Where do you get clothes for your cruise

[DUETTO, Staines]

Each cruise with us entails buying a lot of new clothes especially with the wife. But the problem so many clothes stores have gone from good quality clothing to dreadful poor quality cheap tatt.

We have tried Amazon but 99% has gone back the same day cheap chinnese very poor quality. even high street outlets have moved to cheap poor quality.

Our favourites are Landsend clothing[out and about clothing] and M&S but with M&S some of their stuff has followed this trend. JL is still fairly good.

Where do readers shop for cruise clothing? What are your Favourites clothing stores for your next cruise

[Sally the Seagull, Dover]

Try the laundrette.

[Mrs M]

Where do I get my cruise clothes from?

My wardrobe.

I don't have any designated cruise clothes or shoes.

[Happy, Wolverhampton]

Great minds think the same and like Mrs.M most of my cruise clothes come out if my wardrobe. If I do treat myself it is usually from Marks and Spencer or Debenhams.

[andyn, Bucks]

Out of the suitcase.
I get to my cabin and open the suitcase and my clothes have always been in there. I think I am just lucky and have a packing fairy, that must work alongside the hoovering and dusting fairies.......strangely the OH doesn't believe in them!!!!!!!!

[cruisedreams, Thirsk]

I have had some lovely clothes from Gray & Osbourne, lots of cruise wear.

[dst87, Falkirk]

I don't really have any dedicated cruise clothing... I try to buy things that I can wear more often than that!

Generally I get a lot of stuff from Debenhams and GAP.

[jan lowden, sunderland (2)]

H&M for t-shirts,Debenhams of House of Fraser for anything else. Jan.

[MAGGIEMOU, CYPRUS]

I rarely have to buy clothes for cruises as I have more in my wardrobe then Debenhams stock. I never take less then 100 dresses on a world cruise. plus my 40 some pairs of shoes
If I want a new long formal dress I on made to measure her ein Cyprus as i have an excellent dressmaker. I buy some of my theme ball outfits from Ebay. The best place to but dressing in the theme of things for Cunard balls.
I did receive an email the other day. (Goodness how they get your details) from a shop online called "Julipa" i think it part of the Minsota group of online shops and I think they are in Manchester. They looked to have some nice things for cruising. Not my style but looked OK. I prefer Karen Millen.

[Yogini, Waterlooville]

There's Ebay, a local annual nearly new sale, outlet shops and sales.

I've just sold on a dress on Ebay that I bought for cruising at the nearly new sale. I was surprised to get as much as I did for it, as I did specify that it needed some TLC as some of the beads had fallen off.

I do have some special items of clothing. I work fulltime in an office, and don't have any opportunity to wear the cocktail dress that I bought for my first Cunard voyage.

[cymrucruiser]

Depends what I'm buying. T-shirts, vest tops, socks, shorts etc for day wear and kids nothing wrong with primark. Evening dresses my favourites are monsoon, phase eight and quiz. Smart I like Wallis. Lovely day out shopping in cardiff. Next year's day trip to Cardiff is already booked for pre cruise/holiday bits and Bob's the week before we go away because we've booked to see mrs browns boys on tour!

[Mitchell Derby, Derby]

M&S / Wallis for "everyday smarts" ... Primark for T shirts ... ebay for "posh" evening clothes which will have very limited wear

At leasr that's how it used to be; I'm gradually buying more and more stuff online

Cheers,
Lynn

[dst87, Falkirk]

I'm amazed that so many people like Primark stuff.

I've bought a few bits and bobs from there, but none of it lasts and the fit is fairly poor too. I don't buy anything from there anymore. But hey, it is cheap!

I wish we could get away from the disposable culture and on to something more ethically conscious, and I do in many aspects of life, but with clothing it can be a real challenge with basically nothing on the high street. I suppose the very nature of fashion is that it doesn't last, so maybe there's very little demand for it.

[Old Sea Dog, Stockport]

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I buy mine from the small chain stores you find on every high street. They're called charity shops. If the cruise or airline lose your case then it's no big deal.

Cheers OSD

[carol, welwyn garden city]

I've just bought a new formal dress from MissSelfridge of all places. It was the last place I expected to find something for me, but it's gorgeous.......................................... .................................................. Carol