H & M

I am a huge fan of H & M. It sells all the top high street must-​haves for a fraction of the price.
For example leggings are leggings are they not… But H&M sell them for £3.99 whereas Topshop sell them for £15.
Also I am a big fan of H&M’s maxi dress range. They have some lovely dresses in here all of which I find have a very flattering fit!
I also love their basic range. I pratically live in vest tops and this shop has a great selection of styles and colours all for under a fiver… Bargain!
This branch is situated in Capitol shopping centre. It is not as big as the one in the St Davids 2 centre but it does tend to be less busy which I find more relaxing.
Also when something is out of stock in the St David’s 2 store they usually ring this one and 9 times out of 10 they have it available.

This is the original H & M in Cardiff and is probably now overshadowed by the shiny new one in the St Davids 2 complex.
While I like the new shop, I still prefer this one as it tends to be less busy and I prefer the layout which doesn’t seem to ram as much into the space as possible. And its also quite clear that your casual wear is on the ground floor and your smart stuff is upstairs.
It doesn’t have much in the way of designer collections that you can get in the new store but thats ok with me. It seems to have a bigger range of accessories too, or maybe its the same but not so squashed.
I guess it depends on where you are in town, but this offers a nicer shopping experience for me.

Everyone knows Topshop is the big gun in terms of the high street clothing retailers. Fine. Ain’t no one taking that title anytime soon. On the other end, you’ve got Peacocks and Primark, proudly waving the banner of the cheap and cheerful end of the retail spectrum. In the middle of this scale sits the mid-​range shops, for those who like their clothes affordable, but built to last more than a month. Here lies River Island, Zara and, perhaps the best of these, H&M.
H&M always seems to cater to the fashion conscious who manage to maintain their own style; the ones who haven’t been subjected to the Topshop mind control ray and become worker drones to the neon green fashionista aesthetic. They offer a range of menswear that adheres to current fashion trends without becoming too ensconced in them; buy something in H&M and it’ll look good throughout the year, as opposed to the three weeks when that particular fashion is in.
This store is made with choice in mind, filling two massive floors of the Capitol shopping centre with their massive stock selection.