Which High St stores are the most fashion forward?

[LesleyKnopeFan]

Looking for inspiration, which stores are the forerunners for high fashion?

[ouryve]

Surely, you'd be better off looking at a store's range and trying to work out which ones you actually like and can see yourself wearing.

I'd look a proper tit in "high fashion".

[LesleyKnopeFan]

I see things that I really like on some sites then I think, hmmm, I s something like this last year, is it considered 'passe'? I fancy adding a few pieces of very current (and inexpensive) items to update my wardrobe.

[CaulkheadUpNorth]

Forever 21 possibly?

[pseudonymity]

Topshop, Zara, Whistles, & Other Stories are the ones that spring to mind.

[coffeenut]

Topshop

[velourvoyageur]

Zara, Zadig & Voltaire, The Kooples, & Other Stories

sorry though, the last three are hardly inexpensive! (I've not been able to buy anything from there yet, but live in hope and browse all the time....)

[Flingingmelon]

Depends on your style age. If you dress 'young' probably river island, urban and top shop. If you're a bit more 'grown up' Cos and Other Stories.

Note 'style age', not actual age!

But really the net is better for young directional fashion, Nastygal is amazing.

[EachandEveryone]

Don't you worry about quality though? Top Shop stuff lasts me five minutes.

[MarshaBrady]

Zara and Top shop are probably the fastest at getting current trends out for sale.