Inspired by the "effortlessly groomed" and "look expensive" threads I have been trying to adjust my perception of quality. That is, I wanted to try and aquire the ability to discern good quality from the cheap crap I usually buy. So I went into Harvey Nichols and Selfridges yesterday to walk around and look at/touch things. It was an interesting experience. But....
How does anyone actually manage to shop at these places? I could have gone in with a bucket of money and come out empty-handed. They hardly have any clothes! Plenty of handbags and a fair number of shoes but the clothing was very sparse. Each designer had a tiny area with a couple of racks, on which hung a handful of items. Each item was only in one or two sizes, all tastefully spread across the half-empty rail. I know they're not going to be jammed in like vests at Primark but it was ridiculous.
If I were spending that kind of money, I would want to try it on, but how can you if there's hardly any sizes? A dress would be there in a size four and an eight. Or maybe just in a size 6. Obviously, there was very little in the way of larger sizes (I am a 12/14) so there wasn't much chance of my finding anything that fit me, but I think even a size 6 would stand a high chance of disappointment for any given item.
And, unlike House of Fraser (my usual department store) they had very few departments outside of clothes, handbags, shoes and cosmetics. There was no lingerie and other than the odd scarf in a particular designer's collection, no accessories.
These are clearly not stores to go to when you think "I need a white silk blouse and a skinny belt." So who shops there?
Only the beauty halls had any customers. The rest of the floors were deserted.
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How do people shop at Selfridges/Harvey Nichols?
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MassiveStrumpet · 20/07/2016 05:35
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