Tracking down old clothes

[Rosie]

Hi ladies, I just came across some Lane Bryant catalogs from 1942 and 1947 and,

I'm in LOVE!!!

Now, I called Lane Bryant to ask what happens to their older clothes, the ones that don't sell, and was told they go to an outlet, the very nice customer servie rep told me that I wouldn't find anything their older than two years which I figured but, what happens to those clothes that don't sell? How do we come across these new old stock items? Do stores destroy the merchandise? I was thinking of writing Lane Bryant, both the catalog and their flagship store (which houses an entire 5 story building even though only two floors are used for shopping, I know one is for storage becuase sales people have gone up there and retrieved something for me on occasion) which is about 20 minutes away from me to inquire. If any of you have any ideas on what happens to clothes that don't sell, do tell. Thanks.

 

[Lady Day]

Most dead stock of any non pershible kind can end up in storage facilities that may not even be a part of the company. Often they would just ship this stuff out and if a store closed, or something of that nature, then the storage place would get it. Who knows after that.

I have a few vintage LB things, they were VERY cute. Share what info you learn, Id love to know!

LD

 

[Rosie]

Thanks LD. I'm going to start my letter writing campaign tomorrow. I would love to track down some of the items if at all possible. I'll also go to the flagship some time this week and ask. They even had cute shoes and hats.