I love their selection of hats, fascinator, hair claws and hair accessories in Brighton's Lane…read more This shop sell luxury French accessories including clientele like royalty and movie stars. The staff was friendly and very helpful.

Amazing choice for unusual gifts, beautiful jewellery and hair pieces. They also stock a…read morefantastic range of fascinators and wedding accessories..... Something for everyone and if your struggling, just ask.... The staff are wonderful and will always lend a hand.

The Mole is one of a handful of boutiques around the North Laines that sells both street and…read moresportswear. Their window display draws you in with dozens of pairs of cool sunglasses and wicked headphones. Once you step inside, you'll find there's also a large selection of sneakers, training shoes, sweatshirts, hoodies, tee-shirts and jeans. Labels include Vans, DC, Etnies, Nixon, Von Zipper & Emerica. All you need to complete the look is a skateboard - which you can pick up next door at Oddballs! Review to follow once I've done a few tricks on my BMX. :-)

The Mole annoys me... Not the rodent of course, which is perfectly lovely and surprisingly small…read more.. No, I mean the store. It doesn't matter how much I tell myself that you can create your own "look" on a low budget, and look everybit as well presented as someone forking out four times as much three times as often... Places like this always come along and show off some of the most awesome versions of my clothes... and charge £55 them... £55 feels like the standard... Whether its the ludicrously soft and well fitting hoodies with their gorgeous designs, or the series of gut wrenchingly bad ass trainers....... Gah! There aren't many brands here, with a strong loyalty towards the three or so on offer. In addition to the usual jeans, trainers, jackets shirts and hoodies, The Mole also boasts a strong offering of very sexy accessories. Be they the stylish wallets, trendy shades or somewhat (in my opinion) tacky headphones to match your clothes, The Mole has got colours and styles to impress... Not great value, but offering exceptional quality, The Mole is a place to treat yourself, or to blow that big bonus (not that I've ever had one to wield).

You pretty much know all you need to know about PINK before you've even rounded the corner and laid…read moreeyes on the place, through the medium of Radio 1 being blasted out at high volume, which has always struck me as rather inappropriate - particularly in the North Laine. Surely if there is one place where the generic-ness of Radio 1 is inappropriate it would be here. I'm surprised there hasn't been a petition to have PINK's radio permanently retuned to the ailing 6 music... if there was such a petition I would certainly sign it. But I digress. Once you have rounded the corner, PINK flaunts its wares on mannequins set up in the street and all up the building's frontage in all weathers, with the reserve and restraint of a street walker. Come to mention it, some of their clothes are rather whorish; teeny little studded stretch dresses, leggings with slashes all down the front, etc. It also sells lots of cheap t-shirts with sequinned slogans like 'I Heart Brighton', and jeans with more sequins on the pockets. Its obviously quite popular though, particularly with the groups of young international students that move around Brighton all together twittering and getting in your way, like giant flocks of starlings. I suspect the appeal is largely because it is very cheap, pains of jeans for £15, lace tops for a tenner, and so on.

Yay! Another cheap clothing boutique! Pink has a large selection of women's fashions - you can tell…read morefrom look and feel that they aren't of super-high quality, but hey, the prices can't really be beat. Several tops - tee shirts, tank tops and fancier styles - were only £10, and the more expensive ones were still under £20. Jeans that were originally at £35 were marked down to £14 and came in a variety of styles. I was in a bit of a rush today, but I'll definitely stop by again to try some on. The shop also sells plenty of accessories - fashionable hats, bags and scarves are available at similarly low prices. I recommend shopping here for those on a budget - lots of choice for cheap.

So I visited this store on my recent visit to UK and let me tell you, I am a fan. They have some…read morereally awesome outfits for women along with Fashion jewelry. I only wish they had a store in the US. I had the girl on counter check store directory and they cover pretty much every continent except North America, wondering why.

All Saints store is insanely expensive... It looks like a particularly gorgeous barn conversion…read morethat a stylish maker of manikins has moved into, and brought all his sewing machines and wooden feet with her/ him. So in other words, it stands out from the crowd and looks cool. But everything in here is about twice the price of buying online... I couldn't see myself spending £55 on a shirt, even if it is as nice as the ones here... I over heard some of the (exceptionally stylish and attractive) staff discussing confrontations with the public over prices, with one guy retelling a tale wherein he'd been asked "have you ever heard of this place called Africa?". I wouldn't go so far as to make passing remarks like that, but I'm not alone in thinking its expensive here... Still, if you can afford it, go ahead! Just check how much it is online before you get caught in the moment and buy in store.

Okay, so let's just get it out of the way and put it out there: All Saints is insanely expensive…read moreand not the kind of shopping I can indulge in often. This is why I'm especially frustrated that I've fallen in love with their tailored sweatshirts (yes, there is such a thing); their edgy, asymmetrical coats; and their anything-but-sloppy sweaters. All in beautiful neutrals that aren't the typical flat grays and muddy taupes - these hues have depth, with many of the colors exhibiting that marled or heathered look. Love it! I purchased a beautifully-cut sweatshirt jacket in black with the most interesting zippered collar, and a heathered taupe sweater that wraps and tucks in all the right places for a super flattering fit. The customer service at the cash wrap left a lot to be desired, but the associate who helped me out on the floor was a doll. Pro tip for Americans: I fell in love with a coat that I found online on the US site. They didn't have it it in my size and it was definitely NOT on sale. But I did some recon and found that the UK site not only had my size, but the original price was less than the US site's and it was offered on sale for 20% off. Free (and fast!) shipping, too! There is always a way :)

Aston Bourne is a clothes store specialising in that rugged outdoor look that brings to mind images…read moreof Landrovers and hikers. There's a host of more conventional clothing as well, such as shirts and the like and the quality of products is pretty good. I was surprised to see clothing that seemed (on first glance) to be designed for Prince Charles that actually looked trendy. The small store packs plenty in too, so you don't just end up looking at one trendy cap, but a plethora of different styles and designs. The major stumbling block for me however, was the price... While I can imagine spending a lot of money on a really good Jacket, I'm not sure I'd spend 200 or so £££ on one. But if you're looking for something thats going to last you a long time and look cool while its doing it, its certainly worth casting your eye across their website, and maybe popping even into the store to have a look in person.

Aston Bourne couldn't fulfill an online order and it took me THREE emails and TWO phone calls to…read morethem over 11 days to find out the item was not even in stock, though was at time of purchase and now also discontinued too, spoiling my chance of purchasing elsewhere at a competitive price, had I known sooner. Not a very satisfactory online shopping experience for me and most likely wont use them again, largely due to the lackadaisical communication. I think I would still be waiting to hear something had I not contacted them .

Converse might have dominated the sneaker market over the last decade but Vans remains the label of…read morechoice for lots of skates, surfers and snowboarders. This new Brighton store occupies a corner position on West Street and houses a small but solid selection of the label's latest threads and footwear. As well as baggy jeans, tees, hoodies, slip on sneakers and hi-top baseball boots, they have signature collections designed by surf and skate icons Johnny Layton, Joel Tudor and Anthony Van Engelen. Time to hit the sidewalk and go for a ride....

It was only a matter of time before Vans opened a store in the city: I think there is definitely a…read moremarket for their products. You only need to walk around the city with your eyes pointed down (which I often do, due to the massive shame weighing me down) to see all the pairs of checkerboard Slip ons, and the bright colour ways of the Old Skool and Era. The Vans brand is pretty dominant in the footwear stakes, especially more recently, with their chunkier version of the plimsoll being Office and Offspring favourites too. It is therefore only befitting they open a new store (conveniently slap-bang between the Office and Offspring) in the heart of the city's commercial shopping area. The store is well stocked with the footwear ranges, tees, jeans, hoodies and hats, and also some eye candy when it comes to the staff. Definitely the place to go if you want anything Vans. But that's kind of obvious really isn't it?!

The footwear at Terra Plana manages to be both fashionable and comfortable to walk around in. The…read morestyles are quite unique - including Velcro, buckles and other imaginative fasteners. Some of the sandals had comfy-looking toe separators. I was pleased that some of the dressier styles came in flat shoes as well - I'm not a big fan of heels, and find often flat shoes look very plain. These had intricate designs and accents. Shoe prices were quite reasonable - the ranged from £19 - £45 per pair.