that awful pink m&s dress...

[Bleurghghghgh]

Is now haunting me via ads, with additional horrific items! Thanks MN!

I took DM and Dsis to look at the pink thing today for a laugh. Lurid, creased, shapeless...it really is a thing to behold! We wished we had more time to all try it on for fun. There was some awful stuff in there.

Do you think they know? Will they notice people taking sneaky selfie shots in the dressing rooms and posting them furiously in the shops, sniggering away?

Even if they do, so what?

It's not shoplifting.

They might sack the designer! I suspect sales aren't great so they probably already know that it stinks.

They have loads of them in stock at my local M&S, presumably because no one is actually buying them.

On the mannequin it looks like a pink hospital gown.

I know it's all in the eye of the beholder, but are they having a laugh? How much is this monstrosity?

A lovely pink surplice for the famous Frilly Priests of the Church of Polyester! Amen, sisters!

They might sack the designer!

The buyer, the manager, the HR manager who hired them, the boss man/woman/committee who OK'd the decision....

Someone, somewhere needs to learn a hard, hard lesson.

I love this thread. Love it.

Gingernaut you are a star

Elspeth's 'and that's how you look like a fat daffodil' made me laugh out loud

I saw The Dress at the start of the week, passing through Waterloo. Like so many of you, I was so mesmerised I had to take a photo, which I then texted to my sister with the caption 'Winner of the M&S 'Design a Dress That Looks Good on Absolutely Nobody' Competition 2017.

(She then dared me to try it on. I said I might, next time I was in Waterloo. I'll be there on Monday evening ...)

JuneFromBethesda It only counts if there's a picture.

Of course! I wouldn't bother if it was only me getting a laugh at the apparition in the mirror

@originalbiglymavis I have the top version of the blue striped dress :(

Now I didn't say it wasn't cute - but last summer there were Andy Pandies everywhere!

Even online retailers that I usually like, like white stuff, white company, hush and the like are pedalling this frilly shite. Please say we won't be lapping it up in a few months?!

The worst case of "emperors new clothes" I have ever seen in the fashion trade imo

Ahhhhhhh....shoplifting

There's a new chair at M&S and a host of other experts at turning around failing businesses being brought in... Feel like tweeting them this thread and saving them a lot of time and money

The other thing I noticed yesterday is the shops are indeed full of palm prints, they are literally everywhere. I'm more an online shopper and don't often go to shopping centres but the shops really are full of palm prints. It's really strange.

That and those bloody cold shoulder tops! I hate those. Basically every shop has palm prints and cold shoulders. Apart from m&s, who seem to have gone down the WTAF is that route..😂

Dresses - www.marksandspencer.com/l/women/dresses

That dress - www.marksandspencer.com/tie-back-flared-sleeve-tunic-dress/p/p22507211?image=SD_01_T42_2835_A0_X_EC_90&color=PINK&prevPage=plp. Read the reviews!

£45 for the PP who asked.

kim245678
Age: 25-34 Fits extremely large
07 May 2017
I'm a size 10-12, 5'3" and this dress drowned me in a size 8! It looked like a potato sack and was ankle-grazing rather than midi length as it should be. Not great if you're petite but looks amazing on the tall models.
Helpfulness: 0/0

Millie-Moo
Age: 45-54 It's like M&S designed my perfect dress...
04 May 2017
Gorgeous bubble gum pink colour? Check! Ruffle sleeves? Check! Low back with tie? Check! Pockets? Check! Below the knee length? Check! LOVE IT! Agree with other reviewers though - the low back needed to be cut an inch higher to avoid showing bra fastening. Now I will have to faff around trying to get a bra adjuster or something. But, bravo M&S :)
Helpfulness: 1/2

NJP72
Age: 45-54 A juicy dress
01 May 2017
Love the colour of this dress. It's a vibrant eye catching dress which I think is easy worn. I got a size down to stop it feeling like a maternity dress. Only downsize is the back is too low and my bra shows . I plan on wearing a vest under it to get round this . But would recommend it
Helpfulness: 4/5

TheSecondMrsdeWinter
Age: 35-44 It's finally here
28 April 2017
Couldn't wait for this to finally hit the shops and I'm not disappointed. It's a gorgeous colour - very Abigail's party and the fit of the sleeves and cut are spot on. It is made from 100% polyester, so it's very, very clingy without some sort of petticoat and you'll need a backless bra, as the low cut back is indeed low cut, but it's a great dress and can't wait for this winter to finally disappear so I can wear it!
Helpfulness: 7/14

Anyone else detect an undercurrent of sarcasm?

Do you think they post a mumsnetting review?

"Fucking awful. What are they thinking? Is the buyer on glue? Would make a good Halloween costume for DD. Minus a million out of ten."

I think they might object to swearing...

Hahahaa its a poo emoji dress!!! Who would look good in this!!

Sybil Fawlty in a cold shoulder dress from 5:49.

At least it's black.

Some of the stuff on that link is gorgeous though Tw1n