Fashion City, M50 Industrial Estate

FrCrilly

Hi All,

I was wondering around the Ballymount/M50 Industrial Estate today and I came across an out of town "street" called Fashion City. It's made up of approx 10 to 12 fashion clothing shops for women. I think they are all factory shops but don't be put off by this as they have the full glamour look of a high street store. I'd imagine there must be some price incentive to get people away from Grafton St and drive out to an ugly Industrial Estate.

Girls, and fella's buying for girls, this may be worth taking into account when shopping for expensive clothing. If you spot any major price differences between this place and the high street, maybe let everyone know about it on this forum.

Here's all I can find about it on Google.

http://www.fashioncity.ie/
http://www.fashiondevelopments.ie/index.htm
http://www.park.ie/commercial_fashioncity.htm

okidoki987

Might be mistaken but I think it's Trade only?

FrCrilly

okidoki987 wrote: »

Might be mistaken but I think it's Trade only?

I don't think so. It looked like a street of small high street shops that someone off the street could walk into. At the entrance to the street, it said "Management Reserve the Right of Admission", which strook me as the policy of a glamourous high street store.

On the below unfinished website, it says it has a seperate section for customers. http://www.fashioncity.ie/

ThOnda

I've been to two of the companies there doing my job and they had no facilities for customers (tills, staff,...). But I don't know about others.

JAMM222

in before the lock!:D

jdivision

Fashion City is trade only, it was developed to cater for the wholesale companies who used to be based around South William Street in the city centre and were no longer able to afford the rents.

http://www.park.ie/commercial_fashioncity.htm

oldsmiley

you must be joking they also sell direct to customers on certain days of each month.On a saturday morning there can be 100's of people waiting for the warehouses to open.My wife is on the mailing lists and gets a letter every month letting her know the sales dates. The next one listed is styleman this saturdayand ladybird for kids on 05-04-2008 from 10.00am until 2.00pm.they call them sample sales but the prices are very cheap.Once one shop opens another couple open to catch the same customers that are in the estate.

mcaul

It is a trade only business park, but as with all fashion wholesalers they have excess stock which they will clear out on specific days to the public. - Same happens in London & Paris.

They won't welcome people just turning up and calling in on any day of the week.

As per above - go to one of the special public sales and get your name on a mailing list.

jazzie

No. 6 Fashion City has a sale this sat, 9 - 12 its ladies fashion and was very cheap the last time I was there.

chilli_pepper

any similar places for Mens clothes ?

drdre

It IS trade only.There is only a couple normal sellers.I know 80% of the traders there as they are of Pakistani and Indian origin, so i know exactly what im talking about.
Most of the top wholesalers are closed on saturday and open on sunday's

cormac1982

chilli_pepper wrote: »

any similar places for Mens clothes ?

Steillman/Fashion House do mens clothing - Lerros it's called, german make far as I know. I go to FC few times a year to buy stock. Dead handy really.

Daisym

Hi All

Can some one tell me if you can get into Regine still in Fashion City?

phantom60

Does anyone know how to get on the mailing list ?
Cheers

dingdong22

Hi

I always go a great ladies sample sale in Ballymount - its a brand called Fee G - dressy/ocassionwear, beautiful stuff really good quality. I got on their list a while back, its on next weekend. I am sure if you email them you can get an invite, or just turn up i,d say they wont refuse you.

This is the link they sent me :
http://www.feeg.ie/samplesale.htm

ding

marieh123

Thanks for that, i know this brand, lovely stuff , is ballymount near curmlin?

Terrible with directions

fonpokno

Daisym wrote: »

Hi All

Can some one tell me if you can get into Regine still in Fashion City?

Yep they are. Don't think they open to the public though. I've never seen them open in my time there.

There are usually sample sales going on most Saturday mornings in the rest of the buildings around there.

Ken_Mac

There's a great place for gents suits

http://www.suitsdirect4u.com/

They sell suits for about €100-€150 and they really are great quality. I got 3 recently and am very pleased.

dunkindonuts

Ken_Mac wrote: »

There's a great place for gents suits

http://www.suitsdirect4u.com/

They sell suits for about €100-€150 and they really are great quality. I got 3 recently and am very pleased.

Thats cheap might head into them. Are they the same crowd that had a huge sale adew months ago with top label brands for cheap.

Ken_Mac

I'm not sure, i called in about 2 weeks ago - could be the same place

Boom Boom

dunkindonuts wrote: »

Thats cheap might head into them. Are they the same crowd that had a huge sale adew months ago with top label brands for cheap.

hey DD

did you ever go into that suit place and if so did you buy anything?

thinking of heading in myself

Thanks

dunkindonuts

Boom Boom wrote: »

hey DD

did you ever go into that suit place and if so did you buy anything?

thinking of heading in myself

Thanks

No i didnt go in before, i know the owner through a friend.My friends got all his suits from him.

maira

Has anyone been to any of these shops recently or knows of any sample sales coming up?

Also how can one get on a mailing list for sample sales?

happyeveryday

Hi maira,
The public sales are really hit and miss, but if you are close by on any Saturday it would be worth dropping down. there are only a few businesses that sell to the public, nearly always on a Saturday morning.

As for mailing lists, they have them either on their websites or sign up sheets at their reception desks.

Sorry i can't directly help you here.

Majestic 12

maira wrote: »

Has anyone been to any of these shops recently or knows of any sample sales coming up?

Also how can one get on a mailing list for sample sales?

Have you registered on Fashioncity.ie? There's no actual website but there is a page where you can register for sample sales.