Q. I know of Harvey Nichols, but which other shops sell expensive handbags (YSL, Chloe, Marc Jacobs etc), shoes (Jimmy Choo, Laboutin and Manalos), and generally expensive clothes and accessories?
Ideally in locations such as Sheffield, Nottingham, Leeds, Lincoln or London.
Thanks for you help! x
A. Hey ;)
In Central London the actual Chloe shop is there in Sloane Street. Also in London you sometimes find their range in Harrod's (Brompton Road, Knightsbridge) and Selfridges (in Oxford Street). You can also buy from there online at http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Designers/Chloe. It doesn't look like they offically sell anywhere else apart from in Harvey Nichols in Leeds (which you obviously already know).
Jimmy Choo also sell their range in their shop in London, also in Selfridges and Harrod's.
Your best bet, if you can be bothered to travel all that way, is to go to London and go in Selfridges or Harrod's or Harvey Nichols..
GAH http://bluefly.com/ do sell some really nice dresses but they don't ship to the UK :[ so that's not much help..
AHA! I found some english sites.. (but I'd advise you to check authenticity of all of these sites)
http://aaclothing.co.uk/home.php
which sells clothing from brans such as: Armani, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, Full Circle and Gucci.
http://www.designerdesirables.com/
they sell brands such as Prada, Gucci, Fendi, D&G, Versace, Kasike, Roberto Cavalli.
http://www.dress-for-less.com/tmpl/en/home.tmpl
(which looks like a site with a good range of clothing) 'are one of Europe's leading online designer outlets, offering 2,500 bargains from over 250 brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Katherine Hamnett and Vivienne Westwood. Save up to 70%.'
http://www.hdclothing.co.uk/
'At High Demand Clothing you'll find a selection of designer labels for men and women at competitive prices. Brands include Diesel, 55 DSL, Armani, Hugo Boss, Gucci, Evisu and Miss 60.'
http://www.koodos.com/
'At Koodos you can buy a wide choice of luxury and trendy clothing brands, including Escada, Nicole Farhi, Aftershock, Alexander McQueen, True Religion, Fendi, Moschino and many more. They offer exclusive 'private sales' events with limited stock too and prices are discounted up to 80%.'
http://www.madaboutfashion.co.uk/
Mad About Fashion, an online factory outlet, brings you a range of bags, clothes and accessories for women and men at prices up to 65% off RRP prices. Being an outlet, it means new stock arrives frequently and includes designers like Gucci, Fendi, Evisu, Prada, Armani, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Lacoste, YSL< D&G, Stone Island and Hugo Boss. (for this one it seems its mainly sunglasses and handbags (and perfumes) for women.
http://www.matchesfashion.com/
'Matches is a popular chain of cutting-edge designer boutiques based in London's Nothing Hill, Mayfair, Richmond and Wimbledon areas. They bring you this season's clothing and accessories collections from the likes of Alexander McQueen, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Chloe, Marc Jacobs, MaxMara, Miu Miu, Burberry Prorsum and many more. They have a sales section too with discounts up-to 70%.'
http://www.misamu.com/
From the catwalks of London, New York, LA and Milan, Misamu brings you designer dresses from the likes of Ella Moss, Pyrus and Velvet; party tops from Gold Hawk, Mint and Rebecca Taylor; jeans from Citizens of Humanity, True Religion and Grass and many more designer labels. 'They are based in Ireland, but ship efficiently and quickly to the UK.'
http://www.my-wardrobe.com/
'This high-end designer women's fashion boutique bring you this season collections from exclusive designers such as Ella Moss, FrostFrench, Cacharel, Rogan NYC, Sitting Pretty, True Religion and many more. Prices are what to expect for exclusivity, but you can buy in confidence as they offer free delivery and free returns (so you can try at home first).'
http://www.net-a-porter.com/intl/Home.ice
'If you are looking for something exclusive, then Net-a-Porter is the place to be. They sell cutting-edge fashion online from famous (and soon to be famous) designers including Paul Smith, Cacharel, Karl Donoghue and Rosa Cha. Prices are what you'd expect to pay for exclusivity, but window shopping is free.'
http://www.psyche.co.uk/
'Psyche, now in its 20th year, is the most award winning company in the uk fashion industry. The extensive list of designer clothing on offer includes: Armani, Aquascutum, Boss, Diesel, DKNY, Fiorucci, FCUK, Gucci, Givenchy, Nicole Fahri, Ted Baker, Paul Smith and many more.'
http://www.republic.co.uk/
'Republic are one of the UK's leading independent retailers of urban casual clothing, stocking popular designers such as G-Star, Bench, Drunknmunkey, Soul Cal, Fenchurch, Vila, Craft and Henleys. They carry jackets, jeans, shirts, tops, footwear and accessories for both men and women. Prices are competitive with regular discount offers like 'Mix any 2 for £25'.'
http://www.secretsales.com/
Secret Sales is a free, private, online club which specialises in exclusive sales of designer fashions for their members. I.e., they acquire clothes collections of brands like Diesel, Chloe, Prada, D&G, Armani, Fendi Pepe and Levis, and offer them to you at discounted prices, typically between 30% and 80% off the normal retail price.
http://www.yoox.com/?TP=7947
'YOOX, Europe's leading source of designer fashion on-line, offers the most extensive end-of-season clothing and accessories assortment, at up to 75% off retail price. Acclaimed by London Sunday Times as the No.1 web shopper site in Europe, YOOX presents a selection of pieces from over 200 of the world's most famous designer labels ranging from shoes to suits, gloves to trousers and jeans to evening wear.'
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Why is the tattoo'd unkempt prison look so trendy?
Q. If current fashion were a class war, it's pretty apparent who is winning... Why is this? Lately, I see so many classy, attractive women with guys that look like they couldn't find their way out of a cardboard box... It's disturbing. It seems very primal - painfully barbaric... What happened to appreciating guys that dare to dream - guys that want to do something with their lives - guys that are educated, etc... You could say that I'm rushing to conclusions by judging people on outside appearances - but the way you choose to dress and act says a lot about who you are... I can't think of a single person who had a tattoo when I was in high school - now it seems like everyone has at least one...
It's not just tattoos - it's the whole baggy pants, spiked this and that, tattoo'd that, etc. It's a bit overwhelming after a while...
A. I understand and sympathize with your frustration. Be patient; smart women know the value of a man with class, intelligence, and ambition, and by their early twenties, when women start looking around for a man to be their life partner and father their children, they're usually really not interested in the "bad boy" look.
However, to answer the bigger question, the elite have always turned to the underclass for fashion guidance. In ancient Rome, the Empress Messalina thought it was amusing to dress up like a prostitute. (By law, prostitutes had to wear blonde wigs; it was a way of forcing them to identify themselves as not respectable.)
The super-wealthy of France in the time of Queen Marie Antoinette thought it was clever to dress like poor peasant women (in very fancy versions of peasant clothing) and go off and have picnics in the fields.
In the U.S., fashion in music, slang, and clothing has always taken inspiration from the underclass (the "criminal" class, the very poor, or oppressed racial & ethnic minorities) because the fashions of these groups have always been seen as "edgy" -- novel, new, exciting, different. For instance, black jazz was popularized by whites who felt they were being very daring by visiting black clubs.
All this edginess, newness, and daring-ness eventually adds up to being fashionable or even glamorous. The same thing happened when Elvis dared to adopt black performance style in his singing (in his dancing and some of his phrasing).
The "bad boy" look has always been exciting, and the movies (see James Dean or Marlon Brando) and later, TV, really promoted this. American culture loves the idea of the wild guy, the loner, the rule-breaker (see any Bruce Willis movie).
So, today's gangsta fashions are just an extension of that. Once, just wearing jeans meant you were a "bad boy," an admirabe rebel (or it meant you were dirt-poor and couldn't afford anything else). Now, people mimic the prison look: clothes which don't fit, shoes with the laces missing.
Tattoos are another story. There are a million reasons for people to get tattoos: to bond during military service or sports, for religious or cultural reasons, and so on. However, the fashion of covering yourself with tattoos in OUR time seems to me to be based on a couple of trends:
-- looking like you're jailin' -- that is, that you're such a bad bad boy you've been to prison
-- in women, rebelling a little against old standards of beauty. Supermodels, who have NO independence about how they dare to look, started the trend by getting ankle tattoos about fifteen or twenty years ago. Women from economic classes that traditionally did not get tattoos took this as permission, and got tattoos to show that they have a wild side
-- a strong rejection of mainstream values by Generation X and the generation since them; a way of rebelling against the mainstream Republican-and-Religion conservative style being enforced by the elite from about 1985 on up to the present.
-- peer pressure
You said, "the way you choose to dress and act says a lot about who you are... " -- yes, you're right, but sometimes, all it says is, "I haven't grown up yet and I'm desperate to look like all the cool kids my age and NOT look like my parents."
It might get you punched out, but aren't you ever tempted to say to one of these mismatched couples, "Hey, guy, she looks like a million bucks and you look like last week's laundry. Couldn't you dress up for her just a little? You look like her lawn man, not her date." Woo-hoo!! :)
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