I believe that Talbots is continuing to fail their customer base, at least those of us that have been loyal for a long time. Most of my closet, at one time, was 75% Talbots. They were close to being the best for business clothing and higher end dresses. Now, it is the "good little girl, grown old" feel to all of their products, with little ruffles around the neck and skirts that look made of domestic table cloth fabric. Well, I may older, but I am still a woman in the 21st Century. I now realize that there are better brick and mortar stores, with nice, more up to date clothing and along with that, better pricing than Talbots--and I am not speaking of Amazon or sweat shop garbage. Talbots has taken our loyalty and good taste, thrown it in the dumpster when they should be throwing out their horrendous sale merchandise that sits on their web site forever. As for the stores, don't blame them. They are representing the company to the best of their ability and are usually quite kind and well intended in their efforts. read more