Clothes shops that disappeared

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Was just googling "petite maxi skirt" (seems to be a rarity) and Pilot came up as an option. Remember pilot?! Didn't know it was still going. Which then reminded me of similar store Bay Trading which I used to love as a teen. And etam!

Any others you lot remember?

Oh and if you know any good places to get a petite maxi skirt for a wedding do let me know, I'm really struggling here.

Another one not understanding the disappearance of Kookai. It's in Australia, so my cousin says, but not here.

Dash and Pilot still exist. Unless Pilot had folded in the last week.

Racing Green (not the suit company)
Kew

Racing Green exists as a brand

Yes the trousers fitted me and didn't cut into me.

Tammy Girl
Fenwick's - has that gone?

I did a double take when i saw C&A on hols this year - same logo and everything!

Anyone remember Snob? Also Kaliko (great work tops) and Dolcis. Not a clothes shop I know, but I still miss The Pier for quirky / ethnic homewares.

I was thinking the other day about a shop in Birmingham - don't know if it still exists. It was Next seconds or old stock. Think it was called Next to Nothing. My mum and sister loved it (though I didn't as I was more into Oasis Market and 10 hole DMs!).

I still use Bay Trading hangers

Our Principles disappeared in about 2008, beautiful clothes with silk, wool, cotton.

The crap we have now on the high street.

Was Wrygges only in Scotland? We also had Goldbergs and Razzle Dazzle.

I liked Ravel shoes.

Loved Kookai.

For all you Richard shops nostalgists (is that even a word?):

I saw an Etam in Spain got excited but it was an underwear shop i loved Etam.i still have a Bay trading cardighan that i wear about the house in winter Its so cosy. I miss C nA i would probably still shop there .

Oh my Goldbergs that is a blast from the past there was a Wrygges in Falkirk next to goldbergs

I loved La Senza as a teen, felt well fancy buying even a pair of knickers from there - remember how you'd get a 'posh' bag and a scoopful of those little smelly beads?

Loved Bay too - the 1st ever dress I bought with my own money from my 1st Sat job was from there, I still have it 16 years later!

Chippie? I saved up for a much loved puffa-jacket at school

And and a black market records bag, went to the shop in Soho and it was an event for me and my friends (!)

Oh yes the posh la senza bag what a load of faffery just to buy some pants but it was a strangly a lovely experience.

Martin Ford and Mark one

Ah my favourite ever coat was from Mark One.

PlausibleSuit was your man from Liverpool? Everyone I know here called it 'Coats and 'Ats'!

My Nan claimed Etam stood for 'Everything That Attracts Men'. I think she may have been taking the piss though.

I really missed BHS this year for holiday clothes as a pp said it was a bit mocked on mumsnet but they had a great pettite range I am under 5ft and always got bottoms from Bhs.

Bambers
Martin Ford
Ciro Citerrio

Dd loved Mark One she had every pair of combat trousers they had

Fenwick still exists

I miss Tammy Girl, I remember buying a thong in there when I was a teenage behind my mums back thinking I was the height of coolness

Owen Owen

I'm in Spain and we still have C&A, lots of DS' clothes come from there. Also Etam has an underwear chain.

I remember shopping in Bay Trading and Mark Ond- Mark One clothes never fit! They were always wonky and terribly badly made. Although I did wear my black crushed velvet floor-length dress from there for years!

I never shopped in Pilot as i knew a manager of one and she said there were fleas in the changing rooms

I bought Kookai boots from a shop last winter. I think there is still a Morgan in Barcelona.

I wore Richards to my graduation

I quite miss all those shops and the memories i have of the clothes i bought from there. Weirdly, though, i have never bought anything from Next.