H&M

Decent store on Princes Street. I like H&M, and it’s never let me down in the many countries I’ve visited one. Good products, good prices, and nice staff, it also feels like a cool place to be. I’m not a fashionista in any sense of the word, but I do know good quality products when I buy them, and this is usually somewhere I’ll go.
There are two H&M’s on the street, but this is the one I usually go to as it’s closer to where I live. Well worth a stop if you’re shopping on Princes Street.

A winner. Great clothes, great colours, great quality and great fit. I always find something in here and some of my purchases have lasted a long time and become faves. The children’s clothing is reliably good and well-​made with nice colours and textures and no awful slogans on the tops. The adult sizes generally run to about a size 18. They also have maternity clothes for our maternal friends.

Old Navy for hipsters.
This place was a wreck. I understand it is located in a high traffic area and they get a lot of visitors but it’s just a mess.
I saw this place one night after they closed and made a point to come back during the next day. Most of the clothing looks like it would fall apart within a few weeks… looks good but poorly and cheaply made.
I checked it out and walked out.

H&M is my guilty pleasure. I don’t feel guilty when I’m in there, but I always feel guilty leaving because I’ve spent a fortune.
I can’t help it!
They have the BEST staple items you could possible want. Gok Wan, move aside — the capsule wardrobe comes straight from H&M.
The funny thing is there are 2 H&Ms on Princes Street. This isn’t my favourite, but it’s good nevertheless.
I bought 2 skirts here the other day, £2 each! One black and one grey. They’re not particularly fancy but they are brilliant value.
H&M stands for Hot and Mine, i’m telling you

Sometimes I love H&M and all the fashionable, cheap clothes that go along with it. And sometimes I hate it because the store is mostly messy and the chances of finding your size in that one perfect item are slim. They have a quick turnaround of stock so if you see something you like, you should probably snap it up as chances are it will be gone the next time you come.
This store has mens (which I never find particularly inspiring), childrenswear and womanswear. The womans clothing in here tends to be a bit smarted and geared towards the older shopper as opposed to the young trends in the other H&M store down the road.

This branch on H&M on Princes Street is huge and I only wish I appreciated it more than I do. I’m not a massive fan of H&M and after living in a city for a year where H&M was the only shop, it got old pretty quickly and it wasn’t really new before that either. For me I go to H&M for the following things; black work tops, black socks, hairbands, bobbles, clasps and various other accessories, I also adore their printed scarves. So I guess I’m a huge fan of H&M when it comes to jewellery and accessories but as far as the clothes go I find them rather dull and not particularly good quality either. Any items I’ve bought from H&M in the past are long gone and that’s strange for me as I am a complete hoarder and keep absolutely everything. Most of my H&M clothes have ended up in the bin or in charity bags either because they’ve ended up all ripped and holey or they’ve shrunk in the wash — I don’t have this problem with other brands.
I guess H&M is quite cheap so I shouldn’t expect everything to last forever, but a few winters for a warm fuzzy jumper would be nice.

H&M’s one of the only high street shops I visit regularly as they’re SO SELFISH not to have an online shop. It annoys me when someone has a really good dress and says it’s from H&M because there’s a tiny little chance of ever finding it, the store is never as neatly organised as you’d like it to be but this does mean you can get that «one-​off» feeling like when you find something boss in a charity shop. The clothes are always good value for money and survive a good number of washes — it’s the best place in the world for classic basic, block coloured tops.

H&M can sometimes be a wee bit hit or miss. The clothes are very reasonably priced and there are plenty on the rails, which can often result in a jumble sale like effect, with stuff strewn everywhere and general chaos in store.
I have found the complete opposite to be true when it comes to the H&M on Princes Street. It is a big store, three storeys high, and packs in Womens, Mens and Kids clothes and accessories.
Strangely though, and maybe this is just me being sexist, the main street level floor is mens. It then goes up to Kids and finally womenswear, which I find really strange as the main shoppers are most likely to be women!
However, that said, the women’s section is large, spacious and nicely laid out with a separate underwear/​swimwear section and big changing room area. I purchased a dress from here for a wedding, a silk knee length dress with peach and black geometric shapes for a bargainous £29.99. I know I will be able to wear it again and again, and at the price it was great value for money.
The best H&M around!