Cotton On?

There's a new Cotton On store in one of our local malls. A lot of the more trendy pieces are too young for my usual style (aimed at teenagers/college kids) but the basics seemed nice. Anybody know anything about them? Quality, value for price, any ethical concerns?

11 years ago

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Thistle

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I have never heard of them. Sounds like an interesting store, though.

11 years ago

rabbit

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wikipedia has some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_On

11 years ago

kellygirl

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It's been around for awhile and has been on DD#1's radar for a few years. There is even a store at the outlets. The few times I have been in, I haven't seen anything that I would wear. It all looks very beachy to me. Not everything in there is cotton either--I had assumed it was all cotton stuff. Just a weird aside.

11 years ago

Mellllls

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Never heard of it.

11 years ago

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Hmm, Australian. Maybe our Aussie folks will chime in later in the day.

Kellygirl, yes, not everything was cotton for sure. Kinda like selling bright colors at White House Black Market, seems against the rules.

11 years ago

Deborah

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Yes they are popular here! And they are an Aussie company and have been around for about 20 years. For the most part their clothing is pretty cheap and quality isn't at them forefront. Having said that, like many cheaper brands, you can find some amazing things that look and feel better quality than you would expect. I generally update my drapey jersey tops (#1) each year at Cotton On. They are for casual wear tho and I usually only get a season out of them but for the price I do get my cpw. It does skew very young and I would say the target market is teens. Not sure about ethics but look at the link. For the price I don't know how they can be doing things "ethically". But maybe they are.

Have a browse of the website.
http://cottonon.com/AU

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11 years ago

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Deborah, thanks for the rundown. Sounds like an alternative to Old Navy.

11 years ago

Deborah

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Could be. I am have never seen Old Navy clothing apart from on the Forum. Cotton On is definitely worth a look

11 years ago

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