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EastEnder
15-05-2006, 13:59
As my holiday is looming in a couple of weeks, I've decided it's that time of the year to brave the hell on earth that is clothes shopping....:eek:
Brixton appears to lack a Primark (my usual port of call), so I'm looking for recommendations for cheap clothes shops. Bearing in mind that I A) loathe clothes shopping, B) have only the most marginal interest in "fashion", C) refuse to pay more than seems reasonable given the work involved in producing the garment (i.e. it'll be a cold day in hell when I pay 50 quid for a T-shirt just because it's got a trendy label).
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bluestreak
15-05-2006, 14:00
isn't there a barnados?
if that's no good i'm going to be fucked when i need to get new clothes.
Tank Girl
15-05-2006, 14:02
get off your lazy bum and go to peckham then EastEnder :p there's a primark there.
or get on the 355 to tooting. not a very long journey!
pinkmonkey
15-05-2006, 14:05
Is there a Peacocks in Brixton? Or a QS? Me and El Jugs buy stuff from those shops.
EastEnder
15-05-2006, 14:13
Hmmmm, so has Brixton become too gentrified for cheap clothes shops? :(
Looks like I'll have to try further afield then....:rolleyes:
Elephant and Castle open market has a great selection of t-shirts for a quid. :p
shakespearegirl
15-05-2006, 14:35
There's New Look in Brixton and Topshop at Morleys.
EastEnder
15-05-2006, 14:39
Aren't they girls shops?
I need cheap & cheerful places that sell mens clothes.
Preferably the sort of places that don't attract hordes of greasy youngsters.
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Tank Girl
15-05-2006, 14:39
lol, not much use for EastEnder :D
unless he's looking for a radical restyle ;)
shakespearegirl
15-05-2006, 14:46
Sorry, bit of an assumption there
No ideas for mens shops
spanglechick
15-05-2006, 18:23
Ender - you strike me as the sort of man who'd be at home in next.
it isn't as cheap as primark - but you can afford it - and it's a long way from trendy, while being a long way from what old men wear.
Peacocks is excellent, they have a ton of shops around too. Look for their website and they have a store finder.
Dirt cheap stuff, 8 quid for a pair of jeans, 4 quid for a T-shirt.
All rather plain stuff that isn't going to win you any fashion awards, but its functional and doesn't fall apart after 2 washes.
How about Uniqlo? Nearest ones are probably Wandsworth (by distance) or Oxford St (by time) I reckon.
EastEnder
15-05-2006, 19:07
How about Uniqlo? Nearest ones are probably Wandsworth (by distance) or Oxford St (by time) I reckon.
I loathe and despise shopping, clothes shopping most of all!
Hence looking for recommendations in Brixton.
I can just about cope with nipping into one, possibly two at the most, local shops. I need to be able to feel that I can escape back to the safety of my flat at a moments notice.
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pinkmonkey
15-05-2006, 19:09
How about Uniqlo? Nearest ones are probably Wandsworth (by distance) or Oxford St (by time) I reckon.
Seconded Uniqlo is excellent,very very good quality for the price, nice, plain, logo free clobber.
pinkmonkey
15-05-2006, 19:11
Can't you do mail order? La Redoute have nice combats, T shirts etc. 3 tees for 7 quid?
http://www.redoute.co.uk/sHP_homme.html
nine quid for these?
http://image.redoute.com/images/RDTE/M/ZF502B11M.JPG
You'll have to order now, though. It says....
Your order will be delivered to your door within 5 to 10 days. On occasion, there may be a small delay as all our items are dispatched from France. If you include your email address when you place your order, you will receive a despatch confirmation email when your goods are ready to be delivered. If, after 10 days, your parcel has not arrived, please contact us for a delivery update.
What's wrong with greasy youngsters? :mad:
EastEnder
15-05-2006, 21:32
What's wrong with greasy youngsters? :mad:
Everything.
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Everything.
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*coughs*:p
onenameshelley
15-05-2006, 21:35
Can't you do mail order? La Redoute have nice combats, T shirts etc. 3 tees for 7 quid?
http://www.redoute.co.uk/sHP_homme.html
nine quid for these?
http://image.redoute.com/images/RDTE/M/ZF502B11M.JPG
You'll have to order now, though. It says....
Your order will be delivered to your door within 5 to 10 days. On occasion, there may be a small delay as all our items are dispatched from France. If you include your email address when you place your order, you will receive a despatch confirmation email when your goods are ready to be delivered. If, after 10 days, your parcel has not arrived, please contact us for a delivery update.
me and savage henry both totally rate le redoute for its excellent quality and huge cheapness. The cabbage has been getting his holiday clothes from there. I was going to say why dont you jump on the 345 and go to Clapham Junction see what shops they have there, if not try Uni Glo in oxford street.
EastEnder
15-05-2006, 21:40
This is all so confusing. :(
Maybe I'll just stick with my aging and thoroughly unfashionable wardrobe.
Path of least resistance and all that.
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onenameshelley
15-05-2006, 21:41
This is all so confusing. :(
Maybe I'll just stick with my aging and thoroughly unfashionable wardrobe.
Path of least resistance and all that.
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I will take you shopping :D
OpalFruit
16-05-2006, 12:45
Traid, bottom of Acre lane.
stick with the speedo and u'll be fine!
impossible
21-05-2006, 13:44
Traid is expensive for a charity shop but cheap for what it is
theres a QS next to the body shop opposite the tube (think it used to be our price / Vshop?)
There's TKMaxx in clapham junction if you want to get everything you need from one giant room full of loose items - there's nuggets of pure gold in them piles of shit clothes:D get a 37 not a 345 tho.
PM if you REALLY need some help:rolleyes:
EastEnder
21-05-2006, 22:04
I braved the horror of Saturday morning shopping in Brixton, but after 10 minutes of hopeless wanderings I could take no more. Ending up getting the bus to Peckham. I'm Primark'd to the max.
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