What to wear ...........

Easy to lose hope in high street shops, I avoid them most of the time. Look online at LandsEnd, CottonTraders, Matalan, and Bonmarche, Roman are also quite good sometimes.
And don’t discard Chums as oldie stuff I bought some lovely jeans from them.
All the best x

Never heard of chums - off for a look.

I’d invest in a cashmere jumper, well worth it to be warm. They can be dressed up or casual.

www.damart.co.uk and www.woolovers.com have some lovely stylish clothes.

M&S do seem to have some rather nice heavy cord jeggings which I thought would be ideal especially in the country with woollies etc.
I’m a great fan of Seasalt and Joules who seem to have a good understanding of comfort and smartish casual. Look at White Stuff too - if you check out their Instagram or FB videos they showcase some of their pieces on “real” people, sometimes even their customers.

I’d go for comfort and warmth Kiwiqueen as you have ‘dressy’ clothes.
Nothing wrong with warm leggings/jeggings, try and get longer tops to cover right down to your thighs, look at ‘long’ ones if you are tall, no gaps when you sit or bend. I also buy from Supermarkets, my favourite jumper, ten years old, is from George at Asda, Babs also made good suggestions at reasonably priced outlets. Good luck.

Kiwiqueen123, I have several pairs of M&S ‘cosy’ jeggings and live in them during the chillier months. And I’m mid 70s.

It is 1st September and too early to be looking for winter clothes. The autimn/winter ranges have yet to reach the shops and may not do for some weeks, so it is too early to look for winter clothes. The choice will be too limited.

Meanwhile, look around you. Look at what ither women are wearing that you like. Do old fashioned things like look at the fashion pages in newspapers and magazines and get your eye in for what you like and would feel comfortable in.

Forget about fashion, it is ephemeral and changes with the wind. I was brought up to develop a style of dressing, not to follow fashion. Style means wearing clothes you feel confident in - and in my case comfortable as well.

As for age, forget it. Anyone, any age can wear anything. There exists photo in our family taken a few years ago when I was 75, DDiL was 49 and DGD. The three of us all dressed in leggings with sweaters of various types and clumpy footwear. As i sad age is irrelevant.

I recently discovered Uniqlo (online) for casual items...the 'heattech' items are really good, especially as the weather gets colder.
I found the prices reasonable and the items I bought have all washed well.

Oh dear. This thread has depressed me with talk of winter clothing. I'm setting off on my summer holiday next week: going to North Yorkshire and wondering what to pack. There are summer things in my wardrobe that haven't been worn at all in this miserable summer and I've an unhappy feeling they won't get worn in N Yorks, either.
Now, where are my thermal vests....

Perfect.

I'd add 20 years and silver hair.

Black slim jeans, white Tshirt, lovely Chuck's, nice navy jacket, and pearls.

Norah

Perfect.

I'd add 20 years and silver hair.

Black slim jeans, white Tshirt, lovely Chuck's, nice navy jacket, and pearls.

I’m afraid I disagree. Bad taste wearing navy and black together.
The style of jacket is all wrong with skinny jeans.

What's a Chuck please?

eggplant

What's a Chuck please?

Converse Chuck trainers

Never navy and black!

Sago

Never navy and black!

Better than navy and brown, though...

eggplant

What's a Chuck please?

Comfortable trainers. Lots of colours, lovely with dark jeans.

petra

Norah

Perfect.

I'd add 20 years and silver hair.

Black slim jeans, white Tshirt, lovely Chuck's, nice navy jacket, and pearls.

I’m afraid I disagree. Bad taste wearing navy and black together.
The style of jacket is all wrong with skinny jeans.

I disagree, but I would, I posted the photo.

I often wear black and navy together.

She looks to be a marvelous choice. Well done them!!

Not navy and black together (or brown) for me either. I do like some classy trainers, though, as long as they’re comfortable. Layers look good in co-ordinated colours and lengths, with a lovely scarf.

You might be best going to shops that specifically sell outdoor clothing such as Mountain Warehouse or Craghoppers.

Sago

Never navy and black!

My thoughts exactly.

I like M & S, Next, White Stuff, Fatface. I just need to lose a few pounds before autumn winter shopping 🙈

Norah

Perfect.

I'd add 20 years and silver hair.

Black slim jeans, white Tshirt, lovely Chuck's, nice navy jacket, and pearls.

Personally I think the jacket is more of a French navy and is fine with the black jeans.
It's the white trainers that jar with me in this outfit... wrong colour and wrong style of footwear. In my opinion 😉

Black and navy and navy and brown are both classic pairings in clothes as long as you get the tones correct. I would and do wear both.

Depending on how much you want to spend, Kiwiqueen I'm another fan of cashmere for making a simple pair of trousers or jeans feel a bit special especially if matched with a lovely scarf that picks up the colour of the cashmere. Cashmere and cotton do a great range of easy to wear cashmere jumpers suitable for all body types and in some lovely colours. Over the past few years I've bought several and been pleased with the quality.