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TM and THAT dress

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MawBroon Wed 26-Jul-17 07:02:22

OK I am being sexist, but that Next dress on the front of today's DT really got my day off to a bad start. Fair enough, her pins are pretty good, but a woman of her age does NOT IMO wear a little pink shirt dress suitable for a girl/woman less than half her age several inches above the knee.
Girlish? Yuk!
Say what you like about Michelle Obama or Sam Cam but they knew how to look elegant, whether formally dressed or smart casual.
(Brigitte Macron is another whose determination to look "young" irritates me.There is such a thing as trying TOO hard. )

gillybob Wed 02-Aug-17 16:53:24

Is there anything more sad than shorts and socks ? No

An old man wearing a shell suit perhaps?

They do indeed Ana

Smileless2012 Wed 02-Aug-17 16:55:25

Well if I was Mrs. C. I wouldn't have let him leave the house in the shell suit, never mind shorts and socks.

gillybob Wed 02-Aug-17 16:58:48

I can't imagine Mrs C having much of a say in his choice of clothes Smileless or anything else for that matter

Anniebach Wed 02-Aug-17 17:01:35

I will stick with shorts and socks, not even wearing hiking boots

gillybob Wed 02-Aug-17 17:04:39

and at least Frau Merkel has the fashion sense to wear hiking boots with her shorts and socks Anniebach

Jalima1108 Wed 02-Aug-17 17:04:59

hmm shorts and socks, what if you're hiking? They sound ideal.

Now, a bright flowery dress with white socks and white trainers is worse.

Jalima1108 Wed 02-Aug-17 17:05:31

X post *gillybob grin

gillybob Wed 02-Aug-17 17:11:26

Now apparently dresses with trainers are "all the rage" at the minute Jalima. hmm

Jalima1108 Wed 02-Aug-17 17:16:45

Well, they would be comfy
hmm

Anniebach Wed 02-Aug-17 17:44:31

Gilly, I admit I have worn denim shorts, socks and hiking boots but that was for a walking holiday in Scotland

petra Wed 02-Aug-17 17:56:43

Is this why Mrs C is never seen with him grin

petra Wed 02-Aug-17 18:00:38

Off topic again, I know but it was the mention of socks.
Many years ago when I was doing my apprenticeship I fancied one of the compositors like mad. Then one day I got a glimpse of white sock, all passion vanished sad
Please tell me I'm not alone grin

Ana Wed 02-Aug-17 18:01:20

I don't think I've ever seen her full stop! Not interested enough to go searching...

Anniebach Wed 02-Aug-17 18:26:52

Perhaps as her company is in Mexico and she is Mexican she spends a lot of time there

Jalima1108 Wed 02-Aug-17 18:40:29

Socks and sandals are very in, my old boss would be pleased to know.
Mind you, I don't think he would care, he always wore socks and sandals in the summer grin

FarNorth Wed 02-Aug-17 19:20:11

I like wearing bright coloured socks with sandals. Not just ordinary scruffy socks, though.
(And I'm very trendy and cool, btw.)

Iam64 Wed 02-Aug-17 19:21:47

Two things - firstly I must apologise to trashier, see - my predictive B text did it again but at least I noticed this time. Trisher, I'm sorry for the way my lap top spelled your name but mostly, for not having noticed it.

Secondly - Petra white socks are always extremely off putting. You are not alone.

gillybob Wed 02-Aug-17 22:32:45

To be fair to Mrs coffee Corbyn would you want to be seen in public with a sock, sandal and shorts man ?

Jalima1108 Wed 02-Aug-17 23:02:06

what about those hardly-able-to-see-them trainer socks - are they allowed in white?
Please?

Iam64 Thu 03-Aug-17 19:25:47

I rather like the fact that Ms Corbyn (does she actually use his name?) isn't a fan of publicity, doesn't see her role as anything other than being herself.

Jalima1108 Thu 03-Aug-17 19:42:50

Mrs Clegg started off like that too, but has used the fact that she doesn't like to be known as Mrs Clegg to court a lot of publicity for herself.

At least Mrs Corbyn is sticking to what she believes in.

Ana Thu 03-Aug-17 19:47:17

Perhaps she's trying to distance herself from him and his politics...

Jalima1108 Thu 03-Aug-17 19:49:19

or from him and his shell suit wink
or perhaps she just doesn't do allotments

Anniebach Thu 03-Aug-17 22:20:30

There is rather a lot in the internet relating to her - 2013- paying Mexican farmers rather low wages

durhamjen Fri 04-Aug-17 00:32:30

Or perhaps she's just too busy working as a human rights lawyer.