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From the monthly archives:
December 2009
Fortune has smiled on us, ladies! I was going to feature this dress a few weeks ago but with all the holiday sales and holiday chores of my own I simply didn’t get around to it but as I went to revisit my love today I found it was part of La Grand Dame’s winter clearance sale!
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This dress which I already thought was a must have at it’s original price of $270 is a sure fire no-brainer at its new price of $129.99!
Like many black dresses this one has endless posibilites when it comes to dressing it up or down but what I really love is the wonderful pleating in the front PERFECTION for those (like me) who are tummy conscious!
In an effort to clear out merchandise to make room for the new merchandise they’ve got coming at the beginning of the new year La Grande Dame has marked down a lot of various styles but it’s this plus size red leather jacket from Lafayette 148 that is the biggest steal.
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With an original retail price of $1048 – this jacket is a steal at slightly over 74% OFF!
Take an additional 25% OFF Already Reduced Prices At Neiman Marcus:
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Please note the term “Already Reduced Prices” – the additional 25% OFF does not include CLEARANCE which is fine by me as they recently did an additional 30% OFF Clearance and this is the first time they are offering an additional 25% OFF non-clearance sale items in awhile.
Eileen Fisher Plus Size Tweed Jacket - Was $318 - CURRENTLY: $155.25 |
Anna Scholz Silk Maxi Wrap Dress - Was $650 - CURRENTLY: $317.25 |
Johnny Was Plus Size Silk Print Blouse - Was $190 - CURRENTLY: $93 |
In addition to the additional 25% OFF – a few Eileen Fisher styles have been marked down for the first time by 20-25% – I’m sorry but currently the Neiman Marcus links I have for those items are not working but I will update the site when they are.
I’ve been waiting and waiting for this one to go down and the time has finally arrived: this plus size cashmere ruffle cardigan has been reduced by 60% At Saks.com:
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Originally $568, it is now a more manageable $227.20
Neiman Marcus has a few new Johnny Was Plus Size Styles:
Johhny Was Plus Size Applique Dress ($300) |
Johnny Was Plus Size Silk Tunic ($200) |
Johnny Was Plus Size Raquel Dress ($190) |
Johnny Was Plus Size Folk Blouse ($135) |
Johnny Was Plus Size Adela Tunic ($200) |
Johnny Was Plus Size Embroidered Shirt ($155) |
I always thought that Europe and UK were much better at serving the high end plus size customer but that opinion definitely took a ding upon learning that Selfridges recently stopped carrying plus sizes.
For those of you who do not know: Selfridges and Harrod’s are the Saks 5th Avenue and Neiman Marcus of the UK and about 2 weeks ago they quietly stopped carrying plus sizes and it is just now being reported on as people have caught on to what is happening.
It’s always so much fun to hear the various excuses given for dropping plus sizes or cutting down on the floor space devoted to plus size apparel.
According to what one Size 22 customer was told: “they want to change their image”.
Okay, that’s INSANE. Do you know any stylish woman (with the possible exception of Anna Wintour) who would deem a department store unfit for their upscale tastes simply because they carried plus sizes? Do you know any woman who wouldn’t buy a certain label because the label also had a plus size line? NONSENSE.
I find this especially puzzling due to the recent success of Anna Scholz – you don’t get more “hip” than Anna Scholz and while Scholz herself is German she is based out of the UK!
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My fondest desire (which will NEVER HAPPEN) is that every department store manager and buyer be limited for one year to only buying designers that also have a plus size line AND they can only purchase those designers in stores that actually carry the plus size line. Then maybe, just maybe they’d have a clue as to how difficult it is for the plus size shopper.
Some new Eileen Fisher Plus Size styles have popped up at Nordstrom:
Eileen Fisher Plus Size Long Jacket ($238) - Also Available in BLACK |
Eileen Fisher Plus Size Long Shirt ($178) - Also Available In WHITE |
Eileen Fisher Plus Size V-Neck Tunic ($198) - Also Available in MOON |
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I’ve been quite hard on the Michael Kors Plus Size line here at affinityfashion.com so when a new style popped up on the Nordstrom website that I found attractive I thought the least I could do is feature it here:
Michael Kors Plus Size Tunic ($129.50) CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW OR BUY
I often find the styles done under the Michael Kors plus size banner to be off in terms of prints and/or color but I think they got this one right with its pretty classic sapphire blue color and tasteful white beaded embellishment – while it’s not cutting edge by any means it is a very nice, classic and wearable style.
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