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.

Snob was my favourite shop in the early-mid 90s. I liked Coppernob too.

I feel sad about Kookai all over again every time someone mentions it

I loved Chelsea Girl, hoping to fit in some of the stuff they have in river Island.
I thought they just had a few choice pieces in River island i didn't know it was Chelsea Girl.

My first love bought me the Miss Selfridge kisses flannel pyjamas. I was thrilled. Awwww. He's dead now.

Yes Alders and Clements which only exists as a furniture shop now.

And jean shops such as Genius or something like that

Banana republic or republic

ethal austins and select

Miss Selfridge makeup was fantastic. I would spend ages drooling over the palettes.

My first love bought me the Miss Selfridge kisses flannel pyjamas. I was thrilled. Awwww. He's dead now.
:(

I remember those pyjamas.

Jeffrey Rogers
Etam
c&a

Sock shop and Kookai

I remember when River island first took over Chelsea girl it was all countrified with wicker baskets and straw hats on hat stands. Now look at it!
What Everys was mortifying to be caught in, not like primark now where it's acceptable to be seen! I remember the purple carrier bag, you'd have to hide it inside another bag. I remember leggings for 99p!

Bay Trading
Jane Norman
Kookai
Morgan de Toi
Sweater shop jumpers
Sock shop socks
Dash sweatshirts

Oh and I loved Look Again catalogue, Denise van outen had a range in it and I had loads of it ! DVO it was called

What happened to Sock Shop and Tie Racks at all the stations are airports??

Another shop I was thinking about recently was The Pier. Not clothes but nice home wares. We used to get all our floating candles there is the 90s!

Etch ! I was about to ask if anyone else old like me remembered the tune. Loved Capital Radio then too.

Bennetton is still here, we have one in town
I buy loads of stuff for DS from there are some for me too - currently wearing a navy blue line mix tshirt

My mum spends ££££ at Benetton on clothes for her grandnippers.

I remember a kids shop I think it was called pumpkin patch. I haven't seen one of those in years.

Noa Noa's about to disappear in the UK.

Mark One
Tammy Girl
Jane Norman
QS

I remember having a Kookai handbag I got at a bootsale and feeling very swish

I miss Kew - best silk dresses ever...

I used to work in pilot years ago back in mid 2000s.

Was right in center of town . We used to close up friday and get ready borowing the clothes in the shop shoes aswell then we would put a 10% off tab on them monday morning and on the sale rail .my fav shop used to be D2jeans

OMG, I didn't even notice Kew go. Yet I have about four of their dresses I still wear. (So dim.) The dresses must be ten years old.

Happit.
The Sweater Shop.