How to Shop with Mary Queen of Shops

Forget star signs – there’s no better way to determine someone’s personality and character than by working out which of Mary’s shopping tribes they belong to.

Take our quiz to find out which of the tribes you fall into. Each type dresses and shops in a specific way, both in terms of the brands they seek out, the look they like and their motivation for favouring it. Nobody likes to be a ‘type’ but we bet you’re in here…

Your idea of successful shopping is:

An original Mary Quant miniskirt - you had to lash out two weeks' salary for it, but it was worth it

An almost exact replica of the new Marc Jacobs bag for under £30!

Skin-tight Acne jeans and a new Louis Vuitton wallet

A cropped jacket with long tails down the back - very Harajuku

The brand new Mulberry bag - you've been on the waiting list for months.

Your fashion icon is:

Victoria Beckham

Rachel Zoe – being ‘stylist to the stars’ means she gets the very latest accessories without the waiting list

Gwen Stefani and Bjork

Chloe Sevigny

Anyone who looks great without paying a fortune for it

Your anti-hero is:

Men - pockets are not enough

Kirsten Dunst - she looks like she shops in the Gap

The WAGs - they wouldn’t know good vintage if it hit them in the face

Victoria Beckham - She spends a fortune on clothes and wouldn’t be seen dead in Primarni

Kate Moss - she may wear designer, but she always looks so scruffy!

Charity shops are:

Why buy something that someone has worn before when there are so many new designers to find out about!

The only way to shop!

A great way to find designer looks, especially with the retro looks on the catwalk this season

Occasionally worth a look for classic shapes, but usually you wouldn’t bother

You would never shop in a charity shop. Too much musk, too many mothballs, and the sales assistants look so frumpy!

Your favourite designer is:

Does George at Asda count?

Gucci, Louis, Prada, Dolce, Gabbana - you like them all

Halston, BCBG, Missoni, classic Lagerfeld and Chanel from when Coco was still around

It changes every month, but Balenciaga and Mulberry come up quite a lot

Hanai Mori - they’re not huge in the UK yet, but you can pick them up at Commes des Garcons