Wallis

As a thirty something woman who needs to look professional and smart for work, without having a huge budget, and with the added disadvantage of not being 5ft 10 and 8 stone, I have found a friend in Wallis, the High Street store, for many years. Wallis have offered a range of suits and separates, casual wear, and evening wear of a decent quality and at a reasonable price. It is not a shop where teens and early twenties would go, generally, yet it is not aiming for the middle aged woman who simply wants comfortable slacks......It has an excellent reputation for late twenties, through to the more trendy Gran, with plenty for the thirty-something professional ...  Read the complete review

Wallis has 60 stores in Ireland, and a further 65 littered around the world. Not as many as you think right but lets not forget the outlets that can be found in major stores like Debenhams (which are not included in the figures!) Clothes sizes stocked are usually from a size 8 (Petite is stocked as well as the general small sizes), and some clothes go up to a size 24 (though this is in larger stores opposed to outlets in the main). The Stores.... Usually glass fronted with double doors (so wheelchair friendly)and are somewhat elegant and well lit up and kept quiet and serene (no loud music). These are not fashion stores but in my view the clothes ...  Read the complete review

I don't shop in Wallis very often as I don't find that it caters for me very well. I'm a 21 year old student, and it's really not my thing. However, my Mum and older female relatives rave about the clothes available. Wallis seems to have 3 distinct ranges of clothes. There are the party frocks and tops etc, which are quite nice, and I'd definitely wear one or two of them to a smart "do", but not out as normal in the pub. It's very middle-aged, but still classy. I'm not very enamoured by their work wear and casual ranges as they are very middle class and middle aged for my liking. The jeans are frumpy, as are the ...  Read the complete review

Wallis I have to admit to being quite surprised that this shop has been placed under the heading of "casual wear". Although it does have a few clothes suitable for the weekends, to me Wallis seems the ultimate "dressing up" chainstore. From the cool, classy decor (neutral colours, wide spaces between the racks, air conditioning) to the classic styles and quality fabrics, it cries out for the mature, spohisticated career woman. I agree with Liz Wood that the cuts are on the generous end, but this has advantages: the jacket I bought was roomy enough to be worn over my chunkiest knitwear (whilst paradoxically maintaining the ...  Read the complete review

The high street fashion store wallis have got the best selection of clothes that they have had in a long time. I have always been quite a fan of their clothes, but particually at the moment (April 2001), the range is superb. A big fault with wallis historically has been their sizing. I am just 5' 2" and have always found their clothes quite big particually their arms and legs being too long! I noticed that they have seemed to address this issue as in most cases now I can fit into the items quite nicely. They have introduced a new petite range which is for 5ft 3in and under ladies. they often repeat items in both of their ranges so you have a ...  Read the complete review