Please suggest some places I should start getting clothes from!

[Wherediditgo]

I’m increasingly disappointed with the clothes I buy from the following places:

Next - don’t fit very well and can be a bit, dull. And have started to fall apart after a few washes
ASOS - too ‘trendy’
Top shop/river island - ditto
H&M/New Look et al - not well made and a bit on the cheap side for me.

Where can I get good quality clothing, that doesn’t make me look 20 years older than I am (I’m mid 30s) and also doesn’t make me look like I am trying to relive my youth??

Please help

Jesus just made the mistake of going to the avavav site just before bed. Those boots will haunt my nightmares

@PursuingProxemicExactitude

have you seen ... I hadn't! Thank you, Snezcomb, what a glorious find.

Are you a La Fetiche fan? More town / term time rather than holiday-ish. I've just bought a thing or two from their A/W 21/22 pre-season shop (not available any more) having loved last winter's collection. Their summer stock is wondrously directional.

(It's taken me a looooong time to get over my long-ago City wardrobe. Think I'm hitting my stride now.)

Love La Fetiche! Thank you. Might have to wait til payday though!

Avavav, WTF??

ohthejoysoftoddler I'm too scared to look!

Oh my word...

On a more serious note: I'm still brazenly insisting that Joe Brown's are nice.

@merryhouse

Oh my word...

On a more serious note: I'm still brazenly insisting that Joe Brown's are nice.

I agree with Joe Browns, if you choose carefully. There's definitely some that needs to be avoided.

It's the only brand I've found that always fits me perfectly. I did wonder if someone had set them up especially for me as they fit so well.

Blimey. And 900 Euros.

What the hell is Avavav about? Why are those boots there? I genuinely think they'll be in my nightmare tonight. Disgusting.

Zara
Mango
Massimo duitti
Some carefully selected M&S
Gap
French connection
River island (again( carefully selected, can be a bit young)
&other stories
Uniqlo
Whistles
Mint velvet

Avavav. Wow.

Avavav looks like a cross between prison and zombie wear.

These are two blouses that I missed out on from Avavav at the end of last year. Because the brand was new to me I hesitated, until there were none of the first left but XS and none at all of the second. I should have been more nimble!

Must say, the reusing of deadstock does seem a way forward. I suspect a fair few brands are suddenly finding that the financial reality of lockdown (and no one buying anything but home clothes) accords beautifully with their newly impeccable environmental aims.

I knew I shouldn't after the comments above, but clicked on the Avavav anyway.

WTF???

It actually made me feel slightly sick.

Those Avavav boots are performance art, I love them - gave me a bit of a Leigh Bowery frisson 😁

Depending on your budget, this place has lovely things, v good quality shoptreen.com/

Has anyone else bought from Horror Vacui? They have some lovely fabrics but it errs on the side of a bit frilly and flouncy for me.

I like Arket & Cos a lot. You might like & Other Stories more although they’re all part and parcel of the same group. French brand Comptoir de Cottoniers ( no idea on the spelling) are definitely worth a look.

It’s really hard to look at Avavav dispassionately when they sell boots that make you look like a burns victim or a massive frog.

I don't think anyone's mentioned Jigsaw yet. They have some stylish stuff and lots of natural fibres. Much better quality than Mint Velvet or Hush. Seem to have a permanent sale on lately - am a bit worried about its future, but it's a favourite of mine so a bit invested.

Thanks to whomever mentioned Baukjen. There are a couple pieces there I like and prices seem alright.

Have you tried Meadows Maireas? Similar-ish look but all much more low key English countryside rather than power lunch.

Or Cawley Studio - extravagantly crunchy.

Alternatively you might like Marques Almeida. Less cute, more swagger.

I’ve re-discovered eBay and it hits the spot for price and quality. Obviously not ultra-fashionable but it works for me.

If you can get past those boots on avavav to look at the rest of it, i salute you.

I like Sosander, Woolovers, Uniqlo, and Boden

I buy stuff from ASOS and I’m decades older than you. Buy things you like from anywhere. Even M&S.

I went on the Avavav website to see what the fuss was about the boots, I mean how bad can boots really be?

Now I know.