For all the 'Slack Alices'

Oh yes, that song as well, Glorybee, often shouted out by drunken revellers.

Love this thread. I have a foot in both camps too. I like my footwear to be be comfy, but like heals too. The last time I bought a pair I went shopping before it got busy so I could could try them on and have a little trot around the shop to make sure they were ok for running for buses and getting my groove on

Callistemon actually that’s just reminded me of someone I used to work with (in her 20’s) who hated her name Alice as she was growing up. I asked her why as I think it’s lovely and she said it’s because of the remastered version of the Smokie song, living next door to Alice. There’re versions which contain the line ‘Who the is Alice’ which she used to get shouted at her regularly ?. I’m too old to have heard of the newer version, she was too young for the original.

Although she shares her complete name with Dawn French's verger in Vic of Dibley!!

Wasn't she wonderful! Such a sad loss.

Nothing wrong with being a slob!
Why do we do it all though? While working it was OK to maintain a 'professional' appearance but now? I'm not looking for male or other attention and I'm beyond feeling a need to 'keep up appearances' to impress others. I suppose it's just a sign of confidence that I don't feel the need to dress uncomfortably and plaster my face with chemicals.

Only wear make up on special occasions, but I’m not a slack Alice as I love cloths to much so I’m one of the nice cloths tidy appearance brigade.

I could never be a Slack Alice all of the time. It’s one step up from being a slob in my book. I may wear sweat pants and sweaters but hair is done, some makeup is done and I wear perfume. I like to look as nice as possible for my own sense of well-being.

Alice is a beautiful name. Nothing slack about my DGD. (Although she shares her complete name with Dawn French's verger in Vic of Dibley!!)
My son said it didn't matter... 90s sitcom forgotten! Hmm...

DGD's friend is called Alice, a lovely girl ad not in the slightest bit slack.

We shouldn't do this, remember the outcry over the name Karen?

Wasn't Slack Alice a friend of Larry Grayson btw?

My DGD is called Alice.
Boohoohoohoo!

Never worn makeup. Must have saved thousands over the years. It makes me laugh when magazines feature "must have" products. Same with vitamins etc.

Mine is very choppy at the back, it's not so easy to hold a mirror in one hand and trim the back of your hair with sharp scissors in the other.

Life’s too short for roots Curly I do not want to think on my death bed, of the years, accumulated, that I’ve spent in hairdressers.

Callistemon a hairdresser every 5 weeks obviously not during lock down! 18 weeks before I could go to my hairdresser's; did my roots myself with the help of my husband and as my hair is shoulder length, another inch or so of growth was hardly noticeable. Did think about carrying on doing my own roots in the future, but the mess I made soon put me off!

Thanks Alima - for years I thought it was a scram bag and only found out recently it is a scran bag!

hairdressers every 5 weeks
My hairdressers was shut for the duration and I still haven't been. It's more of a bob now (a way to go yet though).

Well, in the day I'm the opposite of a slack alice - no elasticated waists, no track suits, always wear perfume and make up, hairdressers every 5 weeks - but in the evenings, I'm a real slack alice - make up off, bra off, pyjamas on, slobbing on the sofa channel-hopping and surfing the internet!

It was food in prison.

From Jack Speak, the (practically official) dictionary of RN terms.

Scran' is food though. Seems fair. I'm not averse to a bit of grub

I never knew that. DH goes to meetings where they have a 'scran bag'; they put in money which is collected over a few weeks and then goes to charity.

Some people have style and some don't, MerylStreep

I think that Baggs has it*
I could wear the same with no makeup and look like Slack Alice!

I could dress up and still look like Slack Alice. That's why I feel a tad sorry for Boris.
Although I looked OK at DD's wedding hidden under my hat.

Baggs
I've seen photos of you, and sorry to disappoint: you don't pass the test to be a slack alice ?

'Scran' is food though. Seems fair. I'm not averse to a bit of grub

I couldn't wear them out, only around the house. No make up for working days, but mascara and eyebrow pencil for the non working days. My eyebrows seem to have become no colour at all! They're still there but colourless. Eyelashes are still ok though thankfully!

Not totally sold on the moniker “slack Alice”, for not dressing smartly, always thought it meant a woman with slack morals. Can picture Les Dawson saying it right now. Rather thought the RN expression most apt was “scran bag”, ie looks like they’ve raided the lost property box to get tarted up for a run ashore. Though who am I to argue, been put in my place many, many times on here, carry on being slack all.

Glorybee that's fine. I used to wax my legs (a bit) but gave up and it stopped growing anyway. Just lucky I guess.