I can't help but feel this shop would do a lot better if it changed its signage. I mean, a blue…read morebackground with tacked on gold letters? This is 2010 not 1972. However, Man's World does remain one of the handiest clothing outlets on Byres Road on account of its stock of uniforms for nearby schools. Confusingly, despite what you would assume to be a fairly self-explanatory name, it also does well through the renting of dresses. As for the fashion, well i have to be honest and say I've only ever bought socks from here. Good socks, admittedly, but I'm not sure the quality is matched by the rest of the stock which appears to be a little tired and dated. Worth a look though for every day essentials.

There is something decidedly sweet and endearing about this place. Even though, it looks rather…read morepast it and has a strange mix of stock; it is, I reckon, the handiest and most decent male clothes shop on Byres Road. It has good quality materials and this is reflected in decent - not taking the pee - prices. However, my main YAY! for this shop does come solely from an experience which happened a couple of weeks ago. The boy's mother came up to Glasgow for the day and while I was hard at work, they went for a stroll. On this stroll, the boy was bought some brand new, spanking clean socks by his mother. Not, really the kind of thing I would normally make a big deal of. But for the past month he'd been wearing either socks with massive holes in them or purple thermal numbers of mine. Who knew a pair of new, clean black socks could be so so sexy??

Generally Decathalon is a great shop, although it can be a bit hit and miss, depending on what…read moreyou're looking for. It's superb for cheap fleecy items - you can get a fleecy hat or pair of gloves for literally £1 or a couple of quid. It's also good for general sports tops and the like. Basically the sort of stuff that you don't need to be too technical, and don't really care if it gets wrecked. Although credit where it's due, the sports tops are certainly hard wearing - I've had mine for years and they're still holding up well. I've also bought sports bras and running socks here, and they are decent enough. What I find it's not so good for is for the more technical items. I wouldn't buy a base layer from Decathlon. Or items for curvier ladies. I think they might be a Spanish company perhaps - which generally means that their own brand version of 'large' is certainly not a UK version of 'large'. My recent attempt to buy skiing salopettes here did not end well. I got them on, but I sure as hell wasn't going to be able to ski in them! And I'm only a size 12 - clearly gigantic by continental standards. They also seem to stock a wide selection of kit although again that seems a bit hit and miss - they didn't have any sparring gloves that were suitable for my purposes, but Simon H bought a great pair of skiing boots for a very reasonable price, and we did also have our eye on a mighty fine inflatable kayak at one point, which we haven't bought. Yet.

So helpful when we took our teenage grandson to get snowboarding boots. The guys are very friendly…read moreand knowledgeable. Good range of boots were available within our price range. We would definitely recommend.

I went here last weekend for a browse and ended up buying a new jacket!…read more It's a tiny little place that doesn't have the biggest selection but what it does have is pretty cheap. There seems to be a bigger selection of womens than mens wear but that may be due to time of the year. The stock skis, boots and boards as well as outerwear and thermal underwear. They also have a decent selection of helmets. The dog is also extremely cute!

Cotswold is without a doubt the best outdoor clothing emporium in the West End. I challenge anyone…read moreto find a better-stocked shop for this kind of stuff without going into town or farther out to the likes of Braehead or Clydebank. They're a bit of a younger upstart to the likes of Graham Tiso, and tend to favour the mid- to upper-end of the market with top brand names at premium prices - although they do often have discounted items so it's always worth a look. I find most of their clothing to be out of my price comfort zone (I'm more the Regatta end of the market), so I seldom do any serious shopping here. However I am a huge fan of their thermawear fleecy baffies (that's slippers to non-natives) in the winter, which cover up your ankles quite a way thus preventing draughts up the trouser leg. They don't last more than a season or two as they're more akin to heavy-duty socks really; but they're lightweight, comfy and good value. Sadly on this particular visit they didn't have them in stock; apparently it's still considered to be summer in Scotland - who knew? I shall have to return later. 150th review!

Nothing scabby about this place. This is the shop that you go for your outdoor gear when you decide…read moreit's time to get fit....you know, when you reach the time in life when your waist size and age appear to be rapidly accelerating at breakneck speed. Not quite an old persons shop, but certainly fluttering around the middle age, middle of the road " comfortable" salary earning bracket, Cotswold is a well stocked, well priced outdoor gear store staffed by knowledgeable friendly staff who are more than happy to give you the time of day as you ask them blatantly stupid questions " just how waterproof is this waterproof....can i wear it in the bath...if i fall in the ocean with a book in my pocket will it stay dry???" ,Anyway, just bought a wee set of reins for the child like wonder that is my daughter form here. Good price, good advice..." do not use to tie child up outside shops, do not use as a means of propelling oneself behind said child on a skateboard or roller blade's"....you know, the usual health and safety crap. Well, imminent social service visit inducing comments aside, this is a proper grown up outdoor store. Get your ass here if you need anything from jackets to child carriers....kick bottom...not of child, page 346 section 4 paragraph 9 of the European "Don't do that, it's just stupid" handbook.

I've been doing quite a bit of running recently (no, my account hasn't been hacked, this is me) and…read moreI decided new sneakers were on the cards. I'd never actually heard of Sweatshop before but visited here because my health insurance gives me 50% off one pair of sneakers a year here, so I wasn't going to pass up a discount like that. This store is inside the David Lloyd fitness centre, just inside the door. It's easy enough to find even if you've never been to the area before, like me. At first, I wasn't all that impressed with the store - I guess it just wasn't what I was expecting and seemed kind of small and dark. But I was wrong, happily. They actually have a really good range of sneakers and the staff member working was super helpful. Firstly, he got me to stand on their foot analysing machine so he could check if my arches/heels had any problems. Then, he showed me which sneakers would be suitable for what I was wanted to do. From there it was just a matter of picking a few and trying them on, and deciding which I wanted. The guy working was super helpful - I wish I'd got his name so I could give him a shoutout! He asked about any issues I was having and was really helpful, checking my price range as well as what kind of distance/surface I was running on. He wasn't patronising at all which was what I was worried about because I'm so new to running and don't even do 5km yet. I ended up buying a few pairs of socks as well as the sneakers. While this store isn't convenient for me at all, I would actually make the effort to come back here because of the service I received. They have a running club a few nights of the week and you can tell just how passionate they are about running. Notes: They also sell a range of sports wear which looked really nice - I'll definitely be buying some new leggings soon! They also have a store in town in the Sports Direct on Argyle St. Embarrassing confession time: you need to stand on the food analysing machine (which is a mirror) with bare feet so take that into account when you're getting dressed to visit the store. Don't wear a dress and tights like I did. Epic fail.

Awful store, ugly kits nothing good on any shelf and no thought put into anything, prices were way…read moretoo high for the quality, if anyone is looking for a better store I would suggest 95 kerrydale st much better kits colours are so much nicer and much better prices

Too much Rangers crap…read more Zero. I repeat. Zero Celtic kits available here. The toilet was OK.