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Beth4freedom
Member
10-24-2003
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:05 pm
I love my nightgowns and robes from Sears! Came across them by accident when cutting through one day, and have gone back for more. I will buy anywhere I can find what I want and it isn't too expensive--and that includes thrift shops, where occasionally I really make a find. (Bought sweaters for my father there that he couldn't find anywhere else.) Also love shopping in small unique shops in Greenwich Village area; have some real fun skirts from there.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:05 pm
Hey Vera Wang is at Kohl's and that isn't that uncommon.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:09 pm
Exactly Beth, it's about finding what you want at the right price. Perfectly said.
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:36 pm
Darrell thinks that Suede should have stayed at least one more week. Also, Darrell thinks that Stella would have rocked this competition. Darrell also thought that Suede looked like Spinner, from Degrassi: The Next Generation, with his punk hair do and clothes on the runway.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:38 pm
Whatever LL Cool J is selling, I'm buying
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:39 pm
And I'd like it wrapped up in a big bow.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:42 pm
You can't beat Target when they have their sportswear on sale - especially if you work out. Academy Sports can be very expensive on some of their sportswear - and even when they have a sale, you can see a big difference in the prices with some of the brands at Academy.
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 3:45 pm
LL Cool J was there because Nerovh loves him. Whether you like Sears or not, LL Cool J has style and I think he was perfectly qualified to be there. I'm sorry that some people have a problem with shopping at Sears, Wal-Mart, and Target, but not everyone (especially lots of people with growing children) can afford to thumb their noses at these stores. If you can find what you need in a decent quality at a price you can afford, then why does it matter what store it came from?
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Angelicfairies2
Member
07-19-2004
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 4:17 pm
I love Target but not for clothes..my clothes are bought at Nordstrom, Saks etc...However Target for everyday things is FANTASTIC. I'm not a fan of wal-mart but I can get good deals on groceries.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 4:51 pm
On a public school librarian's salary, I can only dream of Nordstrom or Saks, lol.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 5:55 pm
I said I wasn't being a snob. And I'm not. Neither Target nor Sears sell clothes that I can wear. I'm a model's size (and height), and the buyers for stores such as that don't buy size 4 clothes that fit a 5'10" woman. So yes, I shop at Nordstrom's and other high end boutiques for a reason, and not just because I can. BTW, LL Cool J's clothing line is mostly for young men, juniors, or children (with a couple of men's items thrown in). So I'm still not understanding why he was a judge. Honestly, I could understand someone like Gwen Stefani more than I could understand someone like LL Cool J. (And yes, I do like him. Just not his clothes or him as a judge.)
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 6:12 pm
Maybe cuz LL was involved with FUBU back in the day which is a clothing line. So he knows a lil something bout fashion.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 7:34 pm
And he's hot ... I'm superficial what can I say. 
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 7:46 pm
I am 5'9" and I have never had a problem with clothes at Sears or Target. Only thing that was ever a problem is sometimes pants are too short. Before pregnancy I way skinny. After pregnancy not so skinny, but no problems either way with finding cute clothes at Sears. Or Target. And Sears has a very decent tall selection.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 7:54 pm
The beauty of having a large selection of places to shop is that we have choices, right? Sort of like hairdressers, some people cut their own hair, some go to super cuts or a beatuy college, some make other choices that may cost more but may be worth it to us. Me.. I make that choice for my hair, not so much for clothing. When I was working, I had to spend more on my clothes than I do now.
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Daydreamer
Member
05-30-2008
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 6:06 am
I subscribe to Vogue magazine, and while I can't afford the couture clothing they show, and refuse to buy the designer clothes they feature until it goes on sale (in the magazine, the retail price for a really cute top and skirt combination often is something like $1,095 for the top and $2,850 for the skirt ...), I have noticed that in every issue, toward the back where a regular feature article is about "must have" pieces to add to a wardrobe, they always include at least one piece from Target. And in this year's Sweptember issue (the really huge issue with the Fall clothes), they did an entire article on Jemma Kidd, who has a swank makeup school in the Notting Hill neighborhood of London, and whose makeup line is premiering now at -- you guessed it -- Target. So inexpensive does not necessarily equate to "cheap."
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 7:34 am
LOL... and I don't buy inexpensive makeup either. Or facial treatments or body treatments. Neither is my hair inexpensive (but Sea, that's got more to do with the length and curl than anything else! <grin>). I no longer have to worry much about what I wear to work (an advantage of working from home!) but when I do go shopping, Bloomingdales for jeans/dresses/tops and Nordstrom's for suits (I bought a smokin' HOT suit early this year and it's worth every single dollar I spent in design, construction, fit... looks like it was made just for me and I didn't even have to alter it). And boutiques... Because I absolutely do not want to be wearing something that someone else is. Small boutiques and vintage stores are the best way to ensure your look is different than anyone else's. So yes, I may pay more but I'm worth it.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 8:33 am
I guess I'm all over the map, I like shopping PERIOD and I seem to find things I like everywhere! Of course being short and (ahem!) fluffy, I don't have the problem of trying to find model sizes. I buy a lot on QVC also. One thing that I find is that I tend to pay more for winter clothes than summer clothes. I am very hard on the flimsier fabrics and those clothes never last for me. So while I will pay more for a sweater or coat, summer dresses tend to come from the more affordable stores.
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Alisons
Member
01-10-2003
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 8:36 am
Oh, and being as "up to the minute" as I am, I had no idea who LLCoolJ was.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 9:39 am
Oh, Alisons, don't cha know that Ladies Love Cool James? at least I do ... lol
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 9:55 am
Corporate giant Sears has tapped Hip-Hop veteran LL Cool J to launch a new branded line by the rapper, that will be in stores this September. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the rapper is launching LL Cool J for Sears, a collection of casual wear for juniors, girls, boys, and young men. The new line will be sold in 450 of Sears 900 stores, highlighted in customized shops in shops featuring the line. Sears hopes the clothing line will help its ailing bottom line, as the company’s profits fell 47% to $426 million dollars, as compared to the $811 million dollars the company earned a year ago. Estimates say the 40-year-old rap legend’s clothing line could earn as much as $100 million dollars for Sears. “I have always had a hand in fashion in some capacity [as the face of brands such as Kangol and Fubu], but I have never embraced a brand the way I will embrace this,” LL Cool J told WWD.com. “The LL Cool J name is a brand I have been building for 25 years.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 10:40 am
LMAO at Alison's "fluffy". With my cat in my lap, all I thought of was "furry? does she need to shave her legs?" Silly me! You're lucky, though... Seriously, I can't shop at "mass market" stores. Like I said, 5'10" and there is no way there is anything in any store that will fit me. I don't know why manufacturers think women who are tall are also "bigger boned" (larger sizes are longer... what is up with that?).
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 12:26 pm
Costa, well you know mine (hair) has nothing to do with length or curl (rofl.. Costa and I have somewhat opposite hair and height).. but for me it is the color work and the cut and I go every 8 or so weeks and that's just a bottom line for me. And the same with shorter people like me.. most of the stores with shorter stuff also make it tiny stuff. And also expensive stuff. I love Target but never hit on clothing there. I tend to head for Kohl's or Mervyns or Dress Barn.
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Panda
Member
07-15-2005
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 1:21 pm
I wish LL the best with his line!!! I love the stretch tees from Target,the Mossimo brand. There are other designer make up brands at Target now, I think Napolean Perdis and another.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, September 26, 2008 - 1:32 pm
Panda, I love the Mossimo stretch tees from Target!!! The two things I like to buy at Target are the sportswear for working out and the Mossimo tees (they are soooooo soft and comfy).
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