What are your fave clothes shops?

[Roseylea]

Well, having established that Next is cheap and nasty, which clothes shops do you love? Where do you shop? Or where would you aspire to shop if you cuold afford to?

I am not a market researcher, honest! Just curious. I like Mango and Zara, and if I could afford it I'd buy half of L K Bennett. But I'd love to know if there's any fabulous shops out there that I haven't heard of.

I used to love doing 'fashion desinging' as a child - I'd spend hours designing dresses and cutting pictures of outfits I liked out of catalogues! So I've still got that streak in me now as I get very excited about new clothes!

I like any shops where I can fit into a size 10.

So none of them then

Or ones with magic mirors that make me look like I'm a size 10!

(I'm v. easily flattered!!!)

Monsoon when i have enough money or if there is a sale on

Primark when i'm skint

I buy kids clothes in next as they fit my dd's well.

Coast for special occasion outfits
Kew for everyday stuff
LK Bennett for work shoes (when in sale usually!)
M&S & Gap for basics
Great Plains as well

whistles for feeling special

big department shops for looking at a bit of everything

new look for bargains

dotty p for the best jeans i own

shoon for shoes

used to love lk bennett but now think its too 'going to a wedding'

white company for t shirts

m and s for undies

love gap in sale

m an s autograph weekend collection has surprised me!!!

primark for cheap t's

zara

the odd boden

h and m

great plains, again bargains in the sale

next for shoes and work trousers

new look for shoes and throw away fashion

At the moment my fav's are

Principles
FatFace
River Island (if I am in a 'young-ish' mood)
Zara
Great Plains

((nb - no Boden at the moment ... will wait for sale))

Love:
Primark
Bay Trading
Oasis sometimes
Coast for that special outfit
TK Max if time to rummage

Hate:
Dotty P's
Monsoon
Next
Per Una from M&S

ooo yes, forgot oasis

M&S for undies and silk pyjamas
Fat Face for holiday and beach wear
Noa Noa for everyday, everyevening, everywedding and work
Kew - workwear and bags
H&M for kids

Would buy expensive danish labels if I had more cash

Monsoon
Charity
Gap (but its a bit utility this season)
Designers at Debenhams for evening stuff
H & M for impulse buys

Am currently liking -

M & S Limited Collection;
Principles - although don't like much this season; last season I liked nearly everything;
Oasis for dresses and skirts but not for tops

Would like if anything actually fitted me in there -
Wallis;
Monsoon;
Everything is just too long and too wide in there

Hate -
Top Shop
French Connection
River Island

I have never knowingly been in Jane Norman or Morgan and would never consider doing so - blah.

New look for cheap, every day slob out pieces (usually plain t-shirt type things)

Tesco and Asda for cheapy bits

Boden

Monsoon

Gap

Dept stores for Ted Baker (may fav tops for going out in), odd bit of Bench, Firetrap, Full Circle (have fabbo shirt from here)

Coast for dresses

Usually get jeans from Next or Gap

Keep looking at Principles but not got anything yet except a few pairs of my favourite shoes

Shoes from Dune, Jones, Timberland, Clarks, Dept Stores for Nine West, also got Rocket Dog

Hate:

H&M
Top Shop
Primark
Warehouse
DP (although I can't think if I've ever been in)

Used to hate NEw LOok but a big one opened up in a nearby town and I've got a couple of cheap hooded tops and t-shirts for slobbing in.

i suppose like the bbc show on now i miss independent shops

gap
hobbs
toast

i've got the odd thing from monsoon (dresses mostly) & topshop. camper shoes generally.

o'neill for fleeces
coast for posh dresses
gap
french connection
h&M
oasis for jeans
lust after anything by karen millen

Gap, Mango, Zara, Paul Smith and boutiquey places.
TMP I know the head of retail at River Island and she will be over the moon when I tell her about your 'youngish mood' comment as they don't perceive themselves that way.

I'm always skint so i like
H&M
Primark
TK Maxx
Matalan
Asda
New look

If i have money i like

Ted baker
Diesel
fcuk
USC

ooh sunshinemummy - can you get her to give mumsnetters a 25% discount at RI?

I can ask but I don't see her that often as she is married to someone who works for my DP. Bizarrely she is a highflyer who is controlled by her hubby - who isn't.

love
asda
new look
primark

would love
jane norman [but being size 14 with big tits not a hope in hell]