When I go shopping I normally do it in the sales. This is because it is so busy people think you are helping out your girlfriend or wife. The people behind the counter can't wait to get to the next person. The big result is that the clothes are cheaper and because the male shape the clothes that are normally left are the ones that fit us. New items for the next season are available at the end of the sale, so all the money you saved can be spent on new fashions. Assistants are less bothered when I go shopping in normal guise. This is probably because they think it takes more bottle and you can get cheeky with them. "What size is she?" says the shop assistant. "Oh no its for me! will that jacket fit and will it go with that skirt, what do you think?" Good shops that I use are:- Marks and Spencer Good for classic basics and underwear Baratts Faith Shellys All give high fashion shoes at good prices and fit well Boots Make-Up, skin care and beauty tools with wide selection and you can use your advantage point card New Look Select Top Shop Cheap tarty clothes (Market quality) Higher end shops less aware of what you are buying and for whom Office, Dune, Warehouse, Jane Norman, Oasis, Next, River Island, Jeffrey Rogers, Eavns, Dorthy Perkins, Department store make-up counters.