help?

[daniwithtea]

yep. me, last-minute, as always.

i have two weeks before i leave on the first of three business trips to the west coast. vegas, palm springs, and san diego. i need to dress a tad nicer than i do daily - broomsticks don't really cut it, and khakis don't really either. i'm in-between sizes and still losing, so if i have to obtain more clothes, which i do, i'd rather go with simple stuff that i have a chance of altering, and i do *not* want to spend a lot of money. i'd rather not spend any money, but i probably have to. it needs to be machine-washable, because two of the trips are back-to-back, and i won't have time for drycleaning.

so, i'm looking for suggestions on either places to get cheap but well-made fat chick clothes in the next two weeks, or suggestions on what to do with limited sewing skills and a crapload of fashion fabric that i've been hanging on to for years.

oh, and this weekend is pretty much lost to clothes-finding, because i'm recovering from an apparent bout of food poisong.

Comments

[little_star]

what size are you?
are you looking for women's clothes or men's pants?

for cheap i'd say try TJ Maxx, Marshall's (I've found a good suit there), AJ Wright, and if you have any outlet malls near you, check out Jones NY, Liz Claiborne Woman and the Lane Bryant Outlets. http://lanebryant.charmingshoppes.com/storelocator/lb/outlet_store.asp

Target might have good inexpensive items as well. I think they have some good basics.

good luck!

[arcadian72.livejournal.com]

Lane Bryant has outlet stores now! (Wooohooo and about damn time!) There is one in the Reading Outlets and one in Lancaster. They may be worth a trip, since Reading really isn't far from where you are now. My suggestions!

[bunnyjadwiga.livejournal.com]

Silhouettes.com has some nice basic dresses and they have this t-shirt dress that looks really good.
LaneBryant.com
Just My Size

We had some major fashion-fu at Kohls sometimes, but it's not reliable.

Totally off topic but....

[darkest-mind.livejournal.com]

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Re: Totally off topic but....

[okayokayigive.livejournal.com]

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[taken-with-you.livejournal.com]

Dude, GOODWILL. I can't tell you how many times I've found Avenue and Lane Bryant brands there in perfectly good condition for supah-cheap.

I had a gastric bypass, so I lost a bunch of weight really fast, too, and still had to dress professionally for work. I highly recommend the thrift stores. :-P