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So, where do you buy your clothes then?

68 replies

AmberNectarine · 18/01/2013 12:45

After reading the list of shops we don't go to, I'm wondering where you do all shop?

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noisytoys · 18/01/2013 12:49

90% TK Maxx, 8% Primark, 2% elsewhere on the high street

Rikalaily · 18/01/2013 12:55

Most of my stuff comes from www.everything5pounds.com/ Most of the stuff is brill quality, better than Primark etc and for a fiver everything is a bargain, especially the shoes/boots/knitwear. Other than there I go to Matalan and dp spoils me at Christmas & Birthdays with pricier stuff (fave was my Hell Bunny coat)

dexter73 · 18/01/2013 13:01

Tk Maxx, Uniqlo, John Lewis, Levis, Donna Ida, Brora, Fat Face, Superdry, Next, Wallis, Oasis, Phase Eight, Marks, Clarks, M&M Direct, Harrods, Harvey Nicholls, Zara, Urban Outfitters, Gap. Probably more but can't think at the moment. I will shop anywhere really.

Stopputtingitoff · 18/01/2013 13:01

Am so fed up of all the acrylic on the high street that I'm going to give People Tree a try. Have just ordered this for work
www.peopletree.co.uk/sale/women/dresses/delphine-satin-print-dress

MrsCampbellBlack · 18/01/2013 13:03

Anywhere and everywhere - I shop at lots of the shops listed in the other thread, eg, River Island do excellent jeans at a very good price.

Dorothy Perkins do good jewellery and vest tops.

Next do excellend skinny jeans for children in a slimmer than normal fit.

Zara good for coats.

AlwaysSleepingBeauty · 18/01/2013 13:15

I shop a lot in Topshop (and topshop from eBay!); ASOS, random vintage shops, the odd dress from River Island, bits and pieces from Zara and H and M.

LittleBallOfFur · 18/01/2013 13:15

People Tree looks like nice stuff Stopputtingifoff - could you let me know how the sizing comes up?

Stopputtingitoff · 18/01/2013 13:19

I'll let you know as soon as it arrives LittleBallOfFur. Hopefully true to size. Sick of sending stuff back at the moment. Looking at you H&M!

EuroShagmore · 18/01/2013 13:21

Work stuff:
Reiss
Whistles
Zara
Mango
Banana Republic
Jigsaw
Joseph
Karen Millen

Weekends:
Oasis
North Face
Wallis
Dorothy Perkins
Zara
Massimo Dutti
Ted Baker

teta · 18/01/2013 14:03

Hush,Brora and Wrap in the sales,Tk Maxx the rest of the year,M&S-a tiny bit,Matalan for good basics and Next for the dc's clothes.Literally nowhere else as we live in the sticks and have a very limited collection in the nearest town,12 miles away.

BrandyAlexander · 18/01/2013 14:14

My autumn/winter 2012 clothes buys where I bought more than one item have been from LK Bennett (work dresses), Ralph Lauren (jodphurs and a top) , Phase Eight (dresses for dinner dates), Jaegar (lace dresses last season were lovely), Kaliko (cowl tops for nights out), Gap (jeans), Banana Republic (the new macs are great), SuperDry (t-shirts) and Primark (basic long t-shirts).

I also bought one dress each from Marks and from John Lewis Collection, a pair of jeggings from warehouse. Oh and a summer dress from Desigual for our post christmas holiday!

I didn't find anything that I liked in some other shops that I have historically bought a lot from Hobbs, Fenn Wright and Manson, and Coast.

chanie44 · 18/01/2013 14:22

Uniqlo for my basics eg jeans and plain tops

Other favourites
Warehouse
Oasis
River island


Occasionally
New look
Next
Dorothy Perkins

ballroompink · 18/01/2013 14:54

Zara
Gap
H & M for basic tops/vests
Joules
Odd bits from French Connection in the sale
Whatever I can get in the Whistles sale
Massimo Dutti
Very occasionally, Warehouse, M&S, John Lewis, Jigsaw

lauriedriver · 18/01/2013 14:55

Asda :-D

FrancesFarmer · 18/01/2013 14:59

Mostly:

APC
Brora
Pure Collection
Jaeger
Hobbs
Whistles
Isabel Marant
Acne
Bloch
Kurt Geiger
Cos
LK Bennett
Sandro
Maje
The Kooples
Toast
TK Maxx

Pandsbear · 18/01/2013 15:00

Last year I bought from Toast, Zara, M&S (wool tights and thermal vest only), What Katie Did (underwear), H&M (I think I did anyway), Celtic sheepskin, Hush, Primark (basics long sleeve stretchy tops), Vivien of Holloway, Heyday, rest from ebay/vintage shops/charity shops. Have been trying to only buy real material - so wools, silks, cottons etc. Fed up with the increasing amount of expensive polyester tat on the high street.

GeorginaWorsley · 18/01/2013 15:07

John Lewis,
Phase Eight casual stuff not mother of bride
White Company
Autograph
Boden
Mint Velvet
Independant Boutiques for labels like Sandwich,Charli,Soaked,Noa Noa etc
Independant websites such as Inis ,Caramel,etc for above labels also

LauriesFairyonthetreeeatsCake · 18/01/2013 15:10

Boden. Brora. White Company. Phase Eight. Occasionally John Lewis/Monsoon.

All in the sales.

blue2711 · 18/01/2013 15:18

Whistles, Zara, Topshop, Jaeger for most things and mywardrobe, Matches, NAP for treats.

turkeyboots · 18/01/2013 15:18

H&m, M&S, uniqlo for plain tops, Gap and Mistral.

More or less the same shops since I was a teen. More fashiony high street shops dont suit me, don't like the styles of most supermarkets offerings and can't afford (or get into) designers.

Abzs · 18/01/2013 15:35

In no particular order

John Lewis
People Tree - I find sizing pretty well spot on LittleBallOfFur in that the first thing I bought was an 8, it fit and that's what I've bought since without issue.
Boden
Joules
Gap
Outdoor Shops (esp staff deals offered at my work)
Phase Eight - odd sale bargain
H&M - have loads of their vests and tshirts
Next - occasionally (when my mum sends me a voucher for my birthday)

Gingersnap88 · 18/01/2013 15:40

Anthropologie, Boden, Brora, Cabbages & Roses, Comptoir, Crumpet, Hobbs NW3, Hush, Jeagar boutique, Jigsaw, M&S (for basics), People Tree, Plumo, Poppy's, Toast, Topshop (jeans), White Stuff

Agree with too much polyester etc on the high street. Feel like there's a large gap in the market, have to do most of my shopping online. Hope I don't sound too frumpy, am only 25 Blush miss having a "go to" shop where I'd like almost everything! Ah well...

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GobblersSparklyExplodingKnob · 18/01/2013 15:47

TK Maxx
H&M
Zara
Miss Sefridge
Urban Outfitters
Yop Shop

whatyoulookinat · 18/01/2013 15:53

Tk maxx, Hobbs, Gap, topshop, Barbour,Kurt gieger for boots.charity & vintage shops. There are so many shops I dislike & so few within my budget that I do.

ArthurandGeorge · 18/01/2013 16:04

Have recently bought (and kept stuff from) Next, Warehouse, Oasis, Miss Selfridge (Blush as I am nearly 35!), Sainsburys, H&M.

I like Warehouse as it is usually just trendy enough for me, I am a size iyswim and the pricing is good.

Have got in the house to go back a dress from Phase Eight. Considering another from Coast and one from Planet.

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