Rik's reviews
Review of Bread and Honey
14 Oct 07, 22:47
Great little clothes shop 
Bread and Honey is a small independent clothes shop that does both men's and women's clothing. Being based near Old Street, you do get the odd Nathan Barley style clothing but on the whole, the range is a lot better than what you get at Topman or Urban Outfitters.
The price of the clothes are quite similar to Urban Outfitters actually, you wouldn't buy all your clothes there, but maybe one or two nice things every so often. I bought a rather smashing stripey woolen jumper from here - very nice I must say. But the price is the downside, if it was a tad cheaper, I would buy a lot more things.
The guys who work here are as genuine as anywhere in London. They're actually bothered about what clothes you get and are always incredibly helpful and pleasant. Full marks to the staff.
If you're after a fetching jumper or a snazzy t-shirt, this is the place to get it.
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Review of Mambo
31 Jul 07, 17:56
Quite surprised 
I was actually quite surprised by Mambo. I'd never visited one of their shops in the past, and was slightly put off by their style of clothing, which usually involves putting their branding all over the clothes. I don't want to walk around with a massive advert across my chest or arse.
But, over the weekend, I was after some summer clothes and thought that I might as well give it a go. Mainly because there was a 50% off sale, so I thought I might get a bargain. And I did.
As with Topman and their ilk, you have browse through a lot of rubbish to find something nice. You have to wonder who buys 90% of their clothes sometimes. Luckily I did find things that I could wear without looking completely stupid.
The store isn't amazingly organised though. It's very hard to tell where the women's and men's sides of the shops are. I kept picking up things that were meant for girls. I even bought a belt that I realised later had 'Mambo Goddess' on. Meh. Anyway, you can get good clothes here, you just need to sort through the stuff, and not buy things that are meant for the opposite sex.
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Review of Urban Outfitters
25 Jun 07, 21:45
Expensive 
Sometimes I wonder why people shop here. It's pretty expensive for what it is - fake-vintage t-shirts for 30 quid, jeans that cost over £100 that aren't as great as the price tag suggests, trendy CDs with excessive mark-up. Being in Covent Garden, you can get everything at Urban Outfitters at a cheaper price in shops very nearby.
The quality of items at Urban Outfitters does tend to be pretty high, I've got things that have lasted ages, so you do generally get what you pay for.
However, the range of products at this store is always pretty small, so it's pretty hard to find something nice. There are other Urban Outfitters around central London which are larger so have better ranges. If you can't find much in this place, either go to another Urban Outfitters or there are enough shops around Covent Garden to find exactly what you're looking for.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review of Loewy Vintage Clothing
21 Jun 07, 23:50
Very cool t-shirts for low Loewy prices
There's a bit of a fashion for retro t-shirts going around at the moment. All the major clothes stores are making their own vintage t-shirts, but instead of buying something that's pretend-vintage, why not buy a really cool t-shirt that is actually vintage?
Loewy is a great place for buying vintage clothes. If you're one of these people who get a bit worried by wearing second-hand clothes, then don't panic because the clothes are all of the highest quality - some might say better than high-street originals!
The price is particularly cheap too, with most t-shirts cost around the £10 mark, which is a bargain considering Urban Outfitters would sell you a similar t-shirt for triple.
The reason why the place isn't getting five stars is only because you have to do a lot of searching to find something you like. There can be a lot of tat sometimes, especially when it comes to non-t-shirt things like coats and jackets, but with perseverance, you can find really cool things.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review of Bershka
14 Jun 07, 21:13
Not great, worth a try now and again
Being a guy, I'll talk about the men's section of this shop, as I don't know much about women's fashion. This shop is basically a European version of Topshop - aimed at trendy young people who don't want to fork out lots of money for the latest must-haves.
The men's section is rather small, and it's laid out in such a spread out way that the range looks even less. Compared with the larger Topman across the road, you wonder why you don't just go there instead.
Being a European shop, the fashions tend to be different to the current British fashions too. There's quite a lot of stuff that isn't even fashionable over here, but that's not to say there isn't good clothes here. You just need to search through the rubbish, as you do at Topman too, but there are times when you can leave the shop without even considering to buy anything.
The clothes are good quality though when you do find something worth buying, and they are definitely on the inexpensive side, which is a bonus. If you persevere, you will find something nice... eventually!
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Review of Superdry
10 May 07, 17:32
Trendy but not achingly trendy
Everyone wants to be ahead of fashion. Be a bit of a trend setter and wear clothes that your mum would think would be a bit out-there. Most people would think of Topman/Topshop for these types of clothes, but the trouble with Topshop is that most of the clothes are dire and you have to sort though the rubbish to get the good clothes that don't make you look like you hang around bus stops late at night. Luckily they sell a Japanese brand of high-quality (take note, Topman) mens and womens clothes. Yes, they are a bit more expensive, but they don't fall apart after two washes, and not only that, they look better. They look smart, less generic and still look trendy. Some of the clothes can tend to either make you look like a Manga cartoon or one of those overly-trendy guy with crap haircuts. Which is generally true of most mens clothes shops too. But here, there's a lot less crap to sort though. Oh, and the missus says the womens clothes are good too.
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