Help! Have M and S stopped doing them?

I wouldn't say your MIL is a conservative dresser if she wears t shirts at 80.Have you looked on the classic part of the site?Those are clothes for the older amongst us, though I am not sure what you mean exactly about the loose synthetic tees, sorry.

I gave up looking for plain white blouses with short sleeves for my MiL. She is not a person who would wear something that didn't button down the front. In the end I abandoned M&S and found a little shop, run by an Indian, which sells old ladies clothes. Sadly, now that half of Bracknell has been demolished for "regeneration" the shop has now closed so it's back to the drawing board.

Bon Marché? Although their t shirts do tend to be rather...embellished.

Well short sleeved blouses that button up at the back is probably more accurate. Classic section hopeless. Blouses section hopeless. Bon Marche is an idea though, there is one near here.

Windsmoor a bit closer - and rather pricey for something that is going to be washed every wear. But this is jersey and i just want plain silky fabric.

www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_54488+032517201_-1

Is this the kind of thing you mean JessM? I bought one for my grandma only a few weeks ago.

www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-cutwork-and-embroidered-top/p/p22289544

Oh yes that is close. But I think i need to go to an actual shop. These look rather fitted compared to her usual style. Gotta go to the bright lights of Llandudno Junction today and there is nothing like eyeballing the item and feeling the fabric is there.
Difficult isn't it because a lot of the tops are very patterned at the moment and not necessarily to the taste of those of us who like plain (at any age).
Also noticeable that they have started catering for the larger woman. At one extreme you have the styles that suit the petite and athletic size 10s and at the other those that are styled to suit the buxom size 16+. If you are a small busted 12-14 with womanly hips you are in the wilderness

M&S £8 Woman basic t shirt got a good write up in Sunday's Telegraph
Stella magazine.

Cotton Traders do cotton t shirts in all sizes, they wash very well. I like Landsend, who do a supima cotton & also modal t shirts, they aren't cheap though, at £19 95, but keep there shape & colour.

There are no clothes shops at all in Llandudno Junction, Jess...

Agree that Bon Marche T shirts ( and cardigans, and trousers and blouses and shirts etc.) tend to be embellished, but it's one of those shops that is always worth a look. Once you have ploughed past the polyester and beads, you can often find nice enough bits and pieces. I still have two big, heavy cotton over shirts from there that appear every summer. AND they do trousers in inside leg 25" inches, but you need to plough through (see above)

Soutra I bet they didn't have the slightly longer sleeve that so many of us (well, me) prefer!

phoenix I have looked for them in every M&S that I come across and can't find them I usually buy 3/4 a year as they wear so well with everything.

If they're not on the M&S website it does seem likely they've been discontinued!

Last summer I bought a number of M&S tee shirts with a scoop neck and almost-elbow length sleeves - was pleased to find that they washed well. There are some new colours this year and I will certainly add to my collection. Cotton Traders also had tops with elbow length sleeves. Have you considered Matalan?

And what on earth has happened on M and S new website. I can't get it to work properly.

Sorry of course M and S in Llandudno proper.
I did locate 3 options on short sleeved plain tops in synthetic fabrics. Quick phone call established that back fastenings not required.
2 of the options were in Per Una which just goes to show that they are no longer aiming to get 20 year old customers. A white one, A white one with black bits on and - my final choice - a deep blue one on the classics range.

I think the one on the model is pinned to make it look fitted. No idea why they think they need videos of the clothes
www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-satin-trim-top/p/p22289565?colour=Periwinkle

I am now getting stalked by this top. Everywhere I go on the internet it is appearing on the screen in the advert boxes. They can take this internet marketing lark too far.

Big Brother perhaps watching you?

Agree storynana the new website is awful. Can't find filter functions either.

Jess I know the feeling.I'm being stalked by a pair of walking shoes I looked at last week!

I hate the new M and S web site too - it just isn't user-friendly like the old one was. I'd like to know who they tested it on - if anyone.

I complained to Mand S about the new website and have received an e-mail from a company working "with them" with a questionnaire which asked for opinions.I filled it in very honestly,we shall see if it counts for anything.

So glad to hear others hate the new M&S website I have found it so frustrating to use, it has crashed several times and sometimes it has frozen and I can,t use the select button. I am moving house soon and have bought several things from the home section but it has almost been not worth the effort by the time I,ve got off the site I am exhausted!

With regards to the tops you have been looking for Jess have you tried Peacocks or British Home Stores?