Where do you shop?

CoffeeAndWanderlust

Where do you buy your clothes?!

Context: I’ve decided to go on a shopping spree for the New Year. All of my clothes are too big now (yay!), but I’ve been struggling to stay on track lately. I’m afraid I’ll slowly start to fill them in again. I’m thinking that buying appropriately fitting clothes will keep me motivated and accountable. But I’ve been looking around at stores and am NOT a fan of the new styles. And I don’t know how to dress my body well. I am SO SIMPLE. Old Navy and Target are my go-to but I want to also elevate my style a bit now. Nothing crazy, but maybe it’ll be nice not to wear jeans, a T-shirt, and a cardigan every day of my life.

What do you wear? Where do you shop?

RunsWithBees

Mostly shop at TJMaxx, Marshall’s & Ross... it’s a bit like treasure hunting but I always find something I like! I buy workout clothes, casual & dressier clothes there. The only clothing I can’t find there is workwear because they don’t sell scrubs, I wish they did.

Lounmoun

Thrift store most of the time these days.

laurenq1991

Secondhand from Ebay, Etsy, or Poshmark. It's so much cheaper and much easier to find what you're looking for. I also recommend checking out Uniqlo (either secondhand or new). It's one of my favorite brands and it has a lot of "basics with a twist" which it sounds like you're interested in. In my experience their clothes are also pretty durable (I had one flannel shirt from there that I wore every week 9 months out of the year for 8 years, and the only reason I got rid of it was because it got stained but it was still in otherwise wearable condition).

Machka9

OP shops!

leighannrenee2014

I love ASOS.com clothing and shoes—they have some great options for different body types/ages/style preferences. Also Target is a great place to go for stylish new stuff, or at least to get some ideas. Also Madewell has some great quality (pricey, too) pieces—their jeans are 👌🏾 and Marshall’s.

Sambo_fitness

For athletic clothes - fabletics. Absolutely love the quality.
For work clothes/day to day clothes - Kohl's.

RelCanonical

monkeefan1974 wrote: »

Mostly shop at TJMaxx, Marshall’s & Ross... it’s a bit like treasure hunting but I always find something I like! I buy workout clothes, casual & dressier clothes there. The only clothing I can’t find there is workwear because they don’t sell scrubs, I wish they did.

Same here, I love TJMaxx because I have champagne tastes and beer pocket money. I'll also check out JCPenney if you have one in the area. They'll have decently priced clothes during sales and some good work clothes. I pretty much live in dresses. The only thing I splurge on are coats, which I generally get from Macy's when they go on sale in January.

tcunbeliever

I like Marshall's for dressier stuff, or Amazon, but mostly Iove browsing Goodwill and thrift stores.

mbaker566

tj maxx and target

Cassandraw3

I really like NY & Company, but there isn't one near me. I mostly shop TJ Maxx and Ross, sometimes Kohls.

pinuplove

JC Penney for most of my regular work clothes. ModCloth (online) for dresses, sweaters/cardigans, and shoes. Walmart for lounge-y type stuff and workout gear (what little I do).

cariwaldick

Belk--not sure how widespread they are. They've got a lot of expensive name brands, but their sales are pretty awesome. At this point, I'm looking at smaller sizes, but I plan to lose more, so I can't afford to replace the whole wardrobe, and do it again in six months. I look for sales, and buy cheap stuff. Ross is great, and Goodwill is fine too. I'll be shopping yard sales in the spring. I just bought a top today at the grocery store of all places. The joy is that I can wear normal sizes now. I'm also considering altering some of my old clothes to fit a little longer--close up the neckline, take in the waist. I've been advised to also keep a pair of my biggest pants to do a comparison later.

As to the worry about gaining it back, that's a possibility. You're in control of that, and you'll need to be careful even when you reach your goal. If there's something you love that you're shrinking out of, hang on to it. Store it, and hope you never have to touch it. When you reorganize your closet, give it to someone else.

The good thing about wearing smaller sizes, is that anything looks good. You can rock those bargain finds. You don't need to hide in your clothes.

swirlybee

My current favorite affordable store is H&M and Forever 21. Now that I'm smaller again, I get stuff at Zara. I also like Modcloth and Anthropologie.

deannalfisher

if you don't know how to dress to your body type - places like macy's and nordstorms offer personal shoppers - who can do consultations and once you get an idea - you can go to places like tjmaxx; marshalls etc

tcunbeliever

Or you could just plug your measurements in here for a start:

https://shopyourshape.com/calculate-your-body-shape/

itzcath

I buy ALL my clothes at thrift stores. It helps that I work within a 3 block radius of 4 different thrift stores. I find the alot of beautiful stuff, including designer clothes frequently. A co-worker that used to work for a designer clothing manufacturer in Montreal is constantly blown away at what I find and I get compliments all the time from people about my clothes.

You just need time and patience to dig for stuff. ☺

elisa123gal

I have to say buying clothes as you lose is a great idea if you can afford it. I realize some people can't. But if you can, it is so nice to see your transformation and it is so motivating. On the down side.. it is hard to find a new fitting fashion. For me, years of buying blousy shirts and all black.. I had to rethink styles. and it was hard and not as fun as I dreamed...and I still have to work at building my wardrobe.

deputy_randolph

Kohl's for work clothes (I work at an school, so I need "nicer" casual...but not really business casual...and the clothes need to be comfortable and not too expensive if they get ruined). I can't seem to find jeans that I like at Kohl's. I usually get jeans from Target. I've started to wear the Universal Thread brand, which fit pretty well.

I generally order casual shirts from Gap. The quality is better than ON and a little more "adult."

Mr_Healthy_Habits

Most might not believe so, but Macy's sometimes has pretty good deals...

If she catch a one day sale, or any sale for that matter, you will usually find them to be cheaper than kohl's whom I feel is over priced...

But jeans, Burlington coat factory ftw...

lorrpb

I bought nearly all my clothes while losing at Goodwill and still do. You can buy a lot more clothes that way.

JeromeBarry1

Tight whites are purchased from Wal-Mart.
Everything else, somewhere else. It's a quality thing.
If I can recall, there've been shoes from SAS, Dick's, and online, a belt from some western-style outfitter in town, and shirts from an old employer as well as Brooks Brothers.

whatalazyidiot

Torrid, Old Navy and Target. Sometimes Kohl’s. But I haven’t lost enough to change sizes yet so I’m not sure what I’ll do then.

seltzermint555

Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »

Most might not believe so, but Macy's sometimes has pretty good deals...

If she catch a one day sale, or any sale for that matter, you will usually find them to be cheaper than kohl's whom I feel is over priced...

But jeans, Burlington coat factory ftw...

I agree with all of this! For jeans, I love Burlington, TJ Maxx, and Ross. They have such a huge mix of brands and prices and cuts, sometimes I have to make multiple trips into the fitting room but it's totally worth it to get awesome jeans I love, and for $7-15 usually. When I'm splurging a bit more, I love Madewell for jeans and tops and LOFT or Gap for dresses.

Macy's is great for clearance shopping, especially for career stuff and activewear! I had the absolute best luck at Macy's when I was in small plus sizes such as 12-16 and 1X. They seemed to always have tons of clearance plus in those sizes, I think because a lot of ladies on the cusp of plus try to go for misses sizing whenever possible. Whatever the reason, it was awesome.

I'm also a huge thrift shopper and especially love to thrift shop out of season. I just got a couple of Nike tennis skirts and a Land's End long torso swimsuit for next to nothing. Pulling out the great sweaters I bought in June. It's worth it to plan ahead, although I know this is better for me now that I'm years into maintenance and would not have worked while losing steadily.

workinonit1956

I shop a variety of places. Kohl’s, Macy’s, JJill, American Eagle Outfitters.... Depends on what I’m looking for.

shunggie

Mostly thrift stores. I don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes I don't plan on being in very long. Once I'm at goal I'll spend some real money on quality but until then I'm good