I have been a customer for as long as I can remember. Top brands and of corse Eaton shirts ! They…read morealso have an on-site alterations service. A great professional and knowledgeable sales team.

Reasonably priced mens & women's quality vintage clothing…read more Top Banana and many of the shops on York Road share the ethos of the old-fashioned shop keeper. The staff like to have a natter with the customers, offer them a hot drink if they're having a good mooch and often give discounts if you buy more than one item. There aren't many places to buy quality vintage clothing for men so Top Banana has an edge over most other shops. The focus is mainly American vintage from the 60s-70s and the majority of the stock reflects this, but they have everything from 40s to 90s - you just need to have a good rummage! Fans of converse and vans if you haven't heard of Top Banana where have you been?! They have LOADS and prices range from £15-£25. Prices are very reasonable but don't expect bargain basement prices like £1 etc.. this is quality merchandise which would set you back a pretty penny down south! Grab it while you can before someone else does! While you're here pop next door to Cherry Reds for some yummy food or two doors down to Polar Bear Records,

Vintage gold converse, weathered denim shirts and an abundance of classic pieces from yesteryear -…read moreTop Banana offers something that few clothing stores do these days - and that's authenticity. They have some really nice stuff, some of it I imagine would make you look like Tony Soprano, a 70s mobster or Dirk Diggler. Their range is enormous for a small shop - from vintage varsity, leather and demin jackets to knitwear, polos and an array of slick shirts. All of the items I have bought from Top Banana have a timeless quality about them that only get better with age. With Top Banana you're guaranteed to get some fine clothing for a fair price that even a young Jean-Paul Belmondo would give a nod of approval to.You will leave a (fashion) law unto yourself, swaggering like a don, whistling 'ain't no stopping us now' and ready to share your new-found slickness with the world. At least I did.

Touchwood Shopping Centre might not be the largest shopping centre, but it's a pretty cool place,…read morewith a good number of brands, making it excellent for a small town like Solihull, meaning people can shop without making the short trip into Birmingham. It can be easily accessed via public transport, with many buses stopping right outside and Solihull Railway Station a short walk away, I do find the buses can be confusing if you don't know where you're going, due to the many different stops even to the same destination (Some buses to Birmingham take longer than others for example) Brands located here include Apple, Footasylum, JD, Nespresso and Lush. There is also a large John Lewis store here, which is all the more useful after their Grand Central location closed. This also features a Joe and the Juice. Food and beverage locations within the mall include Joe and the Juice, TGI Friday's, Nando's, Starbucks, Pizza Express and Wagamama. Most of the shops are on the Ground Level, while the restaurants seem to be on the upper level, there are exemptions to this rule, for example, Starbucks is on the Ground Level. I did like the contrast of the modern and older parts of the mall, I did find a lack of lifts/staff around the centre to be a slight problem. 4*

A very poor experience today!…read more I found myself with 45 minutes to spare in Solihull before my meeting so I walked into the town centre and into Touchwood to take some photos to share with you here and on twitter for my 100 Days of Birmingham photos. I took a portrait photo of the closest shopping arcade and then turned my camera to take a landscape photo. A security guard walked up to me and asked me what I was doing. I told him I was taking photos to share of the shopping arcade on twitter and he told me that I was not allowed to take photos. Ironic since there are already 12 photos on here. He suggested that I was taking photos of the people in the shopping centre which wasn't the case. He then asked me to DELETE my photos. I tweeted from BrumHour's twitter account about my experience and received a reply back that said they can ask people not to take photos. As its private property they are well within their rights to do so.

This shop has two floors. There are men's, women's and children's clothes and the men's and…read morechildren's clothes are on the top floor- both are smaller sections compared to the women's! The quality of the clothes are fairly good but they don't escape the dreaded refund counter.. The type of clothing is very fashionable and different to other clothes for sale in other shops at the moment. The changing rooms are spread out and are very big and spacious which is ideal. The staff are also quite good. The clothes are relatively cheap compared to other shops; this isn't reflected in the clothing at all though.

For mens wedding suits I had awful service, measurements made hastily and were multiple inches…read morewrong. Subsequent hire clothes were the wrong sizes, with noticable damage with shoddy repair. My advice - steer well clear.

I rented a tux for a black tie event - staff appeared very attentive and friendly while in the…read morestore, and spent time taking measurments so I had the right clothes. However, on the day the wrong trousers were supplied, which lead to a VERY mad last minute dash to change them.

Good service and good prices. Lines were a bit long but moved quickly. There were a lot to choose…read morefrom in the men's department. I would shop there again.

Next is one of my favourite high street stores not only for clothes for myself but for children's…read moreand men's wear also. I find the quality great and some trousers I have worn and washed so many times but I can still wear them and they don't look shabby! Some of the girls clothing is adorable, can be all fairies and pretty pinks which I love for younger ones. I have bought a few home items in the past from Next, a few mirrors and vases which I could not resist. As much as I like the sales I find them a bit stressful with all the pushing and people grabbing anything in their size! So I tend to have a look online to see if I can get anything from there the first day and have a look in the stores after the first day or so of the sales.