Van Heusen

I’m not going to lie — I actually enjoyed my experience here more than Brooks Brothers, but let me explain:
Location: 3 out of 5
Drive to Aurora, or else take the Metra and Pace. On the way home, stop in Warrenville to eat or watch a movie, or perhaps both.
Pricing: 5 out of 5
Hilarious. Because VH is associated with Trump, Geoffe Beene, and maybe one other brand, you can get some pretty decent stuff for DIRT cheap. Dress shirts are in the back of the store in their plastic wrap. Look around though, and you’ll see a 50% off rack, and then, I kid you not — a 75% off rack. Which means that on a normal 40 dollar dress shirt, you pay 10 bucks. TEN DORRARS. I mean… they don’t have all sizes, and they don’t have the «best» of colors, but you can probably find some that you like. I myself got three. But — the shining moment for the VH store were the wooly dress pants, which were on sale for 25 bucks with Flex Fit.
Customer Service: 3 out of 5
Commensurate with fast food restaurants. They could probably do well if they hired some more, um… friendly or attentive people, but then again, when you’re only paying 10 bucks per shirt, you get some 10 buck per shirt girls ringing you up. The young ladies that were there were good enough to open the dressing room for me, and ring me up with no mistakes. Then they proceeded to talk about their lunch choices while a handful of other customers milled around. I mean, it probably works in my favor since I don’t like being doted on unnecessarily, but if you are expecting a Michelin Star restaurant customer service restaurant, please lower your expectations to White Castle. Not a knock on WC, just stating that Michelin Star restaurants are nicer.
Selection: 5 out of 5
Fairly impressed with what they had. They had their VH dress shirts, their VH studio collection, Beene, and Trump. All of them have some nuances that differentiate them from one another — I didn’t take the time to look at what they were, but there were distinct styling and color differences I saw between the lines.
Overall: 4 out of 5
Very happy with my experience and my finds during the holiday season. Dont’ expect to be treated like a king (cause you sure aren’t paying like one), and you’ll walk out a happy camper.

This is a Van Heusen outlet store.
I happened in the area recently and was able to pick up a few very fine shirts and slacks at 40−60% off. I didn’t want to leave, lol, which isn’t normal for me. I typically will not spend time shopping, unless it’s necessary or a reason to look at new suits. (There’s always a reason to look at suits)
Back to the sale, I walked the outlet stores found here at Chicago Premium outlets (Why is it called that when it’s in Aurora??) looking for deals. It was hard to find decent outlet prices. WTF? Is it the economy or are they inflating the prices? I remember outlets having deals. This past weekend; the prices seemed to mimic what I’d find at a department store.
When I caught this sale here, I leaped for joy. I am picky about the feel of a shirt, texture, soft, cut, etc. I picked up a few on sale, normally $ 24 – 30 for only $ 7-​$ 12 dollars. WoOhOO! A few slacks normally $ 40 for $ 18. If I didn’t have self control, boy, I could have really overspent.
I’m wondering now if I can go back once more before this sale ends. It’s alike a half yearly sale.