I think that the Mary Porters range

[Clossaintjacques]

at House of Fraser is really vile. I went to check out clothes for 'real women over 35' and the first dress I touched was 50% polyester 50% Acrylic or some other man made sweaty fibre. I was honestly speechless.

Sorry it should be Portas I believe.

www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Mary+Portas+Animal+Print+Shift+Dress/156413252,default,pd.html

That's awful. It makes the models arse look massive on the back view. Oh dear.

I have the skinny leather trousers and they're fab.

God lubey if you think that's a massive arse...

The Antonio dress is nice, but £120 ? in the sale ?

I like the animal print shift dress Closs, is that the one that's polyester vile stuff? What I don't like, are the prices!! I think she's way over the top - I wouldn't have said that was worth 150 quid even if it's silk (is it?). And I defo don't like her shirts - what's with the breast pockets? No, no, no, Mary!

Its the same old -people like Mary - tall, slim and loaded designing for themselves, not real people like me. Short, tubby and old. Oh, and poor.

anyone else think that most of the reviews on that green dress (that does look nice, but as a cheap throw away 1 season piece, not for that price!), read as a little........ ummmmmm......fake? I sometimes right positive reviews for dresses I really love but the positive reviews on there sounded a bit more....... selley... than reviews where people just love a dress on themselves IYKWIM

I went off her after an interview in the Guardian. She said something pretty horrible about not wanting old biddies in her shop.

As candytuft says, it's aimed at people with a figure like hers, which is not all that representative of people her age.

I like how she styles herself, but it isn't suitable for most people

It is reminds me (sorry to mention the Guardian again) of the All Ages fashion section on a Saturday - All ages as long as you have the figure of a model or ex-model (and I'm not overweight myself)

I turned 35 recently and am utterly depressed if that is the kind of clothing I have to wear now I've hit my late 30s

It's exactly the style she wears herself and she looks horrid (sorry Ms. Portas but you do).

Funnily enough when I went in I did find one shirt I liked but it had a biba label in

Can't be 100% sure but I think this was the viscose dress, something similar anyway. www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Mary+Portas+Jersey+wrap+slinkly+drape+dress/158007887,default,pd.html

Not my style. Of course, Mary Portas always thinks she's right so it's probably me who's wrong.

Gone right off her, arrogant old bat.

Now that wrap dress is how to make a small arse look huge!

I love it, got a few bits. Get asked where they're from when I wear them. But I am 5'8 .

yes, that wrap dress is designed for an "athletic" figure - to create curves etc. A figure not unlike MP's

That green dress is 100% Polyester and lining 100% Acetate....bargain at £150!!

And the wrap dress is 100% Viscose with 100% Polyester lining for an original price of £220. I have to say when I felt it it really did feel cheap and of course hand made in Sri Lanka I believe!!

Like zukiecat i only like the Cable knit cardi, but the original price was £99, and its 85% Acrylic .. no wonder its at saleprice - i guess you pay for the name.

I actually quite like MP, but i bet she doesn't wear a great deal of Acrylic/Polyester pieces herself.

Ifancyashandy Interesting you are tall and it suits you. What did you buy and what was it made from?

Oh I like the dress. But not at £150. Also 5'8".

If I wanted something tacky and synthetic, I'd buy per una for 1/3 of the price. Or go to Millets.

I meant that it looks massively bigger than it should do considering she is a model and presumably size 8

I am a 16/18 so I do know what a massive arse really is. My own for a start.

That dress is really, really not flattering