Hobbs

When I visit the UK, I enjoy getting my fix of the high street shops that haven’t yet graced the fair shores of the United States. I’d been reading about Hobbs quite a bit in the press and was looking forward to the chance to check out their smart, stylish and classic yet on-​trend range. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of stock on sale and found this shop to be well merchandised and without a lot of surplus inventory to detract from the browsing experience. The clothing itself is high quality (along the lines of Reiss, another of my favorites). I ended up with a t-​shirt and a beautiful, embellished-​collar bottle green dress that I am looking forward to wearing to the opera and to upcoming holiday engagements. I am hoping that a higher-​up somewhere will read this and decide to open an outpost of Hobbs in Chicago.

I’m clearly not old enough to be shopping at Hobbs (yet), however I have been dragged here many a time by my mother who absolutely adores this store. Whilst I almost wish I could give this place a bad review (payback for the amount of hours I’ve been made to wait in the changing rooms) I can’t deny that clothes are both smart, sophisticated and very well made. This store isn’t incredibly big but the stock they do have is clearly some of the best of the Hobbs range. The staff are all approachable, and there’s no snootiness that you’d expect from some upmarket high street stores. In terms of prices, Hobbs is definitely on the higher end of the scale when it comes to the high street (expect to pay between £80-£150 for a nice dress). Aside from that there’s not really much more I can say except visit Hobbs for yourself!