there are specialty shops that sell outfits for emergency services,
construction workers, kitchen personnel, etc (e.g.
http://www.belprotect.be/) Certainly not a shop where the average
family goes for an outfit :)

m.

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Martin Koppenhoefer
<dieterdre...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 2017-08-30 9:37 GMT+02:00 Simon Poole <si...@poole.ch>:
>>
>> Naturally in the end this doesn't actually answer my question as to what
>> the defining aspects of shop=fashion are :-).
>
>
>
> IMHO it indicates a shop selling very "fashionable"/trendy things.
> Naturally, most shops selling clothes will follow current trends (even
> second hand shops typically do), but some clothes are more timeless than
> others and some are so trendy that you likely would want to wear them in
> 5-10 years. I also agree with a previous comment, that a "boutique" is
> usually not a chain store (e.g. I wouldn't a an H&M, C&A, Orsay, GAP, Zara
> etc. a "boutique"), a fashion store might be.
>
> Brands (key brand) and prize section aside, I would like to be able to
> distinguish (sorry, not sure about English words, so am using German here):
> - Herrenausstatter / Bekleidungshaus / Damenausstatter (i.e. men, women,
> kids or all of a shop type which has everything from underwear to
> pants/trousers, socks, t-shirts, shirts, jackets/coats, but isn't a
> department store because it is specialized in clothes).
> - a shirts shop (shirts and ties)
> - underwear / pyjamas (only)
> - chain retailers like the above mentioned
> - boutiques (small individual shops, usually specialized for either men or
> women, usually higher quality at higher prices)
>
> and maybe some more (e.g. jeans shop, sports shop, outdoor clothing, ...).
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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