Lane Bryant

I do a lot of shopping.
A LOT of shopping. It’s not my fault. It is hereditary. I am a Jewish woman and it is ingrained into my DNA. We shop. In doing so, we contribute to the world economy. If not for my shopping habits, I suspect that the deficit would be much deeper in the red than it already is.
One of my favorite places to shop is my local Lane Bryant.
I am thick chick. A bangin’ brick house at a size 16. When Sir Mix A Lot wrote «Baby Got Back», he originally wanted to title it «Cher is All There», but being the humble flower that I am, I said… No, no, Sir Mix… you give this one to the masses with the asses. You and I will always know the truth. Well kept music industry secret. Don’t tell.
The ladies at Lane Bryant, specifically the manager, Karen and her co-​manager, Samantha, are always quick to greet you with a smile. And it’s not one of those greedy «let me tell you that you look great in stuff that you don’t so we can up our numbers for the day» kind of smiles. They are genuinely interested in you walking out of that store feeling good, looking good and knowing that you got the best possible wardrobe pieces for your money.
Why I like this particular Lane Bryant is the way it is laid out. They always have their floor samples in really snazzy get ups that make me look and say, «Oh! I wouldn’t have though to do THAT with that blouse.» They have an incredible selection all the time, are usually stocked very well in the more common plus sizes and I can usually find whatever I see on the website in their stores. Whatever I cannot find in their stores, however, Karen and Sam make sure it gets ordered and delivered straight to my door. Since I am a long time shopper there, they sometimes even often me the personal service of giving me a call when a really great sale is going to be taking place, or when it is time to cash in my «Real Woman Dollars».
The girls are also VERY knowledgeable in personalized bra fittings. For the longest time, I was wearing the wrong bra size and suffering from «quadruple boob» syndrome. Or, the dreaded «uni-​boob». But, after one of their fittings, we found the perfect bra to make the girls look… well, lets just say, Sir Mix A Lot will be writing another song about me REAL soon, alright?
(I want to point out something with regard to Lane Bryant bras. Even if your body is not a plus size, they have THE. BEST. BRAS. in the lingerie industry. Even the tiniest size 4 figures can find gorgeous, supportive, pretty bras in every color, shape and size. So, don’t think you have to be a thick girl to shop Lane Bryants bras. They are perfect for girls of ALL sizes!)
The store is ALWAYS clean. Always. It is very rare to find the racks in disarray. The fitting rooms are also always cleaned out and the girls there are great with helping you retrieve stuff from the floor while you are in the dressing room so you don’t have to dress and undress 800 times just to get a different size than what you took into the dressing room with you.
If you are planning a shopping excursion soon for holiday gifting or a fantastic outfit for the New Year, I highly recommend the Embassy Crossing Lane Bryant.
You can tell them I sent you… but then, they will get a pre-​conceived notion about you that you are just like me: high maintenance, spoiled rotten, extremely demanding and believe that everyone should stop dead in their tracks just to cater to you and you alone.
But, honestly? Doesn’t every girl deserve a «Pretty Woman» moment?
The girls at LB would totally give that to you. Happily… and without you having to do that whole messy prostitute thing. Bonus!
Sorry. Richard Gere not included.