Where do the skinny people shop?

Aurora76
Aurora76 Posts: 53 Member
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I've lost a bunch of weight and now I've hit my second big goal, which was to be at the weight I was when I gave birth to my daughter two years ago. Now I'm there and I can shop in the regular section for tops (size Large) but I'm not quite there for pants (16/18). My goal for 4 weeks from now is to be able to shop in the regular section completely. I want to be a size large top still but a size 14/16 pant.
So my question is ..... Where do the skinny people shop? Thanks.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I get to go serious shopping in 4 weeks so that's why I'm asking. :smile:
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  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    I think regular stores like everwhere else, but the first thing that comes to my mind is H&M.
  • LadyIvysMom
    LadyIvysMom Posts: 391 Member
    I think it depends on your budget and your style.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Kohl's and Target because I'm poor. Eh, I'd still shop there even if I was rich.
  • Recovering_for_cupcakes
    Recovering_for_cupcakes Posts: 57 Member
    Depending on your style I would say either Hollister (If you like that look), H&M, or Forever 21. Have an awesome shopping trip!!!
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    When I'm at my goal I will buy an outfit from my favorite online store - jjill.com. It's a bit pricey but the clothes fit great.
  • OneFitDude16
    OneFitDude16 Posts: 169
    kohls and jc penny
  • sevsmom
    sevsmom Posts: 1,172 Member
    I'm partial to Kohl's simply because I can find good deals and I'm cheap. But, you can go to Macy's, Old Navy. . . . . and anywhere in between.

    Have fun! New clothes are my favorite "perk" to losing weight!!

    :-)
  • cici1028
    cici1028 Posts: 799 Member
    Ann Taylor has some reasonable clothes at good prices... I also like Kohl's and Target for the less expensive options! :) Lord and Taylor usually has some great options too.
  • SkinnyChemicals
    SkinnyChemicals Posts: 86
    Depends how Skinny. My sister who is around a Size 6 UK, went to H&M, Primark and TK Max and we couldn't find her any clothes so she had to shop in the kid section.
  • mfkn_Titanium
    mfkn_Titanium Posts: 131
    I looove White House Black Market for classy yet sessy "feel beautiful" clothes. I like Buckle for "bring back my youth because I was fat during my 20s". And yesterday, *gasp*, I bought three shirts in sz M at Aeropostale (daughter was shopping and I decided to try them on in the fitting room while I was with her, *happy wiggle*). This was an NSV for me (I was 220 lbs not too long ago). Also Banana Republic (the outlet is great for deals). So those are my faves at the moment.
  • beansprouts
    beansprouts Posts: 410 Member
    Question: Where do the skinny people shop?

    Answer: Anyplace they want to shop!
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    definitely depends on what your idea of skinny is versus what society/media/retail thinks skinny means... size large is of a normal/average size for most retail places, so pretty much any store you would ever want to shop in.
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I'm not skinny :wink: but I shop mostly at Kohl's, Target, and Maurices now.
  • majones_orl
    majones_orl Posts: 195 Member
    If this is not your final goal, I would look for someone to alter a few clothes, then shop when I get to my final goal.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,284 Member
    Express was always my skinny store. But you can get skinny stuff anywhere, really. :)
  • amybrauch
    amybrauch Posts: 250 Member
    TJ Maxx, Marshall's, JC Penney, Kohl's, Belk
  • Mama_Mila
    Mama_Mila Posts: 511 Member
    Forever 21...they are ridiculously cheap and have a HUGE selection...a little too huge.
  • Erisad
    Erisad Posts: 1,580
    Most mainstream stores tailor to thinner people, it really depends on your style. Are you sporty? Punk? Preppy? Girly? >.>
  • TeamNoExcuses
    TeamNoExcuses Posts: 66
    Skinny people shop in any store they want because all "normal" stores cater to them. As a size 6/7 I shop anywhere I want, though I do not consider myself skinny by any means. But that of course is why I am on MFP to finally lose weight and get in shape. Hope to be a size 2-4 by the end of this.
  • thrld
    thrld Posts: 610 Member
    Dorothy Perkins for dresses.
    Ann Taylor Loft for work pants.
    Kohls & JCPennys for separates.
    WalMart for jeans.

    And... thrift stores. All the best stuff is always in the smaller sizes.
  • SurfinBird1981
    SurfinBird1981 Posts: 517 Member
    When I was thinner (UK 8 or US 4) I shopped anywhere and everywhere :laugh:
  • LizL217
    LizL217 Posts: 217 Member
    If you're still planning to lose more weight, I would recommend getting "transition" clothes at some of the more affordable places mentioned here already... Kohls, JCP, etc.

    Once you get close to or at your goal weight, go to one of the higher end department stores and buy some real investment pieces. Have the salespeople pull clothes for you because you probably won't know how to pick out new clothes for your new body. The full results of weight loss look so much more impressive once you have new clothes that fit you properly!
  • beansprouts
    beansprouts Posts: 410 Member
    But you can get skinny stuff anywhere, really. :)

    Amen!!...And they rarely ever hear...."They don't make this in your size!"
  • sugboog29
    sugboog29 Posts: 630 Member
    For me it depends on what I am looking for! BUT I ALWAYS shop the clearance racks first! I love Kohl's, Dillards, JC Penny's. I have shopped the clearance racks and gotten some great bargins! Bought 2 suit type jackets at Kohl's yesterday for $16 each, the original price for each was $60..no way I would pay that! Bought a pair of pants for work at JC Penny's for $8, and last fall I got a suit type jacket at Penny's for $1.99...yep $1.99!! Bought one for my DIL too! Then when my clothes out grow me I don't feel so bad letting them go.
  • k7n2w3
    k7n2w3 Posts: 241 Member
    I'm a size 2 and i find that i have to shop in the junior department exclusively. Kohls, macy's, really any store but in juniors section. NY&Co is good but sometimes the size 0 doesn't even fit or the 2s are too "hippy"
  • chocolateandpb
    chocolateandpb Posts: 438 Member
    I love Express! I'm an Express girl for life. :smile: White House Black Market, Bebe, and American Eagle too, depending on what I'm shopping for (work clothes, clubbing clothes, jeans & tee's).
  • snowgrrl83
    snowgrrl83 Posts: 242 Member
    I don't know what you consider "skinny" but, before I got pregnant, I was about 5ft2 and 100-105lbs.
    I would wear size 00 in American Eagle jeggings. I also have non-existant hips.
    So, I would shop at stores like American Eagle, H&M, Aritzia (Canada).
    Many stores didn't cater to me because I was too small. Pants would fit my legs, but would be way way way too baggy at the waist. Often, I'd have to shop in kids stores for pants. Tops weren't as much of a problem.
  • cindybowcut
    cindybowcut Posts: 250 Member
    I usually get my jeans at Old Navy, but I love JC Penney's and Ross. Ross is pretty cheap and usually can find lots of cute clothes. I am now down to a Medium or Large shirt from a 2XL and have found some really cute, inexpensive shirts at Ross.
  • PinkEnvyx
    PinkEnvyx Posts: 172
    Bebe is my fav! I do online shop at Zappos. :)
  • ckay220
    ckay220 Posts: 271 Member
    Old Navy, Kohl's, Macy's, Sears, JcPenney's, Forever 21, H&M, Express, Loft, Ann Taylor, Target, New York & Company are all where I like to shop...can't wait till I'm out of L/XL/14/16!

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