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Women's suits.

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placemats · 14/08/2019 12:12

So I would like a new suit. So far I have this for delectation and delight.

Next: women's suits.

www.next.co.uk/search?w=women%20suits&af=colour:black&isort=score#1_0

Suits search only in Next:

www.next.co.uk/search?w=suits&isort=score&af=#1_253

I typed in suits for Marks and Spencers

I got this:

www.marksandspencer.com/l/women/mands-collection/suits-and-work-dresses-n-bys1h?extid=ps_ggl_UK_G_DSA_Womenswear_&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4s7qBRCzARIsAImcAxZ_LEJtKeVQvCyec7x8yS-z56NC5PnVTiBMOhGAGdQp8s5gC15eGxcaApOhEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Then I typed in women's trouser suits in M&S and got this:

www.marksandspencer.com/l/women/coords?OmnitureRedirect=womens%20trouser%20suits

What is going on here?

Can a woman not buy a decent suit at a good price anymore without looking like she is about to go onto the beach?

OP posts:
Flerkin · 14/08/2019 13:46

What is your point?

The asos page, is very similar to the clothes you see women wear in my office.

For alot of office places it is work wear?

Mens workwear was also showing what I see men wear at work.

I dont really understand your issue.

Original poster
placemats · 14/08/2019 13:44

Women's office wear gives me this

www.next.co.uk/shop/gender-women-productaffiliation-tailoring-0#3_707

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MarthaDunstable · 14/08/2019 13:42

Because I have the M&S app I’m not getting the same results that you are - but they (and Next) seem to have a perfectly good selection of women’s suiting.

Women's suits.
Original poster
placemats · 14/08/2019 13:37

So I tried women's workwear and got this:

www.asos.com/women/workwear/cat/?cid=19645

Then I tried men's workwear and got this:

www.asos.com/men/workwear/cat/?cid=18423

Just to be clear. I would like a suit to wear to work. A trouser suit because I don't like wearing skirts. I am a woman.

OP posts:
Flerkin · 14/08/2019 13:33

But you types in the word suit.

And everything with 'suit' is the description came up?

NeurotrashWarrior · 14/08/2019 13:30

Try non binary women's suits Confused

Floisme · 14/08/2019 13:25

‘Suits’ incorporates other meanings e.g. swimsuit, not so much for men, that is true, but then menswear is far less varied. Try ‘women’s workwear’.

Cohle · 14/08/2019 12:38

Is your objection that the next site has returned a few returns for swimsuit and jumpsuit when you search for "suit"?

iVampire · 14/08/2019 12:16

Yes, but you have to aim off for people’s actual behaviour online. The searches are optimised to return the hits that lead to sales when people use those search terms.

So if you want work or office wear, you need to use those specific terms on your searches.

And yes, you’ll still get hits that include clothes you think unsuitable, but it will reduce the number of wildly unsuitable ones