Where did your parents buy your clothes growing up?

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Matalan

Littlewoods and Kays catalogues. It was very exciting when the White Arrow van came 😁

Adams! I haven't thought about that shop in years. Also, when I was a bit older, Tammy Girl, which seemed very glamorous. Although maybe I just wanted stuff from there, can't remember if I got it or not!

Next catalogue and St Michael's (Old Marks and Spencers)

And a local second hand clothes swap.

Littlewoods catalogue (1970’s).

There was a clothes chop called ‘Bambers’ that I was once lucky enough to be bought a wool skirt from once. It was amazing.

Freemans catalogue and charity shops I think. Then as a teen the usual high st stuff, mainly New Look. My mum LOVES shopping and doubly loves a bargain so a charity shop is her dream.

My friend always got the Next catalogue (hard back!!) and was allowed to write Xs next to things she wanted. Was jel!

New Look! I used to love it 😂 river island or top shop for cool clothes.

When I was little it was anything Boden / Barbour / hand knitted 😂

Cloth Kits and Oxfam mostly.

Bhs, dunn stores, peacocks, qs and the Littlewoods catalogue

M and s I assume!

When I was older, Tammy girl and The one and only at BHS.

Marksies. Edited it because I don't like how it highlights their name.

C & A

M&S, BHS, C&A, Littlewoods catalog 😀

Catalogues and small drapery stores that did kid's clothes.

I was very trendy as a child, looking back! I'd white patent boots in the 60s, and red hotpants when they were all the rage!

Mostly bags of clothes that were passed around between my aunties and my mums friends of stuff other kids had grown out of, and then passed back around once we grew out of them - I don’t think I really had a lot of ‘new’ clothes except school uniform & pjs/underwear.

Everything was either handmade and/or handed down (multiple times!). I hated it.

M&S and a children’s wear boutique in the local high street

Jumble sales

Car boot sales and church jumble sales.

I remember shopping in places like Marks and Spencers, John Lewis, wollworths and Materlan (but you had to have your own business in those days to shop in Materlan).

As a teen, we shopped in top shop, New Look and Next oh and river island.

I think my mum did get the Littlewoods catalogue as well but more for toys and presents.

What Every Woman Wants, Grattan, Empire, Kay’s and Littlewoods catalogues. Like a PP I remember the white arrow van.

As a child in late 80’s

Adam’s
McKays
What Everyone wants
BHS

C and A

Cheap discount shoe shops.

Second hand when I was very young.

I actually I should say a lot of my clothes where hand me downs from my sister. So often my mum bought good stuff for her and kept it for me. I did get some new stuff but not as much as she did.

C&A for 'best', market stall and jumble sales

M&S, Ladybird before it became part of Woolies, D H Evans which had a fabulous children's department and some independent local shops. there were also hand knitted cardigans.

I remember a red cardigan, to hip length with cable stitch (fine) at the front and brass buttons. I loved that cardigan. Also swimsuits with a row of buttons and piping at the front and a white nylon pleated skirt. Everyone had one and they came in lots of colours.

1960s/v early 70s.

Selfridges, M&S, or a boutique in Carnaby Street called Kids in Gear. There was also a shop in Hampstead I had some very trendy clothes from , but my mum made a lot of my clothes herself.