Help, where do you more “mature” ladies buy your workwear from?

[BorsetshireBanality]

I’ve got an interview for a job, not having worked for quite a few years. My old work clothes don’t fit.

I used to buy work wear in places like M&S and Next.

Went to a big M&S hoping to find a suit (jacket/trousers rather than jacket skirt) and apparently they don’t do suits any more and you can even match the fabric type/ colours. Saw some nice green tapered trousers. The green jackets near by were a similar colour but had really crappy gathered sleeves and no button to keep the jacket closed and my fat tummy covered. Similar navy trousers but navy jackets don’t match in terms of colour or fabric. The M&S dresses look like Pam Ayres’ cast-offs from the 70s, nothing plain and unadorned. (I admit there was a Jaeger concession but I can’t afford £200 for a dress!)

Then swung by a big Next. Nothing there either but loads of jumpers!!

So where do you buy your workwear, if you want a Hobbs/Whistles look, but don’t have the ready cash to pay those prices?

Underwood’s in Borchester you say

If it’s good enough for all the more mature Aldridge clan …

I don't see the attraction of Jigsaw, or Toast, or many of the other shops recommended on here. They all seem so dull!

That said, Phase Eight does have some good stuff.

Boden used to be good, gotten a bit shit in the last year or two.