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G.I.L.I on the Way Out?

lolakimono — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:14:23 GMT

Do a search of the fashion items under G.I.L.I.

Then sort by price, from low to high.

Almost all of the items and the first four pages are clearance prices and/or offered with easy pays.

Very telling, IMO.

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BirkiLady — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:48:30 GMT

It's been obvious to a very long time. Long overdue IMO.

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ECBG — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 01:47:18 GMT

As far as my shopping goes, when Lisa R. left the brand took a nose dive. Lisa had good taste and her items sold out
The last GILI item I bought was a white leather jacket
made from strips of leather.
Judging from the jacket's air date, and time required to manufacture, it was probably a design Lisa worked with.

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chessylady — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 01:54:25 GMT

The first item Lisa presented for Gili was a Roma HUGE handbag. There were lots of complaints about quality issues. But they kept right on selling them.

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stevieb — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 02:02:55 GMT

Actually, I think the first bags were the large and medium Roma, which were fine. The quality issues ensued with the introduction of the Roma II, which was a reinvention of the 'medium' bag. The Roma II had several incarnations one of which was to address the peeling and cracking some experienced with the leather that held the rings that connected the straps to the bag.

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phoenixbrd — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 02:29:29 GMT

Not important what you think of LR, but the line hasn't been the same without her.

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MarkeieMark — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 02:52:53 GMT

You may be right. Usually clearance for OVC is $5.00 off. I've never seen these kind of markdowns.

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Katcat1 — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 03:30:12 GMT

All I can say is GOOD! High prices on cheap fabrics and leathers on their handbags. I can do better elsewhere. Plus it definitely was not my style.

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Caaareful Shopper — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:48:01 GMT

As my memory serves, the fashion side of GILI was never very good, with Lisa or without her. The handbags drove this line for QVC and made it different and interesting. Lisa sold those bags very well, even though her later generations of them were sub-par in quality. Then they were made bigger and bigger, and priced them as if they were Gucci. Big mistake; to this day the GILI brand is known only to QVC, it'll never be a luxury brand like it tried to be.

The fashions were always designed to be very, very fitted clothing, just like Lisa liked to wear her own clothes. It really was a Lisa-influenced brand. There were many negative reviews on the fashion. How many happy sales could they have made with those tight scuba dresses and scuba skirts? I think Lisa sold it better than Jill Martin, but the fashions were no better back then.

It's probably time to let that line go completely. The Obi belt and camo everything is just not going to survive for long. They were in a no-win battle when they decided to not rename the brand entirely after Lisa left.

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maximillian — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 12:22:08 GMT

Hurry, hurry, hurry! Obie belts right here! Step right up! Get 'em before they're gone! When They're gone, they're gone! Step right up! Hurry...!

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Skididdy — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:35:13 GMT

Wow, for some reason I am surprised. Now what will Shawnie Sue do without her buddy Gili Jill ???? LOL

I dont know , but I have and carrying today the black Roma, I still love it. I always liked their handbags..I know I am the minority...They dont beat my Dooneys or M Kors bags but I still enjoy carrying them.

But I agree that the clothes are just way to form fitting for this body !!!!! They never seemed to design for the every size lady....which is a shame !!!!

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San Antonio Gal — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:11:20 GMT

I have one Gili bag that is very pretty, but not as durable as my Dooney bags. It's hanging in my closet and I may sell it on Ebay or donate it to Goodwill. I continue to carry Dooney's because they last forever - and have a great classic look.

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stevieb — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 15:27:33 GMT

I liked a couple of the earlier bags. Rarely did any of the clothes catch my interest. There were one or two pieces (nothing camo, for sure, and not the obi...) but never saw much that rocked my world.

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kelsey17 — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:00:06 GMT

@lolakimono wrote:
Do a search of the fashion items under G.I.L.I.

Then sort by price, from low to high.

Almost all of the items and the first four pages are clearance prices and/or offered with easy pays.

Very telling, IMO.

It would be good if they discontinued that line....all too tight, mismatched (nothing to go with the next piece of clothing)..........obi belt..ugh....totally too tight faux leather

jackets with asymetrical zips EVERYWHERE...that big

blanket thing a while back..huh??..................it is time

to say good bye and cut their loses.......hope they don't go for another line w/JM.....

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chrystaltree — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:50:07 GMT

Huh? I think OP is seeing what she wants to see. Sort by price? Why? If you sort by NEWEST, what you see is many, many new items and you will see a lot of relatively new items. If a brand is teetering on the edge, you don't see New items and QVC doesn't give that brand any air time. That's not the case with Gili. Not to mention that Gili is a QVC house brand, they wouldn't discontinue Gili if it was under performing. They would just tweak the merchandise to attract more customers. Like they did when LR left. Originally, it was a brand of items inspired by expensive designer merchandise. They dropped that when Jill became the face of Gili.

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wilma — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 22:34:30 GMT

Never bought anything from the GILI brand. I think it is a difficult sell for the Q to market an in-house brand of theirs as “designer inspired higher quality” justifying a higher price. IMO some buyers might be willing to pay a higher price for an outside top quality brand that is not owned by the Q.

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Favorite Son — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 00:37:10 GMT

Haven't been here in a while - just took a look.

All I can say is eeeeeeeeeeowwwwwwwwww. Yuk.

The line looks like it got hit by the Susan Graver stick.

What's up with those hideous polyester pieces? That mauve and black pants horror?

Jet set? And peached whatever dresses that look like something crafted from a

Simplicity pattern by an eighth grader?

The line is just plain ugly now.

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Snicks1 — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 01:57:25 GMT

@Favorite Son, hi girl, I've missed seeing you post. Hope all is well with you and your family.

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Nonametoday — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 02:40:04 GMT

I don't think you can sell a high-end designer line of clothing on a TV channel network. Women who buy designer clothing go to high-end department stores. You cannot sell this to a mass audience. The prices are outrageous for the quality. Whoever thought all that scuba stuff would be high end? Would you wear that to see a play on Broadway or the symphony? I hardly think so.

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puttypiesmom — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 21:17:40 GMT

I took a look at the so called new items and there was an obi belt labeled as new so there you have it.

In addition, Qvc will continue to label something new even though it has already been presented on pm style a week or two earlier complete with reviews. Gili, however is not the only brand at Qvc who does this.

When you click onto the "New" button every single day, savvy shoppers know what is really new and what has already been shown, tried on and returned.

I forgot one thing.....when a new color is introduced the product is sometimes labled as new.