Mother of Bride dilemma

My mum had a long Cossack style coat and hat for my winter wedding. She looked more glam than I did and was certainly warmer!

East has lovely, a bit unusual but totally suitable clothes IMO. Personal shopper maybe if you think you need someone t help you "push the traditional boundaries"!

John Lewis do a line called Damsel in a Dress. It is quite modern and stylish

Must agree that most MoB are hideous and look more like the mother has been upholstered. I wore flowing silk trousers and top, with flowly jacket for my daughter’s wedding.

However I think NanKate’s idea of a velvet or velour jacket sounds lovely, though the jacket and trousers don’t necessarily have to match colour-wise or material wise.

Velvet/velour seems back in vogue so I would choose matching trousers and jacket in a wine/purple colour with a really good quality top underneath. Of course you would need to choose a colour to suit you.

Have a wonderful day.

Absolutely second personal shopper. I was a bit unsure beforehand but it was a wonderful experience - a really helpful young woman and absolutely no pressure It was great to have all the space in a very large individual changing room and endless free coffee. I took a friend with me

A large John Lewis usually has a wide variety of women’s formal wear and of course they’re on line as well.

You could wear some wide leg trousers with a long ish lovely coat. Think East or similar.

Debenhams with a personal shopper appointment.