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.

Seems really unfeasible, but swear there was a shop called Coppernob. I had a nice jumper from there. Anyone else remember it?

I loved Snob, Etam, Mark One, Benetton (go in and unfold all the jumpers), had a very risqué dress from Morgan which I could get away with when I was a size 8, Clockhouse at C&A.
Not clothes - but I also loved Athena for posters - had a black and white one of a half naked bloke holding tyres, sigh ! ...

I remember Coppernob too Walking They were far more innocent times back then!

Yes copperknob, also in Topshop?

Think I had a dress

Ha! We used to travel from Hertfordshire to Dickie Dirts for cheap jeans!

And Wembley market for leather jackets.

We had something called Ford's the Family Store in Nottingham. It was a bit shit.

I still miss Mark One. And C&A Clockhouse.

I went in C&A in Palma last year. It was so weird - like time-travelling to the 80s. It really hasn't changed at all.

I really miss Sailsbury's. They did mainly bags and scarves.

Blimey, my favourite 'pulling trousers' were from Pilot. Skin tight, black, probably would've gone up like a roman candle if someone within a 15 mile radius so much as thought about a naked flame.

There was a short-lived shop in Liverpool near Central station called NOW. Kind of sub-Benetton as I remember. No one else seems to though!

I miss the Miss Selfridge make up range. Was it called 'Kiss & Make Up?' I had a metallic copper lipstick (nice) from there in the early 90's that I thought made me look the bollocks.

I bought my first grown up handbag from sailsbury for my first job a million years ago

Wasn't there something called Whatever You Want at some point too, v successful for a while there.

And the kids' shop Adams, used to love it.

Snob Yes! I would go every Saturday and try on things ( occaisionally I had enough to buy something) Also Biba it was so exciting going there ( shows age)

There was a shop in the 80s early 90s called whatevery woman wants was the pre primark and i used to die a death if my mum wanted to take me in was fine in another town but not your own. We went to the next town and i met a girl in my class we both pretented we hadn't seen each other

C&A was great for cheap fashion when I was a teenager.

I remember C&A. Woolworths for all those annoying little things. The old laura Ashley from many years ago. I also remember but dont miss benetton, racing green - it only sells mens clothes now. Also adams kids clothes.

I remember Solo! It was lovely.
Also Penny Plain in Newcastle.

If you're from Newcastle you'll remember Sergeant Peppers

Tessie I'm glad someone else remembers Solo, I'd begun to think I'd imagined it.

Coppernob still exists, it might be only online.

Dash!
Mark one
Chelsea Girl
Freeman Hardy & Willis
Dolcis
Woolies (kids clothes)
C&A

Plausiblesuit I feel like that about HoF in Birmingham. To me it will always be Rackhams.

There was another massive department store in Birmingham called Lewis'. I remember visiting Santa there as a child.

Primark... but 90's/early 00's Primark.

Littlewoods. I loved it in there as a kid!

There was a lewis' in Blackpool near the tower - had amazing Xmas displays . The Manchester Lewis' is now a mega Primark.