Designer labels - who cares?

Thank you ladies for giving me a really good laugh today. I'm glad you entered into the spirit of the thread. I was a little worried that I may have been considered a bit snarky - not my intention at all.

It wasn't a celebrity who was featured Calistemon but a young woman who was on the arm of a retired sportsman. The whole point of the article seemed so silly.

^The whole point of the article seemed so silly&

Thank you though, lovebeigecardigans1955, it has given us all a laugh!

Mrs GrowingOldDisgracefully (playfully referred to as Mrs G.O.D. by the over-familiar paparazzi) started the day in a rumpled and barely decent pink nightshirt, bought from Amazon last year for a snip of a price (cheap...) but probably qualifying as one of the most recent acquisitions to her eclectic wardrobe. This was teamed with an ancient pair of pink flipflops in order to titillate the neighbours during a trip to the dustbin.
Then, mindful of keeping up appearances for her much awaited sashaying (oh alright shuffle) to the postbox, a lightning change of ensemble was effected, to a pair of cropped denim trousers, bought some years back from a high street discount store, probably qualifying for a Jurassic label, and under £20, accompanied by a blue and white spotted top, liberated from a charity shop and again probably qualifying for a Jurassic label (she likes things to match). Set off tastefully by a pair of blue and white quite immaculate trainers, this state being achieved by the fact that they were discovered at the back of the wardrobe after a lengthy period of 'resting' after being purchased. The ensemble completed with a necklace, earrings and bangle in faux bone, (OK plastic) acquired on various discerning visits to charity shops.
Mr G.O.D. is sporting a pair of old jeans, a t-shirt with an illegible motif on the front, and a haze of pink dust colouring his otherwise silver hair. This is because he has been getting plastered, or should I say plastering, in one of the bedrooms prior to decorating. In the process of mixing the plaster in the kitchen, he has coated everything in there with a fine pink dust, and it is very likely that Mrs G.O.D. will soon be doing serious prison time for doing away with him. No doubt Mrs G.O.D's adoring public will be following accounts of the trial in the media with avid interest.

a pair of cropped denim trousers, bought some years back from a high street discount store, probably qualifying for a Jurassic label

I refer to mine as vintage, very much "in" at the moment, although whether British Home Stores was ever in is a moot point!

🤣🤣 these are all brilliant

Callistemon21

^a pair of cropped denim trousers, bought some years back from a high street discount store, probably qualifying for a Jurassic label^

I refer to mine as vintage, very much "in" at the moment, although whether British Home Stores was ever in is a moot point!

Oh I do miss British Home Stores. I too have some vintage BHS stuff. I could usually get things to fit me in there. Not sure what that says about my shape!

Mrs Linusface sat eating her teacake, purchased from the reduced section in Morrisons, with a hot mug of coffee. She grinned to herself, with a certain self satisfaction, knowing that her outfit for the forthcoming wedding reception was sorted. A Monsoon dress and jacket, teamed with a comfortable pair of sandals from M&S, all for £20, thanks to her friend, Marie Curie, on the local High Street.
Well, she thought to herself, why pay more? I'd rather take the grandchildren out for the day.

These are just brilliant!

Mrs Dragonfly is currently sporting a cover-the-posterior sky blue t-shirt (£4 - charity shop - it is uncertain which one as she frequents the many different versions in town weekly and we were unable to identify the correct shop); a pair of black leggings that have kept their shape and shade beautifully despite several years of washing, price unremembered but less than £5; a pair of soft black flats from TOFS, £5; and underwear that should, frankly, be binned. Luckily, nobody ever sees it so she doesn't see the harm and finds it comfortable if unsightly. Her hair is brushed and sprayed into shape, she sports eyeliner and mascara as otherwise her blonde eyelashes are indistinguishable, and a touch of blusher to stop the 'are you anaemic?' comments. She conversed with the lady at the local pharmacy, with another in Lidl, and yet another in TOFS. Currently suffering from an excess of 'people-ing', she is now sipping a glass of chilled water and viewing the wildfires in Rhodes, somewhat relieved that she is unable to afford to travel.

Ms ( slutty ) suelld (77 ) is languidly lying abed still attired in a rather fetching large dark blue ‘male’ dressing gown, purchased by one adult son for her 2 years ago, when she was in hospital for 4 weeks. Peeping beneath that is a long sleeved white-ish and purple nightdress with a fashion forward cut from the wrist to the elbow, (because the wrists were too tight) - this was bought new from a Charity shop many years back and the price lost on time…probably £1.49?
The bedding under which she lounges is a new fitted sheet from a recent sale at Tescos, and a new duvet cover and pillowcase set from a recent Cotton Traders sale. c. £18… King size. When recently changing the bedding, giving viewers a glimpse of her sitting down every 5 mins or so, she foolishly changed to slight summer tog weight…whereupon it became cold and rainy, - hence the sludge brown blanket over the top of all the splendour of this new duvet cover. ( a prize in a competition back in c. 2010). The reason for this louche behaviour is that poor Ms S was afflicted by IBS ( D version) at 2 am, finally easing at c 7 am… leaving her wiped out and knackered! She may attempt to rise later but that really depends on whether things stay..up!

Today Mrs Cardigans is wearing pale blue jeggings (£17.50 from M&S) and as they are fairly new and only been washed once the fabric is rather stiff and therefore has a slight corset-effect on her voluminous stomach.

Her short-sleeved t-shirt (also M&S in the sale) almost matches, chosen because she had to attend the local clinic to provide a blood sample. It is sporting a tiny hole by the hem as the quality just isn't there anymore. There is a cotton wool ball inside each elbow as the nurse couldn't get any blood out on the first attempt, perhaps due to the cold. Shoes (from local supermarket) were any old thing she found lurking by the door.

Atop is an old khaki Parka which was bought from a young fashionable mail-order catalogue in the old days when she was their target demographic (thrown on because it began to p..ss it down with rain as she was about to leave the house).

The paps were nowhere to be seen this morning as Mrs C scurried to her ancient car.

This is the best thread I've ever seen. Absolutely loved it & have honestly been laughing out loud all the way through it.

Missing MissAdventure, this thread is just up her street!

Casdon is gardening today, and rocking an ancient purple paint streaked Cotton Traders fleece, she never liked the colour and has no idea why she bought it in the first place. Sainsburys Tu gardening jeans, with little lines of wrinkly denim where the elastane has perished, and slip on Sketchers which have suffered a similar elastane fate complete the outfit as she kneels on the bank chopping back her alchemilla mollis before the damned things seed all over the garden. A change will be required before she leaves her house to pick up the dog later this afternoon, even a paparazzi shot from 100 feet away would not sell this photo.

Helen is sat on a 15 year old sofa which has seen far better days. Her attire today consists of a pair of navy yoga trousers -which have never seen a yoga class -maybe one day and a red t shirt emblazoned with the Welsh Dragon. On her feet she has a pair of off white -read grey trainer socks, which match the grey Pavers slippers she was given as a Christmas pressie 2 years ago.

It was some time ago I was on the train watching the lady opposite, she was carefully unstitching the Next label from her jacket, which she replaced with presumably a 'designer label' - very nearly asked her for the Next label to substitute with my Primark label!

TwinLolly leaves her house proudly wearing nothing but the designer skin, nails, hair and eyelashes that Mother Nature bestowed upon her. Simply beautiful with some imperfections but Mother Nature has thrown in some freckles to add to the quirkiness, which her husband loves.

Laughing out loud. Don't usually contribute, I just enjoy the different topics. Thank you LBC1955.

love it

Really great thread ladies!!

Dinah is wearing a black and white animal? print skirt from M & S bought last year. Ont he top half she wears a black t-shirt (doesn't like to wear bras because they irritate and the t- shirt vaguely keeps everything in place). Over that she wears alight blue linen shirt bought about years ago in a local street market. The cuffs are frayed and she means to bind them with some brightly coloured cotton but hasn't got round to it. Her faded red hair is now wiry and curly but it doesn't bother her. She quite likes the curls. Black Sketchers on her feet. Wide enough to cope with her feet when they balloon.

Bijou today was wearing a pretty floral dress purchased from Chums fifteen years ago with a cardigan bought so long ago she cannot remember when. It doesn’t matter what she wears because the only person to see her is her daily help.
She has given up wearing make up and all her jewellery she has given to her grand daughter and ten year old great grand daughter.

Mrs C, having arrived home at 10pm last night after a 200 mile drive is still wearing yesterday's clothes after falling asleep on the sofa! She did remove the cardigan as she had got rather warm in the car. It is vintage bought in a small boutique back in 1979 when in her first job after university. It has lost a few buttons but since it has grown with its owner over the intervening years they would not do up anyway if they were still there. She needs to go to Asda to fill up with diesel (not the label) for her next outing. Since it is now raining again, she notes that she must avoid puddles as her cotton trader sandals (circa 2018) have a hole in the sole but can't be binned as they are 'oh so comfy' and they don't make that style any more!

Such a fun thread! Leaving out all the brand names since you wouldn't recognize them.

Mrs Gran was spotted leaving for work this morning, wearing rather faded jeans from unknown label, a plain white T, and a long beige open-knit cardigan from last season. Nicely pedicured toes peeped from strappy beige sandals from Amazon $80, and a straw cross body bag over her shoulder.

She was seen zipping away in her 2010 Honda, not sparing a wave for the paparazzi.

This evening, Lady Gravy of Gravy Grange is wearing several years old gym cropped leggings, well washed yoga top, grey hoody artfully draped around her well defined shoulders, accessorised with a navy blue pinny decorated by hand with giraffes (Kenyan craft workshop) and ancient Ugg slippers.

The Honourable Hollysteers was spotted this afternoon leaving the restaurant arm in arm with her 89 year old companion. She was driving as he had just had his cataracts done. She was a vision in a casual pink M&S two piece completely copied from Claire Sweeney on Instagram, even down to the white trainers (H&M, given to her by her daughter as too small). White T shirt by Primark.
They drove away in her cute fourteen year old car which she is hoping will get through its MOT this week.
Now home, she is wondering whether to take out her hearing aid (the other lost) and is on her IPad wearing two pairs of spectacles as her old varifocals are not up to it.