Five of the best discount outlets

Bicester Village 50 Pingle Drive, Bicester, Oxon, bicestervillage.com Latest arrivals include YSL, Fendi and Liz Hurley’s swimwear. And you can’t go wrong with cut-price Anya Hindmarch or Marni. Erdem dress, £190 (was £380), part of the British Designers Collective store Photograph: PR company handout Galleria Outlet Store Comet Way, Hatfield, Herts, www.thegalleria.co.uk High-street stores for wardrobe building blocks: Nike (old school trainers), Gap (chinos), Clarks (comfy shoes) and TK Maxx (pot luck). French Connection shorts, £35 (was £55) Photograph: PR company handout Galleria Outlet Store Nike Dunk Hi-top trainer, £35 (was £70) Photograph: PR York Designer Outlet St Nicholas Avenue, Fulford, York, 01904 682 700, yorkdesigneroutlet.com Think Brit institutions: Paul Smith, Margaret Howell and Gieves & Hawkes. Also, seek out this season’s kitten heels at LK Bennett. G&H shirt, £45 (was £95) Photograph: PR company handout TheOutnet.com Sister site to Net-A-Porter, this is outlet shopping at its slickest. Current investments include a Alexander McQueen handbag, Tom Ford sunglasses, or this marvellous cape. Stella McCartney cape, £566 (was £944) Photograph: PR company handout TheOutnet.com Roland Mouret Satie cotton-blend top, £132 (was £264) Photograph: PR company handout Burberry Outlet Store 29 Chatham Place, London, 020-8328 4287 A recent refurbishment has ramped up the gloss so don’t expect a scruffy dive. Catwalk trenchcoats are usually upwards of £600, but you’ll get them cheaper here. Burberry trench, from £449 Photograph: PR company handout