New style M&S

Strategic bump for t***l avoidance.

Awful, can't lipsinc or dance but does look good in the clothes.

I was in our M&S recently and commented to a friend that all the clothes looked good on the tall, slim models but had the designers/buyers/ execs actually visited a store lately? Most of the women shopping on an average weekday were middle-aged and older. My DD, who's in her late 30s, never shops there so I'm not sure who they think they're aiming at!

MissAdventure

I can barely fit in my flat, let alone a pair of trousers.

This is one of the funniest posts I’ve ever read on Gransnet. Thank you for making me laugh out loud at 4:15am.
On a serious note I hope you are soon feeling better and moving through small spaces with ease.

I hadn’t seen the ad until now and it did prompt me to go online to check out the clothes . I like the clothes this season and AW too.
M & S have had a new head of design for women’s wear for several years now and she’s come from Topshop . So yes she’s trying to appeal to a younger demograph.
My DD who’s 30 and her friends get basics from marks , as well as undies, T-shirts, white shirts , jeans . My dd is a buyer for another high street store and was impressed with their wide leg linen trousers and wide leg jeans.
M&S regularly appears in the Times fashion sections .

Marydoll

*Ikiesgranma*, I experienced paranoia on high doses of steroids many years ago, they also cause weight gain. Add that to my PND. It was a time in my life, I try to forget.

I call them the curse of the devil, but they kept me alive!

I echo your post, DH is avoiding any confrontation with me at the moment.

Unfortunately for him, we are at a partially confrontational stage with our building work…

Steroids the gift that keeps giving.

Ikiesgranma

ufix1 I have to take steroids every three weeks alongside my chemo treatment. Unfortunately I’m having awful problems with them. I go almost manic, can’t retain information and generally feel bonkers. I asked my sarcoma nurse about it as I was worried that I have dementia. She assured me that it’s common for people on chemo to hallucinate and experience paranoia 😵‍💫 the weight gain and effects on my glucose levels are the icing on the cake! Last week I bought two pairs of summer trousers both size 14 short. One pair is okay but the other pair had to be taken up by two inches. The sizing is very inconsistent.

I wish you well

Skydancer

Nearly ALL adverts irritate me these days!

Oh me too!! I don’t mind being labelled as a grumpy old woman!

Ikiesgranma, I experienced paranoia on high doses of steroids many years ago, they also cause weight gain. Add that to my PND. It was a time in my life, I try to forget.

I call them the curse of the devil, but they kept me alive!

ufix1 I have to take steroids every three weeks alongside my chemo treatment. Unfortunately I’m having awful problems with them. I go almost manic, can’t retain information and generally feel bonkers. I asked my sarcoma nurse about it as I was worried that I have dementia. She assured me that it’s common for people on chemo to hallucinate and experience paranoia 😵‍💫 the weight gain and effects on my glucose levels are the icing on the cake! Last week I bought two pairs of summer trousers both size 14 short. One pair is okay but the other pair had to be taken up by two inches. The sizing is very inconsistent.

Oh it's great, makes you want to get up and dance with her. (If only)
Girls just want to have fun.

The ad may not appeal but their styling last season AW and this is several notches up on previous years
Isn’t that what matters?

I totally agree. The advert is so wrong and annoying on so many levels. Firstly, I want to slap the woman who wags around like a complete plonker. Secondly, is this the way young career women want to be portrayed? Thirdly, I am surprised that John Cleese hasn't filed a plagiarism case on behalf of the Ministry of Silly Walks. In short, the ad is toe curlingly unfunny, the clothes on display become irrelevant among all the silliness and posturing. It is offensive and makes me (and possibly many others) want to boycott M&S.

i had read on facebook that they are trying to appeal to younger women.

from m&s

The campaign's two 30 second TVC stars actress and model Sara Sampaio turning her world into a personal catwalk - confidently and playfully bringing-to-life the style and versatility of the new womenswear Spring collection while lip-synching to Cyndi Lauper's infectious pop track “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
i would rather this advert than some of the other more annoying one's on tv at the moment.

123kitty

The ad has great music, it’s fun and I love watching it. I’m fed up with boring, woke ads, often I’ve no idea what they’re selling. Well done M&S, great ad and some lovely clothes in your stores.

What on earth is a woke ad? I'd be so happy if I could find something to fit me and looked good.
Do you remember St Michael, now that was built to last.

Call me an eejit but I didn't realise that there was music with the ad. I have been watching it without and it made no sense at all but with the music I now understand the shenanigans and I quite like it.

I like it, it cheers me up!

I must admit to not seeing the TV advert but I have brought at least 4/5 pairs of trousers & jeans from M&S since Christmas . I find them to be fine in length it’s the actual sizing ie 14-16 etc that proves an issue as different styles come up differently, having brought 2 pairs of the same style in the same size they both fitted differently 🤔
That apart , not sure who the 40 year old women are who shop in M&S certainly not my DD’s 51 & 49 underwear apart that is .

I don’t think I’m the target market, having entered the ‘can I get away with comfy maternity trousers’ at 70 stage. 🙂

The ad made me go to the website and I ordered some shorts and would have ordered a beautiful midi skirt but it was sold out in the colour I wanted. I love ordering online and popping into my local shop to pick it up, the range of clothing is brilliant. My local M&S is quite small so has a limited range tbh I don't mind the ad, it's quirky, not aimed at my age profile but I liked the clothes.

I’m 5’ 5” and bought a pair of Marks wide leg trousers in short length and they were too long ! Obviously took them back so that’s a sale that didn’t materialise as there won’t be any trousers for me there.

The thing is, two or three years ago it was ‘Love the ad, hate the clothes’, now it’s the other way round. The clothes are so much better that I don’t care how they advertise them. I’m not wearing the advert, after all.

The ad has great music, it’s fun and I love watching it. I’m fed up with boring, woke ads, often I’ve no idea what they’re selling. Well done M&S, great ad and some lovely clothes in your stores.

More than one - one is scornfully amused at her exhibitionism, another is just bored with the whole performance.
I know just how they feel!