My mother is a puritan. As a consequence I never learned how to do girly stuff or have secrets about putting concealer on passed down to me. I always had to learn on my own, find on my own, try on my own.
I walk into Wolford. It's a Monday, a very awful hot Monday at that. I'm tired, flustered, and have my partner in tow. The store is nicely organized, clothes and under garments towards the entrance, tights around the far wall. There is a table with a leather bin which is full of metal-ringed samples. I start to fumble through the bin. I don't know what I'm looking for.....there are too many choices, everything starts looking the same.
Enter Vanessa. She asks me how I am, in a cheery happy voice (not the usual sales person voice coupled with a fake smile). I tell her generally what I want. Basic tights, that are light and match my skin color. She immediately picks up exactly what I'm looking for and starts explaining the differences between the thickness (denier) and content as compared to the other tights. I see that she's helpful and attack with stupid annoying questions that I've always had about tights but was afraid to ask (with a puritan mother who does not care about the aesthetics of tights, one keeps a lot in). Vanessa kept answering, showing me tricks (like how to get rid of those annoying small pulls on black tights), and explaining which tights are wonderful, work well, and last long (allegedly 10-12 years!?) and which ones customers try to return because they just rip immediately. She didn't push anything on me nor hover, just amazed me with her honesty, helpfulness, and great attitude.
I bought what I needed. And walked out of the store happy and content, which is impressive considering that I hate shopping in person because it's usually a painful experience highly reminiscent of my abandoned while at the same time smothered childhood.
They also have footsies, special washing soap, laundry bag, under garments (bras, undershirts that smooth, garters, etc), bathing suits, and general very fitting clothing that actually make you look good. Price range is $13 for footsies, $46+ for tights, $120+ for undergarments, and around $350 for the very fitting clothes that actually make you look good. read more