Wow, thanks for all the great suggestions. I'll start checking which of these are sold in the UK.

Yes, a lot of overseas brands will ship to the UK but hebe's right - stuff coming in here from outside the EEA can land the recipient with a very nasty Customs bill and/or an "international handling fee" by the Royal Mail.

When I lived in the USA, I shopped a lot from the Victoria's Secret catalogue. (Some of my favourite jeans and cardigans, not just undies. )The one and only time I've tried ordering from VS since I moved here was last winter - the Customs & Royal Mail bill exceeded the value of the goods, so I refused delivery and it all went back.