper gear on sale down here. My mother was over a few years ago for 2 months and couldn't believe the selection of clothing on offer. She wouldn't be caught dead in any of it - that and the pathetic selection in linens - from the fifties - they haven't moved on much down here.
I like long tops to cover my bum in winter....but have to buy tops 4 sizes to big for that....for a land with so many big bums...you'd think they'd sell clothes to cover them....
Dec 27th 2007, 2:11 am
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Re: Fashion, or lack of it.
Out of curiosity, can someone post a link to a store, or series of pictures of what you consider to be more fashionable? I'm being entirely serious, I've heard before that the thought is that clothes here are stuck in a time warp - and I'm curious as to what you're used to.
On the flip side - do you find 100% of US clothes to be dated and in poor style, or only a decent proportion? I can definitely find ugly clothes here, but I can also find some I thought were nice too.
On the flip side - do you find 100% of US clothes to be dated and in poor style, or only a decent proportion? I can definitely find ugly clothes here, but I can also find some I thought were nice too.
Dec 27th 2007, 3:44 am
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Re: Fashion, or lack of it.
Out of curiosity, can someone post a link to a store, or series of pictures of what you consider to be more fashionable? I'm being entirely serious, I've heard before that the thought is that clothes here are stuck in a time warp - and I'm curious as to what you're used to.
On the flip side - do you find 100% of US clothes to be dated and in poor style, or only a decent proportion? I can definitely find ugly clothes here, but I can also find some I thought were nice too.
On the flip side - do you find 100% of US clothes to be dated and in poor style, or only a decent proportion? I can definitely find ugly clothes here, but I can also find some I thought were nice too.
Dec 27th 2007, 3:50 am
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Re: Fashion, or lack of it.
Twinsets for one. They went out in the 60's overseas, yet everyone here seems to wear them.
Dec 27th 2007, 3:51 am
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