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Hothouse, I have a closet full of Gloria Vanderbilt jeans in every color. I haven't bought any new in a few years but I loved finding a new shade, and could always match shirts and shoes/sneakers. I miss Payless because their shoes and sneakers fit so nicely and were so affordable that I could find colors that matched the GV jeans (which I would buy on sale from JCP or Kohls).

I don't know whether this still holds but for many years expensive designers would make their clothes larger than regular manufacturers so that wealthy and celebrity women could claim to be a size 2 or 4 when they were "really" a size or 6, for example -- still smaller than most of the general population.
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MG8522.. Many still do! i wear a 0.5 in Chicos,,, I have to crack up at that one!
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Thrift Hack: Shop Goodwills in wealthy retirement areas. The finds are insane barely worn luxe for pennies.
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@Khrules

Thrift Hack: No, they're not. Wealthy people in retirement communities who can afford expensive designer things don't donate them to Goodwill. They have adult children and even grandchildren who sell that stuff on Poshmark, the RealReal, and through actual brick and mortar consignment stores. The only time you find something high-end designer or a piece of jewelry that's valuable in a thrift shop is if the person or persons who donated it didn't know it was valuable. Wealthy people know what they have and if they don't, their families certainly do.
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Since I'm trying to distract myself from probably having to take mom to the ER today for a chest x-ray (suspect pneumonia), I will go off topic to my new favorite shoes - Skechers!! I even found some flat, black, dressy looking ones that dress up jeans but don't look at all like sneakers. And the slip ins and memory foam sneakers are like walking on air. Got two pair on clearance BOGO 50% off came to $45!

I've loved the brand for a long time but that was the first time I'd been one of their stores, usually buy online. So impressed with the variety. After I checked out the cashier said "stay comfortable!" 😄
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Burnt: Right! DD sold $$$ of my clothes on consignment.
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I wish I could buy Sketchers but I haven't found any that fit right, I need wide shoes that will stand up to the miles I walk. Maybe I should go shoe shopping and check them out again.
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Castle, I bought a pair of Sketchers on clearance from Coldwater Creek in 2019 and I love them. They are very dilapidated but still so comfortable. I’ve bought a few others but still keep hoping the company will bring back that particular style.
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A mall store carried Sketchers years ago, and the sales clerk convinced me they were wide. Had to take them back.
That was when I learned I really did need to buy a "wide" sized shoe.

Used to buy Easy Spirit.

Looking now for "barefoot" style shoes, but not off the internet.
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cwillie,

I could never wear Sketchers either. New Balance or Naturalizer brand for me. If you have wide feet or any kind of feet trouble these two brands will fit nice.
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Just before I left to go to Capri some years ago, I did some last minute shopping and bought a pair of pink Sketchers because they were cute. The sides did not have much support, they were not well made but they were inexpensive and cute. In hindsight they were not a walking shoe and I was stupid to buy them to do the amount of walking that we were planning on doing. I wore them the second night of our vacation and while walking to our room, my foot rolled to the side and I almost fell. I caught myself from falling, but heard and felt the bone snap in my foot.

That's how my the vacation from hell began.

Those were the last Sketchers I ever bought. I buy only Merrels these days. I am very careful about what shoes I wear now.
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