Can you do Maje and Sandro?

I’ve been wanting to try Ritual forever! The code doesn’t work😢

Glad you like this concept, I will def make more of these 😊

I believe BR isn't really for casual wear, this is more GAP's specialty. I personally like how BR is more detail oriented.

I don’t understand why Arket doesn’t ship to the US anymore :( if all their other stores do, idk why not

As a reseller there is no comparison between Anthro- Free P. Anthro a quality wins hands down and has more sophisticated styles. FP are just oversized loose non structured, slapped together and fall apart quickly. I would take a Maeve anything over FP

I've seen in winter/holiday seasons past almost exactly identical plaid tartan dresses at both Madewell and J.crew but the price point was different. Usually the Madewell quality and fiber content is inferior to J.crew but usually I much prefer the Madewell style more. So I just wait for clearance sales and only buy the higher quality natural fiber pieces from Madewell. Anthropologie is generally better quality but once in a while all of their brands (including Urban Outfitters) will sell a version of the same thing, like the mesh shirts in a floral pattern. In that case, mesh is mesh so long as it was sewed well enough. So I opted for the lower priced FP version instead of Anthro. Massimo Dutti is much higher quality. Incomparable. It's also geared towards a completely different demographic. Massimo Dutti is like the elegant European version of Eileen Fisher whereas Zara is the fun fashionable young woman. I love my Cos and &OS pieces. They're really good quality for the price point. Honestly, in all of these brands, you're still going to find both high and low quality items. It's about having a critical eye, taking a moment to assess the overall fit and construction of each garment and taking care of (especially in how you wash or store your clothes) that will prolong the life of these things. Generally speaking in these family of brands, the higher priced sister brand is the better one but that doesn't mean you can't find bad pieces in these stores. Or conversely, that you can't find good pieces in the lower priced brands. I shop at all of them.

Anthro is awful. In in the last ten years they've increased acrylic in their garments more and more. $100 for a holey acrylic shirt or sweater, no thank you

​, I also love Maevefrom Anthro. Probably my favorite of their house brands.

I agree! I am a longtime Gap brands customer (I worked at the Gap as a teenager in the 90s) and felt they had lost their way for a while, but lately they’ve been making some great stuff.

I worked at BR in the late 90s. That discount on top of the sales price was so freaking great. 🔥

@@harlempixie338 when I worked at the gap in the mid-90s, there were no sales! Only regular markdowns on Wednesdays. Those in the know made sure to check the markdown rack on Wednesdays. Things sure have changed since then!!

I once scored a pair of wool pants for 20 from br

Once I saw a crazy sale after midnight where they had $15 wool pants, and $10 t-shirts... I got a pair of pants but I wish I had gotten more pieces.

Seems like every BR has an area of the store dedicated to discounted products.

BR and Gap are owned by the same people

@@breanna6816 it was mentioned in the video.

​@@breanna6816And online you can shop at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy at the sane time as its all on the same website.

​​@@breanna6816And online you can shop at Gap, BR and Old Navy at the same time as they are all on the same website. Athletica too.

We do have the Factory stores! Amazing idea!

Ugh. Not a fan of factory stores. Most of them are synthetic fibers and the blends with natural fibers feels cheaper. I do own some factory brand clothes, but mostly I avoid. They look and feel cheap. You can find some gems of course.

I find that the 100% cotton items are more likely to be found in old navy and in gap factory, and less so in the the regular gap

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I agree the ‘90’s and early 2000’s Gap, BR were their best. The quality and style hasn’t been seen since. Old Navy used to have great clothing too. I have an Old Navy jean jacket that’s about 20 years old. A sales associate in Old Navy even said Old Navy isn’t what it used to be.

@@robynwells8249 agreed! I constantly get compliments on my three pairs of Old Navy workout leggings that are probably 20 years old and still in excellent shape. I can’t replace them because they’re such better quality than anything I could get there now.

@@simonipatel1014 agreed on 90s/Y2K gap quality. I also still have a well loved corduroy purse from that era, and it’s still looks very presentable.

Agreed! I have been buying y2K Gap and BR (and J Crew) pieces on eBay for this very reason!

AFAIK we don’t have that brand in Canada

@@jelemil Indeed we do! There's definitely a store at Brentwood Mall in Burnaby, BC. They also have a canadian website

@@jelemilThey have it in Toronto Canada as well. 😊

this comment made me chuckle 😆thanks for such a kind comment - I feel so seen! I def feel imposter syndrome sometimes since I didn't go to fashion school but I know what I do well is draw from personal experience and independent research to offer insights from a consumer perspective; and I do my best to explain concepts in a way that's straightforward (I hate fluff and filler content) and easy to understand. Thanks again for the support and for the laugh! 😋

I just bought 3 BR shrunken shirts online, wanted to get them for a while and got them on sale! They will arrive tomorrow

@@DaniDani-ml8xkme too I got 3 on sale also and I like them thus far

Also! If you could do Athleta vs Lululemon, I’d appreciate it!

Good to know! Want to know where I can find tighter-woven linen

@@naya4607 If you are looking for ready-made new clothing in tighter-woven linen then you want to read the descriptions carefully for hints like "not transparent" or "a bit rough" or "a bit heavy". Zoom in to the detail shots; you want to see how thick the threads appear and if there are "slubs" (the bumps, which are more common on thicker linens and should be rare/uncommon on thin). How bulbus a slub appears in scale compared to the material often then suggests it has to be a thicker weave (although, a sign of bad-quality lightweight linen is a huge slub; but large slubs on heavy linen makes sense). In terms of brands, anything with a more "grain brain" / "hippy naturalist" vibe is more likely to carry clothing made of heavier weight / denser weave linens. Resort wear has always been the light weight stuff; thick linen is the fabric of the "poors" (historically / European cultures) so companies going for a more country/rural/grainy/organic vibe are more likely to use it. For just the fabric there are many possible sources, but I would recommend searching by weight. There are probably fancy terms for when the weave is dense, but search by weight and also pay attention if the retailer also carries hemp; if a fabric store carries Hemp and un-died linens, then they probably have the dense/tight weave you are looking for.

@@TeaCupCrackedomg thank you! This is very helpful ❤

Someone else commented about LL Bean shirt in pima cotton.

I stopped shopping at outlets ever since that exposé revealing the quality is not as good as the retail stores 😭

@@wangjenniferr waaaaait what exposé!? I haven't heard about this 😭

@@howdycowboy247 it's from 2016 by CBC Marketplace, you can watch it here on KZfaq!

@@wangjenniferr I will definitely check it out, thank you!!

I usually start off searching BR Factory and then try Gap. I've found the quality to be good and regular BR hold onto full prices of their items while you can find similar items on BR Factory and Gap on sale.