Clothes Shopping

Hi everyone! I'm a (male) postgrad student who arrived in the UK about a week ago to study at Durham. I'll be needing to do a little clothes shopping soon, and looking around the city centre, there mostly seems to be higher-end clothing stores. What are some British equivalents to something like Old Navy? You know...somewhere with decent guy's clothes that aren't super expensive? Thanks 

Check out H&M.

Primark is really inexpensive but I know some people don't like the quality.  I've only purchased a few things from there but not had any problems.

Next has some good stuff but may be a bit more expensive.

I was going to suggest Primark, very popular(around here anyways), very inexpensive, but like KFdancer said, the quality isn't always the greatest. I've had some luck with their clothes, but you get what you pay for.

Maybe Next?

Agree with all the above. You could also try TK Maxx (UK version of TJ Maxx)- lots of decent brands for cheaper prices. I think there's a bit better clothes selection in the US stores, but definitely still worth a look around over here. Check out Burton as well. And River Island has a men's department.

I buy lots of my partner's clothes at Debenhams.  When they have their sales on, there are some great quality men's clothes available at very good prices.

My husband shops at Burton and Officer's Club. They have some fairly decent prices, but there is nothing like Old Navy! We stock up when we visit the States!

I've had the fortune of some great finds at charity shops...especially on the winter clothes selection. Just a thought.

How about George at ASDA(owned by Wal Mart), Marks & Spencer, Matalan, Top Man, Tescos, Sainsburys, to name a few!!

By the way, Old Navy, JC Penney, Macys, Nordstroms, etc. all ship abroad now!!

I know this might be a bit late but I second the H&M.

My husband and I also do Top Shop too.

And when there are sales, there are SALLLEESS.

Marks & Spencers aren't bad if you have a larger store. Matalan, Next, Burton, Primark.

Depends on whether you shop at Old Navy solely due to price, or whether that's your particular style/aesthetic preference.

If you're particularly attached to the Old Navy style (by which I guess I mean something pretty sturdily "all-American"), then I guess Gap is the nearest thing, albeit it's obviously pricier (especially if you're buying in the UK).

If you're open to different looks and/or care solely about price, then yeah, everyone else's suggestions are good. Matalan and Primark are dirt-cheap.

If you want stuff a bit trendier but still reasonably priced, Topman and H&M are pretty cheap. I seem to recall Zara is pretty cheap in the UK too (despite being quite pricey in the US). Next and Burton are probably in a similar price range. Depends on your style I suppose.

Also, if you want dirt cheap, big supermarkets like Tesco and Asda also do a clothing range (roughly the equivalent of buying from K-Mart or Walmart).

Old Navy is a Gap brand (as is Banana Republic) -- just a less pricey version.

LOL - to each his/her own. Years ago, I went into the new Old Navy that opened in a strip center near me. Looked at the stuff, put it down, walked out and never went back. I'm probably too old to shop there despite every article of clothing I own being totally casual/comfort.

I can throughly recommend asos.com - here is the link to their men's shop.

http://www.asos.com/Men/?&via=top

Asos has their own reasonably inexpensive brand plus other designers, and they do free delivery and free returns which if you don't like something it is super easy to return. 

C