Thank you all very much for the shoe tips! Mr bani esp says thank you. He spent a long time browsing El Corte Ingles so we’ll see what he decides on in the end.
I’ve really enjoyed seeing the dress suggestions. Love the tulle coat too. That Prada dress was awesome what a shame the colours were disappointing! but such is fashion apparently 😡 Anyway if she’d like the Prada I doubt she’d like a Bombshell? Loved the green suggestion too. It was so exciting to see party dresses!!!
Thank you for the dressing room pictures Bo - I liked the Hennes jumper fwiw but I’d wager you already own something similar 😉 Was the linen knit dress also Hennes! They had the same or similar model last year I was sort of tempted because the drape was so pretty but then I copped on to my actual lifestyle and body and didn’t bother 😂
In the striped shirt dress you look more like a runaway orphan than anything else - but an excellent illustration of the fact that not all similar garments are the same. RIP Acne dress. Fun to see you try on something with these exaggerated shoulders I’m seeing a lot of. It looked good, but I don’t think it’s a trend I’ll be following myself. Fwiw I dyed jeans that were faded blue once (from the shop) and they went uniform. But normally I find the lighter bits stay lighter.
Re being average: I wasn’t fishing or thinking of it as something particularly negative. It’s not about attractiveness per se, some people enjoy standing out/being a bit out there in their looks regardless of i they’re “attractive” or not but it’s not really for us - wallpaper not art is us. We have a good enough eye to see that what’s being offered is boringly samey and/or is lacking that extra edge that keeps us from being frumpy and serves to prove that we do have a bit of an eye, and that’s our problem.
Red the shape of those jeans is very good. What a great shop to have near you!
I went shopping too today and bought a pair of trousers in black from the Carin Wester brand in Åhléns. The material is just a polyester viscose crepe blend and I feel like the world’s biggest fast fashion sell out in a way but I own the style in a different colour (the ones from the picture with the blue shirt) and they are just so comfortable and easy to wear so I said fuck it. I wear those all the time, hey not own that I do.
I also tried on two linen shirts for funsies (one from Stenströms one from Part Two) and have a fitting question. What’s the fitting problem when you raise your arms a bit or just shrug and the shoulders sort of stay up? Can’t remember so can’t remember if it’s fixable.