Be careful, though. At least in North America, people who sell clothes often work for commission, and it’s in their interest to sell you as much expensive stuff as possible, regardless of how good it really looks on you. Moreover, unless you have a body shape that fits the standard cuts very well (and very few people do, even among those who are fit and handsome), and unless you buy the same standardized item repeatedly, you’ll usually need to go to several stores before you run into something that fits you really well.
Thus, it’s much better to figure out how to recognize well fitting clothes yourself, and (for men) it’s generally not a bad idea to bring along a lady friend or relative for advice. (This also makes it easier to resist the salespeople’s pressure, since you’ll feel like they can’t blame you if she frowns.)
Of course, if you’re rich enough that money’s not an issue, custom-tailored stuff is the way to go.
I guess that depends on what exactly you consider as “low to medium.” If at the cash register they ask whether any of the staff helped you with the purchase, it’s likely that they get a commission for it. At least where I live, that will normally be the case in places where you can get someone to help you seriously.
Be careful, though. At least in North America, people who sell clothes often work for commission, and it’s in their interest to sell you as much expensive stuff as possible, regardless of how good it really looks on you. Moreover, unless you have a body shape that fits the standard cuts very well (and very few people do, even among those who are fit and handsome), and unless you buy the same standardized item repeatedly, you’ll usually need to go to several stores before you run into something that fits you really well.
Thus, it’s much better to figure out how to recognize well fitting clothes yourself, and (for men) it’s generally not a bad idea to bring along a lady friend or relative for advice. (This also makes it easier to resist the salespeople’s pressure, since you’ll feel like they can’t blame you if she frowns.)
Of course, if you’re rich enough that money’s not an issue, custom-tailored stuff is the way to go.
On the low to medium end it seems logistically impossible for there to be a link given the way they set up the store.
I guess that depends on what exactly you consider as “low to medium.” If at the cash register they ask whether any of the staff helped you with the purchase, it’s likely that they get a commission for it. At least where I live, that will normally be the case in places where you can get someone to help you seriously.
(A typical example of such a store is J. Crew.)