Comments on: Buffpuff is Diva of the Week! http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/ 2007-2010 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:13:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: delurker http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76954 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:49:36 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76954 not to inspire, um, hatred? but there’s a DISCOUNT monsoon here in belfast. 70% off everything! *flees*

]]> By: JupiterPluvius http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76879 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:23:19 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76879 Yes, I remember the US Monsoon stores! I was living in NJ at the time, and there was one in I think the Short HIlls mall.

I may still have a skirt or two from there in the Basement Tub of Clothes Too Old to Wear and Too Good to Give Away.

The selection was nothing like as good as the UK stores. And as Eleanor says, their sizes only go up to the equivalent of 18/20 US.

]]> By: Eleanor Blair http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76876 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:43:09 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76876 I only shop at Monsoon in sale time here in the UK! And even then spend far more than I would in other stores. I think I am not their usual target market, but oh do I love them, even if I am pretty borderline on their largest size.

]]> By: monkey http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76857 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:54:24 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76857 I don’t remember exactly when it closed, but yeah, it was sad. I never got all that much stuff there cuz it was pretty expensive, but it was such a neat store, and I definitely had some fabulous accessories from Accessorize (they had both sections). A friend of mine worked there for years (pretty much until it went out of business I think) so that’s how I know about the whole CS being stupid thing and stuff . . .

ooh, look, I found a photo!

]]> By: peggynature http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76852 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:47:54 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76852 Way to STYLE, buffpuff!

]]> By: kateharding http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76851 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:44:55 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76851 Yeah, for as much LB shit as I own, I can’t imagine being bought by Charming Shoppes is good for anyone. But I can’t believe there WAS a U.S. Monsoon, and I missed it!

]]> By: Kylie http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76846 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:49:55 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76846 Monkey, a similar thing happened to Monsoon in Australia. They opened a scattering of stores (including some Accessorize stores), but didn’t get the pricing right – it seemed like they simply tripled the GBP price to get the AUD price, resulting in dresses at over AUD$400, which couldn’t compete with the local, more reasonably priced labels. Not surprisingly, the stores didn’t even last a year.
But I miss Monsoon, even if I only shopped there at sale time!

]]> By: monkey http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76845 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:45:18 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76845 want to be even more annoyed about Monsoon?
There was 1 Monsoon store in the US. It happened to be in my local mall where I grew up. (actually, I got my prom dress there!) They (just the US division I think) got bought by Charming Shoppes (yes, the same one that now owns LB, etc. and is closing a bunch of stores), who wanted to expand it, mostly (only? don’t remember) the Accessorize brand. They expanded too fast and didn’t manage the stores well, so then it folded completely. GRRRRRRR @ stupidity!!!

they need to come back, for sure!

also, yay for fun colors! Her outfits are always awesome to look at.

]]> By: buffpuff http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76843 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:31:15 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76843 Aaaaw, you guys :-D

If I was a Christmas Fairy with a working wand, I would sprinkle branches of Monsoon across every mall in the US!

]]> By: The Rotund http://kateharding.net/2008/12/04/buffpuff-is-diva-of-the-week/#comment-76841 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:29:34 +0000 http://kateharding.wordpress.com/?p=2230#comment-76841 Also, Monsoon needs to start opening stores in the States immediately.

FOR REALS.

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