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Who wears this stuff?

(33 Posts)
PamelaJ1 Mon 26-Feb-18 10:34:51

One of my friends daughters used to write for the fashion section in Style.
I think it was a case of wear what I tell you too even if I don’t!

Fennel Mon 26-Feb-18 10:24:52

I read the Sunday Times too, but have stopped buying it from time to time as it seems to be becoming more and more of the shock horror type of newspaper. And an obsession with sexual topics.
As well as showing ridiculously expensive clothes.

NotSpaghetti Mon 26-Feb-18 10:22:41

M0nica is right,
my daughter designs womenswear for the high street and uses these as part of her design inspiration. Things trickle down - puffy sleeves, lots of lace, bows, tight trousers or whatever.
All this is very much diluted.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Mon 26-Feb-18 10:21:51

I couldn't agree more, the 'Style' supplement has gone from bad to worse over the last few months - it is ridiculous. I don't know who wears this tripe and they really ought to rename it 'Fashion Victim' and have done with it. On a positive note it gives we normal mortals a jolly good laugh.

Teetime Mon 26-Feb-18 09:00:13

I read the Sunday Times Style magazine but don't think I have been influenced in a positive way at all by the clothes there. I do like the make up and hair columns and have sometimes purchased some of the recommended products or used a way of applying make up - that's all the clothes are far to weird and wonderful and pricey for me.

M0nica Sun 25-Feb-18 21:59:51

I think these are just clothes emphasising this year's trends. These trend are watered down before they hit the High Street. Most expensive clothes have High Street equivalents. One of the papers, I cannot remember which, each week takes one or two items and lines them up in a budget, mid-range and high end version.

Smithy Sun 25-Feb-18 21:19:53

A friend passes her Sunday Times mag on to me (oooh! posh). The clothes cost £thousands. What is the usual readership type of the Sunday Times?

morethan2 Sun 25-Feb-18 19:28:30

Sitting in a hotel lounge today I was flipping through the daily mails magazine looking at the fashion pages and thought who wears this stuff? Even my young relations said they wouldn’t be seen dead in it, if i wore any of it I’d look like a sack of rags tied together with old rope and some of the prices shock I never see anyone dressed like this Perhaps I move in the wrong circles. It’s not just the daily mail I’ve seen the same thing in other newspaper supplements and women’s magazines. Some of their reader must wear it otherwise why would they bother.