ChiKat knows someone who shops there.
Heh.
We don't have any Nordstrom's here, I don't think, and (possibly as a result) they are in my head as the perfect department store, what with the actual customer service and all, all based on one trip there possibly 20 years ago. Also, I hate shopping.
Well, Nordstrom Rack is an outlet store and thus isn't all that different from shopping at (c)Ross Dress-for-Less as far as the experience is concerned. Nordstrom's itself is tony but feels like a lot of other department stores to me. Except that they have a really superior shoe department.
Yeah, that Rock Center thing isn't a whole (department) store, and the others are way suburban.
Façonnable is Nordstrom's? I had no idea.
(The other ones on that list aren't anywhere near the city, and don't count.)
Oh,Nordstrom
Rack.
Anyway, the only clothes I can buy before I get a job are a pair of capris and a few t-shirts.
I hear ya. I feel very odd about the whole thing, but a friend of mine who makes very good money offered to take me on this mini-makeover. I'm very grateful. And I'm trying not to feel too horribly guilty. My usual would have been to say "Thank you so much, but I couldn't possibly".
that Rock Center thing isn't a whole (department) store
What is it?
Nordstrom's has personal shoppers. That elevates it above most department stores for me right there. They also sell Smashbox and DKNY sports bras. I don't go to department stores looking for many things, but those two are on my constantly-replenish shopping list.
Mostly I don't want to buy "real" clothes, because I don't know what my next "dress code" will end up being like. I imagine needing a couple suits and a couple of blazers, but not if I end up at a casual place.
What is it?
It's a Façonnable boutique.