Maybe if their stuff weren't so expensive, people could afford to and would buy it. But with great alternatives such as Macy's and Wal-Mart covering all price ranges - why would anyone go to Lane Bryant and spend $49 on a top??

No! I love LB products. There is a reason they have tops in the $20-40 range, its not cheap crap like at Wal-Mart, which pills and falls apart in a matter of washes. I love the atmosphere and friendliness of my local store, by far better than the large department stores where you have to hunt through racks, or God-forbid, going to the local Wally-world, where the creatures you encounter while shopping should cause you to think deep about the item you may put on. I've got some wonderful wardrobe staples from LB, and it is just not the same to shop online! I want to be sure I like the cut and fit of a garment, and don't need a different size than you might ordinarily buy.

As an older woman, I find LB clothes much too young for me. I like the simple classic lines. I do like their bras. However I have a hard time shopping at our local store because of the lack of help from the sales people. I explained to one young thing that because of knee problems I could not bend and the bras I wanted were on the bottom row. Could sh help? After snarling at me, she literally threw three bras at me and walked away. There was no other custumore in the store. Needless to say I didn't buy and I never went back.

I love shopping at LB but last year both of the shops close to home stopped carrying most of their more casual offerings. I also noticed more of their garments requiring special cleaning. I think maybe they messed up assessing the market in my area.
It is true that their clothes are usually better quality and more stylish also.
Recently a petite friend went shopping with me at a local department store. She had never been in the "Womens" department before. The first thing she said was "What happened to all the pretty colors?" followed by "Who would wear these ugly clothes?". I think LB recognized our desire for current styles, colors and prints much better than most retailers of large sizes. As for Walmart you get exactly what you pay for and the clothes are cheap, shoddy, and ill fitting.

i do like their clothes, but i wish their products were a little more reasonable in price.

I have bought clothes for years from LB, and very little in the past 18 months because of 3 reasons: 1-My size goes out of stock very quickly and they don't get more in; 2-For some reason, the shirts have become THIN to the point where you need a cami underneath... sorry but phat girls don't like to layer and 3- Their Right Fit Jeans are constantly out of sizes and the obly colors left are black and some dark denim wash, both of which the dye makes them STINK. Doesn't surprised me that stores are closing, the last time I was in one in January, the manager was rude.

With the rise of a plus size line at Forever 21- Lane Bryant's fashions are just way out of date. Especially for us 20 something gals! I never liked their clothes there.

I am a large woman, married to a large man. We both are professionals and have to dress nice everyday. LB, Macy's etc were just too expensive and yes I agree on the Wallymart comment. I started buying our clothes on line from EBAY. We can get $60.00 dress shirts and $100.00 dress pants for around $10.00. I use the same ebay store over and over because I trust them and they are very fair if I need to return something. I will post their shop name if anyone would like.

Please post the store name. I am always looking for brand name clothes for my husband. Thanks.