MN Vogue - volume 22

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A happy and safe place to talk fashion (from high end to high street), beauty and the arts. All welcome to bring a positive state of mind, lots of links and an eye for detail.
Continuing on from here

dry no, I'm about halfway there - I just wanted to p*ss a bit of my bonus up the wall - no point working hard for no treats! Bag purchase still scheduled for December.

sleep I am taking DCs to Nat History museum tomorrow - wave if you see me :)

I will Amber, you will recognise me by the fact that I will probably be snarling at my DC's, or frantically searching for a lost one .

Am feeling slightly cheered by Robert Downey Jr in Iron Man atm. Yummy.

Please hang around mrssheep, who are you on Pinterest?

The j brands are definitely going back, I think it's the weird jodphury bit around the knees that spoil them. I am warming again to the skirt though, I tried it on with a few things from my wardrobe and it looked nice.

I popped into 100%design exhibition yesterday and saw some fab house stuff. What I really fell in love with though, was these kimono robes! utterly beautiful. I have no idea how much they are but may be one for my Christmas list. I think I am going to bite the bullet on the Gucci halter neck too Marsha, it doesn't look like it will ever be reduced. I love that sweater btw. Coat looks nice too but hard to see what you mean about the collar online.

Novice what a lovely message, and great that they are spending funds the way you have instructed.
DH hates talking so rows take days to fix in the Shop household too. Hope you get a chance to resolve before you fly. Are you away for long?
Love the thought of a MNV mummy meet by the Brontesaurus (or is it a Diplodocus?) :)
MrsSheepiness stick around. If you link a in I'll follow you right back.
Sleep enjoy the sheets and going starfish in the bed!

I've decided that after the MU lunch, I'm taking myself off to Selfridges to get some nice new make up to replace some of the tatty old things I currently have. It will be my special treat to myself

Saw this and thought of QueenC

Link a Pin MrsSheep sorry for typos

MrsSheepiness There's not a minimum contribution rule so we'd all love to share in your purchases and general fashion news. What's your pin name if you are okay to post/PM it? What is your style in general? What designers/shops do you like?

Novice Hoping things settle, sometimes it is just as healthy to let things go as it is to have a big 'post row debrief'. I'm not big on the soul baring stuff either- been there, got the poster' thirty years ago as a student re the talking till 3 a.m deep and meaningful stuff! Great letter from your school. What an achievement of yours.

Decam so sorry to read about the house. How frustrating.

Marsha I hear you re your recent visit w/ family. I had the same issues re my Fathers disinterest at times. Hope you can shake it off and feel happier about it all soon.

Sleep Hard work for you. Hope a nice pressie is coming your way.

One feel better soon. Do as the Doctors say and convalesce .

Found you MrsSheep you have some amazing handbags!

If any of you are in the medical profession or have experience with this type of query could you help? I happened upon, through reading a thread on a different forum I go on, a condition I have never heard of before which fits ALL the physical illness symptoms I've been experiencing for years to the letter. Well everything bar things that can and have been explained by other things. How would I best approach my GP about asking to be tested for this condition? I'm not in any way saying I have it, I just feel that since my physical health is so poor and no reason for it has been found despite many many other tests, that it would be worth ruling this one out. I just don't really know how to broach the subject without sounding hysterical and as if I'm trying to convince myself I'm ill IYSWIM?

Sleep you definitely should, having loved it for a while. Hope tomorrow is ok.

Thanks Mig I feel a bit bad now, they show their interest in others ways, photos mostly! And are very generous. I just need to change my expectations to meet their behaviour. I won't expect much interaction next time.

Welcome MrsSleep! What sort of stuff have you bought lately?

Whoops I mean MrsSheep

Sleep Those robes are gorgeous. I have silk ones bought in Korea the last time i was there. I have an emerald one, a navy one and a dark pink, all w/ large silk thread embroidered flowers, plant imagery and other images representing Korean folklore. The emerald one has a beautiful grey, ivy green and burgundy dragon creature on it. The dark pink has Chrysanthemums and the navy has almond blossom on. I love them and wear them as jackets, coats, dress covers and on the beach. I still have a lovely pale peach and cream lace edged Kimono top from TopShop bought in 2003. It wraps several times around the waist.

Here are some from River Island-

here; here (which is particularly lovely; here and gorgeous red fringed kimono

Kate Moss looks good in Kimonos. They are apparently THE thing to wear on the beach as opposed to kaftans. I like both.

I pinned a red Kimono jacket from River Island a few days ago but cannot find it.

This is my latest project. I spent today clearing out one of the spare bedrooms to remake into a new office. I found loads of old peices of fabric and plan to add some bands of floral material across some of my T shirts like that pin.

Am loving this Demeulemeester dress and this slouchy Stella suit. That is what I'd spend a bonus on. Not that the NHS does them!

Have also found and followed you MrsSheep you really do have fabulous handbags

Marsha That's it really in a nutshell, changing your response to protect yourself from falling into that gap of not getting what you are hoping for.

I didn't perceive you as complaining about anything, nor being unreasonable. Being an adult child w/ your own children is always going to make things different. Infrequent visits place huge pressure on everybody don't they? to you.

One Go see your doctor. MN is full of people merrily self diagnosing when in fact a HCP would advise you to seek advice for queries such as yours. Write it all down and present it factually w/ your own notes arranged as a kind of time line.

Found you MrsSheep and I have joined your flock. Love the Chanel and all the other pins I liked.

at shop thinking of me. I'd love to go and see all 80 gromit a but no way am I queuing for 6 hours!

sleep you have my total sympathies. I do a fair amount of weekends alone when dh is on call and it is hideous.

novice hope you and dh have sorted things. I hate having arguments. We tend to bicker rather than argue as such but often one of us will end up laughing as we realise how totally unreasonable we are being! It's so hard when you're both working and trying to manage the home. I admitted to dh last night that I'm unlikely to ever go back to work as although it has it's moments of boredom and I miss one aspects of working, I just don't miss all the juggling of the other stuff.

one without knowing too much about what you're wondering about, I would recommend broaching the subject with your GP or specialist. Obviously this all depends on whether you have a sympathetic doctor or not. Feel free to pm me.

Must go as am likely to be woken early by an excited birthday boy!

I meant to say 'diagnosing each other' One, not self diagnosing.

I know mig I wasn't asking for a diagnosis , just how best to approach the GP about it. I'm not yet daft enough to convince myself I have all the ills in the world, I just really think it'd be worth ruling this particular one out

You are right though, factual is best.

marsha with regards to parents, it's really difficult. Mine are hugely interactive but dh's not so much. I get upset by them especially as they interact more with niece and nephew but I have to not compare them with my dp and accept that's just how they are. Not easy though

dec sorry to here that ,hope a better property comes up,

marsha lovely sweater and coat,i still have a few things : pair of boots,a couple of dresses,plain long sleeve tees,wool trousers,and hopefully the LV scarf,and a few other bits in sales,

novice great news!

sleep hang in there, hope you enjoy your evening and relax a bit,

mrssheep finally found you!,and started fallowing you too!

Be warned, I'm on phone again!
Dec sorry about the house, v disappointing.
Hello MrsSleeiness
amber too right. Can't wait to see your handbag in Dec.
shop how's the vodka? Be ware of pissed online shopping.
The D and G skirt is way out of my price range but to die for.
linus so kind of you to offer but what if it didn't fit? I like the paler one but it looks a bit summery to me. Will keep searching.

DH is out all day too tomorrow ( doing a sky dive for kids charity so can't complain) I'm on rugby duty, eek! Slightly concerned about him jumping out of an aeroplane but trying not to think about it. He told me he has checked his life insurance . Will be relieved when he gets home.

Dry Eek at your DH. I have bungeed and DH has sky dived/flown gliders etc but I cannot watch him do it.

Good luck to him, hope he raises loads (and makes sure the nylon webbing is placed very carefully around his bits as too late to adjust half way down).

dry ,i wish your dh all the best of luck,and what a great thing to do,though a bit extreme.

Evening!
Thats a bit nerve wracking Dry my palms are sweaty just reading that (afraid of heights) I am sure your DH will be fine though!
I am off to Bicester in the morning, hoping I can get my mitts on some boots in rag n bone.
Mignonette I like that stella suit, I wonder if loose trousers are on the verge of a big comeback? I just love the slim leg silhouette too though.

Eeek! Good luck to DH dry rather him than me!