Max Studio

I love BCBG dresses. Every time I am in need of something special, no matter where I go to find it, I almost always end up with one that comes with a BCBG label. So needing a gown for a special event, I decided to save myself some time and head straight to this store in Copley place.
I was actually a bit disappointed, as I had done some online sleuthing before my visit and didn’t find quite the selection I was hoping for. Still, to be fair, of course there is going to be a greater selection online. It was just silly wishful thinking on my part to hope every option would also be available in the store.
I found the service here to be so-​so. I was pretty much ignored until I had two or three dresses on my arm, at which point I was given endless offers to start a dressing room. Once in said dressing room, however, I found myself abandoned. Shopping for dresses can get complicated when you’re at it alone, and it would have been nice to have someone around to help me with the zipper or get me a different size. To be fair, there was a gentleman in the dressing room who asked how I was doing on several occasions, I just didn’t feel quite comfortable asking him for help dressing myself. My experience was also dampened by the fact that some woman had brought her husband and son into the dressing room, hogging the only three-​way mirror and all the communal space. The little boy was incredibly rambunctious and tried to pull back my curtain several times, which although was not the store’s fault, made me pretty uncomfortable.
So I’m torn as to how many stars to dole out. I love BCBG clothes in general, and I did come out of this one with a great dress (though there weren’t many great finds on the sale rack) but I’ve had much better experiences at these stores. I’m gonna go with an A-​OK. Three stars for Max Studio in Copley Place.

There once was a time where I felt like there were few to no good clothing options for female, urban, young professionals. Then I slowly started discovering BCBG in various stores. (along with other labels and quirky unique stuff)
The clothing offered at various stores, including their own, is usually well designed, interesting, sometimes pricey, and always great quality for the money. I sometimes visit the Newbury location, but often times find it crowded with both people and clothes, thus making it not my favorite shopping experience.
And then this place opened. Bright and spacious, I can lackadaisically meander, pet and covet. The shoe wall seems to glow and beckon to me. (but maybe that’s because it’s back light, so is even brighter than the rest of the store)
Added Bonus!
The back area before the dressing room is entirely dedicated to dresses. Work, cocktail, evening and special occasion, they have it all. Rack after rack offers up so many beautiful dresses, I want to start to make up excuses to wear them. It’s Evening Gown Wednesday! Hooray!
My most recent venture here was after a tip from the lovely Ms Deepa C, and her mention of irresistible prices. Armed with only one dress as I made my way to the fitting room, I was hopeful, but not expecting much. The dress had called to me on the rack, and with good reason. Stylish and timeless, a beautiful little black and white (mostly white) cocktail dress with an empire waist that fit my bust and didn’t make me look preggers. This was a rare find indeed.
The fitting room attendant was lovely. She introduced herself as I walked in and periodically checked on others trying on clothing. When I walked out with the dress on, the boy broke out into a smile. Winner. She said it looked very nice, and asked what occasion I was shopping for. I mentioned upcoming weddings and she very politely reminded me that brides do not always appreciate other women wearing white at their wedding. Oh right. I don’t typically need to think of this as I don’t normally wear white given my tendency to be clumsy. Foiled. I asked for a price check anyway. It had been on the 70% off rack, but lacked any sort of tag.
At the register, I was informed that with the 70% off, my dress was $ 95. Well, I probably should get it for that price. Wait, did you just say another 20% off? That brought my total down to $ 76. You can’t walk away from a dress that looked that good for that price.
Like I said, these dresses are so pretty you have to buy them and just make excuses to wear them later. (just like Deepa, again, I’m looking at you Ligaya.)

today, after much putting off, i finally went dress shopping. after work, i headed over to where i thought nordstroms was and walked up to neimans. oops. close, but no cigar. i can’t afford neimans, i don’t really like lord and taylor, barney’s was out of the question, sadly. so off to saks! i liked some of the BCBG pieces, but they just didn’t have enough selection. sigh. so across the the sky walk to the mall to try my luck there.
and lo and behold! a BCBG store! they had a great selection and i tried on about 7 dresses and like three of them, but REALLY liked this one knit dress that showed off my legs and hid all the soft bits (but still made my boobs look good, natch). $ 320. sigh, out of my price range, but i really liked the dress. but $ 320 for a dress? we just bought a house; josh would not be pleased.
i walked up to the register, bracing myself for the hefty total. «this is a great dress!» the saleslady said. «it’s right off the runway and there were only a certain number made. also, only 12 BCBG stores carry it. it’s a great find!» i nodded, happy to know i was at least getting a limited edition dress.
«so,» she continued, «with the 70% off and then the 20% off of that, the total is $ 76.»
score.
i really like this store. the pieces are great, and they have a great selection. it is not just the same dress over and over, there is a good variety. the staff was EXTREMELY helpful, and even though i came in wet and dressed like shlub, they treated me well.
i will DEF be back for work clothes, going out clothes, or just something to spice up my wardrobe.
ligaya — throw an event where i can show off the new threads!

I just bought the cutest dress that I had no business buying today from here. It’s absolutely cute and now I need to find something to wear this to. They were having an amazing sale which ranged from 30−70% off. Unfortunately, the dress I bougnt was not on sale, but it’s beautiful.
The sales associate were fairly friendly. I wouldn’t exactly say they made or broke my shopping experience.
The clothes do tend to be on the pricer side, which i have no problem with, although some of the items have a «sloppy» style to them. Yes, they can be comfortable, but I personally would stick towards the more tailored items to look clean and put together.

I have so many cute shirts, dresses, and pants from this store. Everything is really feminine and sexy but not over the top. They get new clothes really frequently so it’s always different every time I come here — which is nice.
Today was a gray crappy rainy day in Boston and this store was a breath of fresh air — it was soo bright in there and all of the clothes really embodied spring.
Clothes can be a little on the pricey side, but they frequently mark items down and I’ve done well on the sales here.