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Desprately need your help

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rachfran · 17/02/2007 22:13

When I got married 5 years ago, it took about 50 shopping trips to get my mums outfit. We went shopping every weekend for months before. It was a nightmare.
My brother is geting married in August and it's my job to go shopping with my mum for her outfit. Please help.
She is a size 22 bottom and an 18 on top so she needs seperates.
She likes autumn colours but not chocolate brown cos that's what the mother of the bride is wearing.
Her hair is light brown.
She has a budget of about £300.
Can you help me?

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BlueDaisy · 17/02/2007 22:15

Does she want skirt or trousers? What is her ususal style? How old is she? £300 budget helps!!!

twinsetandpearls · 17/02/2007 22:15

My mum gets her wedding outfits in jaques vert.

twinsetandpearls · 17/02/2007 22:17

Not sure if they are the right age bracket but what about planning around a jacket

twinsetandpearls · 17/02/2007 22:17

this

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rachfran · 17/02/2007 22:21

She is 56, a young 56! She likes chiffon and floaty. She doesn't want trousers or anything matronly.

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BlueDaisy · 17/02/2007 22:23

Am probably not the best person to help actually as I am hopeless at doing links!!! Just a suggestion, but how about treating her to a personal shopper to take the stress off of you? Don't know how much they cost, but could make a nightmare mission a bit better??

twinsetandpearls · 17/02/2007 22:23

My mum was a young 50 when I got married and had a lovely outfit from jaques vert but some of it is matronly.

twinsetandpearls · 17/02/2007 22:25

chiffony skirt

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rachfran · 17/02/2007 22:25

twinsetandpearls think brown fitted jacket is good but with floaty underneath. Budget does not include hat, shoes or hadbag so quite a lot to spend.

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rachfran · 17/02/2007 22:28

Link not working.
Bluedaisy - a brill idea. Will defo look into it.

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BlueDaisy · 17/02/2007 22:31

Think there was a thread about a week ago to do with personal shoppers actually.....good luck!!!

JackieNo · 17/02/2007 22:41

I found this jacket - might work? Then she could wear something quite plain underneath?

JackieNo · 17/02/2007 22:42

(bother - it's out of stock - sorry).

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rachfran · 17/02/2007 22:48

thans anyway JackieNo

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JackieNo · 17/02/2007 22:53

I'd definitely second (third?) the idea of the personal shopper - I took my mum to Debenhams the other day, and she came away with 3 outfits, day to day, rather than for special occasions, but it was great - all free, you're under no obligation to buy anything, and you get to sit in a comfy changing room while the personal shopper does all the charging round the store getting rails full of clothes. Fab.

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rachfran · 17/02/2007 23:02

I am defo going to go with personal shopper, sounds brill.

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