MN Vogue - the 20th anniversary edition

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All welcome for lighthearted chat about fashion and beauty - but bring your links!
Continuing on from Vol 19 here

I'm sure I have two of something in different colours but can't at all remember what it is. Going to bug me now!

Dry I think it was grumpy who made the styling suggestion for your dress.

There is a lot of boring workwear around especially in the 'burbs. Poly trousers with VPL and Next tops...a lot of people are nervous about clothes and black trousers with a 'nice' top is an easy option that requires very little thought or expense. I think badly fitting clothes are the worst fashion 'crime' though - lots of people in my office in outfits that just don't fit properly - one of the best dressed women I work with gets almost everything from TKMaxx or charity shops but she gets a lot of her stuff tailored to fit her perfectly and always looks great.

QueenC followed your advise tonight - I told DD I would come in if she needed a drink etc but cuddles/kisses/chatting is over one she has been put to bed - about 2 mins of fake whinging and not a peep since then!!

That's a shame Needsa

Funny I was just thinking about my American friend who would often buy two of the exact same thing if she liked it....had never met anyone who did this. A good idea I guess. Could get a bit pricey though. And yes Mig I do mourn favourite pieces when they die...I get v attached to some of my clothes..........

yes one i can understand it if it happens once or twice but not every time! i would be furious! just tell her no!

I've bought two of exactly the same colour item before now - if I truly love something, and especially if it is 'classic'. Latest was the M&S cream tee that Hopefully recommended. Good thing too as the first one has shrunk and lost colour massively in the wash.

Liberty maybe a lot of women just rather spend on their home/casual clothes and black basics are so easy aren't they?

One You won't and don't look cheap. If you want to see what 'cheap' looks like, google the Ecclestone sisters who, as the saying goes, 'spend a lot of money to look that cheap' ...

You wear some g=cool sounding clothes and great colour ways. I buy loads of bits from New Look- a really great little store w/ bargains that have lasted me longer than the NAP stuff at times.

Jeans and t-shirts are the only items where I buy two of the same - I like wearing different things though and get easily bored.

dry my job didnt have a very formal strict dress code,the divide between workwear and going out or casual wear was not that great,but i guess not a lot of people have that option and some corporations still insist on wearing a suit,

dry I used to be like that - I really resented spending money on clothes for work. Even now sometimes deciding to wear something to work means I have mentally downgraded it! But I decided that I spend a huge amount of time at work it's worth looking nice there. There is also huge pressure to conform and some working environments are not that inspiring - I split my time between two different council premises - one is basically glorified portacabins and people dress badly, the other is a sleek, modern, bright building and people dress much better there.

I miss my workwear - the tailored stuff especially. I had some fab dresses and great suits

if i bought two of each than we would be bankrupt,! just buy 2 pairs of underwear for every bra i buy.

Some places have stupid dress codes as well - several organisations I have worked for had dress codes that banned jeans but IMO most women look better in dark denim of any brand than poly trousers.

shop i miss it too used to wear a lot of chloe ,with burberry trench and really chunky booties,

liberty is this scarf similar to the one you wanted?

Oh thanks QueenC - it is v similiar, great size and colour...doesn't say what the fabric is though but i am guessing at the price it's poly or viscose and I'd ideally like something natural...I'll check it out though in store.

Sounds wonderful Santa I could only stretch to Ted Baker and a bit of Hugo Boss, but with fab bags and shoes. My place was / is v corporate, tailored.

Coooeeeee Shop! The top is blue right?

Waves! Peacock blue,like a dark teal colour......

Hmmm okay. Hold on! Picked up wrong one first

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This one

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Sorry - v or round neck (or both) in a large.
Love this trans atlantic shopping in real time!

Right, sorry hon they don't have that. They have it in green,sky blue, navy and grey.

Bum! It was such a fab colour! No worries, thanks for trying. You're a star. Xx

However, i will pass by the big j crew in new york later this week. But it's not showing in short tees on j crew website either.