Poor quality clothing

Good quality woollen goods can be had from House of Bruar but they come at a price. However they do have sales......

Yammy

I use Toast, Boden,Jaegar on Marks but am careful, Seasalt ,Hobbs and Hush.. A lot of their dresses are elasticated waisted and quite full-skirted even handkerchief bottomed. White stuff I am selective and send so much back I know my Evri lady as a friend.I find often if you find a good style the material is chewed bamboo or something odd.
I have the half-size thin-foot problem and look at Gabor, Carvella, Josepf Siebel and when I can afford them Kennel and Shumaker a German company.Some Russel and Bromley.
I have had two pairs of trousers from next they have elasticated backs so allow for my bulging tum.
Where do you buy good quality Woolen cardigans or jumpers?

The White Company knitwear is good quality, I have to go up a size.

BlueBelle

I don’t want classic WWM2 I want something a bit more stylish a bit more quirky than classic

Have a look at Hush, definitely not old.
Sizes on tops and T shirts are generous, Oliver Bonas has some nice well made niche pieces.

I use Toast, Boden,Jaegar on Marks but am careful, Seasalt ,Hobbs and Hush.. A lot of their dresses are elasticated waisted and quite full-skirted even handkerchief bottomed. White stuff I am selective and send so much back I know my Evri lady as a friend.I find often if you find a good style the material is chewed bamboo or something odd.
I have the half-size thin-foot problem and look at Gabor, Carvella, Josepf Siebel and when I can afford them Kennel and Shumaker a German company.Some Russel and Bromley.
I have had two pairs of trousers from next they have elasticated backs so allow for my bulging tum.
Where do you buy good quality Woolen cardigans or jumpers?

I really like Uniqlo and Camper for boots

I've bought Fat Face, White Stuff and Seasalt online through M&S. M&S is more than just itself online now...check further.

I buy from Tu JaneJudge, M&S and Joebrown. I shop online only and rarely have a problem. Having said that I buy little as I’ve plenty of clothes still with wear in them.

I'm 59 and buy most of my clothes from Next Online ,they have a clearance section too. Bought some lovely dresses and jumpsuits for a cruise. Love their jeans and jumpers as well, if you buy a years unlimited delivery and returns . You can order what you want to try at home , it's so easy to send stuff back . The same delivery company pick it up

If you want Arty rather than classic, look at Toast or Sahara - both generous on sizing and mature shaping.
I am afraid you need to be paying more these days, which is hard for those of us who bought masses of clothes in the 80's and 90's for good prices.
Charity shops and Sales are the best way to maybe get quality on a shoestring budget.
I have found a new source of clothing. It is called Narnia and is at the back of the wardrobe. Recently,I wore a long silk coat I paid £25 for in the 80's.

Madwoman11

Buying online is a nightmare believe me! Items look lovely but when they arrive are awful and nothing like the photos

Their photographers are indeed geniuses!

Yep, similar here. I used to be a Land's End fanatic. Wouldn't entertain their poor quality nowadays but I do believe the company I originally dealt with was bought over.

Foxygloves

Madwoman11

Buying online is a nightmare believe me! Items look lovely but when they arrive are awful and nothing like the photos

PS I successfully buy White Stuff, Seasalt, Joules, Pure, Hotter, and others online and even M&S and it is absolutely fine, but I would not touch the Chinese companies like Shein with a barge pole.

Yes, I would endorse White Stuff and Seasalt. Also, Fat Face may be worth looking at too.

Hi I’ve have been looking at Unfolded…online but different and has lovely classic pieces…includes pictures of varying sized models and actual measurements of the clothes plus material

I don’t want classic WWM2 I want something a bit more stylish a bit more quirky than classic

The problem I find is that knowing your size is not enough when buying clothes. You need to know your shape as well. I have narrow shoulders, a long waist, hips almost at waist level and long legs.

You cannot tell by from looking at something on line whether it will fit you or not and I find the hassle of sending stuff back a hassle. I do buy from one or two online retailers whose sizing I know is accurate and whose clothes fit - I buy almost all my trousers, jears etc from Lands End for that reason, and sweaters are usuall safe to buy online, but otherwise. I needto try things on before I buy.

Personally, I wouldn't be seen dead in age-approrpiate clothes. DGD, DDiL and I can often be seen in similar outfits.

As for tums and arms. DD severely damaged an arm in a road accident, half her lower right arm is covered by a huge scar. She makes no special attempt to hide it and wears short-sleeved and sleeveless tops, very few people look and f they do, so what. I feel the same about arms and tums. Our shape changes with age, get used to it, then ignore it. Nothing makes something more obvious than trying to hide it.

It’s all very well to quote all these shops but we don’t have any of them in our good sized town in fact I can only think of two in the nearby city and they are expensive shops
I do have to buy online but much prefer trying things on looking in a mirror etc and sending back is expensive
We used to have Italian styles at a market when it came to town but not any more

Madwoman Next have some age friendly items in store this year and they also do half sizes in their shoe range my go to store when looking for shoes.

lots of clothes are made in Turkey

Frankly I think the answer is the best quality you can afford. Quality like everything else doesn’t come cheap. Buy classics and wear them for ever🙂

MerylStreep

Madwoman11
How many clothes did you buy pre Brexit that were made in Europe?

I bought a lot of German clothes, and Italian.

Sainsburys TU are great

My partner and I spent a whole day in Leeds a couple of weeks ago looking for a nice top for a wedding do. There was nothing of any decent quality or material. We looked everywhere from Harvey Nicks, Hobbs to H&M. It was all shoddy workmanship, cheap material and very overpriced. There was very little under £80.
So very despondent we scoured charity shops and finally found a lovely shirt in a local vintage shop in our small town. Lovely design, well made, nicely finished for £20.

Madwoman11

Buying online is a nightmare believe me! Items look lovely but when they arrive are awful and nothing like the photos

PS I successfully buy White Stuff, Seasalt, Joules, Pure, Hotter, and others online and even M&S and it is absolutely fine, but I would not touch the Chinese companies like Shein with a barge pole.

I don’t see your problem.

Shoes still come in half sizes, good quality clothes are still available and in great styles. Maybe you have to look further than M&S.
We have had a habit in this country of cheap - clothes, food, shoes - compared to many other countries, but we still buy more than, for instance, many other European countries.
Yes prices have gone up - don’t forget there’s a global economic crisis and two years plus of the pandemic hasn’t helped, wages have in many cases been kept artificially low (Leicester sweat shops being one example and near starvation wages in third world countries another) energy costs -and therefore production costs-have risen exponentially …the list goes on.
M&S are regularly in for a kicking but the fashion pages have recently identified some excellent buys.
I think we have to be prepared to pay more and go a bit further than the chain stores, and no, I don’t blame this one on Brexit - although there will no doubt be some who do .

Madwoman11
How many clothes did you buy pre Brexit that were made in Europe?