Here at clothes shop, we always welcome new places to shop - online and offline, so its a little ironic that today we welcome one of the most established high street retailers to our online preferred clothes shop - please give a warm warm welcome to British Home Stores, or BHS as its generally more affectionately known!!

The site has ladieswear, menswear, childrenswear and the fab girls Tammy range online - it also features home furnishings and a wedding section.

Navigation and the general shopping experience is easy, and the product photography and descriptions are very good. It goes without saying  that the site is aimed more at the post 20 market, but even for the younger lady, there is plenty of nice underwear!!!!

We’re bring you news of this online store as and when it develops, and hopefully have some exclusive discounts coming your way soon!

Clothes Shop Team

Anyone shop from catalogue anymore? Anyone remember their mum shopping from catalogues? I bet a majority of you ansered no to the first question and yes to the second! After all - what do catalogues know about fashion?

Ok -STOP!!! Forget that mindset - call Paul McKenna and get him to hypnotise you to forget all your current perceptions about catalogues - and check out a few of the more ” traditional ” catalogues! Yes ladies, i’m talking the likes of Littlewoods - surely a name from the past? does it still exist - you betcha, and this cat features everything you need!!! All the best brands, all the top designers, and the online website ( click here ) is a work of art for us fashion afficiendo’s!!

There are plenty of other catalogues out there as well - for the pick of the best check out this site we found - great for letting you know what offers each one has on as well :- Catalogue Shopping org

Does that read right? Clothes Shop Clothes Shop? Probably not, and no, we haven’t developed a keyboard stutter - what we have developed is the most exciting thing since Kate Moss released her Topshop range! - our own clothes shop right here on www.clothes-shop.net!!

 So what will it be all about, and what will we stock? Well, details are locked away in Chief Editors desk, but whilst I was delivering Starbucks and cakes to her desk, i did catch a glimpse - we’re talking ladies fashion, mens fashion, leading brands, accessories and exclusive discount codes for registered clothes-shop.net readers!!

Better still this cutting edge store will let you shop clothes from a selection of stores such as Next, Laura Ashley, Top Shop and River Island all from one place!

So when can you start this new shopping experience ( can you tell i’m excited!! ) - the launch date is pencilled in for April 1st - no April fools i promise you! But i’ll keep you posted as i get more info!!

So this blog is about clothes shopping, and i’m going to make the brief and hopefully correct assumption that all of you have at some point been clothes shopping? Correct? Yes? Good, then i’ll continue ( and if you’re reading this and haven’t ever been clothes shopping - shut the computer off NOW, and do it!! please!! )

So whats the point of this blog post - what could i possibly teach you? Well read on, and just maybe your next clothes shopping trip will be even better!

 Online or Offline

A seemingly simple choice, but bear in mind the following -

If shopping online, have you got time for the clothes to arrive, and also to send them back should the size / style not be correct?

If going to your highstreet / shopping center, whats the parking like? is there a Starbucks nearby? Can you go during off peak times thus preventing the hassle of queing for 20 mins each time you want to pay for something!

Now what i do, and i accept i am not normal, and am receiving some therapy to help me, is make a list - and then another list!

My first list details all the clothing i must buy that day, followed by anything else i might be interested in. Then i make a second list of all the shops i will be likely to need to  go in to complete my first list! Still with me?

Ok, so now with my two lists, i can decide whether my clothes shoping can be done online successfully ( which is my preferred choice - after all, nothing better than kitting out a new wardrobe with Holby City on in the background and a glass of wine next to my mouse! ), or whether an offline trip is needed! If offline, i also make the distinction between going into town - read as a traditional high street - or should i go to the nearest shopping center? If anyone has ever been to Bluewater shopping center, you’ll know what kind of shopping heaven that place is!

Usually, all the stores in the High Street are available online - Top Shop, River Island, Marks and Spencers, New Look, and many more!