Jack Wills

Was on a rampage to finish my Christmas shopping so I checked jack wills if there was anything good to buy in the store but I didn’t end up buying anything.
This store is fairly big with its own section for men and women. They offer pretty standard products that Jack Wills sells– jumpers, shirts, jeans, jackets, some accessories. What’s good about having this site at city centre is the location. If you buy anything online, you can get it sent at this location so the shopping is free.
The staff are all young and not really helpful, but honestly you don’t need much help unless you’re looking for something they done sell on the floor.
Their items are pricey, but what do you expect since you’re really paying for the brand name. I will say, the materials they use with their clothes are pretty good and durable. I bought one of their gym bags last year and it still looks like new even after I’ve used it everyday. Their jackets are pretty well made and warm as well… The only negative thing about this store is that they don’t really carry a lot of small sizes or children clothes.

Jack Wills is quite a pricey store, but having strolled the streets of Edinburgh for some outfit to buy for the spring, I was delighted to find that they are selling my taste of clothing.
The design is similar to Gant or Polo RL.
The store is quite large and plenty of space to browse, such really good for the claustrophobic’s amongst us. I like the wood floorboards and it’s interior design.
The personnel does not hassle you to buy and leave you in peace.
Have a browse!

I so want this to be my shop and style (I do own a few JW shirts and a big college shawl) but every time I am visiting I am going like ‘nah, just not me, y’know’?
But somehow I am drawn to its style and clothing offerings and every time I am thinking, hoping, wishing — Maybe this time, who knows.
Then I look at the clientele, and the prices and set myself up for another disappointment.
It is me — to old to look good in college outfits — young enough to care that I don’t .
So a 3 star for them being just what they are to me and not for what they are to others.

Jack wills is a chain you also find in London.
The store in Edinburgh is very big «alive» and nice, prices are reasonable, In the store they use a similar frangence that are similar to Abercromie and Fitch (not good), (btw abercrombie is just for geeks). Jack wills is more updated and trendy have nice selection of different clothes from rugby clothes to nice coates.
They have a theme in blue/​lilac stripes very nice.

With about as much ethnic diversity in store as you’d find in the Nuremburg rallies, Jack Wills is the clothing you wear if you feel the need to proclaim to the world ‘I am a complete, and utter, cock’.
Also it’s expensive.

Jack Willis or «University Outfitters» is really not my bag at all. I’m the least studenty student ever, and people who wear hoodies with their University logo on it just annoy me, quite frankly. If you do wear Uni hoodies then cool, this place is for you.
Everything here is very smart; polo shirts, blazers, rain coats, frilled skirts and a range of clothing for guys and girls.
I can imagine the guys who shop here are overly fashion conscious, wear friendship bracelets and go sailing in their spare time but maybe it’s just because the only guy I know who shops here ticks all of those boxes.
Some of the clothes are nice, I guess, but this kind of shop just isn’t for me.

I’m not really a fashionista, other than a vicarious interest in it. I wouldn’t particularly say I was into big designers, and I certainly hate that preppy, university look that is held in such high regard by tabloids, hype inducing magazines like Heat and fashion blogs.
So why did I end up really liking this shop?
A world first for me, perhaps, especially if you bear in mind I shop in charity shops. It’s expensive enough for it to be outwith my everyday price range, but I wouldn’t overlook it if I was looking to dress myself for a special occasion. The floral print dresses weren’t old fashioned or contrived — they were actually pretty cool. And they had some nice shirts for guys, along with festival inspired t shirt prints.
The staff were equally as cool — I was worried I’d feel like a fish out of water with my frizzy hair and pauper’s chic (I wear it well) but the staff were really accomodating, checking on a number of occasions if I was ok. And no, they didn’t think I was a shoplifter before you start, or at least I hope they didn’t! They were very friendly without being pushy, and didn’t patrol the shop the way that some retail assistants are forced to do by their corporate minded managers.
It was all very laid back and, believe it or not, quite down to earth! Yes, I know 70 pounds for a rain jacket is a bit much, and certainly I don’t know many people at this present moment in time who could afford it. But if you are being a bit over indulgent and can afford it, then you might as well! We live in a society that teaches us that it’s ok to splurge, so if you want to it’s not your fault (wink wink).
I didn’t hate it as much as I thought I was going to — I actually liked it for what it is. Just goes to show that even the cynics can be surprised — a good shop is a good shop. And a jolly good shop this is.

Although ideally I’d like to launch some witty attack on the Jack Wills brand, on second thought it’s not really their fault.
True, I associate the baggy sweat pants, ridiculous hooded tops and crisp high collared polo shirts with Jack Wills and it’s something I’m not fond of.
Realistically, it’s Edinburgh’s toff culture that has elevated the hatred of Jack Wills to new levels and it’s this point, namely the combination of Rahs and Jack Wills clothing, that is the crucial point to consider.
Still, Jack Wills is a shameless copy of Abercrombie & Fitch and thus has little dignity.
Utter crap.

Are you a pretentious twit who is desperate to fit in with the Yah crowd at Edinburgh uni? Then Jack Wills is for you!
What a ridiculous shop. You really make an arse out of yourself by spending 70 pounds on a hoody declaring you are part of the Rowing team at Cambridge. I think it’s time to reexamine your life if this seems like a good idea.
The staff are just as ridiculous. The girls obviously jam their fingers into electricity sockets before they leave the house in order to achieve such big, hideous hair.
When did wearing tracky bottoms and looking like you have just rolled out of bed become fashionable?
Prats.

I like Abercrombie and Fitch, but I have to say I find the whole Jack Wills thing pretty pathetic. Copycat, much?
When I was in my first year at uni here, everyone wanted a pair of their tracksuit bottoms or a hoodie. That was 3 years ago. Then we grew up even the tiniest little bit and realised that it’s really quite sad and pathetic, and that there are much better things to waste £70 on.
Don’t get me wrong, if you’re 14 years old, about to go on a french exchange and need to out-​do all your schoolfriends in the clothing stakes, then knock yourselves out. The fact that their slogan is «University Outfitters», however, is nothing short of worrying.
The phrase ‘more money than style’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. Try ‘all money, no style whatsoever but daddy buys me whatever I want’.