Shopping advice please

Are there any particular brands to look out for in NY that you either can%26#39;t get in the UK or that are much cheaper (sorry to be crass but I%26#39;m from Yorkshire - it%26#39;s my birthright to like a bargain!!).

I%26#39;m after some new jeans especially and I%26#39;m always after new shoes / boots. Also are there any cosmetics to look out for?

Any suggestions plus where to look much appreciated

Cath

Shopping advice please

Hi Cath,

I am going to NY in 2 weeks time (yea!!). I have travelled in the US before and you will find a huge difference between our prices and over there - brands to look out for are - Seven and True Religon Jeans (fab fit and literally half the price we pay, Nine West footwear, DKNY, Guess and all designers really. Look out for Raplh Lauren/Tommy gear and hugely reduced rates in discount stores. You will also get a great deal on make up, esp Clinique and Mac stuff!

Hope that%26#39;s some help and happy shopping!!

Shopping advice please

Tanya - when you come back please post and let me know what you found. True Religion and Seven jeans would be definites plus mac stuff.

Have a great time, look forward to hearing what you got up to when you return.

Cath x

Any idea what sizes 7 and true religion go up to? wondering if my big butt will fit in some - although not sure I could bear to spend that much on one pair of jeans......keep saying I%26#39;ll get something designer (treat myself) and then end up buying bargains instead!

If you go on the browns site for seven jeans

http://www.brownsfashion.com/fashion12.html

and this one for true religion

revolveclothing.com/brandpages/鈥?/a>

They appear to be for the skinnies.

Time to get the Slimfast in.... (joke - there%26#39;s nothing wrong with a big of a squidgy a*se IMHO)

I figured they probably would be (remember visiting abercrombie with my sister whose a uk 10/12 and even she struggled to find stuff in there!) I am slowly shrinking lost 2 and a half stone now and was well chuffed when I was able to get my wedding dress in a size 14 (UK) - Alas with my hips I shall never been a skinny minnie ;)

2 and a half stone - wow! That%26#39;s really impressive

Might stick to the shoes - much more fun than squeezing into teeny jeans...

Hey girlies,

Just back to the jeans again - when i was in Chicago this year i got a pair of Sevens - they were 鈧?30, not bad considering they are 鈧?40 in Dublin. I got a waist 32'; which would equate to a size 14 in maybe River Island, they are quite stretchy though so there is room in them! I think that was as big as they got. From what i can see True Religon only seems to go to 31';. A friend of mine has a pair of them and they are very skinny fitting.

I might buy a pair as my ';target'; jeans as i am currently dieting! However i am sure that will get blown out of the water in NY!!

Will report back on all the shopping when i return, the boyf doesn%26#39;t know what he has let himself in for!!

Hey girlies,

Just back to the jeans again - when i was in Chicago this year i got a pair of Sevens - they were 鈧?30, not bad considering they are 鈧?40 in Dublin. I got a waist 32'; which would equate to a size 14 in maybe River Island, they are quite stretchy though so there is room in them! I think that was as big as they got. From what i can see True Religon only seems to go to 31';. A friend of mine has a pair of them and they are very skinny fitting.

I might buy a pair as my ';target'; jeans as i am currently dieting! However i am sure that will get blown out of the water in NY!!

Will report back on all the shopping when i return, the boyf doesn%26#39;t know what he has let himself in for!!