Who wears this stuff?

All rather unwearable agreed, but it is more about showcasing, and having designs discussed, and it is good to remember that the British Fashion industry is a major contributor to the economy. I am more astonished at handbags, sitting flicking through GH at the hairdressers, and saw a rather insignificant, brashly coloured, fabric bag for £4000. Hmm.

There's a so-called fashion expert who has a column in the Saturday Guardian. She chooses awful clothes: all mismatched in dreadful colours: fussed up mauve draperies last week. I would sack her as there can't be a single reader who would take her advice.

Last time I was in M&S there was a shapeless dress (remember "The Sack" in the 50s?) displayed on a dummy which was wearing clumpy black boots. Even the dummy looked like a bag lady, God knows what a normal person would look like.

Have you noticed how any mixture of horrible patterns in awful colours is now described as "exciting" instead of hideous?

People don't actually wear it though, do they? Isn't it 'art', like pickled cows and bags of rubbish at the Tate Modern?

"" jeans with holes and rips" "
My dh (always) will ask "how much were they.....oh, you could have got a new pair for that""

It was funny the first time he said it.......

Some terrible clothes in these magazines. Occasionally I will see the odd nice dress or skirt or something and look at the price, some over £1000. Not sure who can afford that.

Just been to the UK for the first time in years .....my 'fashion' buys ? a lovely jumper in Tesco reduced to £9 .....its soft and a gorgeous colour ....another oversize grey jumper in M & S for £19 and a long blue 'jumper' tunic top ...that'll be me sorted ...should be enough to see me out !!

The magazine on a Saturday for the DT will sometimes have a fashion special.

The prices are often ridiculous, ditto the clothes, when you can actually SEE them!

Sometimes the photography is so over the top arty farty, that it is hard to get an idea of the proper line and shape of the garment.