I have always liked the Bebe woman…read more
It's not for everyone. Bebe's fashions are young, hip, a little edgy, confident, body conscious, and sexy. The quality isn't high end or sophisticated, its affordable for a younger demographic.
Although they always have a sexy, splashy, sometimes a little puzzling image in their display ads at bus stops, store fronts and magazines, a lot of what they sell is basics, like black tops, leather mini-skirts, lacy dresses, mix and match tops and bottoms, high heeled and boots complimenting clothes for the junior body.
Where as H&M is great for the practical straight shooting Suzy needing to go to work on a budget, Bebe is her naughty, but not quite wild, friend who likes to strut her stuff off a little after 5.
It's like a Forever 21 with a little more discerning taste, better quality of clothes, and a lot more cooler than your average Juniors store..
Bebe is best for juniors, petites and woman who are in shape. There are those who think they are this, and you got to love their attitude and confidence, but I have seen Bebe glittered tops and other body conscious pieces on women who have either a fun house mirror, or mirror mirror on the wall, and that is not reality. They should go to Nordstrom's, STAT! Or if they're older, maybe even Chico, where a size 5 is really a size 10 or there abouts. Graduate into Misses fashion, instead of trying to force feed that body into tight fitting, bulge producing, muffin top junior number. Hey any woman can look fabulous, just wear the styles that fit your body, not the other way around.
This Bebe's is just south of The Strip, not far from the Rental Car center of McCarran. It's in one of those Malls that wants to be a Downtown City in the suburbs, like many of the newer malls going up now. This would be like Santana Roa in San Jose or Bay Street in Emeryville in the Bay Area, or in Rancho Cucamonga and other eastern burbs in SoCal.
And true to their image and target customer, this Bebe's had a couple of hot, young girls working there with great figures and nice personalities, well, nicer than in a designer boutique and more attentive than at Macy's, and a lot more available than at H&M. One Filipino, the other Vietnamese, the manager Caucasian, and all 3 petite.
Which is why 2 out of 3 were wearing the exact same jaguar print new platform/spiked 5 inch high heels that girls are tripping all over themselves trying to wear, as they are in fashion right now. We might see a few broken ankles, maybe a few broken necks, before that fashion ebbs away.
It's hard to have that Bebe swagger when you think you are going to fall with every step! Some of these girls walk like a broom is shoved up there....well, you've seen it, you know what I mean!
My favorite relative opted for a high heel for her prom dress, but it was a zig-zag large ribbon strappy number, perfect for spring, fuschia in color with silver soles, and wrapped above the ankle with a secure velcro clasp, offering her a little more stability perched on those heels she wasn't really used to yet..
$115 for the pair, and she is happy. Good thing I won at the Craps table, so I can smile too.
Another Bebe girl in the making?
Yeah, maybe. But it's Ok with me.