Clothes shops & the Style they are known for

[Frostycake]

Does a list like this exist anywhere? if not, shall we create one?

I can think of the following:

Laura Ashley - 'Romantic'

All Saints - 'Alternative'
Karen Millen - 'dramatic'
Michael Kors - 'Glamorous'
La Redout - 'Classic'
Monsoon - 'Ethnic'
Ralph Lauren - 'Preppy'
Boden - Classic with a touch of bonkers

You get my drift.

I suppose I'm wondering if there are any shops I've overlooked which may be my kind of style (classic/dramatic).

Cos believe it or not, is H&M's "older sister"

It is really popular to wear in the fashion industry (buyers, merchandisers etc love COS)

The clothes look a lot better on than the hanger appeal. Especially for Apple and strawberry body shapes.

Morgan de Toi - I couldn't be more obvious if I tried

What was that brand Jane Something? That definitely fell into the same category as everything was either skintight, sheer or both!

Jane Morgan? I've never heard of the Morgan one.

That's right - Jane Morgan! But it was a different company to Morgan de Toi IIRC.

M&S's Limited Collection range used to be really good. I have a couple of pairs of leggings from there that I've had about 8 years and are only just starting to go at the knees. But from what I've seen in there lately they've gone a bit Cos.

No it was Jane Norman and it's extremely popular in the netherlands, they just Love it!

La Senza - thrush inducing

I get most all of my clothes from charity shops or my daughter's cast-offs. Had some good things from charity shops, like whistles tops and MaxMara dress as we are in a posh area.

Jigsaw - weirdly unpleasant colours
White Stuff - aspirational school playground mum
New Look - what are they for?
Urban Outfitters - cool image, appalling quality, look like they have been run up at home (badly)
H&M - teen hell

Jane Norman was the worst. So tacky, style free and slutty looking. Basically, everything they sold was this: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jane-Norman-Pink-Black-Fitted-Floral-Top-size-12-/161783219360?hash=item25ab0804a0

afink it's probably worn like that. As a dress.

Hasn't Jane Norman closed all its UK stores now?

Mind you, I did have one friend who only shopped at Jane Norman but she was the type who would try something on to check if it fitted and if it did she'd go a size down!

Sansarya - yes they went bankrupt last year or year before. I think I only ever bought 1 or 2 items from there but I had friends like you say bought things there.

back in the olden days my shops were:-

Warehouse, Oasis, Karen Millen, Morgan de Toi. Pied a Terre and Hobbs for shoes mostly.

this is when those shops were 'better' not as they are now.

does anyone remember Ton Sur Ton? 80s/90s brand. just found them online. had a jacket and swimsuit from there

Laura Ashley - too dull to be even frumpy
Monsoon - droopy
Coast - occasion wear
Next - synthetic floppy stuff
Dorothy Perkins - huge and dull
Bon Marche - you need to be 0 to go in
Tesco - Are you 13 stone and want to wear size 12?
M&co - provincial
La Redoute - looks cheap

New look - hidden treasures
Karen Millen - are you 8 stone and want to wear size 16?
Boden - middle class mum with too much cash
M&S - neo polyester.
White Stuff - Are you a social worker?
Top Shop - innovative
River island - Are you a downmarket teenager?
Mint Velvet - classy
Whistles- cool and pricey.

Jigsaw –English lecturer with spare cash

White Stuff – just accept you have a post-baby tum and wear this tum-friendly saggy smock in the hope that the hideous print will distract from it

Boden – channel your inner 6yo at great expense

Next – downtrodden, repressed and too scared to shop anywhere with a personality? In you come!

Cos - educated out of the reproductive instinct (love it though)

Joules – NO REALLY! I'M FINE! SEE MY BRIGHT BIRD-BEDECKED FROCK!

All Saints – In your fantasies, you're Chrissie Hynde (not that that's a bad thing)

East - 60-something retired social worker on holiday

Toast - middle-aged would-be poet

Hobbs – stylish but proper headteacher

Bosky do you work in the marketing dept at Next???

East - you are Dame Judi Dench.

Ok...someone do

Massimo Dutti
Phase Eight and
Marella

Please?!

Massimo Dutti seems to be for those who want preppy yet European style at Zara prices. It isn't as good quality as it likes to think it is. Which reminds me that Mango is awful and I've never bought anything from there which hasn't ended up with holes in it after a few months!

Phase Eight - Mother of the Bride who doesn't realise that Phase Eight is a chain but thinks it's a lovely wee boutique only she knows about.

Have never been in the others!

Vero moda - anything you want, but in leather
M&S- our main focus is food

Boden- Notting Hill wannabes
Joules (especially wellies)- pony club mummy- Super!
M&S- Frumpsville.
Next- lost the plot.
H&M- Still cool
Topshop- Flashbacks

Shamelessly resurrecting this very old thread- dry humour and interesting.

Thanks Darrell - just had a good laugh (including at my own old posts!