Where to buy summer clothes?

[Casual Cruising]

We are going on a cruise 3/18, at more importantly, going to Hawaii on 12/29. Where do you find summer clothes in winter? Size 18, so I need the "womens" version. On line is fine. Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

 

Casual Cruising

[DesrtDrmr]

I usually find off season clothing in the SALE or CLEARANCE section of the websites that I shop. Also, HSN and QVC usually have some in their clearance sections.

Good luck!

[dearheart]

I just got some great deals online at JC Penney.

[leahmariess]

Old Navy has bathing suit ups and they also have a section of shorts and a whole thing of tshirts and tanks, all responably cheap. $5 delivery of go shop at one, you'll find stuff in the store and in clearance is u want more summe stuff

[JanineM]

Here are a few options in case you can't find anything on clearance right now.

 

Lands End usually offers shorts and more summery clothing all year long on their website. They probably still have summer stuff on clearance.

 

Talbots always brings out a winter selection of cruising clothes, but you will definitely pay a bit more. They have everything from petites to women's sizing.

 

If you are sailing out of Florida and can come in a day early, check out Bealls. They always have summer/beach clothes available all the time. Their prices are quite reasonable.

 

Hope this helps!

[judy&steve]

High end designer cruisewear is coming out now. They start selling around Thanksgiving or shortly thereafter. Most of the stuff that I am seeing is way too dressy and expensive for my tastes.

With the exception of my cruise last week, we always go in late January, and have had luck only with Talbots online. They carry a nice selection of women's sizes. They will be expensive and INHO their delivery service is not good. They use DHL @ Home and it's a silly system. Don't get me started on why they ship through DHL and then deliver it through the USPS

Good luck finding something for December! It's too late for the clearance sales and too early for mainstream summer duds.

If all else fails, you might want to try calling Macys or some other department store in Florida, where they prbably carry summer weight clothing all year. Maybe they have personal shopper service who would be able to shop the store for you in your sizes and then ship it to you. I don't think there would be a charge for such a service (only shipping) and it would be worth a phone call. Since Macys has taken over the retail world, however, I don't know how good their sales help is any more. They were never great to begin with.

--Judy

[on board]

You can also go on ebay. Also go on Lane Bryant.com

Goodluck

[Barbee524]

Here's a couple of places I've had luck with

 

Beall's

http://www.beallsflorida.com/default

Just My Size

http://www.jms.com/

 

Cold Water Creek

http://www.coldwatercreek.com/home.aspx

 

Also try Land's End. The best part is that because of the time of the year it is you need to check the clearance pages and should be able to get some great deals.

[Silvery Seas Cruiser]

Land's End and Coldwater Creek will be coming out with catalogs just after December, probably the first week of Janauary that have their early Spring selections. Even LL Bean does. They know that vacationers and cruisers need such clothing and also their customers in warmer areas such as South Florida and the South West. All these catalogs have clothing in size 18 (1X).

[nabby]

Try this site: http://silhouettes.com/

 

They have a large outlet section; most everything there is off-season (summer) stuff at very good prices. I've picked up some nice sundresses for $20

[judy&steve]

Just received the "get on board" Talbot's catalog in the mail today!

[celbercrz333]

WWW is loaded with places to look for summer clothes. Also try LL BEAN's travel catalog. eBay might have some clothes, even new ones.

--Jo