Hello my fashion forward darlings!! Ava here!

While normally I pop on the blog here and give you some yummy morsel of incoming designer fashions, today, I want to hear from you!

The same way that Loehmann’s stays ahead of the fashion curve, we like to keep abreast on website improvements and upgrades, so we are constantly adding new features to our site and making sure that we are providing what our shoppers both want and need.  Honestly,  being the store that you need, love and can’t live without is what we live for.

What do you LOVE about Shopping at Loehmann’s?

I want to hear your favorite Loehmann’s shopping story.

• What was the best bargain you ever found?
• What’s your favorite Loehmann’ purchase?
• Why could you never live without Loehmann’s?
• How about a wonderful Loehmann’s Shopping memory?
• Or just some wonderful serendipity way that Loehmann’s is in your life.

Tell us how you Find it, Love it and Buy it for Less!

And here, my friends, is the best part!  We shall be taking some of the Loehmann’s stories and testimonials and using them on our website!!  Your very words might be used to share with others the legend that is Loehmann’s… because, really, it’s unfair of us all to keep this fashion secret to ourselves. 

One of my personal favorites is when a Loehmann’s newbie walks into one of our stores for the first time and is just blown away by the shopping experience. Help me share that with our fellow shopper friends who might not know yet the beauty and miracle that is Loehmann’s! Plus it helps with Shoe Karma… really!

You can add a comment here or over at our Facebook page too.

Write on the wall, or add to this thread!

Tags: Ava's Loehdown, Happy Shopping Stories, Special Deals, Women's Fashion by Ava
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Some people adore shopping and some people absolutely hate it. Whether it’s a joy or a chore, everyone must shop eventually.  It’s fair to say that most women feel greatly frustrated when designer clothing cannot be found in the correct size.

We have all been there. Either you need a specific item or just browsing around to see what you can find, but finding the perfect article of apparel, especially at Loehmann’s where you know the price is significantly less, can be a real amazing feeling. Whether it is thrill of the hunt or just relief that your job is completed, nothing can bring you down faster than noticing that that perfect skirt in the perfect color that will go with those perfect shoes at the perfect price is two sizes too small or big enough for two of you.

Perfection becomes frustration with one glance at a size tag.

Some clothing lines run small and you need to find a larger than regular size with, say, those skinny jeans. Sometimes, the most common size is grabbed off the racks by all the other women who share that “regular” size with you. Sometimes it is clothing for ladies in petite sizes that proves to be a challenge. In any case, being faced with a rack full of size 2’s and a smattering of 11s does no good if you require the perfect 8.

Loehmann’s knows this and has heard your cries of frustration. No longer will amazing “can’t miss” bargains be purchased in a size too small just because they cannot be found in the correct size and the items are too good to put down. No longer must one add diet restrictions to their lifestyle a week or so before debuting a too tight skirt. Loehmann’s new Size Search brings increased satisfaction to designer shopping. Now, not only can you find the most incredible savings on designer clothing, but there shall be no more excuses not to wear them!

The new in store Size Search service will find your size in another Loehmann’s location if we have it available. You can complete your purchase just as if the size 0 pants fit, and then the correct sized clothing will be shipped directly to your home or office. Please ask a Sales Associate for details.  While shipping fees will be applied, it is a small price to pay for pure shopping satisfaction and the perfect skinny jeans.

Just think of the possibilities:

Beautiful designer shoes in your size can show up at your door.

A fabulous sports coat for him in the perfect size and at huge savings with zero frustration.

A party dress for your daughter with enough room to grow rather than knowing that she will grow out of it before it gets stained.

And you don’t have to drive all over wasting precious gas. That’s pure shopping satisfaction and eco friendly to boot!

Tags: Fashion News, Happy Shopping Stories, In Store Services, Shoes, Spring, Women's Fashion by admin
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Esteemed New York City Blog, the Gothamist, wanted to find out what were the best places to shop for bargains in New York. They went and used Just Ask The Locals™ and also asked their own professional sources, the Gothamist readers.

It is no surpirse to anyone that knows Loehmann’s, but a prime spot on the Top Ten List went to the big L.

So many New Yorkers have grown up with Loehmann’s as part of their shopping training as Loehmann’s has been a New York icon for decades.  Granted, there are other discount stores in the running now as well, but the original discount designer department store still holds it’s own and manages to inspire, impress and satisfiy new customers every day.  It’s a great feeling to see new shopper’s discover  Loehmann’s bargains.

 On the very same day, May 16th, TeamSugar published a great post called “Nifty, Thrifty Fashion Tips”.

That post listed Loehammn’s as well as the best place for both accessories and handbags.

With Loehmann’s on your side, it’s very true, as Sarah Jessica Parker says:

 “Fashion is not a Luxury”.

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“Loehmann’s is like a drug.”

“I once went on a 4 hour lunch break, no kidding! How did that happen? Loehmann’s. “

“My heart races, my palms sweat, the fervor to get. that. bargain. doesn’t end until it has been gotten”.

“Confession: I once spent $1000 in a day here getting that bargain. Sick.”        

Real quotes from Real Loehmann’s Shoppers 

The concept of discounted clothing is not a new idea anymore. With the economic slowdowns and everyone watching their dollars, it is the sale that rues the day and brings the majority of shoppers into a store. Call it a sale, call it a discount, or call it an outlet; no one really wants to pay full price.

If we go back in time, there is a noticeable absence of the true discount clothing department store. It wasn’t invented yet. The history of every single discount store owes homage to one woman: Frieda Loehmann.

In 1921, Frieda Loehmann, a confidante of NY’s 7th Avenue designers started purchasing the  seasonal overstocks at a fraction of wholesale prices and passing the savings to consumers. That idea took hold and grew, obviously, into Loehmann’s, but also into all the discounted fashion stores and mainstream culture as well. When you shop at Loehmann’s, you are shopping the original.  Loehmann’s has kept true to their origins as well; obtaining merchandise directly from the original manufacturers. 

 Another distinguishing trait of Loehmann’s is the way the products are merchandized. Many discount clothing establishments will groups all the “like” clothing together making a shopper comb though racks and racks of generic “skirts” to find the real treasures. In Loehmann’s, however, due to their emphasis on discounted designer wares, clothing is separated by the actual name brands on the racks.   This allows a time sensitive shopper to “only hit the DKNY finds”.

Depending on what is available, Loehmann’s buyers also purchase designer collections directly form Europe, not just the US fashion market.  The original price tags are marked in Euros and can bring a unique international feeling to a suburban shopping experience.

Of course, one of the most original traits about Loehmann’s is The Fitting Rooms. They are so legendary that they require their own post.  The famous “Back Room” is not always a separate room or even in the back depending on your local stores layout, but still demands to be “the” place to find the hottest designer looks at mere fractions of the original pricing.

All and all, Loehmann’s still reigns as the first and the original. The fashion steals that are found here will continue to be passed down as mythical stories from generation to generation. While the “shopping tales” might get slightly embellished over time and cause the listener to question the truth of the bargain, true Loehmann’s hunter’s will nod their heads in understanding. If we could only click our heels and be in a shopper’s paradise, there is no place we would rather go.

“I am a shopaholic and Loehmann’s is my holy grail.
No matter what I’m doing or where I’m going, casual or formal,my first shopping stop is at Loehmann’s…it’s where my favorite designer jeans came from, my  interview suit, all my favorite shoes…there is nowhere better and nowhere I’d rather go.”

Tags: Fashion History, Happy Shopping Stories, Quality Designer Shopping by admin
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