Like it's big brother store, FS, this too is a cool place to shop. So I guess you can say this is…read morethe Girls version of the skater style. Here they carry only women's clothing and shoes, but I don't think they carry any boards. They do carry snowboard boots and bindings like FS does. They have a pretty nice selection of winter jackets that will keep you warm out on the ski hills. Along with winter jackets they have some really nice zip-up sweaters and tops (I like the plaid ones they have). I do have to say their sweaters are pretty cool, I really like the designs and patterns that some of them have. The store was a little smaller than the FS store, but it is still great in its own way. It was very well kept, nice, neat and very organized. The two girls that were working on the day I went in were very nice and sweet and very friendly. If you are the type of girl who fits this particular style, the skater look, then I'm sure you would find a bunch of things that you would like. I'm not really a "skater" but I sure do like their stuff. Good news is that they were having some sales; I'm not sure how long they are going on for so you'll have to check the place out for yourself. But if there is no sale on, I'll just warn you that this place is a bit expensive. I guess it's because you are paying for top gear made by the top brands in the buzz. I guess there is a price to pay to look good on the slops or just on the streets.

I always feel like I'm a bit too old to be shopping at stores like FS Girls or any of those trendy…read morestores where a hoodie, skinny jeans and running shoes are the recognized dress code. But FS Girls is such a cool store I can't resist, and it helps me stay with the pulse of "youth culture" and how they're dressing these days. Oh God. I sound old. Everyone who works here looks like they're under 20, but I'm comforted by the fact that a lot of the people shopping here are older. There are lots of cool running shoes, tees, hoodies, snowboarding jackets and pants and other trendy outerwear by popular brands like Hurley, Insight, Fenchurch, Obey, Converse, Billabong, Zoo York, Defcon and Rogue Status, to name a few. It's all Greek to me, but if they can wear it why can't I?! The prices are quite high, as you'd expect from name brand ski and snowboard gear and the subculture's streetwear fashion. If you want to look good, but like you don't try to hard, this is the kind of store you want to shop in. I'll never be quite as cool as the ski bunnies and their boarder boyfriends, but I can at least look cool in their clothes.

Blu's is like a oh so good, but oh so bad drug for me. I love it, but I really can't keep doing…read morethis! My pocket book can't handle it and I don't want to find out just what I would resort to for some Michael Kors or beautiful boots! Blu's is located in the usually upscale Manulife place. It is a usually expensive Women's fashion store. They carry all sorts of great designer lines such as Boss, Paige denim, and my personal favorite, Michael Kors. There is everything a women would need in here for every occasion. There are suits, casual wear, jackets, beautiful dresses and gowns, and after work wear. I really have to stop thinking of this place as my own personal closet. They also have very beautiful shoes, jewellery and accessories to go with every outfit you could possibly imagine. The customer service in here is excellent. The sales associates will become your own personal shoppers if you like. I have one who emails me regularly when something she thinks I would like comes in. This is truly a wonderful place to have a really great and relaxing shopping experience!

I love Blu's, especially this location. They have a wonderful selection of quality designer…read moreclothing - everything from coats to cocktail dresses, and suits to jeans. The staff are amazing and I really appreciate how they will help me find just what I'm looking for - and sometimes things I didn't know I was looking for. They have encouraged me to try styles I wouldn't have looked twice at, and often their suggestions have been my favourite purchases! They have a fantastic payment plan. (You make your purchase and then pay 25% of your balance every month, with no interest). I love how this helps me to invest in quality clothing and not get hit with a crazy bill all at once. This is definitely a high end, expensive store, but they do carry a few more moderate lines, and if you're patient, they have some amazing sales. Winter stuff is significantly reduced from November to January (still plenty of time to wear winter clothes in Edmonton) and the summer wear goes on sale May-July (again lots of time to enjoy the season). Blu's helps me feel stylish and beautiful - thank you!!!

As I was passing through - the Petite Collection seems to be calling out to me - what can I say? I…read moream quite a petite one. Even though I am not in their target market of 30s and above - I went on to browse their collection of petite clothing specifically for 5'4 and below. I was greeted with a very friendly staff who assisted me throughout my time in the store. She was very helpful and patient in recommending a couple of items that suit me. It was very comforting to say that picking out items to try on was relaxing and there wasn't any pressure to buy anything. The staff was also quite attentive in making my time worth while in the store. At the end, I walked out with two winners : a vintage polka dot trousers by Steilmann and a very flattering blue jegging by Liverpool Jeans Company. I was a very happy shopper that very day. +(^.^)+ Keep it up ladies! Will be looking forward to great changes the new management is bringing to the Petite Collection.

Garage is an OK place to shop…read more I got one of my favorite hoodies in the world there! It's one of the long ones (the kind that almost goes over your bum) and it's fitted so it's super cute. I got it on sale and I wear it all the time! Usually when I think of Garage, I think of summer clothes. They always have cute tank tops and shorts. I never go there in the winter or fall unless I happen to be in the store beside them for that reason. And, in all honesty, that hoodie is the only thing I've found there for a season other than summer. Their prices are decent and they usually have quite a few good sales in the store.

I've only gone to Garage Clothing because my daughter wants to shop here. This time I was here…read morebecause the jeggings she bought had torn after only a couple of her having had them and only washed a couple of times. Since we had a receipt, and it showed they were over the 3 month purchase date, they gave us the sale price, even though they had similar jeggings still in the store. We ended up spending an extra $30 to repurchase the same pair over again. I am just hoping the same thing doesn't happen again

I love H&M! Where else can you find $5.95 Summer dresses in cat prints for your 6 year old?!?…read moreScored some awesome Lightning McQueen kicks for my toddler as well. I've been shopping here for 6 years now and love LOVE love the styles - completely different from Joe Fresh or Walmart but comparable in price. I'll be seeing you again soon! I'll upload a couple pics of our Favourite finds today!

H&M is one of my absolute favourites when it comes to 'fast fashion'. While everything is pretty…read morecheap (think $20 avg price women's shirts), the designs and quality aren't terrible. I still own a H&M dress I bought in Europe (same brand and quality there..) 4 years ago. As far as this location goes, I love the fact that it's huge and decently well organized. Typically the items are on the racks where they are supposed to be and aren't just tossed haphazardly around everywhere (in other words, the employees do a good job of picking up after people). My only complaint is their sizing. I literally have to go up TWO sizes from my normal size for stuff to fit here (unless things are sized S/M/L - then it's typically pretty standard). It can be a bit of a hassle finding your size, and with a 7 item changeroom limit you can't really get the same item in a bunch of sizes and find the best fit (because, trust me, you'll find more than 7 things to try). Because of the awkward sizing they have, I'm almost sized out of their pants. Overall, though, great store, great location.

Walked to the City Centre location of Suzy Shier yesterday during my lunch break (needed an indoor…read morepit stop in that -26 degree windchill!). Was pleasantly surprised at the size of the store given it's expensive location (City Centre Mall) and that they carried a large variety of clothing from casual to work dress to dresses suitable for formal attire. Size wise they carry it all from XS to 3X. They had a large clearance sale going on yesterday - I'd say about 1/2 the store and all the regular items were B1G1 50% off. I love a good sale but sometimes I wish stores could or would just have normal prices rather than inflated prices to only be marked down a second after arrival to draw you in. I snagged a really cool three toned sweater poncho (gray, black, and white) perfect for my freezing cold office and nice pair of ladies black leather gloves as well as some sparkly black dress socks all for $31 with tax! They have a text message sign up program where you get 5% off your first purchase and the code comes instantly. The staff were friendly, offered to take my items while I was shopping, and quickly grabbed alternate sizes for ladies in the dressing area. The dressing room was TINY and didn't have a bench or a chair and only 2 super small hooks which barely held my winter jacket, purse, and clothes. The dressing room also did not have a mirror - you had to walk out and look at the big mirror with everyone else trying on clothes. Overall, it's pretty good and a nice pitstop to warm up before braving the cold again. Location & layout - 5 stars Service - 5 stars Prices - Eh, I hate inflated prices so 3 stars Dressing Room - 1 star (really small and yuck). Overall, I'd say 3.5 so we'll round up to 4 :-) I'm sure I'll be seeing you again, Suzy Shier, on many more lunch time walks.

Blu's is probably the most expensive women's clothing store in Southgate. If not, it's definitely…read moreon the list. Blu's carries high end, posh clothes for women. They have their own brand of clothes but they also carry some of the more prominent brands in women's fashion (like Anne Klein). The clothes here are expensive. And, I have to admit, the clothes here are not my cup of tea. They seem to targeted towards an older audience. Let me correct myself, and older and richer audience. I see women in their 40s wearing these clothes. I'm not really into them. The staff are pretty nice. I walked in and was greeted right away. Someone asked if they could help ,e find anything and then backed off when I said I was just taking a look around. It's decent. Not really my thing though.

If I had unlimited disposable income, I would spend days and nights at Blu's...shopping. For me,…read moreBlu's is a miniature version of Holt Renfrew. The clothes sold here are just as fantastic and equally expensive. Blu's carries their own brand of clothes manufactured in Canada as well as brands such as Hugo Boss, Burberry and Anne Klein. Although the selection is not very big, all items are carefully selected, and look elegant and posh. Some of the clothes are geared towards older women but most of the items are for modern urbanites. In addition to clothes, Blu's sells belts, hosiery, gloves and scarves. I wish Blu's did two things: have more sales and improve the quality of customer service. Sales ladies ignored my presence every single time I was there. That's unacceptable for a place that sells such upscale and elegant clothing.

The store manager Alona completely contradicted the terms and conditions of the receipt. I had an…read moreexchange 2 months past the purchase date and drove 3 hours to the closest H&M to exchange (which I was purchasing quite a lot over the $ value of the return). She kept insisting it was her decision to decline the exchange, although the receipt clearly states store credit or exchange past 30 days. I wasn't mad until she decided to answer the phone whilst I was explaining I already knew the terms of returns and exchanges. If the area team reads this message, I strongly recommend you connect with her on how to appropriately address customer complaints and maybe let her read the back of the receipt so she knows what hill to make a stand on. Absolutely abhorrent service.

I wear plus size clothes (usually 16-18 depending on the store and brand) and like a lot of stores…read more(see my review for Simons) I didn't think H&M had a plus size section. Apparently they do, and my friend and I went to the H&M in West Ed because we figured the store and selection would be better than South Common. There isn't a huge selection of plus size clothes, but there is a bit, and H&M always has nice basics and trendy pieces too. One thing I love about H&M, no matter what dress size you might be, is the accessories. There are a lot of fun jewellery, purses, scarves, etc and the prices being pretty low it's pretty easy to go overboard and buy quite a bit. Of course the prices being so low this isn't exactly high quality long lasting items, but I tend to break, lose, rip, tear, etc. any accessories I get anyway so spending $12 on a scarf that I'll eventually lose at H&M seems better than spending $100 for a high-end scarf somewhere else. Aside from clothes and accessories the other thing H&M has that I didn't realize they carried are home decor products. This section isn't as big as the regular clothing and accessory section, but there are a variety of fun home decor items you can get, from bedspreads to aprons. West Ed isn't a place I particualrly like to go to, but if I'm here I'll check out H&M again.