Deep in the heart of almost every human female and possibly every male, even if he will not admit it, lurks a passionate shopper. For a great many, the shopper does not bother lurking, it marches right out in front, always seeking the illusive One-of-a-Kind Buy of the Year. When it comes to seeking new clothes, shoppers have been known to go to extremes to find just the right thing. So here are just a few tips about shopping for deals on clothes.
England has some of the greatest places on the planet to shop for the most upscale designer brands as well as hoards of trendsetters-to-be just waiting for discovery by the savvy shopper.
London is the obvious place to start, since it simply has more of everything. For luxury items, Bond Street and Mayfair are unbeatable; Covent Garden abounds with the latest and most adventurous designer creations. However, some of the real treasures and best deals appear in craft markets such as Greenwich and Spitalfields, where you are likely to come across something fabulous and affordable that you couldn’t find anywhere else in the world.
The same is true of many other cities in Great Britain, on a slightly smaller scale. In Birmingham, for example, you will find the Mailbox, also known to aficionados as designer heaven, and the Bullring, a remarkable edifice packed with high-end shops and boutiques and even a beach that opens in summer. Manchester has the Exchange Square and New Cathedral Street, where the Wags hang out doing their own deals on clothes that make the trends.
If you prefer acres and acres of every kind of clothing imaginable, spend a day at one of the gigantic shopping centres, which are major attractions for both tourists and residents. One advantage here is that you make one stop and land in a nirvana of fashions from every culture in the world; the choices can be boggling if you let them.
Take lots of breaks to regroup and relax in some of the restaurants, pubs and terraces that are everywhere on your shopping route, then walk off the calories on the way to your next stop.
Another excellent source of great deals on clothes is the network of discount houses. These are factory and retail outlets where the excess stock of name brand and designer clothes is sold at discounts of up to 75%. In Bicester Village, Oxfordshire you will find styles by Ferragamo and Gieves & Hawkes as much as 60% below retail prices. At the Laden Showroom in London you’ll probably see a few top models out to enhance their wardrobes with exclusive designs from the best new talents, again at purse-pleasing discounts.
There isn’t really anywhere you can’t go in the U.K. that will not offer a slew of opportunities to find anything you’re looking for and plenty of things you never expected to see. Some overall advice from the experts includes the suggestion that you time your shopping excursions so you can catch the big sales that take place twice a year in the major fashion districts.
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