H&M

So… here we are. H&M have opened up an Argyle St based store at long last!
Well, technically it’s been open a while now. It’s going to be a short n sweet review on my part, so I’ll stick to the basics.
PROS:
— You don’t have to waltz up to Buchanan Street to get your H&M fix anymore.
CONS:
— This store seems to sell the basics only.
I’m going through yet another awkward stage in my 20s (who knew they lasted that long?) and can’t decide whether I like the colourful gimmicks of «young» H&M, or want to go for something more refined. For either, I find this store a bit bland. Selling some nice t shirts and jeans as Eleanor had pointed out, I can’t find much more than that. You can spy the odd party dress in here but other than that, it’s a bit plain. It reminds me of Gap for some reason, and is more sedate than the H&M’s on Buchanan Street.
So yes, it’s great there’s a store down here. But it’s still Buchanan I gravitate towards in terms of choice.

Although H&M is all same same for stuff like clothes, shoes and accessories for male and female, there is a certainty that you can find something really pretty cheap to walk away with that day.
I personally know they have good jeans, I spent a long long time trying to find jeans but I could not find any for the life of me, until going to H&M. This is always a problem for me, I must be a wierd shape because my jeans always fall down and I don’t like a belt. I found a perfect figure hugging pair from H & M and bought two, just incase, but this will be the first place I go next time.

For me, H&M is always a bit hit or miss. I think it’s great for work clothes, especially black t-​shirts which are only £5. I also really like their accessories and recently bought a really cute blue flowey hairband and Hello Kitty socks. Their scarves are also really pretty with really unusual colourful designs which will always receive plenty of compliments.
I’m not a great fan of their going out clothes though and they seem to use really cheap material for everything which I hate the feel of. This H&M also really annoys me because it has a rediculous layout and apart from the changing rooms there aren’t any mirrors so to see what accessories look like on you have to go to the changing room with them which is just silly. There also seems to be not enough tills for the size of the shop which often causes lengthy queues resulting in me usually putting things back and leaving.
I used to live in Dresden in Germany and there weren’t many clothes shops. H&M was really the only affordable one, resulting in everyone walking around looking like clones designed by H&M. Not a good look.

I’ve always been a fan of H&M for men but have found the choice in Glasgow to be particularly poor compared to Edinburgh and other stores in mainland Europe.
The new H&M in the revamped St. Enoch centre has a good size and range for men (at last!). Loads of cheapish accessories and classic, wearable designs that can be mixed and matched more easily than say, Topman.
The majority of clothes I have bought from them have been excellent value for money considering the quality and fit.
I like how H&M take something simple and put a subtle stylish twist to everything.
Noice!

Does Glasgow really need another H&M? some were heard to cry when a third city centre addition to the popular Swedish clothes chain was revealed as one of the new stores in the St Enoch’s Centre’s makeover. Even I, an admitted worshipper to the hallowed altar of all that is cheaper than Topshop and better quality than Primark, was doubtful. However, the beauty of H&M Argyle Street is that… whisper it… people haven’t yet seemed to realise it’s there. You know the sinking feeling you used to get when you walked into the Buchanan Galleries and were forced to dig your way through a pile of jeans, woolly jumpers and winter jacks to find a little sign entitled «sleeveless tops?» When you took a few items of clothing to the fitting rooms and on seeing the queue really wished you were the type of person who would just brassneck it and strip to your pants in front of the floor length mirror in the middle of the shop? Well the Argyle Street store just isn’t like that.
Example; while shopping the other day I discovered a gorgeous cardigan of which there seemed to be every size but mine. I popped up to the Buchanan Street store and made my way through the crowds to find a shop assistant of whom I told my query. «No, we only have one in a size six,» she replied. «This particular cardigan has been selling quickly.» I then decided to give the Buchanan Galleries store a try, even though it is much smaller. Needless to say there was only one left, not in my size. Compare this to the row of the cardigans the Argyle Street store had and you will understand why it will now be my first H&M choice (although it would be typical that out of all the cardigans they had left they wouldn’t have one on my size. But I digress… it was a really nice cardigan.)
The store is also massive with one and a half floors dedicated to womanswear, including a large accessories department. They even have a decent selection of shoes and I don’t remember seeing shoes in any other H&M store.
The only problem with my new discovery is that sharing it with all of you could mean its popularity will rise and it too will succumb to the curse of the piled up clothes and fitting room queues.
Actually, forget everything I just said.

The recent rebranding of St Enoch is very much led by the appearance of giant chain stores like this H and M: for many years, I have been a fan of their clothes, as they avoided the self-​conscious neutrality of Gap without descending into label heavy nonsense. Until recently, their style has been classic, although they are increasingly experimenting with slightly more fashion conscious items.
Consistent with their usual policy, they let you shop in peace, with few interfering assistants and along snaking queues– except towards the end of the day, when it seems to get quiet. Best time to visit: in the last half hour before closing. Best offer: essentials like socks and t-​shirts.

There’s nothing like a trip to H&M to make you feel awful about yourself. Don’t get me wrong, the clothes are absolutely gorgeous: stylish yet not too pricey, but the mirrors… oh the mirrors! Anyone who has ever paid a visit to a H&M changing room will know exactly what I mean. When you close the door behind you, you are faced with your most unattractive self, under the harsh lighting and surrounding mirrors that portray the subject at previously unforeseen and unflattering angles.
H&M provides a good reliable stylish selection, staying at the front line of fashion and producing some of the loveliest items season after season. H&M is an old friend of mine; one of my loveliest and best friends who will also be blunt and harshly honest with its ever judging and mocking mirrors.

After seeing the new colossus of an H&M open in Buchanan Galleries just weeks ago, I expected this one in the St Enoch (which also opens out onto Argyle Street) to be a much smaller affair. I was wrong, it’s also huge, and despite being slightly baffled as to why they would open two giant stores within a few hundred yards of each other in a space of a matter of weeks (as well as another smaller store also in Buchanan Galleries), you’ve got to hand it to H&M as they certainly aren’t shy about making their presence felt.
Inside it’s the usual mix of male, female and childrens’ clothing, all very cheap and all probably quite fashionable, though I wouldn’t really know. I’ve not bought anything from here yet but as my jeans have a massive hole in the backside and need replaced urgently, H&M are difinitely in the running for my custom.