New wardrobe help!!

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sungirltan · 05/09/2010 12:37

Ok so i have a grand to spend of clothes (not wanting to show off - really need advice!)

i like most of my clothes but they are not faring well with the effects of an 11 month old plus being washed to death.

because i have been either a backpacker or a student the last 5 years i only ever buy things from topshop/RI/primark (but that stops here!/and the usual high street shops which i assume is why my clothes dont last very long.

anyway i dont even know where to start!

i have got as far as thinking a nice winter coat which doesn't clash with the pram (strawberry) would be a start.....and some flat boots and some underwear and some cardigans......

what else? where should i buy from??

tia

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Jazzicatz · 05/09/2010 12:39

Size? Colouring? Shape? What style of clothes?

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sungirltan · 05/09/2010 12:49

doh!

sorry.

right....size 8/10 depending which shop. erm shape??? boyish i suppose but bit more curvy since dd...i am only 5'4" though so anything long like coats or cardigans if its too long i appear to have no legs!

style....i dunno i suppose i should get some magazines. i like long boots and skinny jeans. i rarely wear skirts and i dont like many things with collars because i have a short bob so i think it looks too masculine.

colouring....i have tanned skin/highligeted blonde hair/green eyes i can wear most things but blues and turquoises are v good on me.

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ebojones · 06/09/2010 15:08

Sun... I would so love to have ££££s to spend on clothes - lucky lady
Firstly decide what sort of stuff you need - work? Play? Going out? Then think about what you like and what suits you...
Like you, I am on the short side petite and the shops where I find things that fit well are GAP, Next, Boden, Monsoon (Tops and cardigans), Warehouse, Great Plains, Kew... Might be a good idea to have a browse on line and see what grabs you

ebojones · 06/09/2010 15:09

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sungirltan · 06/09/2010 16:14

thanks ebo - i suppose whay i want are nice clothes to wear to just be a mummy! few going out clothes but i tend to buy them ad hoc.

just got boden cat - will have a look and look up great plains and kew

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ebojones · 07/09/2010 09:55

Sun... which Boden coat did you go for? The cosmopolitan tee and pretty ruffle tee also look nice and could be good for mummy days with jeans / trousers.
I just bought a dark denim skirt in Gap which i am wearing with T's and cardis and sandals right now... on colder days I will wear with thick tights and wedge boots so see myself getting much wear

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sungirltan · 07/09/2010 21:06

ebo, cat = catalogue! ooops

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