Cato--A Surprise

When I think of Cato I think of old Grandma shirts and seventy style flow-y arms--a look that I never wanted to wear when I was in High School. So I wrote Cato off as a store that just isn't for me.

Fast forward a few years.

My mom and I were enjoying a casual dinner out and we started talking about another clothing store that sells Plus Sized clothes that went out of business.

"I miss Fashion Bug," my mom sighed. "I just don't understand how come everything either has to be super expensive or straight from my grandmother's closet."

We continued ranting about how hard it is to find clothes that we actually like, and can afford anymore. Which led a trip to the local Cato store. Neither of us had been in it in years, and we were shocked by what we found.

Clothes that we both actually liked!

Here are just some of my favorite items that I saw in the store:

Belted Chevron Aqua Tunic // $21.99

Polka Dot Cardigan // $27.99

Floral Lace Dress // $39.99

Sheer Fan Patterned Dress // $34.99

Belted Floral Embossed Dress // $34.99

Overall the store was definitely a hit or miss. But I'm going to throw it into my stores to check in on. You had to search a bit for items that were not "old-ladyish" but there were some real gems there. And I didn't see any item over $40. The store really reminded me a lot of Fashion Bug.

I did get one shirt there on clearance, but I couldn't find it on the site. But I do plan on wearing it sometime this weekend so keep an eye out for it in an OOTD.