a store instead of Bloomingdales?

[dragonyphoenix]

A question for my British friends. Giles' PoV describing a woman. She's a secretary but she buys upscale clothes. I'm thinking Bloomingdale's discount rack. But I don't know if a British guy would know Bloomies.

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[gillo]

Harrods does have a sale which people fight to get into.

No Bloomingdales here. Giles would probably not recognise a particular shop style (he's a man. Duh) but he might think she looks as if she shops in Mayfair, say. Then correct himself to 2whatever the equivalent is amongst these bloody Colonials." ;-)

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I like that very much. Thank you.

And what I should have mentioned in my post, my Giles is a sharp dresser himself so I think he would be, at least somewhat, aware of where a woman would shop.

[gillo]

S2C is a typical British bloke who wouldn't recognise a Versace suit if it hit him between the eyes. (*g, d & r*)

If Giles is a snappy dresser he would probably get his suits made to measure in Mayfair himself - Savile Row is the top place for outstanding gentlemen's wear. He'd know about other places in the area and would certainly know about Bond Street, where all the big name designers have shops. They also often have shops at Designer Outlet Villages - notoriously there's one in Bicester, less than an hour by train from Marylebone Station in London. It's full of really upmarket designer wear I consider still massively inflated in price, like Mulberry handbags and the like, but it's where a smart but budget-aware lady might actually buy her posh clothes.

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That's very helpful. Thank you.

[gillo]

This is Bicester Village. I use that line to London a lot and the trains are always packed with tourists going there to shop. Lots of Chinese people in particular, for some reason.

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I do not get modern fashion, especially what the younger set likes to wear. It honestly looks ugly to me. Sounds like I'm getting old, doesn't it? ;-)

[gillo]

We all do. Though, to be fair, my daughters dress nicely and are only 23 and 26.

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Somebody has to be wearing the ugly clothes I see being sold at the mall. Happily they don't tend to hang out where I do.