Harvey Nichols

Shoes and champagne — what more could you ask for. Great service and the good was incredible.

I enjoy all sorts of food and when Harvey Nics first opened, there were an array of lovely luxurious food, all for a price, obviously but for the odd treat, why not!
Now, I’ve not been there for a long time as yes it’s expensive but as I remembered the clientele were too rude and having to make my way to the top floor for some treats when there were so many of shops was too much to bear and today was no exception! I was walking behind two guys chatting, walking into the shop, when the last one said, «you’re welcome!» They way someone says it when I should’ve said thank you to him. Now, IF he had held the door open for me, I’m a polite person and would have, but seen as he was only opening the door for his big 6ft frame and his mate, I didn’t.
Anyho getting up to the top floor wasn’t too bad as there were few clientele around. I walked around the food hall and was so disappointed! There were a few shelves around of teas, coffees and bits. I guess that’s solved the problem of ever having to go in there again as there wasn’t much to buy.
I didn’t get any customer assistance as they were busy chatting to each other.
On the way down and out, I had a girl in fake town, full make up, hair straightened to an each of its life, handbag on arm, leggings (chubby) and ugg boots look me up and down in a disapproving way then another woman, barber jacket and few bags of shopping, barge past me to get to the escalator without even a thanks.
Decision made, don’t go back to Harvey Nics Leeds again

Leeds’ première super expensive landmark shopping palace is hard to knock… So long as you have lots of cash and a slender figure which will fit into the Dolce, McQueen and Armani.
For those not wanting to spend stupid cash though, they also sell Acne tees in various grey-​like shades and Varvaros Converse Collaborations… and what’s not to love about that!
Oh, and they have a lovely eatery on the top floor too, complete with bar… Yay for shopping and champagne in the same building!

This place is huge! I only went up and looked at the top most floor. I really enjoyed the doorman and the window decorations though.
The next time I got back to England, I am going to take my time looking in this store.
If only I had endless money for it. That would be perfect.

If you’re looking for a place to live out a fashionista’s dream, then Harvey Nichols department store is the place to be.
As soon as you’re met with the dapper looking door-​man, you know you’re in store for the ultimate shopping experience. You’re immediately met with the vast array of Vogue’s best picks of this season’s ‘must have’ handbags. With the likes of Chloe, Balenciaga and Gucci, you’ll have no problem in spending your money. you’ll be offered an excellent level of expertise within almost 60 seconds of being there; with a smile and a helping of warmth.
If you’re looking for something more cosmetic, then is also the place for you. With at least fifteen seperate counters boasting high– class names such as Shu Uemura, Clarins, Chanel and Crème de la Mere, you will without a doubt find exactly what you’re looking for. With a vast array of designer perfumes also, the beauty experts will be happy to issue you with any testers of your choice. The prices aren’t cheap, but everything is presented so chicly that it is most definetly worth it.
The Womenswear department is where the real fun begins. Entering the floor, you are almost dumb– founded when faced with the sheer vastness of designer shoes. Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Mui Mui, et al immediately dazzle you with their beauty, but soon bring you back to earth when the price tag is revealed.
If you’re looking for something particular, or fancy having more intimate advice, then you can take full advantage of the Personal Shopping that Harvey Nichols Leeds offers. The women that work there are fully trained in helping you find anything and everything you might need, from magic underwear to an outfit for a wedding, and the door is always open.
The two womenswear floors offer an array of affordable pieces such as tees and lingerie, but more often then not you’ll be surprised by the high price tags, as they offer only the best in fashionable pieces. Boasting International Designers such as Prada, Stella McCartney, Gucci, Temperley, Amanda Wakely, as well as the more understated Philip Lim, Juicy Couture and MaxMara.
Harvey Nichols is an absolute MUST to visit whilst in Leeds!

Harvey Nichols, dear Harvey Nichols, how piddled off you marketing and branding big wigs must be at the constant reference to your beloved snob shop as Harvey Nicks. Unfairly I suppose, it isn’t the content of these shops that I take umbrage with, but the contrived attitudes of the staff that work there. On two separate occasions I have entered via the smartly dressed doorman, in a pair of jeans and a hoody (the dreaded hoody, heaven forbid) and the other a suit, shirt and overcoat. Can you all guess which occasion I was treated better and which worse? Doesn’t take a genius. The day I walked in wearing jeans and a hoody, the doorman was still chivalrous, tipping his hat and offering platitudes however the feeling of judgment was in the air. Mooching around the handbag department and daring to lay hands, lest I be unable to pay for one of these coveted items I was tracked solidly for 10 minutes by a sales assistant, wearing only a hoody I doubt I was going to be able to stash a Marc Jacobs tote bag up it, but she ploughed on nonetheless. Restraining myself from barking «back off» at the sales bod I decided maybe a nice jacket perusal would elevate my mood. Holy Hell, no, no it did not. At first I wasn’t sure if it was a clone or an entirely different person, but yet again I was stalked like a deer around all the lovely designer brands, again, as if my intent was to stuff a ¾ length jacket up my jumper. After wending around the floors with what seemed like 100 pairs of eyes and temperature boiling I left. The next time I went in, I was in the suit combo mentioned earlier, and the reaction from door to mooch to leaving was entirely different. Doorman was still pleasant, in fact he had a little more gusto with his salutations and I was both pleased and peeved off at this all at the same time. My mooching and poking didn’t result in deer stalkings, and when a sales assistant did approach me, I was preparing to bark at this point, she totally surprised me in asking if there was anything she could help me with, was there anything I would like to see, any style or designer I was particularly interested in. I dismissed an offer for help, smirking and seething over the difference in treatment a set of clothes make. Insert small rant about how my money or needs were any different depending on what clothes I had on. GRRR! This behaviour continued throughout my loop of the store and I was even offered a goodbye from the doorman. As a department store, Harvey Nichols is grand, it’s beautiful, the window displays are all beautifully crafted, and it is the retail version of a divine box of chocolates, just begging you forward to indulge. Depending on what you look like, this box of chocolates is armed with barbed wire or welcoming arms. With regards to choice of brand and style, the numbers fail me, there are too many to list off the top of the head, but if you’re up on your fashion, you’ll know what to look for and who it is you are looking for and there’s a good chance it’s here. Men and women are covered in the clothing departments, handbags are extensive, make up is in a large supply to compliment all shades, tones, sensitivities etc, the café provides a nice place to sit and recuperate whilst you power up to tackle the rest of the floors. It’s a haven for the decadent. I love and hate this place in equal measure.

Most people will have heard or even visited a harvey Nichols store. If not, I suggest you do, like… now!
Where else are you going to go where the doorman tips his hat you you, opens the door and says ‘Morning Miss!’…or where you can find such an abundance of haute couture under one roof?
As soon as you walk in, you get hit by the sheer sparkle of the jewellery cabinets and the bags and other accessories and over a few floors you’ll find many many design house sections.
Even though I love the idea of Harvey Nichols, a lot of the clothes do not appear to me. I think a lot of people who are interested in fashion feel that they have to bow down to a name like Harvey Nichols and worship everything in store. Not so… granted, there are lots of lovely designs and accessories but they have lovely price tags to go with them.

I LOVE SHOPPING AT HARVEY NICHOLS! Granted it is mainly window shopping due to the price on that Stella McCartney dress or Jimmy Choo’s. Sometimes when I feel sad I go in just to stroke the Chloe bags… sad…yes!!! I’m aloud to as my boyfriend does treat me to the bags that pull me in most often when I stroke and sulk enough! (well that’s how I justify bag and shoe touching to myself!)
It is a fashion haven for all you sex and the city and devil wears prada lovers! It has every designer and their products (be it fashion, cosmetics, food or homeware) all under one roof. Perfect. Harvey Nic’s stocks everything from Monolo shoes to Saville Row suits to Figi Water to Lancome Lipgloss.
Such designer names do pull on the purse strings though! So go in now and put something on next years Chirstmas list for your partner to save up for!
You cannot miss Harvey Nic’s! Right on the middle of the main shopping strip (Briggate) it’s couture window displays always demand attention! With a new display for each season I often sit on the bench outside Harvey’s with my coffee and dream what it must be like to be that manikin wearing that Viv Westwood dress! Yes you think I’m mad now!!!
If you are in Leeds it’s worth a visit most definitely. Even more so if you have a rich husband or a high paying job! Enjoy the smiley door man in his 20’s hat letting you in and out, it makes a change from people pushing you over outside Primark.

Everyone knows Harvey Nics, right? Well, that’s good — because it’s only one of the biggest and most popular department stores in the UK, isn’t it?
Why then, should I review it? Well, it’s just, I never feel like I’m fully given the full Harvey Nichols experience. That’s why it doesn’t get five stars, you see. Respect where it’s due, Harvey Nics IS amazing. There’s all of the top brands, some amazing products, it’s like Willy Wonka’s factory of fashion would be — if he didn’t have such a sweet tooth.
But, as a young scruffy male, I’m not sure I get the full treatment. The doorman doesn’t seem to want to open the door to me, unless I’m with my girlfriend of course… and the staff show little interest in me. Alright, so — most of the time I can’t afford anything more than a pair of socks (even they’re twenty quid!) but sometimes I am looking for something in particular.
Don’t judge a book by it’s hairy-​faced cover, and all that, will you Harvey?