I wish Agnes B were affordable for me to go pick up on a regular basis, unfortunately I have to…read morewait for sale time. I walk in at least every two months to browse the collection at the Marylebone High street store. I find the collection very precise and specific to the suitability of the weather and the clientele that would be expected to buy from them. Its simple classic french. The brand is a luxury high-end one with clothes to suit a working profile and smart casuals. Also a small collection of belts and bags including acccessories, the store is both for men and women. Men's section on first floor shared with the womens collection.

The famous French design label Agnes B is about casual every day classics, good invest pieces and…read morehigh quality. Personally I find the style a bit too safe and uniteresting but occasionally visit the shop if I am, lets say, looking for the perfect cardigan. The staff is always very helpful and I always find this shop has a friendly atmosphere. The selection is wide including good range of accessories. If you are up for the French chick style, this is your shop.

I always feel bad for the chaps; there are so many options for girls, boutiques, and designers. So…read morewhen I found this shop I though it was a great find to share with all. This shop has two floor dedicated to men's fashion. They carry high-end fashion labels like Rome Gigli, Smasonite Black Label, Dsquared2, etc. They also have a pretty cool selection of trainers and have a customization service if you should want to put your initials or whatever you want. The service is good, helpful, and the prices in general are high, so if you go in with the idea of buying be ready to spend some money.

Vertice is a fashion forward boutique on South Molton Street for menswear. It is directional,…read morestocks the latest trends from the hottest up and coming menswear designers as well as more established brands. Set on two floors the shop is welcoming and the staff friendly and helpful even though they do all look like they just stepped off the cover of GQ! keep an eye out for their customized pieces such as the jewelled trainers and jeans, definitely a talking piece. Prices are typically fairly high.

Alice and Astrid is a beautiful shop, typical of Notting Hill's lean towards boutique fashion. Full…read moreof silk nighties and dressing gowns it's not the kind of place you would visit to fill up your wardrobe but maybe you would go here to purchase a special one off piece. Be careful not to get too attached to anything here though before you check the price tag. One of Alice and Astrid's silk dressing gowns could easily set you back £150. The shop itself is very pretty and everything is easily laid out. Although I hate this phrase I would have to describe the clothing here as 'Boho Chic' at its best. However, when I visited I found the staff very unhelpful and slow to pick up from my many questions that I was looking for a bit of help. A friend who knew of this shop had asked me to pick a few things up for her as Christmas presents and I wasn't sure if I'd got her order just right. Although I kept asking about sizes and colours the girl was very reluctant to offer any more than the minimum of advise and I felt like I was pulling at teeth trying to get any information out of her. The purchases I made were beautifully wrapped and I was impressed at the time the sales assistant took to get everything looking gift worthy. If only she had spent a little more time with me earlier on I would give Alice and Astrid more stars. As it is however, I'm not sure if the quality of service always matches the quality of the clothing in here and I'll be reluctant to make a return visit.

This topshop is pretty small and cramped. They try to carry a good selection but don't really have…read morethe space for it at all. Prices are decent and if they don't have what you want they will order it in for you. I still prefer the Oxford st one though!

A very small Top Shop - has both male and female clothing however. Difficult to negotiate a buggy…read morearound the store. Despite it's size a reasonable selection of clothes. There is another Top shop in Debenhams in Harrow.

I ma a big fan of choice. Unfortunately I cannot afford to shop there a great deal as it is so…read moreexpensive but I love to go and have a browse. They sell a wide range of designer clothes. I am reviewing the ladies store but they have a mens store aswell. In the ladies they sell bags and shoes as well. A lot of the products they sell cannot be founf anywhere else in lakeside. The staff are really pleasant and always look really smart. I love the carrier bags because they are very posh, you have to buy something though unfrtnately. You can get most designer ranges in here and they do have sales although it still dont make things cheap.

This Primark store was formerly a branch of Allders. It covers three floors and it very spacious…read more The ground floor has womens clothing and accessories, the first floor has childrens wear and womens lingerie and the second floor has menswear, homewares and womens shoes. There is also a customer services department for refunds and queries. It is an extremely busy store but nevertheless there are ample checkouts and the staff deal very efficiently with the queues so the wait is never too long. There is an excellent range of products and the store seems to be kept reasonably tidy compared to the smaller branches.

As Primark's go this is one of the better ones, but it's still like a glorified jumble sale most of…read morethe time. I can't understand why Primark seems to attract the kind of customers (not all of them of course) that will just drop stuff on the floor and not pick it up leaving clothes everywhere for the poor staff to run around after. Good disabled access with disabled changing rooms and specialist low pay point and lifts as well as escalators. Cheap and cheerful and just outside next door there is a plaque to commemorate the fact that it was the birth place of H G Wells.

This TK Maxx is a bit off the beaten track in East London. It is situated beside a huge Asda. I…read morecame here with a friend some time ago, she has a car which you kind of need to get here. I like TK Maxx because of the quality of the products they sell. You are guaranteed to find some great brand name products here at really decent prices. Such as snow boots which my friend bought and a snow jacket which was £150 reduced to £80 which i bought.

A busy TK Maxx, with as other reviews have said, a good share of great bargains. The sales racks…read moreoften contain a few high end labels too- such a Prada, etc. Mainly, you can bank on them stocking Calvin Klein items- from jumpers to underwear, and Jeans from Wrangler, Lee and Levis. Sadly the credit crunch seemed to have made this store even busier, which makes it hard work to find those bargains!! Still worth it my opinion, but be ready for a rummage!! Oh, also, beware of this place if have have a particularly nervous disposition, as there is a gym above the shop and quite often strange loud thumps ring through the air!! I was quite alarmed at first but now I know there is a gym above the shop, it's not so weird!!

This topshop is quite small but still offers a great range of fashion clothing. The staff are…read morefriendly and always wearing the lastest range of clothes. The store has a number of changing rooms which are clean and tidy.