Fellow monkeys,
Does anyone know a decent place to shop for clothing / dress shirts in London? I'm trying to be fairly reasonable here, so no £200 shirts and such. About £100 if getting just one shirt, but I'd prefer to get 2-3 so maybe £50 per shirt, that range. Really looking for a place that has fashionable clothing and that I can get some stuff that fits really well - slightly bigger build about 5'8-9". So no slim fits for this guy generally.
For thos of you who know the Hugo Boss line up, The Sharp Fit is practically perfect on me.
Thanks everyone!
Harrods is pretty cheap
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For clothes in general i would recommend massimo dutti o zara, the quality is okay but you have to look a bit...
There are a ton of shirt brands in London. I'm going to focus on ready-to-wear (RTW) as I assume you're not in the market for made-to-measure (MTM) or bespoke. I'll try to break them out into groups so you can get a sense of your options.
Group 1: Focuses on the young professional crowd and ranges in size from classic to extra wso/">slim fit. Usually run £25-35 per shirt assuming you're buying 4-5 shirts as part of their perpetual sales. The quality varies depending on the shirt, even within each brand. You can find these stores on every street corner in London.
Charles Tyrwhitt T.M. Lewin Hawes & Curtis Thomas Pink (higher price for the same quality as the others)
Group 2 - Slightly higher end and more classic fit. These shops are concentrated on Jermyn Street where most of the old shirt and shoe makers used to be. Each shirt will run you £50-70.
Gieves & Hawkes (located on Savile Row) Harvie & Hudson Hilditch & Key
Group 3 - These are the higher end of RTW and will generally run you £100+ per shirt. They are scattered around the city.
Turnbull & Asser New & Lingwood Eton
Hope that helps, but I should caution it's not an exhaustive list by any means.
Instead of Massimo Dutti, try Boggi Milano. It's obviously not English, but they have lots of business wear @ a nice price point and of decent quality. They have a shop on Savile Row.
It's absurd how much brooks brothers is able to sell their shirts for in London department stores (70+ quid)
Brooks Brothers quality has nose dived over the past couple of years
Thanks for the answers, I'll definitely check out Zara again. I went there before, but didn't really focus on looking for shirts (I needed a warm coat). Not sure how many of you are still in London, but you think that Westfield Mall would be a good place to check out? Only thing with Westfield is that a good amount I can really just get back in the US when I get home in December for a few weeks, although I'm obviously not looking to wait that long.
Sorry, but no. Skip Zara. Chances are your shirts will look like chick blouses. Plus the quality will be below e.g. Charles Tyrwhitt AND I suppose CT is even cheaper if you make use of some discount offers.
4 shirts for $199.99...I live in US and have utilized this offer several times. Brooks Brothers puts on similar deals but I like the egyptian cotton feel of the CT shirts. If you know your sizing, as every male should, you'll be set.
http://www.ctshirts.com/men's-shirts/men's-dress-shirts?q=3JSBH1|||||||…
Note: unless you're a corpulent fellow, you're gonna wanna go extra-slim or slim. I'm 6'3" and 205 lbs, and I'm practically swimming in anything bigger than the slim fit from CT. Keep that in mind.
There are many place in London which are suitable for shopping. I think you can try in Harrods. I hope your requirements will fulfill.
Zara is good for casual jackets/shirts/trainers. Would not recommend for anything work related.
Go to Jermyn Street. It runs from Piccadilly Circus to Green Park and has most of London's main shirtmakers: CT, TM Lewin, Hawes & Curtis, Thomas Pink, Dunhill, Hackett, Turnbull & Asser and Harvie & Hudson. Also check out Selfridges near Bond Street.
If you don't find something in those two places, chances are you won't find something in London.
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll be sure to check it out this weekend!
While I'm at it, anywhere to get some good dress socks? Forgot mine back home and had to buy a boring pack from Marks and Spencers just to get by for the moment.
Saville Row, right by Jermyn Street.
For the record, 100% of Eton shirts look terrible.
Thanks for the recommendations, actually neded up at Debenham's - they are on sale and have some great deals, especially for ties, right now. :D
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