I'm a longtime Buffalo Exchange shopper, and wandering into Avalon, I have to say this store wins, hands down. I go to Buffalo for cheap clothes, because they don't mark up quality pieces. But to get to those treasures I dig through heaps of Forever 21, H&M, and similar cheap pieces at almost the same price in the original store. Avalon was almost all treasures. I got 2 cashmere tops, a heavy bomber jacket, and a wool, fitted nice green sweater for under $80 all together, and I saw a million more quality pieces (and some legit designer fare) for a pittance of their original price.
That said, yes, there were definitely some brand new clothes at $100 prices that did not deserve the price or the place. And the accessories/jewelry was all (from my glance) not worth putting out. But the size variety was immense (I wished I was XL for some clothes) - definitely a go to for shoppers that might normally have their sizes ignored. Fashion for everyone, including a huge guys se