Hello all - just a quick wave and catch up as I'm trying to finish off a tedious work thing.
Just wanted to say a quick hello to medb . Can't help on London shops I'm afraid. I like a rummage around anthropologie (they sometimes have sales...), cos and oliver bonas if i get the chance. They are high-streety, but a bit more quirky. Joy is a bit hit and miss but not been to one for years. I think I was put off because they had a branch in a not-especially-upmarket shopping centre near where I used to work, and I just got the impression it was a teenager-y polyester boutique, but they definitely seem to have upped (or at least, varied!) their game. I have last year's version of the dionne (green leopard print) and like it a lot. It is polyester but doesn't feel cheap to me - it hangs nicely, and isn't a static disaster etc. It is just below knee length on me (5'6") - the lining hits my knee but its got a chiffon layer which goes lower. However, I think a lot will depend on how it sits on your waist...I sized up to my "normal" high st size to get it to fit my hips, but it does then sit quite low on my waist, so may be longer than it is supposed to be iyswim. have attached a photo I took last year...
I really need to learn to knit. Would save me a fortune... Love some of those new toast things... Pity the toast cropped trousers weren't too successful, though. I have the long version of the cropped ones (wide leg) and agree they are comparatively small on the waist compared to many of their trousers. Really wish they would sort sizing!
Lovely coat never - it looks so useful and really smart. I usually size up for coats like that too - 'cos of the jumper thing as you say, and also because I spend a lot of time sitting down on buses etc it really annoys me if long coats are tight on my lap!
Right. Back to work...