Shopping and I

I love shopping and fashion! I’m not like all these fashion bloggers out there, going to Primark, River Island etc. and buy dupes after dupes. I look at trends, but I don’t follow them all.

When I go shopping I look at quality and I’m happy to spend some more money, because I know they clothes will last longer. Primark, H&M and Co. Are not really my style. They only one of these stores I got to regularly is Zara. I buy quiet a lot in Zara, especially basic stuff.

In my home town I don’t go shopping that often, because we don’t really have the stores. I go to Zara, Hallhuber, Tom Tailor and shoe stores, that’s it. We have the little department stores, but they only have a small selection of brands. When I really want to go shopping in Switzerland I go to Zurich. They have Massimo Dutti (my absolute fave), sandro, Maje  and two big department stores (Jelmoli and Globus). These two stores have great brands and they are fabulous for shopping. In Zurich there are lots more stores, I love: SuperDry, Phase Eight, PepeJeans, Mango and many more.

Lucerne is not bad for shopping either.

The problem in Switzerland… the prizes!

Everything is really expensive here, the clothes as well. So whenever I’m in Germany I buy the stuff there and of course also in other countries.

Italy is great for shopping, because they have tiny shoes, which is fabulous. My fave places for shopping: London and the States.

London is maybe not cheaper, but they have lots of brands we don’t have here: Reiss, Karen Millen, Ted Baker, Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister, Cadenzza. I also love these little boutique shops they have.

Last but not least, my beloved America. Outlet shopping or just a regular store, I usually go crazy in the States. Especially in Coach, Nike, Tommy Hilfiger and Abercrombie and Fitch. There are lots more as well though, like Steve Madden, Banana Republic, Ralph Lauren and many more. Even with taxes, the things are much cheaper. In the outlets you can get some great deals!!!

Where do you go shopping?! 

I have never been to Primark...

Well, actually that’s not true anymore, because the last time I went to London I went into Primark and bought something.

We don’t have Primark in Switzerland, so of course I never really got introduced to the chain. Whenever I had friends traveling to the UK, I heard them talk about Primark. When I went myself, I never went into the shop, because I just wasn’t interested.

Last autumn that changed, because I wanted to buy Harry Potter pyjamas and I knew that they have some in Primark. That’s all I did in there, I bought myself some HP pjs and I like them. I don’t love them, because they are not particularly comfortable, I use them now, when I hang around at home. They are pretty though.

Being in the shop didn’t to anything else for me though, it was packed with people, there is no chance of having an overview, it’s messy and there are just too many things.

I guess the main reason for people loving Primark so much is the prizes. The things are cheap and you can find anything from clothes, over stationery, make up, to home ware items.

When I go shopping though I prefer quality over quantity and I like my clothes to be of good quality, so that they will last me for a while. I have nothing against people who go shopping in there, but it’s just not my style. Some can’t afford the more expensive stores.

I also think that my style is unique and you just can’t achieve that with Primark stuff, everyone has it, it’s similar with H&M. Sometimes I really think the clothes look cheap, which I don’t like.

It’s safe to say that I won’t go into a Primark anytime in the near future.