Jeans shops in Cambridge
Chris Forecast
anybody know if there are still any left? - a quick look around the town
centre and the Grafton area has drawn a blank.
Alternatively, are there any ladies clothes shops which have jeans
departments with a range of jeans from different manufacturers?
Thanks
Chris Forecast
Rachel
ChavLand (aka TK-MaXX) on Coldhams lane.
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> Chris Forecast
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Jon Anderson
> There used to be a number of shops in Cambridge that sold just jeans. Does
> anybody know if there are still any left? - a quick look around the town
> centre and the Grafton area has drawn a blank.
I got two pairs from Burton in the Grafton.
Jon
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Chris Forecast
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> I got two pairs from Burton in the Grafton.
OK thanks, I was actually looking for ladies jeans though.
Chris Forecast
Chris Forecast
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> ChavLand (aka TK-MaXX) on Coldhams lane.
Ah, I'd forgotten about that place. I recall taking a look when it first
opened and being distinctly unimpressed.
Do you happen to know if they have changing rooms where clothes can be tried
on?
Thanks
Chris Forecast
Meldrew of Meldreth
<chris_ng1@-nospam-chrisforecast.co.uk> writes
>OK thanks, I was actually looking for ladies jeans though.
And you want to try them on??
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>In article <ro6dnUKRBrU...@pipex.net>, Chris Forecast
><chris_ng1@-nospam-chrisforecast.co.uk> writes
>
>>OK thanks, I was actually looking for ladies jeans though.
>
>And you want to try them on??
You're assuming Chris is a boy's name?
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Meldrew of Meldreth
<elea...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> writes
>>In article <ro6dnUKRBrU...@pipex.net>, Chris Forecast
>><chris_ng1@-nospam-chrisforecast.co.uk> writes
>>
>>>OK thanks, I was actually looking for ladies jeans though.
>>
>>And you want to try them on??
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>You're assuming Chris is a boy's name?
I am.
Mandy Collins
> > There used to be a number of shops in Cambridge that sold just jeans. Does
> > anybody know if there are still any left? - a quick look around the town
> > centre and the Grafton area has drawn a blank.
Debenhams has a pretty good range of women's jeans by several
designers, including John Rocha, Jeff Banks etc. Apart from that,
there is always Gap of course in the Market Square.
Chris Forecast
> Debenhams has a pretty good range of women's jeans by several
> designers, including John Rocha, Jeff Banks etc. Apart from that,
> there is always Gap of course in the Market Square.
OK, thanks. I was really looking for Wranglers, Levis, that sort of thing -
nothing *too* designery.
Chris Forecast
Chris Forecast
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>>You're assuming Chris is a boy's name?
>
> I am.
And you'd be correct. I should have added that they're not for me!
Chris Forecast
Piglet
Try d2 (www.d2jeans.com) in the Grafton
Chris Forecast
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> Try d2 (www.d2jeans.com) in the Grafton
Thanks. It's been a while since I've seen a less informative website though!
Chris Forecast
Magwitch
Good man! Designer jeans are pants...
Linda Fox
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>Good man! Designer jeans are pants...
LOL!
cheers
Linda ff
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Awful website! :(
When I was looking for a pair of jeans last summer, d2 were the only
shop in all of Cambridge with jeans long enough (of which they had just
one pair).
Andy Scheller
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Mary Ann Tuli
Next & M&S have lots of different cuts...good for women with bottoms.
Gap and French Connection have more fashionable cuts (ie women/girls
with no hips or baggy post natal tums!) but I'm sure Gap spray something
on theirs because they seem lovely when you try them on but quickly seem
thin and scraggy after a couple of washes.
Buying a pair of jeans for someone else seems like a risky business. If
you know the exact size and label I'd order from the web.
Mary Ann
Chris Forecast
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> Buying a pair of jeans for someone else seems like a risky business.
Thanks, I'm not buying for someone else, just trying to find somewhere where
they can look at a good selection and actually try them on.
> If you know the exact size and label I'd order from the web.
Agreed, we've been doing it that way for years and it's both cheaper and
simpler. Unfortunately the manufacturer has just discontinued the style that
we've always ordered, and their 'new & improved' version is a very poor
fit - hence the need to find some sort of alternative.
Chris Forecast
Rachel
Apparently yes you can try stuff on.
Vicky Larmour
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Rachel wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Chris Forecast wrote:
>> "Rachel" <rhb21-b...@cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
>> news:Pine.LNX.4.60.05...@hermes-1.csi.cam.ac.uk...
>>> ChavLand (aka TK-MaXX) on Coldhams lane.
>>
>> Ah, I'd forgotten about that place. I recall taking a look when
>> it first opened and being distinctly unimpressed.
>>
>> Do you happen to know if they have changing rooms where clothes
>> can be tried on?
>
Indeed, I tried assorted jeans on in there at the weekend. The
assistants are also very helpful.
Vicky
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Rachel
> In article
> news:Pine.LNX.4.60.05...@hermes-1.csi.cam.ac.uk,
> Rachel wrote:
>> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005, Chris Forecast wrote:
>>> "Rachel" <rhb21-b...@cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:Pine.LNX.4.60.05...@hermes-1.csi.cam.ac.uk...
>>>> ChavLand (aka TK-MaXX) on Coldhams lane.
>>>
>>> Ah, I'd forgotten about that place. I recall taking a look when
>>> it first opened and being distinctly unimpressed.
>>>
>>> Do you happen to know if they have changing rooms where clothes
>>> can be tried on?
>>
>> Apparently yes you can try stuff on.
>
> Indeed, I tried assorted jeans on in there at the weekend. The
> assistants are also very helpful.
>
> Vicky
I guess you are the person to qualify on the range available then -
Vicky Larmour
The range seemed pretty good to me.
Francis Turton
>
> OK, thanks. I was really looking for Wranglers, Levis, that sort of
> thing -
> nothing *too* designery.
>
Why is Debenhams the only high street shop that seems to stock branded
jeans these days? I've always bought Wrangler, Lee and, occasionally,
Levi's in preference to shops' own brands, as they seem to last longer.
But now in most cases the choice is between lower quality jeans like
Burtons' own, or overpriced designer tat like Jeep (?) or Cat (?) or
whatever.
I assume it's something to do with jeans being regarded by today's yoof
as "fogey pants".
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Gropius Riftwynde
Dunno. But apparenttly 'Diesel' jeans show off your buns to good
effect, and, assuming you have any worth showing off, this is
apparently of great interest to many women. I'm told that I have good
buns, if nothing else, but I'm not the least bit interested in
obtaining jeans to show them off. There shirley has to be something
more to life.
GR
Mary Ann Tuli
Hasn't it always been that way?
Mary Ann
Jules
> Chris Forecast wrote:
> >
> > OK, thanks. I was really looking for Wranglers, Levis, that sort of
> > thing -
> > nothing *too* designery.
> >
>
> Why is Debenhams the only high street shop that seems to stock branded
> jeans these days? I've always bought Wrangler, Lee and, occasionally,
> Levi's in preference to shops' own brands, as they seem to last longer.
I always found the opposite - or at least with Levi's anyway. Used to wear
them out in a matter of weeks, whilst cheaper brands used to soldier on
for ages. It's so long since I've bought Levi's though; maybe the
quality's better these days. They used to be made out of *really* thin
material...
Francis Turton
>> Why is Debenhams the only high street shop that seems to stock branded
>> jeans these days? I've always bought Wrangler, Lee and, occasionally,
>> Levi's in preference to shops' own brands, as they seem to last
>> longer. But now in most cases the choice is between lower quality
>> jeans like Burtons' own, or overpriced designer tat like Jeep (?) or
>> Cat (?) or whatever.
>>
>> I assume it's something to do with jeans being regarded by today's
>> yoof as "fogey pants".
>>
>>
>> --- www.dogsticks.org ---
>
> John Lewis sells branded jeans as do some smaller high st. shops.
I could only find some designer label when I looked in Robert Sayle (aka
John Lewis).
> Hasn't it always been that way?
>
No. Until 5-odd years ago, Burton and BHS for example sold branded
jeans. As did Top Man, but they're no longer extant.
There were also far more independent jeans shops that sold the standard
Wrangler/Lee/Levi's fare.
Debenhams' only have a handful of styles at any one time :(
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bob_builder
> Why is Debenhams the only high street shop that seems to stock
branded
> jeans these days? I've always bought Wrangler, Lee and, occasionally,
> Levi's in preference to shops' own brands, as they seem to last
longer.
> But now in most cases the choice is between lower quality jeans like
> Burtons' own, or overpriced designer tat like Jeep (?) or Cat (?) or
> whatever.
John Lewis always used to be the cheapest source of Levi 501s in
Cambridge but it is some time since I bought my last pair from there.
Although I would agree that Levis do last longer than most other jeans
they do not last longer than the equivalent number of Tesco jeans you
can buy for the same price!
Alan
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> Mary Ann Tuli wrote:
>
>>> Why is Debenhams the only high street shop that seems to stock
>>> branded jeans these days? I've always bought Wrangler, Lee and,
>>> occasionally, Levi's in preference to shops' own brands, as they
>>> seem to last longer. But now in most cases the choice is between
>>> lower quality jeans like Burtons' own, or overpriced designer tat
>>> like Jeep (?) or Cat (?) or whatever.
>>>
>>> I assume it's something to do with jeans being regarded by today's
>>> yoof as "fogey pants".
>>>
>>>
>>> --- www.dogsticks.org ---
>>
>> John Lewis sells branded jeans as do some smaller high st. shops.
>
> I could only find some designer label when I looked in Robert Sayle
> (aka John Lewis).
>
I think you'd probably need a full size JL, not the current temporary
RS.
>> Hasn't it always been that way?
>>
>
> No. Until 5-odd years ago, Burton and BHS for example sold branded
> jeans. As did Top Man, but they're no longer extant.
>
> There were also far more independent jeans shops that sold the
> standard Wrangler/Lee/Levi's fare.
>
I think Tesco tried selling branded jeans, but got blacked becuase they
tried selling them too cheap. Maybe the branded manufacturers priced
themselves out of the market.
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DavidM
"Alan" <a.b...@deadspam.com> wrote in message
>>>> Why is Debenhams the only high street shop that seems to stock
>>>> branded jeans these days? I've always bought Wrangler, Lee and,
>>>> occasionally, Levi's in preference to shops' own brands, as they
>>>> seem to last longer. But now in most cases the choice is between
>>>> lower quality jeans like Burtons' own, or overpriced designer tat
>>>> like Jeep (?) or Cat (?) or whatever.
> I think Tesco tried selling branded jeans, but got blacked becuase they
> tried selling them too cheap. Maybe the branded manufacturers priced
> themselves out of the market.
> in email.
How about GB's in Lion Yard, IIRC they have plenty of Jeans logos in the
window.
DavidM
Mary Pegg
> Although I would agree that Levis do last longer than most other jeans
> they do not last longer than the equivalent number of Tesco jeans you
> can buy for the same price!
But you get to spend more time in the comfort zone of a properly
worn-in pair of jeans, no?
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Anthony Frost
Alan <a.b...@deadspam.com> wrote:
> I think Tesco tried selling branded jeans, but got blacked becuase they
> tried selling them too cheap. Maybe the branded manufacturers priced
> themselves out of the market.
Didn't they get clobbered in the courts for selling grey imports? One of
the manufacturers took exception to Tesco bulk buying jeans intended for
another market...
Yup, Levi Strauss, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2163561.stm
Anthony
Liz Baker
"bob_builder" <bob_b...@london.com> wrote in message
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> John Lewis always used to be the cheapest source of Levi 501s in
> Cambridge but it is some time since I bought my last pair from there.
D2 in the Grafton Centre have a big range of Levi's. They were having a sale
on last week - red tab and 501s.
Liz