Roman Originals


Roman Originals

Roman Originals is an aspirational and adaptable fashionable clothing brand based in the UK. The company, rather than specialising or specifically marketing towards younger females, designs and develops products with a broader appeal, to ensure that women of all age groups can find clothes that fit them and look great. Although it has been in operation since 1957, it wasn't always a retailer, as it started as a manufacturing business and only branched out into the retail sector in the 90s. Since then it has opened more than 100 stores across the country. With a variety of different sized outlets with various hours of operation, there is no shortage of options for women looking for high quality, stylish and affordable garments from Roman Originals. The clothing range comprises everything from trousers, skirts, dresses and tops to knitwear, outerwear, accessories and jewellery.

Roman Originals opening times and Locations

Roman Originals has a vast number of outlets and branches in more than 120 cities, but it is places like Lincoln, Peterborough and Stoke-on-Trent where the most seem to be situated. The stores are very easy to pick out from the other high street brands that normally have establishments alongside them, with simply Roman or Roman Originals clearly displayed at the entrance. To match the retailers sophisticated style, the shops tend to be very simple and elegant. Roman Originals opening times can vary from location to location, especially if they are based in a shopping centre or outlet store.

However, from Monday to Saturday they tend to be open from 9am to 5.30pm, with some remaining open until much later with a closing time of anything from 6pm to even 9pm. Sunday, although they are still open, have a relatively shorter Roman Originals opening times from 10am to 4-5pm. Obviously, on public holidays such as bank holidays and other special occasions such as Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Even and Boxing Day it is as well to check the Roman Originals opening times of local shops.

5 Interesting Facts About Roman Originals

Roman Originals' is undoubtedly a name that any discerning and stylish woman will know. Having been around in the manufacturing business since the 50’s and the clothing retail sector since the 90’s, the brand is highly regarded for its affordability. Despite its popularity though, there may still be things you didn’t know about the company. We found out some interesting things that we wanted to share.

  1. Roman Originals opened its 100th store in 2014, just 20 years after it branched out into the retail sector.
  2. It may not be news, but the dress named "The dress" that had social media in a frenzy when a picture of it was uploaded on 26th February 2015, because people could not agree if it was gold and white or blue and black. The picture on the social networking platform Tumblr was actually revealed to be a Roman Originals item, that subsequently experienced a dramatic increase in sales.
  3. Roman Originals reportedly introduce around 20 new clothing lines every week, in a bid to stay ahead of its rivals.
  4. The name is taken from the company's Italian heritage and the inspiration it draws from raw materials and Italian fabrics.
  5. Before its own stores opened in the 90's, its items were sold as concessions in other fashionable high street brands.

Products Range

As an aspirational and high-quality retailer of fashionable clothing items, it offers a wide array of garments for women of all age groups. Main categories include shapewear, skirts, trousers, coats and jackets, blouses and shirts, knitwear, jumpsuits, dresses and tops. Within each category there is a wide range of choice available, from party dresses to more formal dresses, workwear, knitted items, faux fur coats and even parkas.

With over 1000 items reportedly designed and manufactured every year, there is no shortage of clothing, but with a full range of accessories including handbags, jewellery, hats, scarves and gloves. All with the same stamp of approval in terms of fit, style, look and feel.

Brief History

The company was founded in 1957, as a family-owned manufacturing company located in Birmingham. Over the years, it has retained its womenswear passion and heritage, that began with making garments for other retailers. It wasn't until the 90's, when the company realised that many high street fashion outlets were marketed towards younger female shoppers, that it decided to act upon this. Rather than just focusing to one age group in particular, Roman Originals decided to design and develop a wider range of products that would attract a broader range of women, with the hope of attracting those who were not the target market of other stores.

Though it began offering clothing as concessions in other highly reputable chains throughout the country, from 1998 onwards, when its first retail store opened, it increased in size dramatically. By 2011, there were a total of 50 Roman Originals outlets, a number that increased to 100 by 2014. As well as the clothing that has always featured highly in the company's output, accessories such as handbags and scarves have been added and the company continues to be popular today.

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