ok since I turned 50 , bastard country casuals have started emailing ..wtf!

[ggirl]

my mum would shop htere ffs

please reassure me it's not meant for my age group

bad one

I'm similar age and wouldn't dream of shopping there. But maybe the young 'uns here think it would be entirely appropriate for doddering 50 y/o' s

I remember about 25 yrs ago , a colleague of dh's telling me she shopped there...I was shocked as she was only in her 20's.
Wonder where she shops now ? Edinburgh woolen mill?

well she looked like she shopped at cc

blouses and longish skirts iirc
laura ashley style was all the rage then but cc was definitely not on my radar then

I KNOW!

I am now on some sort of fucking codgers mailing list.
I get four or five catalogues a week from companies with names like 'the woollen emporium' featuring women with rictus smiles wearing awful clothes that would go in the 'for christsake, we will take foreign coins for this shit' bin at the charity shop.

Last week I got a letter about funeral plans.

Fuckers.

hahahaha.

Sorry....

nope, can't stop...

hahahaha :o :o

c'est moi !

I sat in a meeting this week with glossy young fings who said things like "well, obviously this typeface wouldn't appeal to anyone over 40", muttering "oh yes it would" even though it didn't because I thought it looked tacky .

I think you needthis

jeeeesus!!!

That is quite unspeakable.

For the record, today I am wearing a pair of Levi demi-curve straight jeans, a turquoise linen tunic originally from M&S but purchased from the charity shop and a long-sleeved Uniqlo heat tech purply-pink top underneath. I imagine the rest of you look equally presentable, dammit.

Stop laugh Pinotblahblahblah - it comes to us all Missy!

Yes, I am very presentable. Cacharel dress, Kurt Geiger boots dammit!

Fuck you Edinburgh mill.

slobbing in gap black long sleeve T and M&S jeggings ...aaargh the jeggings!!! slippery slope?!?!?!

and sadly I am ridiculously pleased with my new Beko washing machine that does timesaver short cycles...3loads done already this am

someone shoot me

No, we're supposed to be wearing Respectable Ladyclothes. Lots of beige. 'Nude' mid-heeled courts. Shirt collars showing over our crew-necked sweaters.

It is an English middle-aged lady look that DP's English aunt (now an Old Lady, obvs) manages. I personally find it quite unfathomable. I suspect I myself am seguing into Middle Aged Eccentric, but that's OK by me if I can keep it on the arty-Toast-y end of the spectrum...

Lady jeans. Ironed ones. Possibly with a crease down the front.

I am 47 next month shit!

I had a suit from CC given to me by a well meaning rellie who didn't want it but doesn't believe in charity shops. So I've been trying to ebay it. Nobody wants it ... someone bought it in the end for £5. That's how much the world thinks of their "style".

And I bet the person who got it, was desperately in need of something to wear to an interview.

just you wait noddy ....artiagno awaits

I am not giving in too easy! I have skinny jeans on today and semi sheer top you can even see my bra

Personally, I love a biddy flourish-pearls, nude court, kitten heel, cashmere and grey streaks.

even a bit of Per Una this season

Let's be honest 50 is getting on a bit frankly. You have probably got crepe skin and are through the menopause pretty much. Only about a decade of good health before it all goes into sudden decline for most.

50 is old. Botox shows as does hair dye. Dressing younger looks like someone old dressing younger.

Embrace the codger I say and buggar being chained to the eternal youth ideal.