M&S

Jane10 would that be Herr Flick wearing the corset and stockings under the mackintosh?

In M&S yesterday and they had quite a few nice beauty items in their sale. I bought some as stocking fillers for DDs and DDiLs and GDs. Well worth the money.
I also tried on a trouser suit which was perfect...if I left the jacket open.
Looking at reviews I see kthers complaining at the overlong sleeves which they've had to take up by as much as 2 inches and the bagginess between badly fitted under arm area and side of boobs. Such a shame.
I rang M&S to tell them how disappointed I was at having to reject it and asked them to look atbtheir sizing and arm lengths across the board. Fewer frills and fewer choices. Who wants to trawl through 50 pairs of trousers each season and some garments are made of such unnecessarily heavy material, huge cuffs which dangle in food and shirring which degrades over time rendering a perfectly good (and expensive) dress or blouse, unwearable.
They do have some good plain shirts, white/blue/peach, @£15 and baby cord, press stud fastening shirts @£35 (too expensive in my book) I bought a white cotton one and cord in Bordeaux...plus a bag (I saw several which caught my eye and looked good for prezzies)
Much more choice online than most stores hold.

Thanks SirChenjin and Marydoll
I will certainly enjoy wearing them.
One odd thing is that I now feel more comfy wearing block or cuban heeled boots (2.7mm) to flat boots, so my uGGs and others will happily go to my local charity shop.

Gabriella, I'm envious of those ochre boots! Enjoy wearing them.

My boot collection is nearly as large as my scarf one.

That sounds lovely - enjoy wearing them!

I had a small win on the lottery at the weekend and 'invested' in 4 prs M&S ankle boots: black suede, ochre suede (same style) navy and dk red (same) as they are selling out fast, plus H&M anthracite silk blouse, chiffon dress, 2 jumpers and a faux snakeskin belt bag.
Online shopping. ???

I bought the classic mackintosh. Its beautifully well made but I look like Herr Flick of the Gestapo from. 'Allo Allo' in it. Good. I'm keeping it.

I sent for the aviator jacket on Gabriella’s recommendation but I’m afraid it’s gone back this morning. I felt and looked very mannish in it. It was a bit too big for me and I’ll try a smaller one when I’m in store but it didn’t do anything for me. What a shame, I was excited about that!

When my sister, daughter and I sorted my Mothers wardrobe out after her death, she had so many items with tags still attached in her “best wardrobe”.

I wear what I feel like......and yes sometimes I am overdressed for Aldi and the biggest sin of all under dressed for Waitrose ????

Gillybob, go on, spoil yourself for once
You have our permission ?

Sorry, Gabriella.

Gabrielle &SirChenjin, I like yours too and all sorts of temptations are arising in my mind.....

Gillybob - do the cost-per-wear thingy - if you wore it 10 times, it’s £4.95 per wear / 15 times....is beyond my maths, but not a lot . There’s family birthday teas, night out with OH, school plays and Christmas concerts coming up, etc., etc

Gilly, you like it very much and it's lovely - go for it & please do wear it!

Very nice too SirChenjin ?

I agree there are some lovely dresses around at the moment Lazigirl and most of them seem to suit most age groups too.

Thank you Grannycool52 it just seems so extravagant to keep a dress (£49.50) that I might never wear but I really do like it very much. Decisions, decisions .......

Gillybob, your dress is lovely.
I like nearly all the ones pictured above on this thread but I definitely hope you decide to keep this one, Gilly.
Find a reason to go out in it, even just for coffee or lunch!

Great. Really nice. I love the outbreak of dresses. Makes a change from leggings and bum covering tops.....

Thank you - we certainly are

Very nice, SirChenjin What a stylish lot we are

I bought this dress in petite at the weekend and wore it with my high heeled tan boots, my little denim jacket from Mango (well, my 20 year old daughter's denim jacket, I've stolen it) and my slouchy tan bag. I thought I looked pretty darn good!

Thank you Lisagran and Gabriella

The buff coloured (a kind of imitation suede) is one I have had for a while but I understand what you mean about it not being enough of a contrast.

I am still dilly dallying about whether to keep it or not. I don't have anything in pink but do have a black cord (western style) jacket and a pale green denim jacket. Will try them on to see.

Thank you again, I value your opinion

TBH gillybob, I don't think it's 'too much red' (but then I don't know how it looks on you) however, I think it would look better with a jacket in black or a much lighter shade such as pale pink.
The buff coloured jacket, although very 'now' and great with other items, doesn't provide enough contrast with the dress to make it stand out.
I hope you keep it and try other jackets with it to see what I mean...although other GNers may well disagree with my opinion.

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I like your dress too, Gillybob. I should think it looks good on you, but I too would struggle to think when I’d wear it. They have a biker jacket in the window in Bon Marche locally that would go with it.....
If I get the Fatface dress (same material as yours), I’ll pay £44.50, as I have a voucher. I’m usually more of a charity shop / sales person, so we’ll see!
Anyway, better get some work done