Next

This next store has a good range of clothing for all men, women and children. The home section is a little disappointing though, just because of lack of choice, its really small. Everything is displayed nicely though, the shop is kept nice and clean. Staff are usually friendly too.

Not being a normal Next Bod type person, I was actually sucked into this one by the sheer size of the place. I swear it’s the biggest Next I’ve ever been in. Most of them are pokey affairs with that ever so snooty air to them, as if they were housing Vivienne Westwood herself in their generic clothing rails.
Next like Gap is an expensive basics place, and whilst the quality is good, it’s really overpriced for what it offers.
For me the best bit of Next is the kid’s clothing department, as they really do provide some lovely kidlet wear, and I often find it a good emergency shop place for whenever someone’s kidlet is getting older or yanno it’s Christmas or something.
The ladies selection of clothing bores me, it’s not quite trendy or funky enough to rival what Free Sprit and places of that ilk offer/​ed but it almost tries to insist it is. The formal wear is indeed formal, and whilst not being TopShop, it seems more often to lean towards the middle aged stylings of Principals and Wallis lately.
For fellas, the suit department is rather lovely, and being dragged around at the elbow with various boys too self concious to pick out a suit on their own, the Next suit dept, really do a good job at off the peg tailoring that looks bespoke when worn without breaking the bank and being boring too. Ladies’ tailoring isn’t quite as funky as the Men’s and harks back to that middle aged isse, which is fine, yanno, if you’re middle aged.

Next is not normally a shop that I like to buy things from. At least not on the clothing front. I like things that look a little bit different but I think a lot of Next tems look quite uniformed and boring.
I was surprised when I visited this store and found a few dresses that I really loved. I ended up buying a couple of things and my perception was changed a little. I like to have a look around now and see what else I can bag!
I do like the choice of homewares at next, they always seem to have something pretty for me to put in my kitchen or bedroom and they have a good selection of bed linen.
Im a new fan!