GAP

Category: Jeans, Shirts

Can you live with looking a bit like an American college student? Should tops and pants in a seemingly limitless kaleidescope of beige and navy get you hot under the collar then I’m sure you’re already a regular customer of the GAP, and if not then you’ll certainly at least be aware of one of [...]

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Kate’s Skates – Trainers

Category: Trainers, Uncategorized

I find it’s soul-destroying enough locating trainers in a UK size 12 when traipsing around the shops, so for people with feet that exceed this particular cutoff point finding a decent pair must be a kind of living nightmare. There’s a few places online which have some proper brands in larger sizes, but somewhere I’ve [...]

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Marks & Spencer Suits

Category: Shirts, Suits, Uncategorized

I had long thought that the only place to get well-fitting smart clothes for the tall would be going to a tailor and having them custom make you a suit. Of course specialist purveyors of extra long clothing like John Banks, High & Mighty and the Big Man’s Shop all sell [...]

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G-Star Raw

Category: Jeans, Uncategorized

Right then, I’m going to begin this post with a disclaimer. If you baulk at the idea of spending a hundred quid on a pair of jeans then it’s better that you don’t read past this point. I too until recently would have felt the same, in fact I recall an occasion a few years [...]

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H&M – Hennes & Mauritz

Category: Jeans, Uncategorized

The Swedish World Superpower of affordable fashion is your first post of call should you not want to shell out a fortune on clothes but want to wear something that has an acquaintance with current trends. Their jeans selection can be a bit hit and miss at times from store to store, but by my [...]

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