Next is for grannies

[Tliev]

Is this true? I buy 95% of my clothes from next and my son has always laughed saying it's a granny shop. I always thought it was quite trendy but then my trendy radar has always malfunctioned 😄 Anyway at work yesterday everyone was saying how they can't understand the appeal of Next and I noticed on a thread on here just now, hardly

AIBU to predominantly shop at Next at 35 years old?

Next own Lipsy, that's why you see them online. I assume that the younger brands are aimed at people who need the credit facility to afford them as you can usually find the same products cheaper elsewhere.

I never thought it was a granny shop. A 'granny shop' for me would be something along the lines of Bon Marche (are they still going?).

Some of their clothes might be for the 'older generation' but I wouldn't say they were exclusively a granny shop. I really like some of their kids clothes for the dc too.

33, I buy work clothes there but not for when I am dressing up/on the weekend

I'm in my forties. Used to shop regularly in next (in the 90s), loved their children's clothes and could get good-quality basics for me in tall sizes. They had good, plainish but nice fabrics, such as cotton tops/t-shirts. They washed well and were good for work. Now I rarely get anything there except jeans. Cheap/flimsy materials, garish patterns, ill-fitting, too low-cut.

Also agree with PP re cheap 'embellishments' - sometimes I spot a nice, plainish jumper/top and get excited, only to find it's got a crappy looking logo or applique/sequins on it.

I shop in phase 8, new look (apricot section), top shop, karen millen, hobbs etc, and get better quality clothing from ebay. Next are one step up from primark nowadays. It's a shame, when all I really want is somewhere that sells fairly plain basics.

Zara & H&M are non-starters with their ridiculous sizing - I'm a tall size 12 and even their large/xl sizes are too small at times, plus way too short.