Previously known as India Fox (a name I adored), Tree of Life is a store I love visiting, even if…read moreit's just to window shop. Simply put; they have everything you need in order to look ethnic, besides a tanning booth. Kaftans, flowing skirts, loose blouses, loose, baggy pants, colourful bracelets, patchwork totes (aka jholas), shawls, wraps, scarves... if it's found in South East Asia, it'll probably be here, at a (relatively) affordable price. They also stock some of the most beautiful silver jewellery I have ever seen. Sadly though, this jewellery is a bit on the expensive side. Around $30 for a pair of earrings, for example. Still. A girl can dream. *wistful sigh, nose pressed against the shop window*

Originally a tailor in Ryde, this branch of the Tedesco family moved to Castle Hill about 5 years…read moreago. They do men's tailoring and wedding hire. They have a rather a large range of modern suits - no shirt ruffles or maroon velvet here. My son was a groomsman at a wedding recently, he was on a diet and consequently the original size no longer fitted him as the wedding got closer. They left his suit until last minute and when we went to pick it up he had gone down a couple of sizes. They did last minute adjustments on the day he picked it up. The wedding went without a hitch and my son looked his best thanks to Tedesco's. Their services include: Tailoring, Men's and boys cloths suits and men's and boys formal hire.

I hired my sons formal suit from Tedesco's wonderful service, the suit fitted perfectly to the…read morepoint it looked like it was made to measure. Very long legs tiny waist never ever found a pair of pants that did not need adjusting, Tedesco's had them in their hire stock. Very reasonably priced hire Totally recommend

For larger women this shop is an absolute boon.Tucked away from the shopping centre, it can be…read moremissed quite easily. Once found however, it will never be lost. They sell clothes for women size 16 to 24. Modern fashions for young and old, they don't discriminate they have fashion for all ages. I went in with my niece to find something for a barbecue. My niece is a size 18 and she has also just had a baby. The lady in the shop was very good, showing her everything she thought was suitable. Those few extra pounds didn't matter at all, she was more worried about getting the style right. My niece had never been there before, I hadn't becuase I am quite a bit smaller than my niece (everybody seems bigger than me at 152 cms). However, my niece will go back because of the rapport with the woman. My niece is quite shy because of her size, she's the largest female in the family. However, this time she bought an outfit and came out happy and isn't that what it's all about?

Equip is sort of the parallel to Diva, but I think I like it a little better. It may just be the…read morename (because who on earth seriously wants to be a 'diva'?), or it may be the fact that Equip jewelry tends to be less overtly 'girly', but either way, I quite like shopping here. It's cheap, and they always have a wide range of, well, everything to choose from. Headbands, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, rings, hairties, even fascinators. If it's an accessory, it's likely to be here. I actually bought quite a nice, chunky long necklace from here the other day, which I've been wearing fairly frequently. And I'm fairly sure a large majority of my earrings come from here.

Helpful and friendly service. Decent range of men's and boy's formal wear, from business suits to…read moredress suits. I was stuck for ideas for a wedding suit, these guys gave me some ideas and hooked me up with the perfect wears and assesories. Alternations were taken care of within two weeks.

If the desire to dress like a wood elf becomes overpowering, this is the place for you…read more I braved the stairway past the pixie pictures, and found a dark showroom with workshop behind. It was quiet, and there's a couple of big changerooms to wrangle the odd and very pointy bits of clothing together into acceptable layers. What's a laplap when it's at home? I'm all for local businesses making good, and on a braver day I'll try on some of the very comfy looking cottony pants, but the target market's a bit younger than me. Or possibly popping over from the Other Side on the way to a fae rave or changeling substitution.

I didn't realise until I was researching the store for a review that there are about 20 Trade…read moreSecret Stores. I am really surprised that there aren't more because they are wonderful value. As with all discount outlets you have to be careful what you choose, there are good things and then there are some incredibly bad things. But I must admit, the good win. They have lovely fashion items for men and women at low prices but fairly good quality and they also sell all the accessories to go with them. I went in for a look and left with a pair of pants suitable for work or casual wear. It was an expensive research mission!

Two other friends of mine found their dresses here at a great price, so I made an appointment as…read moresoon as I could. I came right as they were putting dresses on sale, and within five dresses, I found MY dress. Our consultant pulled it out and I was overjoyed when I saw this dress. The good news was that it was ON SALE and I got it for about 30% of the original asking quote. Every girl dreams about having a wedding dress so rare that no one else has it. I did a lot of digging to find the designer and style and only find that one other bride had worn the dress online. I took note of the alterations she made to it, and did the same to my dress. I'm very happy with the results. My shopping experience at the store was good in that I found the product I wanted, but if you can, go into the store on a day where they're not too busy - I accidentally rushed my fitting, and I should have taken longer to enjoy the experience, since that would be my only wedding shopping experience.

I arrived at my appointment and had only planned on looking and perhaps trying a few dresses…read more I was certain that i would have my dream dress made, however to my amazement I found my dream dress at brides of Beecroft. They happily customised an "off the rack" gown to incorporate my numerous requests, and all for a quarter of what I had budgeted! Katherine was Very knowledgable & professional, yet still warm and friendly!! - great to know "real people" still exist in this industry! Definitely worth visiting if your looking for; Beautiful quality gowns, numerous well known designers, and very reasonable prices. Overall experience was wonderful, highly recommend brides of Beecroft!!