SMALLS To Fit You

I could visualise the television advertising campaign whilst browsing the shop. Imagine this. The woman who runs this stall sitting on a stool staring earnestly into the camera, holding up various examples of pants. All this whilst singing along to a bingo hall style musical accompaniment of ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay. «We’ve got smaaaaaaalls, to fit you!» I’m sure Chris Martin would be honoured to be associated with the business, he could do with the cash.
What an interesting addition to the thriving Leeds Kirkgate Market. Selling a variety of huge knickers, which reminded me of the matron from the Carry On films, this stall is well worth a gander. Alongside the aforementioned lingerie, they stock men’s boxers, gloves, a wide range of socks, leg warmers and underwear to meet the needs of a younger market, all at reasonable prices.
I do feel obligated to highlight the importance of enunciation whilst visiting Smalls To Fit You. Situated dangerously close to The Plant Shop, do make oneself heard when shopping for either pants or plants. Any unfortunate confusion could result in a rather interesting display for the house. Or worse, a cactus in an uncompromising place.

A shop with a rather comical name, Smalls to Fit You sells knickers of the style immortalised in the film Bridget Jones. Very sensible and practical… unless you wear tight trousers and have concerns about the dreaded VPL.
This is a rather tiny shop and it uses the height of the walls to display its wares… anyone with claustrophobia may find themselves in the somewhat amusing nightmare scenario of being menacingly loomed at by slowly encroaching walls of granny knickers… Actually to be fair the knickers aren’t all that ‘granny’, most of a reasonably pleasant design, some with spots and florals. They also sell a range of Y-​fronts, one pair bizarrely emblazoned with ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’! Also for men are some thermal undergarments… a pretty good idea in the recent weather! (Or if you want to save on heating bills or save the planet… Or both!)
Aimed presumably at a younger customer are a wide range of brightly coloured leg warmers and stripey socks and some neon fishnet fingerless gloves, adding a sense of fun and a splash of colour to a generally practical and understated shop.

I have to admit that one of my favourite parts of ambling around the market is spying an undergarments shop. White Y-​fronts hanging from the walls, socks galore and so on, I struggle to think of anyone who would go in there to buy their under-​crackers with the shop assistant with a dead pan expression enquiring whether you need any help or not. Maybe that is just me though. Having been in, the prices rival those of Primark, where cheap underwear has become common place. If you enjoy buying your briefs from market stalls and avoid the bustly claustrophobic envirnoment of Primark like the plague, then please be my guest. I am aware that this is a very personal review, which is why I could not bring myself to give it a worse rating. For what it is, they display their products well, at good prices– I’d just prefer to go elsewhere! Having said that, their array of knee high socks are fun and quirky, I would stretch so far as to endulge myself in a pair!