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Kitty · Hermes

American Apparel

wicked · Coach

AA sizing is super duper itty bitty. I bought a black long sleeve t-shirt dress from them last summer and I had to get a large (i'm "normally" a small). Plus iirc there stuff isn't pre-shrunk. At the store there were signs saying "Please keep in mind that the garments will shrink 1/2"-1" after washing."

squishy · Coach

their sizing is ridiculous and inconsistent. they say they size everything small, since baby rib stretches. i guess it does, but not without making you seem bloated.

kmd · Kate Spade

Aw. That's too bad. Everything I have from AA is fits well and is well made, and hasn't shrunk.

miss t · Dooney & Bourke

Too bad, also. I bought a few items and they have held up really well.

Lilykind · Hermes

The stuff holds up reasonably well considering the price point (I've owned one of my shirts for 3 years and it still looks fine) but yeah, that skirt sounds TINY.

I think their bottoms run ridiculously small. I remember when shopping for yoga pants last year that I tried on an M. It was so small on me that it was see through. I was a size 2-4 on the bottom at the time. Um...yeah.

AbsolutPrep1981 · BCBG

Has anyone tried their organic cotton items? TIA

Kitty · Hermes

miss t wrote:
Too bad, also. I bought a few items and they have held up really well.

Maybe it was just a fluke? I actually ordered a dress as well, but it was back-ordered and so it's shipping in a week or so. I guess I'll see how that goes.

erin · Chanel

i vote not a fluke. aa stuff is ok for the price, but when i buy something from there, i keep my expectations low. the stuff is made ridiculously small and always shrinks. i get annoyed at having to drip-dry anything i buy from there (which is a small amount due to this).

plus the soon-to-be previous owner is a total choad. (i think they were bought out?)

squishy · Coach

erin wrote:
plus the soon-to-be previous owner is a total choad.

seriously! he's such a smug, self-important, pornstachio-ed choad.

i think this colors the way i view their products. egh.

ViViDogWear · Kate Spade

Have to say I am not really impressed with AA. Being in the industry and hearing too many first-hand stories about the owner, Dov, my views of the brand are seriously skewed (but I do like the sweat-shop free part). Also, knowing the quality and the prices they sell their stuff for is just too much. However, I haven't really had any problems with their garments. Sizing does tend to run on the small side, but the few pieces I have all have held up well. I suggest buying outlet for AA if possible. There's a lot of good alternatives to basics like AA (james Pearse, Michael Stars, Hardtail, Three Dots, Rebecca Beeson, C&C, Splendid, to name a few).

Kitty · Hermes

The other item I had ordered at the same time came today - and the fit was normal.