This is a company where the words young and contemporary come straight to mind. They always have one of the best selections of new wardrobe must-haves alongside their very good basics, such as knitwear and t-shirts, which are well priced, good quality and available in a range of colours. French Connection is definitely not cheap but delivers up to the minute styling for men and women and is well worth taking a look at for new, modern additions to your wardrobe.

Modern and amazingly well priced using some natural fabrics and with sizing from 8 - 22 for most items. You'll find most of the wearable new looks each season plus some colourful knits, tops and accessories. Take a good look at the start of the season if you're likely to want something here as once a product has sold out they won't replace it, however they offer new styles online each week. Delivery is to the UK only and you can select from Express (next day) delivery or their standard service at a few days longer. This is excellent value high street shopping.

Fast growing US based brand Urban Outfitters' young modern website is clearly targeted directly at their 18 to 30 year old audience with a wide range of chic 'urban styled' clothes and accessories for girls and boys. There's designer wear from Alice McCall and See by Chloe, an eclectic, well priced range of separates, hosiery, scarves and gloves and right through to shoes, jewellery and underwear. Get the look now.

An integral part of the high street since the 60's, Miss Selfridge has always been a mainstay for young, modern style. There's nothing quiet about the clothes offered here but plenty of information and guidance on how to put together the latest looks and the background to the trends. They do go up to a size 16 but most of the clothes would suit better if they went no further than a small 12. They only delivery to the UK and offer Express Delivery for just £1 more than their standard service.

Here's another excellent extremely well priced online store, where you can find cashmere knits for just under £50, fun ts and tops, jeans in lots of different styles and some excellent accessory gift ideas such as scarves, Argyll patterened hats and gloves and a wonderful selection of belts including metallic leathers. If you haven't come across Uniqlo before take a look now, you may not want to buy your whole wardrobe here but some pieces are totally irresistible.

If you've ever walked into Selfridges (the young area) you may have glanced at the crowds milling around the jewellery and accessory section. Well a large part of this belongs to Mikey, an excellent contemporary jewellery designer, whose collections are always moving forward and in tune with what's going on in fashion. Make a note here, if you have a daughter who loves to collect accessories (preferably that you've paid for) you may want to look at this website at dead of night just before Christmas or a Birthday as otherwise you'll definitely be spending more than you intend.

If you're missing your Abercrombie/American Eagle fix this year you should take a look at this website, offering 'cool' and idiosyncratic sportwear including jeans, hoodys, fun, printed t-shirts, polo shirts and accessories for girls and guys. The website is beautifully designed and great fun to browse and if you have a teenage daughter, as I do, you’ll probably have seen a great deal of this clothing brand about.

All the t-shirts and related products at hugely successful US based American Apparel have been photographed very simply and you can find just about every shape, neckline and sleeve and an amazing selection of colours. There are also daytime separates, sleepwear, swimwear, an organic range and options for men, kids and babies.

Susie and Doug Tompkins started selling Esprit clothes out of the back of their station waggon in San Francisco. You can now find the brand all over the world, with its young, fun, well priced and wearable ranges of t-shirts, jeans, basics, separates and accessories. The Bed Bath and Home collection is also worth a good look round. They deliver to UK, some EU and the US with dedicated sites for each country.

The excellent range from 'Designers for Debenhams' seems to grow each season. Currently it includes Betty Jackson, Jasper Conran, Ben de Lisi, John Rocha, Julian MacDonald, John Richmond and more. Then you can also find lots of other, less expensive brands such as Principles and Red Herring, lingerie, menswear, childrenswear, electricals and beauty by brands such as Estee Lauder, Lancome, Benefit and Elemis. Take a look round now and watch the range on offer grow, season by season.

An excellent website offering new and current brands such as Quicksilver, Miss Sixty, Roxy, O'Neill, Bench, Billabong, Diesel and FCUK in an easy to view format. Although most of the items offered are brand new current season's stock (and new stock is regularly being added to the site) there are also some very good reductions. They will ship to North America as well as Europe and all items are shipped from Gibralter.

This is a really fun website, where you'll find very well priced contemporary sportswear for men and women. Think vintage style tops, ruffled shirts, sporty gilets and colourful polos and you'll get my drift. The pictures are extremely clear and there's plenty of description and information about each item. Alongside the clothing there are lots of accessories including sunglasses, jewellery, bags and purses and belts.

River Island always has one of the busiest (noisiest) stores on the high street so you should be extra pleased that you can shop the collection online. The reason it’s so busy is obvious as soon as you visit the website; the young, modern, stylish, every-day and evening range is one of the best collections around. The site is great to look at and easy to use and with a constantly updated range you can come back often and always find something new.

Fast expanding global brand Ted Baker offers well made and innovative clothing on a very clever but slightly distracting website. Don't expect cheap here, you won't find it. What you will find is and excellent modern, mainly understated collection totally inline with each season's fashion. They also offer watches, accessories and fragrance.

Spanish label Mango offers exceptionally well priced, up-to-the minute clothes and accessories, which they'll ship to you just about anywhere in the world. Their clever, modern website shows you everything at a glance plus all the items that'll go with. With jackets at around 60 euros and t-shirts from around 13 euros you can find plenty here to help you get the latest look without breaking the bank. Just a word of warning - make sure you click on the English version at the start or you'll end up getting everything in Spanish.

Warehouse have re-launched their website to offer an even more addictive online shopping experience. Products go live on a daily basis so there's even more to choose from and you need to check back on a regular basis. Collections come in sizes 6 –16 together with competitions, trends and features in their Ware-Style section and email newsletter. They offer 2-day delivery throughout the UK and ROI and the website is ultra user friendly so logon now and check it out.

Just about as well known on the High Street as its sister shop Monsoon, Accessorize is the essential destination if you're looking for a gift for an older child or if your early teen and upwards needs (as in I NEED) a new pair of earrings, flip flops, party slip on shoes, scarf or bag. Not only are the prices extremely reasonable but the products are fun and modern. The stores themselves are usually heaving (especially on Saturdays), so take advantage of the fact that you (or they) can now shop online.

With an easier to wear selection than some of the high street retailers Principles offers a stylish, well priced collection of separates, dresses and coats on their attractively designed website. They clearly show some of the trends of the season and have picked out pieces that go well together for each look. You'll find dresses, skirts, tops, jeans, knitwear and some very attractive tailoring and occasionwear and a petite collection which goes from size 6 - 16.

Wallis offers a small selection from its stores on the website and just about everything goes up to a size 20, so styles on the whole are easier to wear for most people. They also, unlike some high street retailers, like to include natural fibers in items such as knitwear and t-shirts. They give clear information right from the start about each and every product, right down to washing information, fabric content and sizing as well as telling you about each season's looks and how to put them together.

All Saints offer up to the minute styling totally in line with each season's different looks on their funky urban appeal website. There are lots of well photographed views of every item available including both model shots and basic product close-ups. Sizing goes from 6 to 14 in most items (although expect general sizing to be on the small size). You can shop by collection or by item and see straight away what's available in your size.

Here's a new young modern brand driven retailer offering labels such as Chilli Pepper, Fever, Looking Glass and MbyM. They offer an excellent trend section where they've put all the looks together and then show you exactly what you need to buy. This is great teen/highstreet shopping in a clear and easy to use format.

Now you can buy your Abercrombie and Fitch t-shirts and American Eagle shorts from one online retailer and despite the fact that they're based in Florida, they say that you shouldn't be charged duty and all prices here are in sterling. Brands on offer are the aforesaide Aberdrombie and American Eagle, Converse, Hollister (A & F again), K-Swiss and Timberland.

The new Oasis website allows you to shop simply and easily by garment, where you can zoom right in to every detail and find all the information on sizing and fabric you could need. Alternatively you can shop by trend, where all the relevant pieces are brought together for you or visit the new glamorous Vintage collection. The site is really easy to buy from, sizing goes up to a 16 and delivery is UK only.

This young, urban clothing company sells casual sporty lightweight gear in the summer months for guys and girls, plus trendy skiwear in the winter (hence the name). There are colour options for just about all the clothes, from the Flawless T to the Java Jive pant and you can see straight away what's available in stock or what you'll have to wait for. This isn't a huge collection but it's fun and well priced and definitely worth having a look at.

Not as expensive as Abercrombie (and not quite so well known, particularly over here), American Eagle offers a wide selection of colourful, young, modern, casual clothing extremely popular across the pond and I wish they were just down the road here, too. Think preppy striped shirts, humorous and sporty t-shirts and great jeans, hoodies and jackets plus some camis and underwear and a good range of shoes. Thankfully they have no problem in shipping to you anywhere in the world using USPS Global Express Mail.

With its well known presence on the high street almost everyone’s heard about Monsoon, offering attractive, good value clothing including some lovely occasionwear. The childrenswear selection is smaller but no different with really pretty clothes, mainly for younger girls, including mini versions of some of the grown up outfits - pretty tiered skirts, with matching knitwear and tops, delicious partywear and sparkly shoes and sandals to go with.

For t-shirt collectors this is the place to be, with t-shirts and tops of all shapes and sizes and an enormous range of colours but here's the main point - you get to customise your t-shirt, top or hoody specifically for you (or whoever you want to give one to). Just select your design, choose your style (raw edge, long sleeve etc) then the colour. On some you can choose the text or word as well. The website is very busy but the instructions are clear once you get the hang of how things work.

This is a hip, modern website offering young, urban sportwear for girls and boys. Brands include Pop Clothing, Ichi, Boxfresh, Power Puff Girls and loads more and include jeans, dresses, skirts, tops and jackets plus bags, belts and jewellery. They regularly have new stock in so it's worth while checking back if this is the kind of fashion for you.

The place to go if you want the latest fashions at the best prices and definitely the place to go if you can’t stand the scrum of the shops. Can't afford Marc Jacobs or Miu Miu? Go straight to Top Shop, and if you can't bear the heaving crowds in the store, desperately seeking the last pair of plaited leather wedge sandals (summer 2006) in your size, you can order them online and have them sent to you by express delivery. A fashionista could surely ask for no more than this. They ship to many countries within Europe plus the USA and Australia..