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 currently like Monsoon, Jigsaw, White Stuff, New Look, Jane Norman, TopShop, Dorothy Perkins & Primark so a wide variety! Like Primark for day to day tops - you can't go wrong at £1.50 each!

I will buy stuff anywhere if it is nice & fits, & recently discovered that age 16 stuff sometimes fits so will try that in the designery shops

Sunshinemummy, can you ask your friend at River Island why they're still called that. I remember when it first started. There was a Southern American theme and they played music in that style on a permanent loop. I found it the oddest concept for a fashion shop.
Also, didn't they replace Chelsea Girl and the stupidest men's shop name ever 'Concept Man?
(apart from in Hull which kept it's Concept Man!) Might still have it?

My faves are:

White Stuff and Fat Face for weekend gear
Kew and Jigsaw for work
Long Tall Sally for coats (I'm pushing 6')
Top Shop for helping me pretend that I'm not actually 32

New Look in it's current incarnation is excellent.

I really really like Banana Republic, but they don't have them in the UK, so have to rely on anyone visiting the US...

also love Karen Millen and LK Bennett, but don't dare go in very often....

I also like little boutiques and surfer shops like Free Spirit.

do any of you girls shop in boutiques?
There are some pretty hot ones around... and the clothes are from european labels very different to the UK high street.....
i loooove them!

I'll ask her when I see her. Don't know if you know but it's actually a family run company and everyone reports into the two brothers that own it.

I do like H&M for their styles and affordability. Plus their kids clothes are great.

I also love Karen Millen. Sadly I havent bought anything AC but if I had the cash I would splash out there alot.

For shoes it has to be Kurt Geiger.

Love Noa Noa but no actual Noa shops here,just bits in independent boutiques,plus Ebay!
Also Fat Face
White Stuff
Great plains
Kew
Boden
Principles
Monsoon
Hate Next!

Monsoon
Phase 8

fat face

Gap
monsoon
topshop
primark for bags and belts and jewellery bits
little boutiquey shops selling noa noa, tara jarmon and the like
baby ceylon
boden
carvela
accessorize
some m&s but def for undies def no to per una

would love to be able to say more but we dont have a vast array of shops here. would like to try jigsaw, karen millen, zara, mango

quite varied then...