Asked about the dress because I usually notice their studio collections online but can’t remember this. But then they have so many these days ... there’s something out now by a South African designer that is quite interesting but a bit too dramatic for me - I’d feel costumey.

Thank you for kind words on my mad Arket twill (twiiiillll) trousers!

Xing, I was going to say don’t send the pic if you’re not that close to your niece but then I thought fuck it why not and then I changed my mind again. So I don’t know. 🙄 Tricky! Sounds like good shop though!

Floisme · 31/08/2019 07:45

Someone reported bani?

banivani · 31/08/2019 09:35

I just saw that - admittedly I had a few glasses of wine yesterday so my typing could have been erratic but I don’t think I was unpleasant to anyone 🤔 sure we’ll see. 😉

lightningstrikes · 31/08/2019 10:06

Hello all! I've been awol most of the summer, but thought I'd pop in to say that the tench In the INES has a removable lining. I don't need one as I've got my Hobbs, but if anyone is looking... I do love the look of the navy and the removable lining has me swooning a bit.

Bani I am waiting with baited breath to see what controversy you've introduced to the thread

Floisme · 31/08/2019 10:13

It's a bit odd - normally the only deletions you see on S&B are on handbag fights, or they're spam. I'm dying to ask what you said bani but don't want to get us into more trouble

Thanks lightning - I'm not after another trench but I am after a warm lining. Hmm.....

banivani · 31/08/2019 10:42

I did say white walker peen made a a good user name but Bo said it first so not fair it’s thats the reason ...

Then I said that I didn’t think quirky should tell her niece about the dress if they weren’t close but then I said I changed my mind and then I think I said don’t listen to me but it sounds like a good shop. And then something else ... but I don’t think it was offensive or a spammy ad unless I accidentally copy pasted the kkk manifesto or something (unlikely since I haven’t read it )

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botemp · 31/08/2019 11:01

I do suspect I have special privileges on MN, I know I have a rather roomy image allowance that others don't

Feel free to join in whoops

I am on the lookout for a shit weather coat with detachable winter lining, lightning, but it would need a hood. I meant to say earlier when you posted the link Flo, the Uniqlo U collection actually had some promising things, including a promising shit weather coat with a hood. Keeping fingers crossed it'll have a detachable lining. I was actually more excited about this collection than I have been of the others in years, this one feels much more Lemaire. I'll be in London when it's launched so will probably be able to get a good look at it then.

The images for the new H&M Studio collection are out. Not sure when the launch is, it used to be after the show at Paris fashion week but I think they abandoned that. It's looking very Céline under PP, especially the resort collection. Lots of colour blocking, asymmetric fine pleats and graphic abstract patterns. More pics here. Most of it is recycled fabrics so unfortunately I expect a lot of it to be synthetic.

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timeisnotaline · 31/08/2019 11:44

Ooh Bani what did you say?!
I’m in a pale blue linen shirt (gap) over a white patterned tee with shorts and a belt and feeling slightly better dressed than average for active children and park wear, as we are headed to Kew Gardens and I ruled out a dress for scrambling over equipment.

timeisnotaline · 31/08/2019 11:47

The more recent posts just updated- I like those two H&M dresses. I have a couple of pleated skirts from other stories winging their way to me via eBay which I’d like to be able to wear for work. (Yes I’m obviously failing at a huge pre move clear out)
When does the uniqlo collection come out again? I suspect it’s as we fly out or close.

timeisnotaline · 31/08/2019 11:54

I read the link on H&M- those two dresses bo put up are still my favorite, and a skirt that looks like a warm scarf wrapped around. I don’t love very kitten heels (ie with the heel very under the foots heel towards the toe end) and I had some otk leather boots from kurt Geiger I think and they made my legs look like tubby leather sausages. I read this bit of the article to dh though (we are in the car) and told him they are designing for me!:
‘The team, she says, specifically wanted to challenge idea of giving female power dressing a game-changing makeover for a new era of confident women.’

I may be semi seriously trawling ebay for some last U.K. purchases like leather leggings size 10 when I can’t possibly spend hundreds of pounds on a new pair. They could be fab for travel though....

banivani · 31/08/2019 12:01

That was my third thing I think, that H&M have a collection with a South African designer! But I didn’t link so can’t have been spammy 🤔

banivani · 31/08/2019 12:04

Posted too soon. Not feeling the studio collection that much and you’re right, it reeks of recycled plastic bottles which doesn’t get me going.

timeisnotaline · 31/08/2019 12:20

When you put it that way though bani I think we should all be wearing recycled bottles- for example I’m keen on oysho because of their prints and they are partly recycled. I’d like them to come out with a nice print in bikini top that suits small busted women and is streamlined enough to easily wear under clothes, but have just about run out of time. I may cave and order this which is not streamlined www.oysho.com/m/gb/swimwear-and-beachwear/swimwear/watercolour-floral-bikini-top-c1010358062p102004018.html?origenId=102004018

I know what you mean though! They are not as nice to wear and touch. But washable and I have small children. But, not as nice to wear.

banivani · 31/08/2019 12:42

In swimwear it’s fine though! I’m a natural fabrics hypocrite there and do not particularly want to go back to knitted wool bikinis.

Just a bit disappointed when a lovely blouse is polyester (but recycled bottles!).

Going off for a walk now in my white walker peen sneakers (trying to get banned again).

XingMing · 31/08/2019 12:42

I think it might have been me that bani thought shouldn't say anything to the niece about the dress. I did pop in to photograph it today, and check size (a miniscule 10) and price, so will send it to the future MIL (my dSis) to consider the forwarding.

A white fluffy Comme des Garcons coat is probably the last thing anyone needs in rural east Cornwall. And the local population are mostly right-on old hippies, so I don't think there's much chance of being mistaken for a Klansman.

I have quite liked a couple of the recycled-PET-bottle swimwear ranges. There's a local-ish company doing them, but I haven't seen any in real life to touch, and against bare skin, it would have to feel reasonable. I am imagining a sensation akin to knitted binder twine.

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botemp · 31/08/2019 12:57

I think it's fine to suggest something to your future niece, Xing, so long as it comes with a caveat that they're absolutely allowed to hate it and you won't be offended in the least. I struggle to see how a 'I saw this and thought of you, do with it what you will' could be viewed as bothersome?

Found some more info on the H&M Studio from H&M themselves here. It's out sooner than I thought, the 5th of September. Prices are reasonable looking and most things are marked as natural fibre mix. The dresses have no material mention so I'm assuming those are all recycled synthetics. My skin is sensitive to a lot of synthetics (though I suspect it's a combination of dye and material, I'm more prone to reaction in a cheap and cheerful place) so I avoid them but the recycled synthetics I've seen are very indistinguishable in look and feel, the earlier stuff could look a bit dull but not so much anymore.

Interest quote from the linked piece definitely makes it sound like they're chasing the Céline woman (with a more realistic budget):

"This collection is a celebration of the modern woman. She is deeply free, empowered and stands up for what she believes in. She dresses for herself, which translates as a mix of classic shapes with more avant-garde pieces." Combined with all the talk of sustainability I am wondering if this isn't some sort of trial run for a new shop concept that is fully sustainable.

The IdlF Uniqlo has been out since August 29th time, the Uniqlo U is out the 26th of September.

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banivani · 31/08/2019 13:00

No I don’t think it should be bothersome either but you never know with people. Sorry Xing I knew it was you! I get quirky and xing mixed up because of the end of the alphabet 🙃 Good idea to run it through her mother.

timeisnotaline · 31/08/2019 14:00

And they both score very well in scrabble. I think quirky might win there if you stop with just xing

XingMing · 31/08/2019 14:49

22 for quirky and only 14 for me, Time, without bonus squares!

I sent the pictures to my sister, but we're all a bit wary of making suggestions as the bride-to-be is a successful designer with several bestselling dresses for a company that's rarely off the style pages at the moment.

quirkychick · 31/08/2019 14:49

at winning at Scrabble.

The funeral's not until Tuesday, the day before dcs go back to school. Then there's mil's house full of stuff to sort. It turns out that her apparently immaculate house is a front, all the drawers and cupboards are stuffed full. It's great incentive for us to declutter...

I like the hat, bo, but agree that for £££s you might as well buy from a specialist hat place. We have an excellent market here, that has had quite a makeover, I keep eyeing up the hat stall, as they seem to specialise in men's hats, which I often find fit me better, big head and lots of hair. Also, I think they're often made better.

XingMing · 31/08/2019 14:50

I might go in search of the striped blanket skirt from bo's H&M pictures.

Floisme · 31/08/2019 15:58

Xing I was about to say 'Oh send her the pic,' but now I've read she's a designer in her own right, I'm backing off. It sounds like a great shop to have on your doorstep though and I'm looking forward to hearing about more lovely things.

bo yes I'm slowly getting more excited about the U preview then I should be. I'm now watching 2 coats - the parka and the other hooded one. There's also another trench style one in that Block Tech stuff but it doesn't seem to have a hood which is non negotiable as I never carry an umbrella. I also see they've got that curve leg shape again in the jeans and trousers (although I think they're already in the mainstream range) and I like the look of some of the knitwear although I'll probably steer clear of that as I really, really don't need any more.

Off to look at the H&M pics now.

banivani · 31/08/2019 16:12

Scrabble-wise I really missed out with this username. Well done Quirky!

I’d love to see a picture of the dress Xing, and if she doesn’t want it I suppose you could post it?

I think it looks as though H&M are stepping up their game a bit. Like you said Bo, chasing the Celine woman. It’s a gap in the market that would be smart to fill and would set them apart from a great many chains while still being true to the H&M traditional MO which is copying expensive designers

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