45, go-to's when buying clothes are
Jospeh, always have desirables
Margaret Howell, ditto
Winser London, great knits, some other good bits, excellent quality.
Maxmara, have been on my radar.for years and have always got the odd thing but recently have found we seem to be on the same wavelength, have had some really lovely pieces.
Jigsaw, bit hit and miss, more miss recently. Used to do good basics.
Toast, used to get a fair bit from, have gone a bit Amish, still the odd nice thing, still consistent good quality.
Brora, best cashmere.
Gerard Darel, good, interesting design, well cut, heavy on the synthetics though so have to chose wisely.
Maje, ditto.
Cos, consistent, and if you've found what suits you from there very reliable.
Jcrew, good quality basics, leans towards the preppy.
MeAndEm, I quite, have a few things but again, heavy on the synthetics.
Shop at Net for individual bits.
Shops I used to shop at and no longer do
Whistles, utter shite now, I used to shop there loads but after biying a couple of tops there last year that looked like rags after one wash (I took them back to JL and the woman on the counter agreed with me and refunded) I won't any more. I'm happy to pay lots of money for clothes but £100 on a single-wear item? No thanks.
LK Bennett, quality and design are very poor now.
All Saints, don't rate the quality.
Reiss, as above.