Has this already been mocked

[Notmyrealname85]

What is this?!? Who is this for??

www.marksandspencer.com/colour-block-velvet-tunic-maxi-dress/p/p60136385?image=SD_01_T42_8079T_F4_X_EC_90&color=NAVYMIX&prevPage=plp&pdpredirect

[Zucker]

I'll eat my hat if the version(finish/fit/cut/materials) the model is wearing in the instagram post is the same rubbish that will end up on the 4.99 rack.

By the way 120 EURO over here, who are they kidding!!!!

[Aridane]

Oh my.

[CotswoldStrife]

The instagram picture has different sleeves - they have the brown velvet trim at the end, unless you have to roll back the sleeves to get that it's not on the version on the M&S website.

Not that the brown velvet trim on the sleeves improves the dress enough to make it wearable IMO. Not that I'm a fashion maven to listen to but it's a no from me.

[MipMipMip]

My mouth literally dropped open. I didn't think that really happened.

[Zucker]

2 versions of the dress, same item codes from M&S.

[ProjectGainsborough]

Ooh, that’s cheeky from M&S - one version for press and one for the people.

I wish they’d stick to basics. The average woman is NEVER going to buy a high fashion item from M&S, but she would pop in there for a decent tee shirt. Make nice tee shirts that don’t bag, flap or show your tits!

In itself, that’s a niche market on the high st these days...

[LemonysSnicket]

It’s quite Edwina ....

[Blerg]

I think it actually looks worse on the model. Or maybe it just looks worse each time I see it.

Amazing.

[Notmyrealname85]

Right Grazia can trot right on, you LIARS! As if you’d ever wear this shit

[Notmyrealname85]

On a separate note, I’m sick of Grazia talking about representation and throwing ONE “happy with myself” column or ONE dove advert or ONE “plus size” girl in and calling it representation. No... representation is everyone one of your models having our bodies, all varieties.

Am having a bad fashion day!!

[ChardonnaysPrettySister]

Why do they keep trying to do high fashion and why do the press keep pretending they like it?

It's not helping.

I bought a beautiful lightweight cashmere jumper, and it's already out of stock but this monstrosity is everywhere.

Why? And don't remind me what else I've seen in store.

[Hunter007]

It's easy to see why MNS sales are repeatedly down every year. Who on earth are they designing for!?

[JennyHolzersGhost]

Grazia had last year’s pink blancmange number in that feature slot as well. Made me wonder at the time whether those mentions are paid for by advertisers. Now I’d bet on it. No other explanation.

[Agustarella]

I thought you couldn't go wrong with a velvet maxi dress. I stand corrected!

I've still got some beautifully cut St Michael velvet jackets from the 70s, bought as a student in the 90s.

[Notmyrealname85]

They definitely always throw in one or two paid for, this just takes the biscuit

[CoolCarrie]

That dress hasn’t got anything going for it, and the guardian fashion link is very funny, “punchy, practical” ,no they are all bloody awful

[CoolCarrie]

I would pay £4.99 for it, just to use the material to make tiny curtains for niece’s dolls house!

[windygallows]

Oh god it's like Stevie Nicks meets Morticia Addams. I actually think the only person who could pull that off is Florence of 'the Machine' but even then she would look like a bargain basement version of herself!

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

And they wonder why they're in trouble.
FFS M&S have you ever thought about entering the 21st century

[Bluntness100]

Honest to god, that's worse than the pink thing, it looks like some form of peasant dress from the 1600s. I can just imagine wearing a head scarf and carrying a basket on one hip and a baby on the other.

Who would actually wear that thing?.

[meandmytinfoilhat]

This is why marks and Spencer's are losing money.

What an ugly dress.

[Powerpuffwoman]

Whoever tries this on and takes a pic this week wins Mumsnet for the whole of March.

[Redact]

It is hideous! I clicked on the link thinking it can't be that bad. How wrong I was. It's worse than I could ever ever have imagined!

[SingaSong12]

I clicked thinking how bad could it be.... hideous

I think it looks better on the model, but as PP point out it's not the same dress. .... so marginally less hideous.

[LineyOfArabia]

Designed by someone who doesn't like women very much.