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Cotton On awful quality. Where else to buy basics?

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sellotape12 · 30/05/2025 14:43

I’ve been looking for some high-quality cotton basics like scoop neck T-shirts and vest tops whilst M&S is down. I paid £15 a T-shirt recently from a brand called Cotton On and it’s just arrived and the quality is awful. I’m pretty sure it’s the same as Shein, and isn’t even cotton. Gah!
Boden? Anywhere else?

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Losingthefaith · 30/05/2025 14:49

Rapanui do great quality sustainable scoop neck t shirts

BoobsOnTheMoon · 30/05/2025 14:49

Community Clothing!!

Delphigirl · 30/05/2025 18:35

Uniqlo

Hdpr · 30/05/2025 19:44

Reiss cotton t shirts are great and I also like the Whistles ones

NannyR · 30/05/2025 19:58

Another vote for Rapanui.

Sonolanona · 30/05/2025 22:12

Isn't Cotton On Australian? There are loads of their shops in Adelaide where my DS and DIL live.. (DIL is a manager there) Their stuff used to be great ..I have loads , but haven't been over there for a year so it must have bombed!

GettingFestiveNow · 30/05/2025 22:14

Rapanui, Community Clothing, Cos/Arket.

sellotape12 · 02/06/2025 13:54

Great ideas, thank you. Totally forgot about Rapanui, and I really like what they stand for.
yeah I was surprised about how bad Cotton On felt. It's still manufactured in china and Bangladesh after all. Really paper thin and slippery, the kind of thing that would end up screwed up in your drawer and you wouldn't reach for it.

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uncomfortablydumb60 · 02/06/2025 23:31

Uniqlo. In my opinion, they're second to none.

Twelvetimes · 03/06/2025 08:41

I agree with Uniqlo, I buy all my t shirts there now.

ZaraCC · 03/06/2025 10:22

Uniqlo. Cotton On is like New Look ,HnM etc, more cheap and trendy.

sellotape12 · 03/06/2025 15:37

Oh fantastic just seen that Uniqlo do in-built bra tops. Thank goodness. Always nice when someone designed something practical with women in mind. Anyone know what their sizing is like? True or small/ big? Do you size up or not? Thanks

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uncomfortablydumb60 · 03/06/2025 16:28

normal size in underwear but I size up to L in T shirts as I don't like them to be too fitted.
You won't regret buying
My nearest store is Oxford, over 40 miles from me, sadly.

ByZingyBee · 02/11/2025 11:56

Have you tried Lavender Hill? They specialize in quality t-shirts?

www.lavenderhillclothing.com

ThatPinkShark · 06/11/2025 06:40

Try Arket or COS — both do excellent-quality cotton basics that wash well and keep their shape. Uniqlo Supima Cotton tees are also great value and feel premium.

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