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Does any New Yorker remember a small chain of women’s clothing...

Magny — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:38:57 GMT

shops in the 1980-90’s years? Sold work & some dressy items. Might have had something French in the name. TIA!

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ALRATIBA — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:28:12 GMT

@Magny

Trying to recall some names - places where I used to shop ... not all small chain or only women .....

Bolton's

Strawberry

Daffy's

Plymouth Shops

A Real New York Bargain

Labels for Less

Casual Corner

Franklin Simon

Ohrbach's

Filene's Basement

There was another on Madison in the 40s - can't recall the name,

And one on 5th - east side of the street around 42nd or 43rd - can't recall name.

Another on 34th street - east of 5th Ave. Can't recall name.

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twinsister — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:34:09 GMT

@ALRATIBA wrote:
@Magny

Trying to recall some names - places where I used to shop ... not all small chain or only women .....

Bolton's
Strawberry
Daffy's
Plymouth Shops
A Real New York Bargain
Labels for Less
Casual Corner

Franklin Simon
Ohrbach's
Filene's Basement

There was another on Madison in the 40s - can't recall the name,

And one on 5th - east side of the street around 42nd or 43rd - can't recall name.

Another on 34th street - east of 5th Ave. Can't recall name.

@ALRATIBA - I shopped at many of the stores you listed when I was working in Manhattan. Especially loved Plymouth and Casual Corner. So many nice stores gone.

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2zbeach — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:43:30 GMT

Caché? So long ago.

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Janey2 — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:01:06 GMT

Contempo fashions

casual corner

benetton

le chateau

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kaydee50 — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 16:12:04 GMT

Not "French" but along with the other stores mentioned, I used to shop at Lerner's. And Century 21! So many more choices back then. And, for me at least, shopping was fun!

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ProudMa — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 16:17:21 GMT

Loemans....loved it

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SXMGirl — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 16:25:39 GMT

@2zbeach Loved their clothes and accessories.

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2zbeach — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:14:05 GMT

@SXMGirl Me,too! I loved everything! You didn't see yourself coming and going,either!

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4kitties — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:31:51 GMT

I remember a French Boot Shop, or FBS. it was in New Rochelle, I think. They had a catalog. Back in the 60's or early 70's....

I do not know if they had stores too.

Re: Does any New Yorker remember a small chain of women’s clothing...

Magny — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 18:42:47 GMT

@Magny wrote:
shops in the 1980-90’s years? Sold work & some dressy items. Might have had something French in the name. TIA!

I loved all your replies! Labels for Less is what I was looking for, but I was confusing it with another little shop that had a French name. Thanks for the reminders of my past! ( I also practically lived at Altman’s!)

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qbetzforreal — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:01:02 GMT

@Magny It was the French Connection. I remember going to one on the Upper Westside either on Broadway or Amsterdam.

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tobes — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:15:48 GMT

@Magny Peck and Peck

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nova — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:22:46 GMT

@Magny like other posters mentioned I also shopped in many of those stores in the city & burbs. Cache sold more expensive "going out" looks while an Ann Taylor or even Strawberry's used to have more office appropriate clothes back then. In the 80's I worked in a midtown office that only allowed women to wear suits! I was very tiny then & bought my clothes in the Petite Sophisticate.

Thanks for the memories - it was an exciting time of my life!

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NicksmomESQ — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 00:32:33 GMT

My two favorite places to shop were Plymouth & The Petite Sophisticate. I loved their clothes for work, casual or dressy!!

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Johnnyeager — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:19:26 GMT

Century 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September, closing the huge location downtown near the WTC site.

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Still Stylish Lady — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:26:50 GMT

Casual Corner was nice. Bought a couple of my first leather skirts from there.

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Magny — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 12:38:01 GMT

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
My two favorite places to shop were Plymouth & The Petite Sophisticate. I loved their clothes for work, casual or dressy!!

I used to haunt Plymouth Shops for Liz Claiborne sales! Found some wonderful things!

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IMW — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:58:45 GMT

@Johnnyeager So sorry and Syms was a great store

also along with Lohmans etc.

How the world has changed.

Re: Does any New Yorker remember a small chain of women’s clothing...

sunshine45 — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 01:50:31 GMT

some of the stores mentioned were not just NYC stores......we had some of these in the baltimore area also!