Marcy’s Shopping Trip to Evans UK!

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Today we are happy to introduce a guest blog from our MP friend and devote fashionista Marcy Cruz. Marcy recently took a jaunt to Europe and made a stop in London where she took a shopping trip to Evans UK. Marcy kindly wrote up a guest blog about her shopping trip to Evans and the things she could not leave the country without! Check it out here!

Ever been inside a store that took your breath away? A store where you didn’t know where to look first because everything looked fabulous? That’s how I felt during a recent shopping trip to Evans in London.

I had three days in London during a recent trip to Europe and had to visit Evans. Being a native New Yorker, I have shopped the gamut of plus-size stores from Avenue and Lane Bryant to even Target. I tend to gravitate towards color, prints, longer tops, clothing with an edge, jeans, and accessories. Evans has all of these things and more.

I went to the Marble Arch location which was very crowded during midday on a Tuesday! To my surprise, it wasn’t only my plus size sisters shopping in Evans. Some of my thin sisters were in there as well. I don’t blame them. Evans has a great selection of accessories from handbags with longer straps (can I get an AMEN?) to belts that came in sizes XS – XL.

I was also lucky enough to visit during a sale. There were about seven racks of sale items positioned in the middle of the store. It was a nice selection of items £15 or less. The store has two floors. The first floor is dedicated to their main clothing (casual tops, jackets, denim, trousers, accessories and causal dresses) and their second floor is dedicated to shoes (be-still my heart), workwear and lingerie/sleepwear.

Their salespeople were amazing. A few were plus-size themselves, which was nice to see. One girl actually took the time to help me shop and made sure I was tucked into a dressing room quickly, which I appreciated. Their shoe section was extensive. It blew Avenue’s shoe section out of the water! Cloudwalkers what?

I managed to get a pair of gladiator sandals, which I could never find in the US since I have wide feet. Evans’ shoes tend to run true to size but some run big. To my delight, I actually had to go down a size for the sandals. The sandals were £37, which are not cheap (about $55USD), but I couldn’t pass them up.

All in all, I was very happy with my shopping excursion to Evans. I ended up buying a few tops, 2 purses, 3 pairs of shoes and 3 belts. I think the length of their tops are fabulous, most of them are 30” or more long. Their shoes fit great and are stylish, and I love the longer straps on the handbags. They even promote the longer straps on the back of the price tag, which I thought was very clever.

The downside was that I could not find a decent fitting pair of jeans. I am a 28 in jeans and I tried on both a 30 and 32, both did not fit. I was also not happy with their bra selection, which was very slim in-store. Those are my only gripes about Evans.

I loved them so much that as soon as I got home, I placed an order with them online. There was a trench coat I wanted that was an online exclusive. Shipping to the US is £7.99 (about $12USD) and takes about a week and a half. I really wish they’d launch an Evans here in the US. But for now, it just gives me an excuse to go back to London.

Here’s some of the things I purchased… Shop my Look!