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[lorenchristopher]

I planned on going yesterday when they opened. Walked by the store around 12:30 and the line to get in looked like it would take about 3 hours.....so I passed.

Did anyone get in? What's the scoop? How were the sizes and prices? I'm hoping for normal H&M prices and Western sizes.

*fingers crossed*

[craigmcc1982]

My wife and I held off until 9:30pm and walked in without waiting.

No need to worry as they have a vast range of sizes (EUR) and there was a decent selection available.

With regards to pricing, it's not as cheap as other places but that was certainly to be expected.

[shostahoosier]

I was hoping H&M would have the same low prices they have in America.

The clothes can be fashionable...but definitely not worth good money...its disposable fashion at best...

[Hope]

Where is it located?

[jhicks99]

It's in Myeong Dong.
I'm glad I stocked up on H&M stuff in Toronto before returning back to Seoul. It seems to be incredibly packed (will probably be that way for a month or so) and much more expensive than in North America based on what my friend who went said.

Hopefully they'll open a store in Gangnam soon so I can have a real alternative to UniQlo.

[jsk]

Article about the opening:

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2010/02/27/201002270013.asp

It mentions the popularity of "fast fashion" stores here. Personally, I think it's a shame because it seems to be getting harder to find decent quality but affordable casual clothes here. Anything that is not designed to fall apart after one season (e.g., Banana Republic, RL Polo, even the Gap) is 2-3x the cost here vs. back home. A couple years ago I bought a lined windbreaker jacket at Uniqlo for about 60K won that's still going strong. Now they are selling an incredibly cheap and thin feeling anorak for the same price.

The CEOs of Zara, H&M, Uniqlo etc. are on the Forbes' richest billionaires list for a reason, and it's because they found a way to sell cheap crap at high prices.

[jhicks99]

[lorenchristopher]

[jsk]

[tzechuk]

Actually, Polo here isn't extortionately expensive either. It SEEMS expensive, but when you do an exchange conversion, the mark up is often just 10% or so, which I gladly pay and consider it shipping fee.

[Satchel Paige]

I bought some white crew sox at H and M once. They looked gay and were streched out in the laundry after a week..

[dalem]

so just checking... us 'fuller figure' girls would find something that fits there? that makes it worth it for me.

[DorkothyParker]

Pricing seems reasonable. But I could get similar quality (IE not that great but SOOO fabulous) for much less at street vendors.

As a young woman, I really like the concept of fast fashion clothing. I understand investing in a few nice expensive (like $70) pairs of jeans that you wear a lot or a good pair of sneakers ($100). But I LOVE fashion and experimenting. And nothing gives one buyer's regret faster than spending $60 on a rockabilly swing dress and realizing you have nowhere to wear it.

I can see how when I am older, more mellow, more resigned to business suits and shoulder pads, that I would prefer more expensive and long lasting clothing. For now, these types of stores suit me just fine.

[kikatwist]

They had up to a size 12 US in most things. The 12's looked big, too...
It's still too crazy there to actually try things/on purchase anything, but give it a few months and all them curvy gals should have an acceptable solution to their fashion woes. I feel its only a tad bit more expensive than in the US..... not like Zara here where it seems impossible to find anything under 80,000

[Englishee]

i went to myeongdong, but i had no intention of going in seeing as the line was stretched father than i could bare.

the majority of stores in korea are garbage. korean fashion is horrible. the only place you will find quality clothes is in department stores and apgujeong....but ur paying out your arse for it.