Catherines

When I stopped into Kirkland’s I noticed what looked like a nice clothing store that I had never heard of next door. I couldn’t resist doing some ‘research’ so I naturally walked in. Upon entering I was greeted with a friendly hello, and without further adieu, promptly ignored. Perhaps it was clear that I ‘shouldn’t’ be there given Catherine’s only stocks sizes 16WP to 26WP and 16WT to 34WT. Whatever the case, I wasn’t too bothered.
After realizing that the clothes weren’t tailored to fit my size, I checked out the purses and jewelry! Really nice, fun stuff– albeit quite conservative– but still maintaining a trendy edge. The bags were quite nice and with a reasonable price tag of around $ 48 were definitely something I’d recommend.
The jewelry was ‘eh’…not really my style BUT clearly the style of the masses. I am a bit funky when it comes to accessorizing as that is what most of my money goes into and how we girls on a budget work.
I read up on the company before writing this review and found an interesting tidbit that I really appreciated and respected:
Catherines success is due to our Real Fit program, in which we took highly detailed measurements of almost three thousand women and used them to design a totally new fit. We then began to offer clothing that more closely approximates the plus-​size figure.
Catherines Stores Corporation prides itself on being a company for women managed by women. We are known for our warm and friendly sales associates, specially trained to anticipate the needs of our customer and always put her first.