Land's End is the answer to several clothing problems.

They consistantly make nice, basic, well constructed stuff. The point about shirts is well taken...a nice blue dress shirt is a nice blue dress shirt in New York City, Chicago, Portland, San Antonio or Atlanta (or any smaller towns or cities in-between). I never thought of Land's End as "snooty" or even "upscale"...probably because they've always had an outlet store up on the North Side of Chicago and have been constantly trying to dump their excess merchandise at a discount. The jackets and parkas are fantastic and priced very competitively...and if you shop for them off-season, they're a downright steal. The Sears thing is nice...you can drag the kids to Sears, get them a good winter parka and not break the bank. If anything Land's End has helped improve Sears image.

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