Eileen Fisher is my favorite designer. I own pieces. They’re smart looking but more importantly they’re comfortable and all women (shapes, sizes etc.) can wear them with ease,

I like the Fall’2009 Sneak Preview specifically the Gray sweaters and yellow scarf. I like the first short dark sweater and the longer darker thicker sweater.

Urban Myth?

There was a story floating around for years that Eileen Fisher got her start as an unemployed mother. She bought material, made her fashions and took them to the streets to sell. They were not yet priced. She stood in amazement as women grabbed them from her arms. These women were shouting "okay okay take this "and started shoving $50.00 and more into her hands.

I was really looking forward toward reading about the "Urban Myth." It always inspired me.

I remember that poll they did. i don’t think i participated because i could never place a designer with their clothing. However… I just started subscribing to this thing called GILT. it’s designer clothing on sale. So i’m learning some of the designers. there have been Oscar De Larenta/Vera Wang among many others. I just keep thinking… "really? people WEAR that?". or… if I thin it’s wearable I think "people PAY that?" for pieces that don’t look any different than something from target. shirts especially. or little summer dresses. Khaki shorts for 150$ (50% off original) that don’t look any different than the 30$ pair I bought.

So I can see how Eileens philosophy made her succesful. amazing… cllothes you can WEAR? More than one time and in more than one situation… amazing.

Bravo to Eileen Fisher. No bosses, responsive to employees’ input, women’s choices, sizes, bodies. Good materials and styles flattering to most body types! Is there another designer who does that? I doubt it.

As someone who sewed her clothes most of her life, but cannot because of injuries to her hands, I truly appreciate  Eileen Fisher’s clothes. Actually this past month I bought my first dress. For many years I’ve worn only slacks and occasionally skirts, because store bought dresses are so trendy.

 Trendiness, flash-in-the pan styles which adolescents favor is what sells nowadays, but with the recession, and older women like me setting the tone, Fisher’s clothes will last—because they are beautiful, comfortable, ageless, and we don’t have to replace them every season even if we’re concentrating on "being with it."

 Her philosophy is impressive, for few designers even demonstate they think about accommodating all sizes and flattering them. Much of what is seen for large sized women is an enlarged copy of the smaller sizes.

 Also, Fisher’s clothes are well-sized for everyone, not tight and clingy, and  they are generous and appealing. As a matter of fact, as I’ve written before on this website, I was introduced to Fisher line when my daughter gave me her cast off maternity clothes (Fisher’s clothes which are suitable for changes in one’s size), and they fit me perfectly, because my daughter is small-boned, and I wear size small. So, I discovered the only brand I look for and wear, and I can still knit, so I wear different sweaters, and have many outfits because of Fisher’s adaptable clothes.

The only comment I’d like to make is: Do include white-haired women in the ads. There are many of us and we send a message like Eileen Fisher herself! 

Eileen Fisher is all I wear!

Sharon Duerbig 

Love EF, but I can only afford it when the outlets have their clearance sales.

 I would love it if she would create a lower priced bridge line that would allow me to indulge at a price I can afford.

 And yes - the wool is itchy. I stay away from those pieces no matter what the price.