Mango
Mango has a refreshing style of it's own with an interesting array of frills, froths, sequins and fur. Their basics range still provides good value and their well cut work wear always has a quirky twist. Sunglasses are well priced, fun and funky. Adam Lippes, a North American designer, brings a 1980's influenced collaboration collection to Mango. There is loads of sequins and appliques in his collection. Check it out. Great for the young or the young at heart. Beware the fake fur at Mango this season. It is not nice. One jacket looked like a giant dead owl, which is never a good look. Another was a very bad excuse for a leopard fur coat. UUUUGGGHHHH!! Don't go there sister!
The Shopping List
- Basics T. shirts and Jersey knits
- Adam Lippes for Mango - loads of sequins and appliques. Jacket £95
- Knit dresses - cute with trimmings £35
- Unusual retro design tops
- Linen trousers
- Great work basics with a twist. Jacket £59, Skirt £35 and polyester tops £38
- Hippy shake dresses and tops
- Great moulded plastic accessories
- Leather jacket £110
- Fantastic footwear designs
- Great man made bags at reasonable prices with minimal branding.
- Jeans – not too much bling and a snug fit at £38 - £45!
- Fab mango Mac coat - see the fab one above!
Purchase With Care
Hideous changing room lighting!
Sometimes, the lighting in the changing rooms can make you look hideous. You have been warned!
Brand Alert!
The next worst thing to bling is unnecessary branding. Watch out for their branding on accessories especially wallets and bags. Do you really want to advertise Mango? We can understand Jimmy Choo…..but choose your labels carefully…?
Quality Alert! - Coats
Mango's winter coats can have a tendency to wear out quickly and look shabby. They sometimes have an elasticated collar design feature on their coat. This feature tends to cheapen the garment and should be avoided.
Quality Alert! – Footwear
The shoes and boots come in some great designs. However watch out as they are sometimes plastic. Make sure you know what you are buying!
Fake Fur Alert!
Please tread carefully when entering the fake fur territory. One can come unstuck very quickly with a badly chosen purchase. Mango do not excel in this area so we would avoid buying from this shop. See No Knicker's blog on Fake Fur Tragedy. Pick up some timely tips from there.
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