Another Quilted Silk Jacket - Page 4

> Kathy - I think Tia may be speaking about Coldwater Creek with the
> larger sizes.
>
> Pauline
> Northern California

pretty, bright, splashy prints. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)

> They do sizes larger than an 18 -- I wear a 22 and I know they have
> stuff to fit me. The problem I have with their clothes is that all the
> stuff big enough to fit me is made of the stretchy, drape-y, spandex or
> lycra stuff. It absolutely CLINGS to every bump, bulge, nook and cranny
> of my fat Irish arse & thighs! Large size for so many people today means
> being fat and middle aged -- NOT necessarily young and firmly fat --
> LOLOL! The thought of that clingy lycra stuff caressing my cellulite
> thighs is just way too obscene so I don't even get near that sort of
> clothing! CiaoMeow >^;;^<

>I think the largest size they carry might be a 3.5, which I think is a size
>18. I can't remember if they carry petites or not. I know that Coldwater
>Creek carries plus sizes (& petites). I usually manage to find things at
>Coldwater Creek as well.

> Oh my gosh - I have to respectfully disagree with some of your
> conclusions about Chico's - my most favorite clothing store on the
> planet! I love bright colors & Chico's has plenty of bright colors. I
> doubt that you would ever see any "bumble-bee" themed items at Chico's.
> I think their clothes are stylish, without being over the top. They are
> current, without being trendy. I suppose their selection could be
> different in California than it is in the rest of the country.
> Sometimes their tops are a little too Miami-ish (too colorful & too much
> gold) for my tastes, but I try to remember that they don't just design
> their clothes for my taste:) They also carry tall length in pants
> (on-line only), & that is a great thing for me at almost 6' tall. I
> have to tell you that I get more compliments on my Chico's clothes than
> anything else I wear. Give them another try - it's worth it. And they
> have awesome sales! There is one going on right now. And if you live
> anywhere near a Chico's outlet - you practically feel like you are
> stealing the clothes.
>
> www.chicos.com NAYY Just a very happy customer:)
>
> Pauline
> Northern California
>
>>> LOL ... I had friends recommending Chico's all the time, so I finally
>>> stopped in there one day. You are so right! Black or BDU (battle
>>> dress uniform) colors. : P All of those make me look dead. I like
>>> bright jewel colors and except for red (AHA! blood!), they just
>>> didn't have it ... I haven't been back since.
>> I fancy bright colors in everything also.
>> I really learned to hate Chico's when I had this supervisor who
>> insisted on dressing a lunatic. One day she came into work wearing
>> bumblebee barettes, and yellow honeycomb knitted vest over a black
>> top, a black and yellow skirt, and wedge sandals with bumblebees on
>> them. I don't know whether she bought the outfit or any part of it
>> at Chico's. That's not color. That's something else: she was an
>> executive and somehow she reminded more of a second grader than a boss
>> on that day. Maybe she was just trying to prentend she was a busy bee.
>> Thus I worked hard to avoid anything she endorsed.
>> In the meantime, neat find: Although it is not on display, the
>> American Museum of Art in DC has a 48 state quilt in archive at the
>> Smithsonian. Maybe one day they will lay it out for folks to see.
>> mk5000
>> "Saw Cinderella in a party dress
>> But she was looking for a nightgown
>> I saw the devil wrapping up his hands
>> He's getting ready for the showdown"--dustland fairytales, the killers
>

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> I've never bought anything at Chico's, but I have looked and I walk past
> their window displays frequently. I rather like the looks of many of their
> clothes (and I'm generally an Eddie Bauer/Lands End type of person). When
> I have gone inside for a closer look, I generally have not found anything
> I really like at a price I am willing to pay. I wonder if it depends
> somewhat on the individual store manager as well as the location of the
> store.
> Julia in MN
> Pauline wrote:
>> Oh my gosh - I have to respectfully disagree with some of your
>> conclusions about Chico's - my most favorite clothing store on the
>> planet! I love bright colors & Chico's has plenty of bright colors. I
>> doubt that you would ever see any "bumble-bee" themed items at Chico's.
>> I think their clothes are stylish, without being over the top. They are
>> current, without being trendy. I suppose their selection could be
>> different in California than it is in the rest of the country. Sometimes
>> their tops are a little too Miami-ish (too colorful & too much gold) for
>> my tastes, but I try to remember that they don't just design their
>> clothes for my taste:) They also carry tall length in pants (on-line
>> only), & that is a great thing for me at almost 6' tall. I have to tell
>> you that I get more compliments on my Chico's clothes than anything else
>> I wear. Give them another try - it's worth it. And they have awesome
>> sales! There is one going on right now. And if you live anywhere near a
>> Chico's outlet - you practically feel like you are stealing the clothes.
>> www.chicos.com NAYY Just a very happy customer:)
>> Pauline
>> Northern California
>>>> LOL ... I had friends recommending Chico's all the time, so I finally
>>>> stopped in there one day. You are so right! Black or BDU (battle
>>>> dress uniform) colors. : P All of those make me look dead. I like
>>>> bright jewel colors and except for red (AHA! blood!), they just didn't
>>>> have it ... I haven't been back since.
>>> I fancy bright colors in everything also.
>>> I really learned to hate Chico's when I had this supervisor who insisted
>>> on dressing a lunatic. One day she came into work wearing bumblebee
>>> barettes, and yellow honeycomb knitted vest over a black top, a black
>>> and yellow skirt, and wedge sandals with bumblebees on them. I don't
>>> know whether she bought the outfit or any part of it at Chico's. That's
>>> not color. That's something else: she was an executive and somehow
>>> she reminded more of a second grader than a boss on that day. Maybe she
>>> was just trying to prentend she was a busy bee.
>>> Thus I worked hard to avoid anything she endorsed.
>>> In the meantime, neat find: Although it is not on display, the American
>>> Museum of Art in DC has a 48 state quilt in archive at the Smithsonian.
>>> Maybe one day they will lay it out for folks to see.
>>> mk5000
>>> "Saw Cinderella in a party dress
>>> But she was looking for a nightgown
>>> I saw the devil wrapping up his hands
>>> He's getting ready for the showdown"--dustland fairytales, the killers
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