I usually go to the one in Concord....I tend to not pay full price if I can at all help it...right now I am not impressed with the selection of clothes they have now ...but I hope their summer collection is better....I did manage to get some really cute stuff this last spring/summer. I tend to buy staple pieces skirts jeans etc....and only a few trendy type things.

I really agree with Anne on this one. It does not make me look matronly (love) but the quality kind of sucks (hate). I just feel grateful there is a Lane Bryant alternative, and one that is sort of gothy-punk. As I posted before, I have done alterations to a few of the dresses, making them sturdier and prettier. Easier than sewing from scratch sometimes.

I've always reffered to it as Hot Topic for fat girls too. I will also say that since I cannot make it to a store I tend to shop online and only when they offer 50% off their clearance which they do once every month or two. If I am paying $10 for a pair of pants I don't get bent out of shape when they don't last very long.

i would LOVE to love torrid, but their sizing sucks! nothing infuriates me more than something saying 4x that fits like a 2x....i will agree that they have terrific shoes sometimes cute jewelry, but the clothing line is the pits....i bought the cutest little pink dress with little skulls on it with little bows and i bought this online.... i was so excited when the package came, but the dress feels like it was made out of a thin tablecloth, trash!!! it wouldn't last one night out and i paid 40 bucks for it on clearance!!! BOO TORRID!!

When ever I have bought something from torrid it has fallen apart literally. Bad construction, Lane Bryant clothing I have had forever. Like years on jeans but there bras used to fall apart also, but now they are getiing better in quality. I wonder?? Great size selection, I too went shopping this weekend and they are cariing the infamous Saven jeans now in my size so you dont havet o be a zero to wear the same as the starletts but at $90 bucks a pop I dunno...

I was at my mall yesterday (Harlem & Irving Plaza -- Chicagoland) and low and behold, they opened at Torrid there three weeks ago. I wandered in and immediatly felt a little old, but I had been on the hunt for a cool pair of brown cord pants and I found them there. I normally wear size 22 in pants, but these were 20's. I picked up a few other things. Admittedly, there's no way I'll pay $26 for a t-shirt as thin as tissue paper that runs really small. But, I might go back to maybe get one of those gothic sequined black skirts for New Year's.

I understand, but I do so love the brown cords that I got there. They were totally worth it. www.torrid.com/store/product.asp

The best thing I ever got from Torrid, I actually bought in a Hot Topic store. My son was shopping for himself, I was hanging out (he didn't drive yet) and on a rack in the back of the store was a beautiful black gothic gown. I looked, cuz it was so nice - of course, I expected it to say Size 12 or something...imagine my surprise when it said 2X!! For $25.00!!! Bought it, love it, still (a few years later) go into my local Hot Topic....hoping....

I love torrid but they have changed a lot in the last 4 years. They used to have lots of cool t-shirts, but now its all glam stuff pretty much, I like the new stuff but I miss the old. Also they have gotten really expensive just like lane byant. Oh well its fun to go to the store and be able to try pretty much everything on since they actually have my size. And I like their sales.

Isn't that why we sew? When you sew you can literally pick from thousands of fabrics and make any size you want. You can make it as sturdy as it needs to be. I believe in the buddy system. Find a sewing partner if you possibly can to help with the fitting and alterations and pinning up of hems and such. And once you get a pattern that fits you like a glove, make several items with it.
If you have a skirt or something you've worn out but the fit is great, carefully cut it apart and use it for a pattern.
I feel sorry for people that don't sew and have to put up with the garbage that malls crank out. The reason mass produced pants don't fit right is because we are all lumpy in different places. Get a good book on how to fit figure flaws and draft your own patterns.

I'll have to admit that 1/3 of my wardrobe probably came from Torrid at one point or another. I've had pretty good luck with them, and when their clearance stuff is on sale for 50% off, you can get clothes for a steal. So far, I've had incredible luck with the demin by Paris Blues, Dickies, and Cavaricci. Their skinny jeans and bootlegs are the best fitting jeans I've been able to find for my body and the pencil skirts are to die for. I've had the aforementioned pieces for 2 seasons and they're still with me.

I picked up the pirate costume for Halloween. I ran that through the washer and dryer yesterday and it's still in one piece. Also, their boots, albeit cheap, are always wide enough for big-girl calves and while I wouldn't wear them every day, they're fun for dates and parties. If you like thermal tops . . . their thermal henleys rock. I've washed mine each at least twice and they are still alive.

Before you shop online, try to get into a store where you can touch the fabric and see if you approve. A lot of their stuff is really thin and cheap (stay away from the sweater dresses -- you'll be very disappointed). If you're not by a Torrid, e-mail me if you have questions about something. I have a Torrid near me and I visit it often enough to give you an inside scoop on nearly everything in there. :-) t

It really does depend on what you are buying there I usually get my jeans there. I tend to wear lei or z cavarricci or dickies. Since those are the brands that fit me the best.