Latest must have dress from M&S.

At least this one is 'only' £45.00!!

www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-checked-shift-maxi-dress/p/p60161620?image=SD_01_T42_9003_E4_X_EC_90&color=BLUEMIX&prevPage=plp

The model is 5' 10" and a size 8, and even she can't make it look good.

Should we Grans start a campaign for garments to be modelled on people who are a 'normal' shape and size and a more varied age range. Otherwise how are we supposed to have any idea how the things are going to look on us mere mortals?

So, maybe 5ft4ins, size 14 (ish) and aged about 50 for a start.

Ok, some of us will be bigger and some smaller, but how many of us are 5ft10ins and a size 8 fgs?

To be fair Blinko, I dont think anyone, no matter what size or height, would look good in either of those monstrosities! I nipped into M & S today and they've got racks and racks and racks of clothes at 50% off. And they're still unwearble. Nasty cheap fabrics, flouncy sleeves and garish colours. They seem determined not to learn that this is just not what women want to wear. Oh well!

I've just regifted (!) an M&S voucher I received at Christmas

To be fair Blinko they did use a larger model for the ghastly trench coat but she was young and gorgeous!

Even she couldn't make it look appealing.

Just say NO!

I don't even know where to start with the check monstrosity! I just can't imagine what was going on in the designer's head. The previous one looks like something off a market stall, but £89 ?????

Looks like a dressing gown!

Now I know what to do with old school dresses and tea towels.

SpringyChick

Honestly, they're just getting worse and worse. I saw the germolene pink one with the frilly sleeves in our local M&S, it didn't look any better in the flesh . That ginghamy thing is hideous.

And here's another old ladies nightie from M&S

There is now a similar style dress to the germolene one in navy blue net with floral embroidery.

'Must have' grandma60

Likewise that one Deedaa - but then my skinny DD could wear that and look stunning!
But she would never go into M&S to shop except for bras.

Wonder what happens to the vast mountains of hideous, unsold garments at the end of every season? Anyone know?

Elaine1 I would not wear that monstrosity as a dressing gown even around the house if you paid me.

It's not just our age group.

The DD went on a shopping trip this week and were horrified at the 'dreadful clothes' in the shops - there was nothing to buy that was in the least bit flattering.

I was in M & S earlier this week and they've still got racks and racks of unsold stuff in the sale. It's now 70% off and they still can't shift it. Wonder why?

We really need someone to try on some of these creations and post pics.

I should have got the girls to do it (both size 10 - 12, unlike me) but they said the dresses were like flowery sacks.

This one?

Lovely. I think I'd look like a very full bag of turnips in that.

At least that one goes in around the middle - apparently a lot of this year's dresses don't!

I tried on a vertical striped linen dress. I looked like a deck chair.