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Where does Karen in Colf Feet shop for clothes ?

85 replies

ICantFindAFreeNickName2 · 07/10/2016 18:05

I really envy Karen's look - jeans, layered tops, nice blazer & scarf. Its a look I would like to be able to pull off, although the fact she is tall and slim rather than short & fat might make a slight difference.
Where can I shop on the high street for the sort of layered tops & jumpers that she wears.

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ohdearme1958 · 09/10/2016 13:08

As for Hermione. In my mind it's the whole package. Smile

Floisme · 09/10/2016 13:20

So they put her in red when she went out with Eddie? (Told you I was behind.) What a bloody cliche.

RollerDiscoQueen · 09/10/2016 13:26

What's wrong with putting her in red?

MargotLovedTom · 09/10/2016 13:29

Um...okay. Red is a going out colour though. On another night out with him she wore a black suit with a high necked white blouse.

Floisme · 09/10/2016 13:29

It's not wrong - I bet she looks better in red. I just think breaking her out of neutrals now that she's having sex is a bit lazy.

MargotLovedTom · 09/10/2016 13:30

Or was that when she went along as David's plus one? Can't remember now, I obviously wasn't paying enough attention to the sartorial/sexual subtexts Wink.

Floisme · 09/10/2016 13:31

Sorry, I think I've got too much time on my hands at the moment Grin

MargotLovedTom · 09/10/2016 13:38

Grin Oh she was definitely having dinner with Eddie when in red. I can't remember if they'd actually shagged by that point though.

I think it simply relates to a woman like Karen keeping more vibrant colours for evening wear, while daytime stuff tends to be muted and classic. I obviously have too much time on my hands as well I'm actually putting off getting the house straight after a mass kids' sleepover Wink.

Floisme · 09/10/2016 13:43

I fell over (in a few more years, they'll call it 'having a fall') and crocked my ankle so cannot do anything this weekend except lie on the settee and think about the meaning of life. Yes you're right - that's her character, saving her best colours 'for best'.

MargotLovedTom · 09/10/2016 13:52

Well, you could be catching up with Cold Feet on demand Wink. Hope ankle better soon - I'm off to haul some mattresses back to where they belong!

Florathefern · 09/10/2016 15:26

She wasn't a well heeled murmuring woman in Spooks. She was an active and very clever spy in MI5, who wore the same suit and flat shoes for most of the series!

RollerDiscoQueen · 09/10/2016 15:28

She was my favourite Spooks character. Hard as nails.

MargotLovedTom · 09/10/2016 21:46

I bet she was well spoken though Wink.

SimonLeBonOnAndOn · 09/10/2016 21:52

It's much easier to look elegant when you're tall and slim. Sigh.

ohdearme1958 · 09/10/2016 22:40

Re the suit she wore - she was going out with David as his plus one because his wife couldn't or wouldn't go. It was nothing to get excited about.

When she wore the red dress she was a woman getting dressed up for a date.

Two very different occasions.

Statelychangers · 10/10/2016 13:39

I loved the suit with the high necked blouse.

Florathefern · 10/10/2016 16:06

It is the way she moves.

I was looking at a mum in the playground today. She is tall, slim, never rushed and appears somewhat detached. Looking at her reminded me of this thread

flashheartscanoe · 10/10/2016 19:14

Well I know where she got her handbag because I have the same one!😊

Cherrypie32 · 10/10/2016 21:28

A Next jumper made an appearance tonight. I tried it on and it looked like a sack on me.

VulvaInLaw · 10/10/2016 22:56

Anybody see her handbag in tonight's episode? The one she left on the floor in the hotel? Any ideas where from?

BWatchWatcher · 10/10/2016 22:59

Reading Herminone Norris's wiki page she seems to have gone to a private ballet school for those going on to have a career in dance.
There is no jumper in the world that will provide that level of poise.
Her feet probably aren't pretty though if that helps?
Loved her in Spooks.

polyhymnia · 10/10/2016 23:01

She has her hair cut by Lino at Daniel Galvin I believe.

Gaelforce · 11/10/2016 00:38

Looking for this style of bag...anyone know where this or similar is from?

Where does Karen in Colf Feet shop for clothes ?
JanetStWalker · 11/10/2016 01:02

Bloody hell, I did 12 years of thrice weekly ballet classes and I'm a comparative schlump!

Wonder if it's too late to get a refund....Wink

ohdearme1958 · 11/10/2016 03:45

Re the bag. Marks and Spencer did one almost identical to that one this year. It may even be it. It cost 80 pounds.