I used to work on the Upper East Side. During lunch time I loved to browse those boutiques. That's when I learned how snotty SA's could be, but I am not saying all of them are.
And when I was entering the store (any one of those posh names) for the first time, they openly sized you looking over from shoes to the top. I usually wore a business attire of the nice sort, but not chanel or vuitton (clothes). And I loved good bags and shoes, so it could be
prada,
gucci, chanel, charles jourdan. And SA's asked questions, like what name is your bag? As if they didn't see by the logo. But after the first couple of purchases you could be counted as a regular. Now, that I do not work there anymore I could enter Hermes Madison in any type of clothes, like sundress or slippers, but of the nice sort, and they know me, and who I am. But if my SA is not around, someone who is new follows on my steps looking with suspicion as if I am here to steal something and run.
I would say that the Wall street is more ********ic in that sense, they really do not pay attention to how you dress and they try to accomodate you regardless. The only exception is that bored to death male SA, that clearly displays how much he wants you to stop bothering him and leave him to daydream.
