Has M&S lingerie lost the plot?

M and S sizing is absolutely hopeless; bought OH two pairsof identical shoes, one navy and one brown. Brown fitted, navy he couldn't get his foot in. I have to order two sizes if I buy from them - sometimes sizing up or down. As for bras, I have given up. Mine are becoming tatty but I simply cannot get a decent fit from M and S. I agree with GranJan - they keep trying to attract a customer age group that wouldn't go through the doors.

Always got bras from M&S, recently broad strap and wired for ageing ample bosoms. They seem to have stopped doing them , in store or online.
Found the same style at Damart - very comfortable and a darned sight cheaper!!!

Recently bought M and S flexifit non wired bras which are soft and comfy plus the full briefs to match which are lovely.

I like Sainsbury's clothes and have just looked at their underwear, which is much nicer than M&S. However I struggled with some sizing that seems to be in dress size rather than bra size.

I would need to visit a Sainsbury's with a large clothing department, which means a 20 mile journey, because I am quite small in size and cup size, and finding a choice of bras in my size has been a life time problem, so smaller stores are unlikely to stock it and I do not want to order underwear online as, I want to physically see whether i think the shape and size are right for me.

I have had Autograph bras that fell apart after a very few washes. I also have a bra which must be 15 years old that still hasn’t worn out, is very comfortable and soft fabric. The quality is really poor now I think. I bought the Joy bra and matching pants last year and they are really scratchy cotton. Where are their super soft socks now?

Sloggi are good - but more expensive - they wear well

I am very impressed with M and S knickers called Flexifit high rise shorts. They are wonderful, comfy, a cuff around the top of the leg and made from modal, polyamide and spandex. The gusset is 100 cotton. Trousers just glide on over these lovely silky feel pants. They come in packs of 3. Love them.

CraftyGranny

i have been getting my Sloggi style knickers from Bon Marche lately. they are just as good as Sloggi but much less expensive.
I agree with M&S comments. No where near as good as they used to be. I tried on 5 bras last week, all the same size and all fitted differently. So I walked out with nothing!

I like Sloggi underwear for comfort but it is expensive. I will check out Bon Marche, I never thought to look at their underwear.

I haven’t bought M&S underwear fir many years now. I buy plain white high leg knicker packs in Sainsbury’s. I also buy Triumph Amourette bras online now that Debenhams has gone. Sometimes get them in John Lewis also.

I went M&S to replenish my knickers, not having been to town for almost the two years of lockdown. Very disappointed to eventually find ' Midi knickers' I wear, only a few packs hidden away and only n black! Now the quest to find equally comfortable ones has begun!!

I found difficulty finding a bra when I last went shopping for one ( 32 c ). I have not bought pants for a while since I had sufficient. Now they seem to have disappeared - I must have a black hole in my house. I had 10 pairs and now I can only find 4!
I had problems trying to buy navy trousers. Short size have always fitted me. Now they are too long and the only ones I could find were thin and not navy

I've never found a problem in buying the full brief that I prefer from M&S. Admittedly I do prefer nude colour underwear. My most recent knickers purchase from them is Sloggi. I've also bought trousers and tops plus a blouse over the past couple of years, all stylish enough for me and well made. I also went to the website just now and found 40 bras in navy.

Another vote here for Matalan. Good selection of colours and sizes, quality fabrics and well made. Reasonably priced too.

But it you're looking for something more luxurious explore
www.rigbyandpeller.com/en-gb
They're not cheap but the quality and fit is superb.

I used to buy all my underwear from M&S and some of my clothes, but in recent years the quality of their fabrics is not so good and sizing has really gone haywire!

Knickers Sloggi double comfort high leg. I only buy in the sale.
Prima Donna bras, expensive but if hand washed last years.

I too just looked for navy bras on M&S website. Just one rather nasty sports type came up, not even navy, more if a peacock blue.
Glad I don’t actually want one.

Every bra I have ever bought (mostly cheapos) has lasted years ?

Try Tu at Sainsburys. I like their midi knickers with comfort waistband. Their bra range is good too but the sizing can be a bit haphazard.

Baggs: .....if anyone can think of any good uses for unwanted bra pads, please let me know.

I use them to pad the shoulders of coat hangers.

The quality has definitely gone down. My knickers which I’ve been getting for a while are not the same at all even though they are supposed to be. Material thinner as is the elastic band.

I'm horrified to see that the thong is back - something I will never wear again.

On the whole I find M&S underwear not to be too bad, I still have a job to find what I want in my style, size and colour but that's always been the case.

Try Amplebosom. It is based on a farm in Yorkshire. The owner Sally, diversified and converted a farm building some years ago. their online service is excellent and apparently you can visit if you are in the area for fittings advice etc, I have bought bras and swimsuits from them and they have been excellent quality. They really know their stuff.

I buy my bras from m&s still. I prefer the ones with non slip shoulders (for my ample size). Sometimes they have them in a range of pretty colours but this season is browns and that doesn't go with anything I own. They used to be £16, now £18.
I buy pants in Sainsburys. Good quality, wash well. I have bought bras there too occasionally but not the same quality as M&S

On the subject of whether there is one or are 48 bras in M&S the answer is to put in the word bra and then filter colour, you will find 48. If though you type in navy bra you get a rather odd colour sports bra offering instead.

I think M+S has lost the plot completely. I have earned some M+S vouchers from my M+S credit card, so I decided I’d go to spend them. I have to say I haven’t set foot in an M+S store, apart from the local food hall, for several months. Well I came home still in possession of said vouchers. The clothes in there were absolutely dire. A lot of them like some rag bag Laura Ashley stuff from the 1970s. Awful, I wouldn’t be seen dead in them. Frills and flounces and ghastly printed fabrics with lots of shirring elastic in peculiar places. Mostly terribly long and most unattractive. Ugh! Not even a decent tee shirt in sight. I looked in the lingerie department and confess to liking two out of their huge selection of bras, but they had neither in my size. I might add that I looked in Next which is next door and the stuff in there was equally dire. I think I’ll have to go to Chichester tomorrow as it’s a bigger store, although the one I visited isn’t small. I need to find something otherwise the vouchers will run out.
I agree about M+S sizing, I usually have to try three different sizes to get the right fit.

M&S flex fit high waisted pants are just so comfortable to wear I threw all my others out. Wash and dry very quickly too
Rosie silk bras are lovely too and come in a flowered dark blue with matching pants if you’re thinking of displaying your underwear!