In Kingston-upon-Thames, queues were seen tailing around the block just after the clothing store opened at 06:00 GMT.

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It features luxury retailers at the street level, a glass box housing a clothing store on the fifth floor and a soaring space with stunning views on the seventh floor that can be rented for events all connected by an internal staircase that spirals up like a DNA helix.

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While the thin girls were wearing shorts, I was wearing sweat pants because my thighs were the size of their waists, and those pants were embarrassingly short because I was taller than the average adult, but still shopped at (pre-teen clothing store) Limited Too.

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The 10-month-old pig, who is bathed twice a week and greets customers at Mr White's outdoor clothing store on Silver Street, has been the subject of a petition by customers.

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British fashion designer Paul Smith took a break from overseeing his clothing empire to talk to a hundred or so fans and curious observers at the Apple Store in Covent Garden, London on Wednesday night.

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