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Tips on where to buy clothes for cold weather in Lille, France?
I'm from Lille and greatly agree with what's been said before.
between the two train station (Gare Lille Flandres and Gare Lille Europe) there is a large shopping center called Westfield Euralille.
I ...
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Tips on where to buy clothes for cold weather in Lille, France?
I know it's an easy thing to say and probably urban legend, but you'll get used to it.
Lille will get wet and cold in winter.
I think the most important is to get a good pair of boots; it needs to be ...
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Tips on where to buy clothes for cold weather in Lille, France?
As you're a student, I would recommend some of the less expensive chains: C&A, H&M, and especially Uniqlo, whose clothes I occasionally buy even though I'm not a student anymore. All three ...
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Tips on where to buy clothes for cold weather in Lille, France?
If you are short on money, take the advice of the other answers and look in second hand clothing shops.
Like you when you go home many students will never need their warm clothes again and donate them ...
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Tips on where to buy clothes for cold weather in Lille, France?
Northern France can be quite chilly! Note that jeans are not very good thermally. In summer they are too hot, and in winter they don't keep you very warm. Whatever the locals are wearing for winter, ...
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Tips on where to buy clothes for cold weather in Lille, France?
Other answers have mentioned Decathlon, but when I was a student that would have been way beyond my budget.
In terms of best quality to price ratio, the kilo shop might well win. Lille has a kilo ...
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Tips on where to buy clothes for cold weather in Lille, France?
Many decent choices have been named, including the one I am about to recommend, but I want to highlight it: I think you should really be looking for Decathlon. It's a chain of sporting goods stores ...
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