Nordstrom Rack

I LOVE Nordstrom Rack. People at work ask me where I buy my clothes, because they think I spend enormous amounts of money on them. But, I don't! I buy a lot of stuff at Nordstrom Rack. However, it's good to know that not all Nordstrom Racks are created equal. Some of them do not even have a plus size department. At all! They always find room to carry petites, though.... But I digress. My closest Nordstrom Rack is in Glendale. But Glendale is one of those stores without a women's plus size department (or FPS as I prefer to call it). In frustration, I called them one day to ask why they didn't have one. They told me they used to, but they decided to make more floor space to carry more merchandise, so plus sizes went out the window. The woman I talked to actually sounded sympathetic, so I asked her which Nordstrom Rack had the best plus size department. Without a moment's hesitation, she responded "Topanga. Definitely Topanga."

SHE WAS RIGHT!!! I have been going to Norstrom Rack Topanga since shortly after they opened a couple of years ago. The good stuff comes in cycles, but you can almost ALWAYS find something amazing there. They did just rearrange their floor space, and it seems to me that the plus size department may have shrunk slightly. But, it's ok, because what seems to have gone away is the non-Nordstrom store, non-designer merchandise. It's like they weeded out 50% of the crap for us!

Today, for less than $200, I got: an orange and white baby doll Rachel Pally top, a Michael Kors halter, a Michael Kors pleated navy top, and a Michael Kors dress. (Michael Kors knows how to design for the plus size woman).

So, although I kind of hate to give away my secret, it IS one of those tidbits of information I wish I had known sooner. Incidentally, the Nordstrom Rack at the Howard Hughes center was also mentioned as a decent plus size spot, but I used to live on the West Side, and I used to go there, and it is NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD AS TOPANGA!!!

So, here's the lowdown:

Nordstrom Rack Topanga
21490 Victory Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Later, I'll go on my mini-rant about Rachel Pally....