Even when I’ve done my wardrobe inventory and I know exactly what I need, I’ll sometimes find that many regular stores don’t have it. Then I look through the Chadwicks catalog (my favorite), and they have it at a great price.
With catalogs, there are pros and cons. The pros are:
1) You can “shop” at home, on your time.
2) you can often get great deals on things that stores don’t have.
The main con is that you can’t try anything on, so you have to be prepared to return things, and you often have to pay for shipping both ways.
Either way, catalogs are worth a try.