Francesca’s Collection

My accessory game keeps evolving. When I was a teen, I was all about the clearance at Claire’s, then I discovered Charming Charlie and bought necklaces in every color of the rainbow. Now I’m 100% a Francesca’s girl. I feel like they have a great selection and I always have good experiences with the customer service.
They also have sales that change often. When I was in the store earlier this week, hair accessories were buy 1 get 1 50% off. A few weeks ago, it was a similar deal on t-​shirts. There’s also a small clearance table in the back that currently consisted of Easter presents and other random items.
Francesca’s is a great spot to stop for a gift for the woman in your life, especially if she likes things that sparkle.

For $ 70 I got:
A gorgeous coral blouse w/​exposed zipper
A cobalt blue suit jacket w/​real leather lapels
A navy motorcycle jacket
The PERFECT little party dress that shines like justice and gets me compliments and likes at every turn.
Everything was on sale, of course. But I made out like gang busters so I’ll be back soon.

This place reminds me a lot of Anthropologie store, except the prices are much more reasonable. I usually look for clearance, but even their regular price clothes is very decent. I go there almost every week, which is not a good thing as I tend to spend a lot, well what are you going to do if you love clothes. Their customer service is very helpful, totally recommend this little boutique.

This is a cute little shop.
Kind of a mix between what you might find at Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, but more reasonably priced. Average is maybe $ 44 for a dress and under $ 30 for a top.
I like that the clothing is arranged by color (this is a big deal to me from my past retail days when I would spend hours an hours making sure our racks were done in color order — no I am not kidding).
Sizes vary a lot between items. I find I take all the sizes in and never are two items the same size.
Very cute jewelry and accessories. Lots of both trendy and classic pieces.
The folks working in this location are kind of a mixed bag — sometimes very friendly and sometimes completely oblivious — but as long as I don’t have to wait at the register for an exorbitant amount of time, I am ok with that.
The shop is tiny and if there are more than a few people in there, I find it to be cramped and a bit overwhelming. Nearly claustrophobic, in fact. The last time I was in, there were two women at the back corner trying stuff on and leaving shoes an their stuff all over and it seriously closed off the entire back half of the store, which is kind of annoying. Plus, it was impossible to get around them to browse the racks.
Also, there are only two dressing rooms and they have curtains that do not close all the way, even with the addition of velcro on the wall and the curtain. Not a fan of those gaps but if you’re less worried about strangers seeing your booty, then it may not be an issue for you.
The only other thing that bugs me, and this just might be a me thing, is that some of the clothing items have an odd odor to them. The last time I was in, I picked up a cute little knit dress and I was on course to buy it but then when I tried it on, I smelled it (and yes, I do that to all clothing items) and it had an odor like rotten salad dressing. Specific and weird, perhaps, but I was worried the odor wouldn’t come out after washing.
Overall, a decent place to get some cute stuff. If you wash said items before you wear them and there’s no one blocking the aisles.

Every time I walk in this store I feel the need to volunteer myself to be padded down… and not because I’m some pervy perv… just because the girls who work here look at you (if you’re lucky enough to even be acknowledged by them) like you’re on a mission to ransack the store. I swear, I’m not stealing… I’d be no good at here anyway. There’s just too much stuff that I want and too few arms to thieve it with.
Super rude, lots of ‘tude and quite frankly I can go hang out with my family if I want that kind of treatment. I’m just trying to buy some super cute and only moderately overpriced clothing in bulk but they make it so hard to want to come back. What’s with all the ‘B’ face?
The clothing here usually ranges between $ 29-​$ 49 and you’ll always end up spending WAY more than you thought you were going… I always hear the number and quickly wonder if the tax rate is 3000% percent. The quality isn’t crap, but more than a few times I’ve seen the same something sold here at Forever 21, just in a different colorway and cheaper. The jewelry, to me, looks über cheap and costs WAY too much. I’d rather get something from F21 than shell out that kind of dough in their rather blah bling selection.
I know I’ll be back because I fancy their fancy things, but much like their employees, I won’t be happy about it.

I stopped in looking for jewelry to wear with a dress. The clothing in the store is for someone much younger than me, but the accessories work for any age.
Since I did not have the dress with me, I think I made a good match, but the young lady at the register told me to just return it if it does not work and bring the dress with to try again.
The store also has other «girly» things and the prices are very reasonable.

Francesca’s Collection is by far one of my fave places to shop for cute and cheapie tops, skirts and dresses. They always have cute and trendy styles and prints. It’s fairly hit or miss, but always worth looking.
My experience this past venture out, was sub par. Normally, the girls working at Francesca’s are very upbeat and friendly. Not so much this time. I felt like I was putting one girl out when asking for a dressing room, or another size. ((Umm, please don’t offer to help me if you’re going to throw some ‘tude every time I ask for it.)) I’d prefer not to wander out to get a new size in my bra and panties, thanks. And getting fully redressed every time I needed a different size is equally annoying. I know that putting back the 20 items I was trying on probably wasn’t fun, but that’s what they get paid for. So whining about it and eye rolling isn’t going to make for happy customers. Clearly, their job is not commissions based.
Francesca’s itself has a huge variety of knick-​knacks, dresses, tops, skirts, jewelry, and accessories to choose from. It requires a little diggin’ around, but there’s always some stellar finds. There’s a great variety on the sales rack, and often some cute and even cheaper items. Some downfalls is that it does require a bit of digging through the racks. Since they don’t just carry one brand, I typically end up trying on 2 different sizes — nothing runs true to size. Some items I’ve purchased are a small, while in others, the large barely fit. So be prepared for a little frustration.
Overall, Francesca’s is a great place for inexpensive ((and cute)) clothes and accessories, well providing you don’t get any ‘tude when asking for help, that they offered…

Cute clothes… low prices, but to me not too much of a selection, as in sizes. This place is a hit or miss. Good for vacation clothes.

This place always has interesting little finds. You have to have the time to look through the racks and racks of items.
There is such a variety and so much stuff in the little shop but I have always been successful in finding something I was looking for. I like clothing that stands out in a certain way and this place for sure does.

Whenever I’m in the area I like to stop in and see what new items this place has to offer me. It a small little boutique type place. The prices are super cheap, you sort of expect higher prices just because of its small boutique like apperance. Not the case though. They have a good assortment of clothing that from afar I feel like I’m going to buy everything but then once I get closer not so much. Kind of a tease.
The jewelry section is outrageous. There is so much crap you cant even look. This is the area that pisses me off most because the jewels are sort of expensive and multiple times I have seen necklaces that I either saw or bought at forever for half the price.
Other then that there are cutesy gift type stuff. I scored my friend a bank that said something hilarious like saving up for plastic surgery!
I have to agree with Maggie on the sales staff, they do tend to just engross in their conversation and not pay attention to the customers until your standing at the counter staring them down.