Age/Style Question

Just curious -- a catalog I really like is:

http://www.territoryahead.com/

I've ordered a few things from it and have always had people compliment them, which is rare for me because I am not much about style or fashion.

I didn't notice until today that the catalog has no models. And then I realized that I'm not sure what demographic it's aimed at, age-wise. It's not that I care -- I know I like it and that's all that counts.

But I thought I'd ask here to get a feel for what age person it appeals to or is aimed at, because now I'm totally curious.

Check it out -- do you like the clothes or not? And are you 20s, 30s, 40s, or higher?

I know it's an odd question, but I guess it's also a slow Saturday night!

I love the stuff in Territory Ahead. I'd go broke if I allowed myself to order from it much. Bubba buys sweaters from it for me (he's such a sweetie. :D )

Oh yeah, older 40s.

Okay, I'm going to date myself, but as a 20 something, I'm saying I'd leave these clothes more to work-casual etc, and would suspect they're for a slightly older age group (then again, I have weird taste in dressing...)

I wondered about that, since I'm (hate this word) middle-aged, I wondered if I was the typical demographic.

I order from them too. I like their shirts and sweaters.

J Jill is my favorite though. I love J Jill.

I'm 54.

I like Territory Ahead. Can't afford their stuff, though.

Almost 40.

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Originally Posted by Kitsune06

Okay, I'm going to date myself, but as a 20 something,

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Well done, Pooks-ie
I bet Kitsune thought she was safe from us detectives over here!

Nice catalogue btw

ARGH! Margo! You got me!

...maybe you're half right and I'm here from the '60s but only via reincarnation?

LOL! I didn't realize she was keeping it a secret!

Well, I'm sitting here sighing and thinking, man, I really AM getting old because I'm thinking the cutest clothes I've seen in a long time are in a middle-aged catalog. (I guess my tastes are finally catching up with my age -- late 40s.) (And I guess I just dated myself by saying "man" instead of "dude.")

:eek: And here I thought 'man' was generally used instead of 'dude'.

Okay, now it's getting worse. I thought my gen said "man" and the next said "dude" and have we already progressed to another that has returned to "man" again? LOL

Actually, I've noticed that style has a 30 year stutter. The '60s were surprisingly popular in the '90s (at least to us grunge rock fans, folks in the group I hung out with, etc) and now we have the Emo crowd, wearing clothes that were pretty popular (popular as in prevalent, not necessarily 'cool')in the 70s and early 80s. Anyone else notice this?

Tasteless Emo joke below... don't read it unless you'd get it...






"I wish my grass was Emo so it'd cut itself." See? Totally tasteless.

I love Emo.

And the 60s were worth repeating. God forgive whoever designed the 70s, and curse whoever thought they were worth copying.

I think the '80s are far less forgiveable, with the neon pinks and greens that would make a RAVER's eyes bleed. Perms, rhinestone-studded denim jackets and that many sequins should be illegal. Straight-legged, high, high, high-waisted jeans with the bottoms rolled up, too.

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Originally Posted by pooks

Just curious -- a catalog I really like is:

http://www.territoryahead.com/
Check it out -- do you like the clothes or not? And are you 20s, 30s, 40s, or higher?

I know it's an odd question, but I guess it's also a slow Saturday night!

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Don't really fancy most of the stuff on there. Sorry.

Not because its for an older age group or anything, but more cuz of the target fairsheeon market.

My age? 97 years old. 3 more years.

No, not my sort of place to shop but my friends would.

Kind of odd but since I hit the big 50, I dress exactly how I really want to. All my friends are use to it now and fortunately my partner is not bothered. I love real casual stuff, I live in flip flops, love anything that is remotely mtb connected, cropped jeans and T shirts.

Possibly because I use to work in an environment where I had to be 'suited and booted', I have rebelled! :D

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Brilliant, slightly off topic but I am so enjoying reading Planet Pooks.

Rick, Kenny and Brad................what hunky cool looking guys you are friends with, care to share? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


I have bookmarked this, there is just so much to read, it's really great.

Sally

Not my cup of tea, either. I'm almost 40, but don't live in an area where people wear thick fabrics or multi layers of clothing. Plus, I prefer clothing that is more tailored and fitted, i.e. BCBG, MaxStudio.
My mother, on the other hand, would love this web site and she is considered quite fashionable.

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Originally Posted by Kitsune06

ARGH! Margo! You got me!

...maybe you're half right and I'm here from the '60s but only via reincarnation?

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You have 2 choices:

1.Get that egg (or mushroom or whatever your Mum called it in your misspent, poverty-stricken youth) and start darning that hole in the fabric of the Space-Time Continuum

2. Move away from the frayed edge of it so you don't "fall through" again. Accidentally on purpose I would add.

I like some of that Territory Ahead stuff, but except for a few of the sweaters, I simply wouldn't wear it. I have a remarkable simple style: t-shirts and jeans at home, button-downs and jeans at school. In summer, the jeans-at-home turn to shorts, and the jeans-at-work turn to linen. In winter, I throw on a sweater over the top, and maybe a blazer to teach in. That's about it.

I do occasionally find some sweaters and linen stuff I like in J. Jill and at Chico. Other than that, I'm pretty much a classic casual kind of dresser.

Here's a little quirk though: I seem to like the men's clothes at TerritoryAhead as much as the women's--if only they came in my size. *sigh*

My husband (60.75 yrs) is addicted to the Territory Ahead. For the first time in his life he eagerly awaits the arrival of the catalog, and goes through it carefully, and then asks me what I like. He is actually spending more money on clothes than we have ever budgeted before. I like some of the women's things, but after 59.5 years of frustrated shopping, I know that they won't look good on me. I wish they would because I really like some of their things, and they wouldn't look silly on someone my age. At 35 or even 40 you can wear some of your teenagers cast offs, but at 60 you would look ridiculous.

Not my style and I'm 30. Of course...I'm very basic in my clothing choices. Shirts are usually black and paired with jeans.

The Territory website is nice and there are some things I like, but I'm like juju and several others, I'm casual and simple. I do like L.L. Bean though and dh and I are going to buy the adirondack barn coats this fall, they look so nice and perfect for my down home Ga climate. Easy and simple. Jennifer

Like the loafer shoes (they look really comfy) but doubt if they'd fit me. I'm a UK size 3 - small feet.

Also like the men's shearling jacket. Hubby would need XXLG at least.

Anyone know what American sizes equate to in UK sizes?

there are some cute things, but i can't say its a place i would do a bunch of shopping from. just one or two items here and there. (i fancy victoria's secret more) age: mid 20s. ;)

and i'm still the only one that knows the truth about kit and her age. :cool:

Pooks, we all have different taste. Yes, there are some nice items in that webcatalog, but I have to say overall that I find it to be mostly (how can I describe it?) -too suburban/mall/JCPenney/officey looking for me. (I hope I am not being insulting, but it's just my impression, and you asked!)
I like clothes that I can wear while working at my computer, jump on my bike to get a loaf of bread, pull a few weeds as I pass the garden, then go on ahead to a friend's house for dinner- all while looking good, simple, practical, elegant, and without changing clothes. I like the clean-lines style of unfussy clothes in pure wool or linen and mostly non-patterned solid colors that they sell at Ibex or SmartWool or Brynn Walker(for summer linen), for example. It just works beautifully for everything I do.

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CWR- I didn't know that Victoria's Secret stocked rain pants and waders! *giggle*

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The Territory website is nice and there are some things I like, but I'm like juju and several others, I'm casual and simple. I do like L.L. Bean though and dh and I are going to buy the adirondack barn coats this fall, they look so nice and perfect for my down home Ga climate. Easy and simple. Jennifer

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Gah, I live on LL Bean. It's almost sad, but most of the clothes that I have & like are from there. Some years I like their stuff more than others, but overall the style doesn't change too much from year to year.

I have tried other clothing lines and felt less satisfied, primarily with the quality. I get annoyed when a shirt I bought falls apart in its first or second washing.

I do wish they didn't send me so many catalogs. I'm not going to purchase much elsewhere anyway, and if I need something I'll find it via the interweb or (now) new store in the area.

As for the LL Bean branded outdoor gear (packs, tents, sleeping bags, snowshoes etc) - I find it generally runs a bit more to the recreational side, i.e. it could be heavier and less technical than gear from a specialized manufacturer in the respective activity. Decent prices though, and very durable like their clothes - it all depends on what you're looking for. Great stuff for car camping, train-travel across Europe, the weekend day hiker, that kind of thing.

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CWR- I didn't know that Victoria's Secret stocked rain pants and waders! *giggle*

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you haven't gotten the new fall catalog yet have you? (or was that cabela's catalog? so confused.) i get my 'town' clothes from vikki's.

back to the regularly scheduled thread. beeeeeeep!

My mom loves Territory Ahead. She and Dad (who can't wear off the rack sizes) are both outdoorsy folks in their 60's, though you'd probably guess them to be 10 years younger than they are.

I'm 30 and think some of the stuff is OK as simple casual basics but probably would find the same type of piece for less cashola elsewhere.

My guess is that the demographic is late 40's, 50's - definitely suburbian wear. However, I think it also depends on the climate you're in. All that denim would suffocate me somewhere hot and humid like Florida, but maybe not so bad in....Missouri? don't really know, never been there, but the clothes look kinda "ranchy" (not to be confused with "raunchy", which chickwhorips can explain due to parading around town decked out in Victoria Secrets) ;)

hee hee. personally, my style ranges from BCBG, Calvin Klein to GAP or Buffalo....and I gotta have my Chuck Taylors.:cool:

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Originally Posted by tygab

Gah, I live on LL Bean. It's almost sad, but most of the clothes that I have & like are from there. Some years I like their stuff more than others, but overall the style doesn't change too much from year to year.

As for the LL Bean branded outdoor gear (packs, tents, sleeping bags, snowshoes etc) - I find it generally runs a bit more to the recreational side, i.e. it could be heavier and less technical than gear from a specialized manufacturer in the respective activity. Decent prices though, and very durable like their clothes - it all depends on what you're looking for. Great stuff for car camping, train-travel across Europe, the weekend day hiker, that kind of thing.

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I'm an L.L. Bean junkie, too, which you might've figured from my earlier post on this thread. Had the same impression of their outdoor gear, but lately they've been offering a wider selection of brands other than their own. For example, they had Shebeest shorts and some PI biking gear this year. And in case you find yourself in the vicinity of Freeport, ME, they now have a separate store for cycling and kayaking/canoeing. Not sure whether the separate store is open 24/7 like the main store is, but my guess is that it probably is.

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CWR- I didn't know that Victoria's Secret stocked rain pants and waders!

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Their rain pants are just black rubber thongs. In winter you'd have to layer several of them to keep warm.

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Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.

Their rain pants are just black rubber thongs. In winter you'd have to layer several of them to keep warm.

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:eek: Remember the early '00s fad of "clothes-and-accessories-made-of-tire-innertubes? Remember how they had to be powdered or they'd pull hair outrageously, both going on and coming off?

Please! Think of the Follicles! :D

I am 37 and it is nothing I would wear, not because I do not like the clothing, it is just not "me". I am very casual. Gap jeans and T-shirts. In the winter, I wear LL Bean shirts and jeans. Being a SAHM I do not need to dress up or accessorize. I could, I just choose not to. I am most comfotable in casual clothing. Gap, Eddie Bauer, LL Bean.

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.....high, high, high-waisted jeans

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argh curse those who brought back the hip hugger (aka low rise). I can't wear those buggers without advertising my underwear brand to the world via the large gap in the back says the gal with the long rise (well at least for a short person) and little waist. I promise to buy only those jeans short enough so I don't have to roll the cuffs though....

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:eek: Remember the early '00s fad of "clothes-and-accessories-made-of-tire-innertubes? Remember how they had to be powdered or they'd pull hair outrageously, both going on and coming off?

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No, but what about the fad of the early '00s of wearing waist hugging apparel with bone ribs and tightened laces that pushed your organs out of the way so you could have an 18" waist? Forget about saving your follicles, what about your poor LIVER and KIDNEYS?? (Ooops- maybe I'm thinking of that "other" early '00s!)

Hey, maybe we're onto something here... rubber innertube biking leg warmers that wax your legs when you whip them off! I claim patent rights!

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Originally Posted by margo49

You have 2 choices:

1.Get that egg (or mushroom or whatever your Mum called it in your misspent, poverty-stricken youth) and start darning that hole in the fabric of the Space-Time Continuum

2. Move away from the frayed edge of it so you don't "fall through" again. Accidentally on purpose I would add.

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*whines* but darning is hard and time-consuming, and moving away from the edge would mean not having as much fun... Besides- what thread do you USE for the fabric of the Space-Time continuum?!

Eden- I hear ya on the 'low rise'. There's 'hip-hugging' low, then there's "OMG, she's wearing a G-string?!" low. I love hip-hugging 'low', but can't stand revealing pants. I wear clothes so people can't see my underwear, thankyoo.
Reminds me of my complaint about A&F (sorry if you shop there) If they're trying to advertise their clothing, maybe their models could actually be wearing some?

Lisa S.H.- Yow. You can keep that patent! BTW, you're actually dead on. That did come back in this '00s as well as that '00. Link is Wikipedia, and as such fairly inoffensive, but still scary. Cathie Jung has a ~15" waist. :eek:

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Originally Posted by Kitsune06

Reminds me of my complaint about A&F (sorry if you shop there) If they're trying to advertise their clothing, maybe their models could actually be wearing some?

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Choked on my coffee, note to self, do not drink and read. :p
I have one pair of A&F jeans. They are great for about 5 minutes then a huge gap forms and they begin the decent down my rear. Trust me, not an attractive look or feel.

Im 52 ,and there is nothing in that catalogue that I would wear. Just give me some low rise jeans from Express ,or Limited.

I am 49 and would not wear the clothes in that catalogue. My daughter helped me buy the greatest jeans from AE (artist slim w flare leg). While I admit they are little too low rise for my liking, they actually look great and I just cover up the undies with a long shirt. I buy a lot of clothes at old navy, like express and limited too. I like to keep my look modern and a bit bohemian.