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I hate Lane Bryant
I'm so sick of Lane Bryant being the only accessible store for plus sized women. Their clothes are hardly fashionable, their construction is questionable and the fabrics are hideous!! Just because I'm fat does not mean I have to be relegated to a life of wearing jersey!
And "Womens" sections in department stores may offer a bit better quality of clothing but don't get me started on their location. Why can't they be placed next to the regular sections? Why must the women's department be somewhere in the basement right next to the oriental rug section? Even maternity sections get to be placed next to other clothing sections! Do they not want us seen in their store? What does a girl gotta do to get some affordable quality clothing without feeling like a leper in the mall? |
Shop Macy's sales :) I haven't been in Lane Bryant for a few years.
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I don't shop at Lane Bryant either - their clothes are made for very tall women - even their petites are disproportioned and like you said - horrid fabrics at inflated prices.
I shop Kohls, Macys and Penneys when they have sales. It's hit or miss - sometimes I walk out with nothing, other times I grab a handful of stuff. I find that the stores in the malls have a bigger selection than the free standing stores. Many people like Torrid but their stuff is more trendy than I'm allowed to wear at work. |
I hadn't shopped at Lane Bryant for quite a few years but just recently bought some new clothes and was quite surprised by the selection they now had. Target is the one that drives me crazy because they mix their maternity and plus size clothes and their selection is minimal at best to begin with.
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Have you tried shopping online. I work a second job at Addition Elle in Canada, i know that we have a site online where you can purchase clothes. Our sizes are comparable to Torrid.
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The main problem I have with Lane Bryant is that I have to layer EVERYTHING with those camisoles because, for some reason, their designers seemt to be under the impression that every larger woman WANTS TO SHOW CLEAVAGE!! :devil:
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Have you tried Torrid ?
I love their stuff, I buy on-line all the time. It is geared toward a younger crowd but I'm 27 and love it :) http://www.torrid.com/torrid/index.jsp |
I'm finding that as I lose weight that I am loosing my chest. This means that all of these stores have clothes that don't fit well up top anymore. I guess this is a good thing right? And the bottom half of me may catch up one day right?
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Nikita -
Yes and yes!! :hug::hug: |
When I'm in the mood to shop I like the process of going into the store and trying things on. Shopping online just seems so... deviant to me, like going through the drive-thru and eating alone. And what do you do when you don't like the clothes they send you? Pack it back up and stand in line at the post office? It sounds like a nightmare.
Does this Torrid place have a store? |
I've never shopped at Lane Bryant. I don't know to much about them. I am blesssed to have a Catos Plus store here in town. They have awesome plus size clothing. That is pretty much the only place I can shop. The only problem I have with them is that their jeans are all to wide in the thigh and hip area. Not all plus sizes have to be wides. Oh well, maybe I'll find a good place with nice jeans also.
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My issue with Lane Bryant is that all summer long most of the shirts were sleeveless and I just cannot go there!!!
Also, being 5'3", pants were a no go. I think they are under the impression that I would wear 4" heels with said pants. Wrong again! |
Originally Posted by 4myself: |
:lol: And, I love your avatar.
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Wannabeskinny:
Yes, they have actual stores. Ours is in the mall. The website has a "find a store" link on it and I saw that you are in New York, so here ya go..... Torrid Stores in NY (listed alphabetically by city) Crossgates Mall 1 Crossgates Mall Rd. Albany, NY 12203 (518) 862-0840 Get map Walden Galleria One Walden Galleria Buffalo, NY 14255 (716) 681-8920 Get map Sunrise Mall One Sunrise Mall Massapequa, NY 11758 (516) 264-1310 Get map Palisades Center 1000 Palisades Center Drive West Nyack, NY 10994 (845) 353-6305 Get map Galleria White Plains 100 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 686-5970 Get map |
ive never shopped at lane bryant so im not sure how large their sizes go? oldnavy and gap.com go up to like 20 and xxl (and their stuff actually runs a tad large). oldnavy.com has womens plus which they dont have in stores. ;)
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Originally Posted by WSChick: |
I've only shopped at LB a few times. I prefer Torrid because it's geared more towards my age group.
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try alloy.com and alight.com
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wow, I actually love lane bryant! I'm 5'2" and their right fit jeans are the best fitting jeans I own. The tops can be a little difficult, as mentioned they do show alot of cleavage. However I used to admire how nicely one of the girls at work dressed and she told me she shops at lane bryant. my biggest issue was the price, but the sales and the outlet store offer some great bargains. The customer service is awesome, and I finally found bras there that FIT after a specialist measured me and I found out I was buying the wrong bras for years.
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I used to shop at the Fashion Bug. They are reasonable, have sales and not sure if they still do but they had good coupons occasionally, $10 off $25 and such.
Their fabric and quality wasn't that great, the jeans all have the stretchy fabric and they tore, ripped and wore down easily. The shirts sometimes shrank when washed, so it was hit or miss, but they carried decent stuff that fit since I didn't care for the styles JcPenny, Macys and such have. I just read Pita's post below mine... now I think about it, isn't Lane Bryant and Fashion Bug sister companies? I guess Fashion Bug is for younger style fashions. |
Originally Posted by : I usually get my clothes at Kohl's, JC Penney, Dress Barn, or Belk. |
Torrid is AMAZING. All of their clothes are a great fit. I've never found anything there that didn't fit right.
I also really like Kiyonna. Great basics and dresses. Lastly...for something on the cheap side...check out Old Navy. I love their plus clothes and it's CHEAP!!! |
I used to get all my bras and jeans at lane bryant. But in the past two months I have had to return one bra and one pair of jeans as they both wore out within a week. When I tried to exchange the bra she told me it must be because I dryed it in the dryer. I told her ahh no, not in a WEEK, lol.
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Lane Bryant has changed over the past few years. They were at one time seen as the "upscale" store for plus sizes. No more!
I love that most department stores now carry plus sizes even if by the Oriental Rugs and Maternity mixed in! lmao I am tall and have a long torso and unfortunately Torrid is a miss for me no matter how many times I go. Their jeans are very low waisted or really big in the *** (I WISH I had an apple bottom and not a muffin top when I try the jeans on! lol). I shop LB for their business clothes (their RightFit jeans- SO NOT right for me), Avenue as well (they have actually improved a bit) while hitting Target (there are a few Greatlands that have a wide selection of ps's but go online to Target.com). Every now and then TJMaxx throws me a bone w/ some cute shirts! lol |
I love Old Navy's jeans but the tshirts always seem to get stretched out in the sleeves and it looks horrible I don't get it either that or they are too short lol I hate buying shirts lol
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Personally, I love LB, but they are just too expensive for me. I shop at the Avenue and now I can start looking at other stores, JcPenney, etc, as they are more in my price range. I will say that I love the Avenue much more though as I find the price is just right, but not only that their lingerie is very pretty. Some of the LB stuff is a bit tacky for my taste, but maybe that is just me.
As for Old Navy, that was where I got my first outfit when I could fit into something "normal." You can only order online only for plus size. I did find their teeshirt/jersey material too thin and flimsy and I couldn't wear it. I mean it was literally stretchy in a bad way and so thin...it just looked bad so I didn't wear it out of the house. However, the jeans and other sort of greyish cargo pants I got are well made in my opinion. I still wear them, even though they are falling off of me now hahaha. I wear them around the house, works for me. I might order something else from there, but I'm sort of at the point where I need to try on things to get the right fit, so my days of online ordering are coming to an end for a lot of items. |
even for jeans? at my old navy I think the jeans go up to 20 or 22 in the store
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Originally Posted by haleygirl82: |
i know exactly what you mean. the clothes is for tall ladies, im only 5 ft 1, and plus its mostly such matronly stuff, i think " you know what i may be big (size16 at my height, but i like to look trendy!) , on this site i recently found a fab store its alight.com, theyre tuff looks cool and trendy.
though im on a tight budget im planning on shopping there, the other one i like is avenue, they have some really nice clothes available, well i dont like the stuff they have now, but around nov, dec they have some fabulous dresses and tops that are youthful looking, so check them out. oh and remember that if you ever buy clothes online first look up and see if theres any coupons available , cus usually if your a first time buyer they have coupons available so you get get a few bucks off your first purchase. |
I've shopped at Lane Bryant, Torrid, Fashion Bug and Dress Barn too for plus size clothing. Walmart and Kmart seem to have a lot of plus things also, but some of them are "older" looking. I'm really happy to be out of those stores now and I'm promising myself that I'll never go back to needing to buy plus size. I totally relate to this, though. Shopping for clothes was always something I really dreaded. Now it's actually beginning to be fun....go figure!!!
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Lane Bryant is really hit or miss for me. I occasionally find something that fits great there, but a lot of what they carry is useless for me. They seem to believe that all plus size women are six feet tall. As I am 5'4, this doesn't work for me. Also, my chest doesn't really change no matter what weight I am and this means that some of the tops are very loose up top. I find this weird since I'm a D-cup and it is hard to find tops at normal stores that cover my entire chest. Sigh.
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I agree about Torrid! Love their clothes!! About Lane Bryant, for 1, I can't afford their clothes, and 2, why are the clothes SO ugly. I was at Walmart with DH the other day and they had a big plus size section and all the fabric colors and patterns are so ugly. I said to DH why do they think that over weight people can't look cute?! Why can't they make womans clothes the SAME clothes for plus size. I don't get it.
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Originally Posted by momto3kittiess: No kidding why can't they just make the same clothes in bigger sizes...I want jeans that fit just below my belly button why is that SO hard people???(of course years of working in retail I know that a lot of people don't these kind of jeans, but grrr I DO) and why is everything in lane bryant and empire waist? I will be so happy when I CAN'T consider Lane Bryant an option anymore. |
Originally Posted by Mikayla: |
Really Ive never been able to fit in Lane but their window display in downtown brooklyn be poppin..... but then again most things look better in the window... smh
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opps i just looked it up....my bad its Ashley Stewart
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the only thing i ever shop lane bryant for is jeans and bra's because no one in the world carries bra's large enough
i hate their regular clothing its so old lady and the patterns are horrendous! i do looove torrid but its so expensive. i generally buy when its on clearance. old navy has good plus size clothes but its online only and i have to try things on to know if i like it or if it will fit. its a struggle with buying clothes. hopefully we will all meet our goals and be blessed with buying clothes in the regular people sections and be fashionable and hot! :) |
My main issue with Lane Bryant was that almost every top they sold was polyester! If not polyester than some other horrible synthetic fabric that didn't breathe! Do they not realize that heavier people tend to get warm easily and need nice breathable fabrics like cotton? Living in Arizona this really drove me nuts!
Another beef I had with them and other plus size places was that everything ran large. I know this is to make people happy when they try on clothing and fit a smaller size so it makes them want to buy them. However, there is this mystery size between non-plus size clothing and plus size clothing that is REALLY hard to find clothing in. Basically if you are a size 14, most shops only go up to size 12. Then when you try on a size 14 in plus size it's too big! Has anyone else noticed this? |
This is so funny, I woke up this morning thinking the exact same thing-- I hate Lane Bryant! I haven't even gone shopping since July, but for some reason, that was my first thought this morning. I just want to be done with her! Lane! AH! So that's motivating, I suppose!
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