ON her hit TV makeover show What Not To Wear, she dished out candid advice on ill-fitting clobber, but Susannah Constantine has a surprising guilty pleasure. While the fashion guru started her career working as a shop girl at Harrods and Giorgio Armani, one of her favourite stores is discount chain TK Maxx. The mum of three, who found fame with pal Trinny Woodall in the Noughties, says: “I love TK Maxx.
“What’s not to like about a fashion retailer that sells everything you need under one roof, and all at a discount price? “From their Nineties-style skirts and quality cashmere sweaters to denim-on-denim outfits, they have clothes in every style imaginable, meaning every type of person can express their individuality.” A subsidiary of US brand TJX Companies, TK Maxx opened its first UK store in Bristol in 1994. On the 30th anniversary of the move, Susannah recalls some of her visits to the budget retailer.
She says: “For me, it is a trip down memory lane. “Each piece tells a story. I love that.
“I usually set aside a couple of hours once a month to go there . “It’s like a therapy session. “I can switch off.
It’s like an exciting sartorial adventure.” She says TK Maxx has unique items: “In every other store, you’ll probably see 20 other people walking down the high street wearing the top you just bought. “At TK Maxx, there’s always that element of surprise.
” But Susannah did not become a convert of the brand until the Noughties. She says: �.
