yes! i'm lucky because, while i'm a size and shape which can be hard to shop for (affordably) in department stores and the like, there's always some kind of trendy chain that caters to me: in america it was express where i could buy stuff without trying it on and here it's h&m. the downside is that they're almost the only place in town i can get anything to fit me, trying on or not. but i don't buy clothes that often, so i could actually probably buy all my clothes there the next ten years. the skirt and shoes both came from there yesterday--as well as three shirts and some other stuff that i had to force myself to put back on the rack. :X

h&m is a lifesaver, basically. it's like the ikea of clothes. thank god for sweden!