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Don't all rush to buy now!

(73 Posts)
toscalily Sat 16-Jul-22 10:59:59

www.marksandspencer.com/floral-round-neck-midi-tea-dress/p/clp22543339

I think the clumpy, high heeled Mini Mouse sandals work wonderful well with this.

CraftyGranny Sat 16-Jul-22 17:38:19

M&S - My sister and I go in their now and then and always come out saying that it was a waste of time.
Roman - I love and have many of their items
Landsend - I have just found them and ordered two tankinis which are really nice. I ordered shorts rather than bikini bottoms to go with them, which i find so much more flattering on women of a certain age! I will be back for more stuff soon.

notgran Sat 16-Jul-22 17:18:12

I do remember the likes of Helen Mirren and Twiggy modelling their clothes. The message I got from that campaign was, if even Twiggy can look dowdy in your clothes, I'll pass. I now never consider looking at their clothes for me but DH buys his trousers and polo shirts from there.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Sat 16-Jul-22 17:13:23

Two of those weird style M&S dresses should be taken apart and reassembled with matching sides and it might look decent.

Marsha Sat 16-Jul-22 17:10:51

Ooh, the Roman dark blue one? I’m quite tempted.

annsixty Sat 16-Jul-22 17:10:44

Words fail me and the rest of their stuff is awful.
It was my go to store at one time.
My friend and I walked through M& S just yesterday and absolutely nothing appealed.
They had racks of a particular type of trousers all hanging by one corner and one end of the hanger, they looked like rejects or something, so peculiar.
They will never ever appeal to young people so why do they try?

LtEve Sat 16-Jul-22 17:06:51

Marsha

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I've just bought that dress, it's so comfortable. I've also bought a couple of M&S dresses yesterday, a blue and green patterned one and a navy and white striped t-shirt dress, both maxi dresses. Very pleased with all three purchases.

lilypollen Sat 16-Jul-22 16:15:11

I could strangle M & S if it were a being. Like other posters I venture in there and come out feeling depressed that nothing appeals to me. Don't get me on the promotional emails I receive where the fashions and especially the models bear no relation to anything I would want to wear. Do you remember that campaign many years ago when they had the likes of Twiggy and Helen Mirren modelling clothes to appeal to that generation? For everyday wear, TU at Sainsbury's is my go to.Sainsbury's

HeavenLeigh Sat 16-Jul-22 16:13:34

Hideous

fiorentina51 Sat 16-Jul-22 16:11:17

How to make beautiful, young, slender women look like a bag of spuds.............?

AreWeThereYet Sat 16-Jul-22 16:10:13

Ailidh

It looks like something from the Great British Sewing Bee makeover round. Not the winning item.....

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suep1953 Sat 16-Jul-22 16:05:56

Lucca

There are a few horrors

Utterly ghastly ?

suep1953 Sat 16-Jul-22 16:05:06

grandtanteJE65

suep1953

It’s hideous, almost as bad as this one. ?

But we all wore those in the 1970s and thought we were smart!

I didn’t, thought they were dreadful then and still dreadful now

Shinamae Sat 16-Jul-22 14:54:08

I rarely wear dresses but I am really pleased with these two…..Roman

grandtanteJE65 Sat 16-Jul-22 14:54:07

suep1953

It’s hideous, almost as bad as this one. ?

But we all wore those in the 1970s and thought we were smart!

diygran Sat 16-Jul-22 14:49:43

That M&S dress is truly awful.
I never bother shopping there, except for food.
Coincidently I spent an hour this morning out of the heat, drooling over the dresses in LightintheBox. I would have bought most of them if money no object and my figure was better - overweight and saggy!

Oldnproud Sat 16-Jul-22 14:41:25

toscalily

www.marksandspencer.com/floral-round-neck-midi-tea-dress/p/clp22543339

I think the clumpy, high heeled Mini Mouse sandals work wonderful well with this.

They will be getting so many of us viewing that link that they probably think it's going to sell so well that they're busy ordering a other shipment as we speak grin

Marsha Sat 16-Jul-22 14:39:36

(The Lands End one)

Marsha Sat 16-Jul-22 14:39:14

Ooh, no, funny hemline……

ayse Sat 16-Jul-22 14:35:58

OMG! How inelegant. It would be better if it was all one fabric.

Marsha Sat 16-Jul-22 14:32:57

Hetty58

Plain - but really can't describe how comfortable, loose, pure linen, £25.50, Lands End, bargain! (In a heatwave, it's just got to be function over form for me).

Nice! I shall look online…..

HowVeryDareYou Sat 16-Jul-22 14:29:22

That's a very ugly dress

Hetty58 Sat 16-Jul-22 14:26:47

Plain - but really can't describe how comfortable, loose, pure linen, £25.50, Lands End, bargain! (In a heatwave, it's just got to be function over form for me).

Daisend1 Sat 16-Jul-22 14:16:31

Maybee70
Only quite ?

Ailidh Sat 16-Jul-22 14:12:00

It looks like something from the Great British Sewing Bee makeover round. Not the winning item.....

Marsha Sat 16-Jul-22 14:10:49

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