ok older mners. ( late 30's/40) ... where do you go to buy your clothes

[littleboo]

is it just me or does anyone else have a real dilema when chosing clothes. Some shops are a definate no no .... too young, others ok with a mix of styles, but I just don't feel i'm ready to go down the crimplene suit route yet.....???

I am 35

I like TopShop, and also get bits from Matalan, Peacocks and New Look [sweatshop ahoy]

Oh have seen everyone else is saying what they are wearing

skirt from Topshop
top from New Look
shoes from RocketDog

I know I can always go into Topshop and fine something I like. It's had a bit of a revival in the past few years. There is a really big one near me I can spend hours in there.

oh and necklace made by Greeny

40+.... you want size 8 shoes? Look at Long Tall Sally.com ... but they have shops as well.

picturing cookiesandcream wearing tupperware boxes given she shops at Lakeland...

echo lots of others on White Stuff - does a great job of being up to date, but elegantly enough to work on a Woman in her Prime.

Oska - anyone mentioned that? Found it in Liberty's but it's got various branches (inc. a sale shop deep in Cornwall which I've not managed to get to). Sort of Japanese/Scandinavian sort of influence.

(Recommendations depend on what sort of shape you are - aside the sludgy tum I'm trying to get rid of, I'm sort of gamine-shaped with broad shoulders & mini-bust - I say that only because I think Oska works v well with that kind of figure but may not with a curvy one.)

Didn't know lakeland did any clothing, not seen anything in mine, except the odd apron?, is it another part of their store?

Help the Aged.

Pan, what do you get in "help the aged"......my picture is baggy cords or high ( simon cowell ) waisters...... maybe thats just in my area

Flowery kipper ties, white vests, suspenders for socks, and very rakish cable-knit cardis with wooden buttons........>

I think it's a different store no tupperwear or aprons in the one I shop in - lots of leather coats and bags with casual wear. Some of it is a bit frumpy but some is good and mixes and matches well with other stuff - if you buy it all from next then you keep seeing people dressed the same as you iykwim. So I'll mix a next skirt with a lakeland top etc however some of the stuff is frumpy so you have to shop well.

I'm 38 and buy from Betty Barclay, The White Company, Monsoon (selected pieces, some is far too frivolous, not to mention low-cut), Debenhams, Escada, Betty Jackson, Passport.

I used to buy from Boden but find it too much of a uniform these days and the quality isn't as good as it was 10 years ago.

Pan.... are the white vests those fetching holey ones??

you pay top dollar for those ones..out of my league, and am just not stylish enough to carry it off.

I'm 44 and wearing great plains cropped jeans, M&S vest and Saltwater shirt. I have bare feet atm, but otherwise sparkly glittery ballet pumps.

I'm 36, does that make me an 'older mner'? I think I'm VERY young!

anyway, I shop at :

Hennes
River Island
Mango
Zara
Top Shop
Warehouse
Primark

Places like that really.

I'm currently in maternity wear though.

come on pan, give us the run down on your outfit today?

thomcat, you are young,BUT
really didn't mean to offend anyone when I started this with the older mner thing but, at 41 , although I feel young , and think I still look youngish for my age, young mums to me .... those around 20's.
Perhaps I should have said ... for the more mature.... or those not yet at the Darby and Joan....well sorry sorry sorry.... its been a good thread though.

in court most of day..soo deep-charcoal Balmain suit with a v. faint pin-stripe, dark pink shirt with mother-of-pearl cufflinks, with v. dark grey tie, Calvins, black socks, beautiful black ITalian shoes from Milan that cost me a mountain of Smarties but I adore them. And a smile.
ALL from Help the Aged, wit hassistance from their Milan outlet.

About to go digging the garden, so into vest and HTA wellies!!

I love Kaliko, Minuet, Wrap and Poetry (online and mail order); kew; M&S; Monsoon. Tend to buy in sales or in a fab second-hand shop in Worcester which sells excellent quality clothes.

You SO didn't offend me btw

I do not work for Eve magazine. But I love it! It's ace for grownup fashion. A lot of the stuff I love in there comes from Wallis, which seems to be having a renaissance at the moment.

Why not check it out!

Pan,
Milan darling, milan..............
must get down to help the aged you're way, obviously a quite different kettle of fish to mine.
sounds uber stylish to me!!!!!

ok littleboo, I've revealed my sartorial habit to the www. What's adorning you today?? Hmm? Hmmmm??