We haven't poked fun at M&S for ages

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I'll start

Abstract indeed. The black mix is particularly...um...abstract.

well your link is to a 'cute and contemporary' item sungirltan, am not surprised it doesn't go with what you bought. They don't match.

I can't get excited about M&S food, except for their carrot salad and the apricot swiss roll thing. They used to do nice butternut filo pies but have stopped. Everything else bores me.

I like bits of Autograph and Ltd Collection, especially the plain t-shirts. Autograph tights and stockings are things of beauty and wonder, especially the ones with a teeny bit of cashmere in.

oooo I love my M&S 'corsalette'

These are different purple platforms. I like them.

Please tell me they're OK. Please?

I have an interview on Thursday, see, and need some smart shoes that are neither outlandish nor boring. Also I think they'll go with a dress I want to wear to a wedding in November.

floweryblue - eh?

suntan, the 'lovely' hat you linked to is described by M&S as 'a cute contemporary finishing touch', hence it not matching your own, well worn, genuinely groovy gloves.

Have I answered your question?

I buy most of my christmas food from M&S

Huge sigh of relief that none of the clothes I bought today have been featured on this thread. The thing I most hate about Emma Ness is Myleene Klass gurning everywhere you look. Drives me nuts.

How do they manage to make the clothes look better on the hangers than on the models???

I'm also quite glad that the clothes I had my eye on today are not on this thread. Although am slightly mortified to now add M&S to my 'shops to visit' list. When did that happen? Am I turning into my mother?

lol at Dancing, we all turn into our mothers, however much we swear we won't

They do have some shockers - particularly in the Per Una section. However, I did find the Maternity section very useful for plain black leggings and a very plain grey cardigan which I wore and wore. It was also a useful place to visit for the first post-baby shopping trip when you are feeling rather dazed and slightly unsure what size you are. I was reasonably sure I wasn't a size 32 or whatever they go up to so quite reassuring.

Also, some of the shops are much worse than others. Regional east midlands where I grew up = shocking whereas for example, Moorgate branch near where I used to work = much better. M and S better than Next overall in my book.

That's reassuring. I've only been a mother for 3 months and didn't want to be starting that slippery slope just yet. Although it's a little unfair to my mother, she's got a better wardrobe than me at the moment.

And we do seem to have some alright stuff in our M&S.

But to enter into the spirit of things: why why why

www.marksandspencer.com/Cotton-Rich-Biker-Panelled-Leggings/dp/B003PY5AEY?_encoding=UTF8&categoryNodeID=42967030&node=210732031&mnSBrand=core&ref=sr_1_11&qid=1282778878&sr=1-11&rh=n%3A210732031&page=
don't think I've done a link before so if you're not laughing at me, please laugh at these

Good grief!!!

surely you have to be over 70 to want to buy sth cotton-rich?

I've just been to Cribbs Causeway M and S and saw this . It looks even worse off the model, and, if it looks this bad on her, who would it look good on?

It would be great to have a mumsnet interview with M and S clothes designers here. I guess the bottom line is that the clothes sell, but so many of them seem to be gratuitously horrible, I just can't understand it

Gaaaah! My eyes! My eyes!

good god, that really is vile

reptile - that looks like something you would wear in the middle of winter to bring the cows in (although prob not very warm).

BTW my M&S delivery arrives on Monday. That's not in it.

yes, that's just what it looks like - as well as if it's made from 100% acrylic

Dear God I wouldn't make my four year old wear a jumper with a dog on it. www.marksandspencer.com/Per-Una-Sleeve-Stripe-Knitted/dp/B003U1M9KA?_encoding=UTF8

And dear god is this for trannies (no offence) or what? www.marksandspencer.com/Control-Cotton-Floral-Embroidered-Corselette/dp/B001E92U54?_encoding=UTF8 What and who is it for? Do you put it on in October and wear it until march?

the top looks like their total support bras which are not pretty but brilliant for lifting your boobs"up where we belong" as the Joe Cocker song goes

When I go in Marks & Spencer (just for food honestly) I always get the feeling its 1971 and I want run around and through the racks of clothes just like when I used to hide from my Mum.

Absolutely nothing has changed except the prices. The colours and styles just scream 1970s. I had a version of this in 1975. The same patches, the same colour, but crew neck.

Its such a shame. I want M&S to be the shop I go in for the basic no brainer purchases. I am a loyal M&S food customer. I like the staff. I even had shares in the company. I just dont want to buy any clothes there - not even socks.

Um, maybe it's just my computer but I think M&S are onto you lot sniggering at them. Every time I try and click on one of your stylish and fashionable Per Una links I get error messages.
And I did so want to see some.