No. 01
Womenswear
Knitwear, shirts, trousers and coats from eleven small labels, sizes 6 to 22, bought to last more than a season.
Shirts from £48, coats from £145.
Coats for a wet Welsh winter, and a seamstress upstairs.
Nevill Street, Abergavenny · since 2014
Clothes worth keeping.
A small clothes shop in Abergavenny. Eleven labels, sizes 6 to 22, new stock every Tuesday, and alterations up the stairs.
In this week Came in Tuesday 3 November
- Quilted ink liner jacketFenn Street£112
- Rust merino roll neckMarram£68
- Dark indigo straight jeansOakum£82
- Silver hoop earrings, Brecon madeLlyn£28
- Emerald silk-mix shirt dressTarn & Tide£175
- Grey herringbone waistcoatOstler & Daughter£66
Closed now. Opens at 9:30am today
What is in the shop
Six reasons to come up Nevill Street.
No. 02
Occasion wear
Dresses and soft tailoring for the day you have been invited to, in colours that will not make you look like the bridesmaid.
Dresses from £165, jackets from £125.
No. 03
Personal styling
An hour in the shop with the door on the latch, your wardrobe problem and everything on the rail. £35, taken off anything you buy.
£35 an hour, redeemable against anything you buy.
No. 04
Accessories
Scarves, belts, gloves, small bags and earrings from Welsh and British makers, most of them under £60.
Earrings from £18, scarves from £28, bags from £75.
No. 05
Gift vouchers
Any amount from £15, written by hand, valid for two years, and good for clothes, styling or alterations.
Any amount from £15, valid for two years.
No. 06
Alterations
Cerys alters clothes from anywhere, not just from us. Hems from £12, zips from £16, most things done within a week.
Hems from £12, zips from £16.
The size guide
Every label cuts differently.
A 12 in one of our labels is a 14 in another. Tell us your usual size and how the label fits, add your bust measurement if you know it, and we will tell you what to try first. Then come and try it, because that is what the fitting room is for.
The house rules
How we keep a small shop honest.
Prices on everything
Every label in the shop has its price on it, and every price on this site is the one on the rail.
Sizes 6 to 22, every line
If a label stops at 18 we stop buying it. It has happened twice.
Twenty-eight days
Change your mind within 28 days, receipt in hand, tags on, for an exchange or your money back.
No hovering
We say hello, we point at the kettle and we leave you alone until you want us.
Up the stairs, on the left
The sewing room is why most things fit.
Cerys spent twenty-six years in a Pontypool dress factory before she took the room over the shop. She alters clothes from anywhere, and she writes a price on a ticket before she starts. Trouser hems are £12, zips from £16, and a tired coat can be relined from £75.
People who came in
What they said.
I had been told to wear a colour and I had been dreading it. Rhian put me in the bottle green and took the fascinator out of my hand. I wore flat shoes and danced until midnight.
First shop in years where the thing on the rail actually came in my size, and nobody looked at me as if I had asked for something odd. The cord pinafore has been to work about two hundred times.
Took a coat of my late mother's up the stairs to Cerys. She relined it, moved the buttons, and did not make me talk about it. Sixty-five pounds.
Questions people ask
Do you sell online?
No. Ring us about anything on the new-in list and we will hold your size for 48 hours. We also post, if you know your size and you have bought from us before.
What sizes do you carry?
UK 6 to 22 in every line. Labels cut differently, so try the size tool before you come in, or bring your usual size and we will find you the right one.
What is "new in this week"?
Deliveries arrive every Tuesday morning. The list on this site changes with the date and shows what came in on the most recent Tuesday.
Can I just come in?
Please do. Styling sessions and Thursday evenings are booked, but the shop is open to anyone who wants to look, and nobody will follow you round.
Do I need to book alterations?
Not for a hem or a zip. Come upstairs while we are open and Cerys will pin it and write you a price.
Do you do hats?
A milliner in Crickhowell makes them to order from about £95, usually in three weeks. Tell us the colour, or bring the dress.
Come and try something on.
The kettle is on and the fitting room is free more often than you would think. Thursday evenings are by appointment, for anyone who works.