Comments

1
I will always associate Eileen Fisher with Provincetown. I was swimming in the bay near Commercial Street, and then decided to get out and walk around, to prove a point about going into fine art galleries and luxury clothing shops wearing not much more than a wet swim suit. I walked into Eileen Fisher after my swim. The fine oak floors and the blaring air conditioning and the blaring Frank Sinatra. Well I didn't care for Sinatra before. But somehow it was the perfect music to be playing. It was in the Eileen Fisher store where I finally 'got' Frank Sinatra. And I found the perfect tank top - yes expensive - but I wore the hell out of it and looked great doing it.
2
I say BRAVO EILEEN FISHER! yes, I’m yelling that ... Jen, have you been to their site? Are you aware of the sustainable way their clothes are made? Or the fact that they support women owned businesses? ... I know $200 seems like a lot for a sweater but given that a $125 sweater from Anthropology or a $29.99 blouse from Old Navy are probably made in a factory where the workers are almost slaves and the dyes pollute the nearby river ... it’s a choice worth considering. Me? I’d rather have one great piece of clothing that will hold up and look good beyond a few wash cycles, while reflecting my values.
3
I understand the impulse, but I say do the dissing elsewhere. Their clothes are sustainable, well-made, and yes, they're high-end; but they're trying to do good things here. Let's turn our dissing to the many, many, many companies who aren't even trying.
4
Moral of the story: not all luxury good companies are evil.
5
I have no opinion about Eileen Fisher, but I consider it a crying shame that this shop is taking the place of what was Seattle's very last 2nd-hand bookstore south of downtown.
6
Eileen Fisher: overpriced sustainable clothing for grown-ups! Meanwhile, I believe The Stranger continues to use non-Union printing facilities to save a few bucks?
7
$200 for a sweater is too much. Well, buy that cheap sweat shop Old Navy stuff with good conscience then.
8
@7, Eileen Fisher manufactures its clothes in the same countries and probably the same factories as Old Navy. And if you're looking for "sweatshops", you should start closer to home, in LA and NY, which are full of them.

$200 may be "too much" for you to pay for a sweater but it's not for rich people, and there are enough rich people that EF can just let the rest of us go screw. There are plenty of people in this country who buy $200 sweaters like you or I buy candy bars. Who do you think is buying all those million-dollar condos downtown? Big closets in those places.

Please wait...

Comments are closed.

Commenting on this item is available only to members of the site. You can sign in here or create an account here.


Add a comment
Preview

By posting this comment, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use.