Has anyone else found that going clothes shopping in the states is like going back to the mid nineties in the UK?

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We have recently been to the states, and apart from the designer stores, I found that all the 'womens' fashion' shops were like nineties throwbacks, with lots of bootcut jeans and cropped backless clubbing tops. Even the music played was often mid 90s clubbing tunes.

I wasn't impressed at all really with the shopping, I have to say. Even the clothing in the big supermarkets was very dated.

Has anyone else found this?

I thought it was just me. I went to NYC a few years ago and was expecting to fill a case with bargain clothes, no chance. I came home with a pair of not very exciting Ck jeans and that was it. Macys was particularly rubbish.

We're in Texas, it's all big hair (teased), shorts and polo's even when out for dinner. Very casual dressing, DC in sweatpants/shorts or t-shirts. I commented to DH that our neighbour probably had more disposable income than us as they didn't seem to buy new clothes. The wife wears a lot of dark brown polyester skirts and trousers, but maybe it is new, and that's what she likes and what is available.

House decorating is the same, a lot of beige/brown/sludge coloured tesntured walls with iron work light fittings. So grim when we were looking at homes to buy. We saw a lot of fake plants draped along tops of cupboards, bathroom and kitchen look like they're out of a costco catalogue and they are heavily invested in the brass/gold coloured door handles, shower screen surrounds etc... Totally dire.

I've not been for years but my friend swears by the home wear and children's clothes.