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Sam Cam's Celine - what do you think?

79 replies

LtGreggs · 13/02/2017 19:43

So Samantha Cameron has launched a clothing label. I've just had a look and I really like it - looks potentially very wearable. What do you reckon?

www.cefinn.com

(Can't see another thread about this - apols if I'm repeating)

OP posts:
Lonelynessie · 14/02/2017 09:26

I actually quite like this dress but I'd like to feel the quality before buying.

EighthElement · 14/02/2017 09:27

Way too expensive but i like it

MumBod · 14/02/2017 09:36

Just looked at the website.

It's hard not to balk at 'women who don't want to let their love of fashion detract from their dignity and intelligence.'

Hard to take from a woman whose husband's premiership saw the return of food banks. Imagine queueing at one of them might detract from one's dignity a touch.

Not for me.

LimeySnickett · 14/02/2017 09:52

Don't find it too expensive, but I wouldn't buy a thing from her on principle. She and her husband have thrown the nation into disarray. I hope the venture fails and she has to find a real job. But that's unlikely.

piefacerecords · 14/02/2017 09:55

Dull and old fashioned. M&S with a bigger price tag.

piefacerecords · 14/02/2017 09:56

BTW am solely basing my opinion on the clothes - don't really give a monkeys who 'designed' them.

cathyandclare · 14/02/2017 10:25

I think the 'design' comments are harsh. She's done an art foundation course, as well as a fine art degree, worked for Smythson and won a best accessory designer award. She has a clear background in the creative field, she's hardly a bored housewife who decides to run up a few frocks!

Bensyster · 14/02/2017 10:49

I quite like it, looks nicely tailored while subtle detailing - didn't expect to think much of it though as I usually don't like -hated- her style.
I wouldn't buy from her on principle.

Mrskeats · 14/02/2017 10:53

Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole seeing as how her husband has ruined the country and all.
Some things are more important than clothes.

tribpot · 14/02/2017 11:02

I quite like them but I have zero interest in fashion so am unable to comment on them in that regard. What does strike me, though, is that they are intended for women d'un certain âge (like I am, and so is SamCam) but modelled by teenagers. I do think age-appropriate models would have been better.

Iamastonished · 14/02/2017 12:01

I have just had another look at the clothes, and no, I really don't like them at all. She does like her funnel necks doesn't she.

AgathaF · 14/02/2017 12:28

I quite like some of the stuff, but it's very much designed for a particular body shape, ie hers, so not much good for an hour glass figure

Floisme · 14/02/2017 17:43

It would be good if she's used her connections to ensure they're ethically produced.

LimeySnickett · 14/02/2017 17:51

Well... made in Macedonia if you believe the DM: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4221234/Sam-Cam-s-pricey-fashion-range-Macedonia.html

Floisme · 14/02/2017 18:02

Thanks Limey Hmm .... To be fair, I'm not sure it's even be possible to produce high quality clothing in the uk now. All the sewing factories round here but are long gone. I might allow her Macedonia if she knows who her suppliers are and is confident they don't use sweat shops.

Girlwhowearsglasses · 14/02/2017 18:09

It's all based on the same patterns! It's like she's got Simplicity patter nnumber xyz and made up all the alternatives from it in crepe! 'Ooh look, funnel neck top and funnel neck dress and funnel neck sleeveless shirt.....

Lambzig · 14/02/2017 18:50

I really like it and if I was in my old job would definitely have ordered some to try for work clothes.

I have had a career change recently and am much more casual, but love some of the tops in particular. Would need to see the construction and quality to comment on the price.

pseudonymph · 14/02/2017 18:58

I'm amazed that anyone would start a thread on this topic for any purpose other than to laugh at the self-serving opportunism and tone-deaf irony of SC starting an expensive clothes range.

Seeing as this seems to be actually talking about fashion, I have nothing to say, as I am damn well not clicking on her website.

But 'maxi cullottes', 'funnel neck dress', and 'viscose polyester' are not sounding good to me.

Floisme · 14/02/2017 18:58

Limey just seen my post again and thought I'd better be clear that the Hmm was at Macedonia, not at you!

EighthElement · 14/02/2017 19:10

That black dress with the zip down the front would ''take you anywhere'' as they say.

BWatchWatcher · 14/02/2017 21:04

Cold day in hell.Gin

LimeySnickett · 15/02/2017 15:31

No sweat Floisme!

Laiste · 15/02/2017 17:14

Girlwhowearsglasses - It's all based on the same patterns! It's like she's got Simplicity patter number xyz and made up all the alternatives from it in crepe!

Yes! Once you've seen the first 2 or 5 bits you've seen it all.

It's all stuff she would buy and it's clearly all designed for Samantha Cameron by Samantha Cameron. Not an indicator of a good designer.

Laiste · 15/02/2017 17:15

2 or 5? Grin

4 or 5

fridgepants · 15/02/2017 23:34

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