M&S clothes - great new stuff!

[stevalnamechanger]

Went in today and saw all the new active stuff stuff - lots of stuff copied from sweaty Betty and seems good quality .

Also some nice sweatshirts very clearly hush copy great quality feel.

Just purchased my second short quilted light puffa jacket which always is complimented .

Also love the wide leg joggers ( posted about these before)

Overall impressed and bought a fair bit !

Anyone else had much success??

Post pandemic I've lost my tolerance of handbags and really prize coats with a internal pocket for my phone and credit card.

Same here. I tried on some raincoats in Seasalt earlier today, but am sticking with my 3 in 1 coat from Decathlon. It isn't very fashionable, but it has loads of pockets and internal zipped pockets (9 pockets in total)

@JanisMoplin I think everything is bl**dy polyester these days, and extra disappointing as the coat had a swing ticket on it saying 'with wool' or some such (10% in actual fact), but at the price I'm prepared to give it a go as the fabric felt nice.

I agree that "with wool" for something that's 90% polyester is pretty naff. But at that price I guess it was never going to be all wool.

They have some things that look nice - until you touch them.

I did get a blouse and a dress around Christmas time though, both of which I've worn a lot.

Oh and some brilliant wide legged trousers.

I've recently ordered this coat after seeing it in store (where, typically, they only had an 8 or a 22!) www.marksandspencer.com/twill-single-breasted-coat/p/clp60528131?color=CHAMBRAY&prevPage=srp#intid=prodColourId-60528131

I actually welcome coats and knitwear made of things other than wool, as I am allergic to it and finding nice coats without it is very difficult. I wish they would make them with other natural fibres or at least more eco synthetics than polyester though.

[quote lindyloo57]@PAFMO don't you find the supersoft jumpers pill so quickly, I had brought a couple around three years ago that pilled so badly after only a few times of wear, I no longer buy acrylic jumpers for this reason, its cashmere (in the sale) or cotton I only buy now, the zara jumpers with viscose in are just as bad.[/quote]
No, I wash them on a 30 wool wash with wool wash liquid. Come out perfect.

I tell you where I will never again buy knitwear- Gap/Banana Republic. Utter shite. Bobbled after one wash- and I bulk bought a couple of years ago in their 70% off. Use the whole lot when I'm cleaning up. I did get a BR one from Zalando, couple of weeks ago, down from £120 to £18 so I thought, oh go on then. The quality is shocking. I've kept it but I wouldn't if it had been £120!

I was in Cardiff M&S today. Went in looking for that mock crock leather blazer that was on in This Morning on Friday, but it was fucking dire in there - wall to wall granny jumpers and slacks. Food hall was still great though!

Love the blue coat, I did buy a new with tags yellow coat on ebay from m&s, the size I usually buy a ten, but it was way too small, I am now trying unsuccessful to resell it.

@lindyloo57 my three year old supersoft jumper hasn't pilled at all. I just put it in a normal 40 degree wash.

I sometimes wonder if newer washing machines with longer washing cycles are the problem because the clothes get agitated more. Our washer is at least 18 years old, and a full wash cycle is about 1.5 hours. The wool wash is about half an hour.

I don't know what I did wrong i have a 20 minute wash I use for my knitwear, maybe I will buy one more of the jumpers and see if its better then the ones I purchased before.

@PAFMO Jigsaw and White Stuff are the same with bobbling. I wash them in the same way as my M&S cashmere, and they come out looking like dishcloths.

‘Went in today and saw all the new active stuff stuff - lots of stuff copied from sweaty Betty and seems good quality’.

Ooh interesting @stevalnamechanger

Was there anything resembling the SB Gary yoga pants?

I bought a me+em pea coat that bobbled. I don't think that they are as good quality as they should be for the price.

Toast also winds me up a bit, if I am spending over a hundred quid on a jumper, I don't want to handwash it.

I'm always happy to big up the better M&S stuff because they're a moderately priced, relatively ethically sound UK business, that pay their taxes and keep a lot of British women in decent jobs, so I'd rather people spent their money there than many other places.

Exactly @CharacterForming that's how I feel about them too.

@RampantIvy

I wish M and S (and anyother shop that sells pyjamas) would offer different leg lengths in pyjamas. One of the reasons I don't wear pyjamas is that the legs are always too short and I don't want them flapping around my shins on a cold day (I only wear pyjamas in cold weather).

I guess the only answer is to buy men's pyjamas.

Can you tuck them into your bedsocks?

I also wish that pyjamas weren't hipster style - I don't want a bare midriff while I'm asleep, I insist upon top to toe flannelette cosiness with no drafts.

@Aderyn21

I was in Cardiff M&S today. Went in looking for that mock crock leather blazer that was on in This Morning on Friday, but it was fucking dire in there - wall to wall granny jumpers and slacks. Food hall was still great though!

It must be the This Morning effect, none in my local store and almost sold out on line.

I went in for a school skirt for dd and came out with loads of t-shirts and leggings for her, all 3 for 2. It was so nice to find comfy, good quality casual stuff for her in nice patterns and with age-appropriate motifs etc.- I used to buy all her stuff from next but they've been going down the pan for a while now and you can't seem to get "normal" clothes for kids anymore - everything seems to be frilly or cropped or in strange fabrics.
I also picked up a nice jumper which is a direct rip-off of a Hush one I bought last year - except the hush one lost all the colour in the wash and this M&S one has just washed really nicely! Also bought some jeggings and I've been living in them ever since I bought them (make a nice, slightly smarter change from my usual sweaty Betty leggings)
Il be going again I think!

Their basic v neck jumpers last forever (I have just ordered two more, really like that camel one with the white trim for £15)
I ordered the houndstooth trousers in Autumn, so comfortable to wear so just ordered the £15 navy ones, a stripy three-quarter striped top and a lovely tan cross body bag (I have a beautiful hobo bag that has lasted me for years)
Oh and some vegan perfume.
I love M and S these days and find the website easy to choose stuff with the filters. Basic black knickers lost their way though!

@RampantIvy I went into M&S a few weeks ago and didn’t see any clothing I liked. I wouldn’t wear any of the colours that sweatshirt comes in or the straight legged jeans. I know I’m too fussy!

One positive thing I really like about M&S stores is that their clothing and accessories sections are very wheelchair friendly.

@ballerinaqueen

Are the leggings in the good move range completely opaque? I've been trying to find a decent pair for age but find my underwear shows through a lot of other brands

I have three pairs. Not opaque at all.

I must just be unlucky with m&s tops, I brought in December the sweatshirt with sparkle written on the front in sequins, worn it 3 to 4 times and it's bobbles under the arms, it cost £30 i just expected it to wear better then that for that price, I see they have cheaper sweatshirt tops now, I wonder if they are any better. I do love the jeans and wide leg joggers.

@RampantIvy I can't bear pyjamas because I can't stand the waistbands. I wear men's nightshirts or David Nieper nighties (both made in the UK). Worth a look?

I think M&S is great if you can be a bit picky. I wouldn't buy anything from Hush as it's also artificial fibre crap, but overpriced to boot. If I were going to buy tat, I'd rather not pay Hush prices.

I have three pairs. Not opaque at all.

Do you mean you can see through all of them? That’s a bit rubbish if you’re doing a workout with a lot of squats!

@RampantIvy I went into M&S a few weeks ago and didn’t see any clothing I liked. I wouldn’t wear any of the colours that sweatshirt comes in

Which proves my point about not providing a better choice of colours.

I can't bear pyjamas because I can't stand the waistbands. I wear men's nightshirts or David Nieper nighties (both made in the UK). Worth a look?

I don't wear pyjamas in bed. I wear huge T-shirt nighties. I like to wear pyjama trousers if I have an early shower then stay up to watch TV but don't want cold legs.

I have also noticed an improvement in the offerings in M&S, lately and how a lot of their styles are inspired by more expensive brands like Sweaty Betty and Hush.

I got a beautiful Good Move sweatshirt last year which has side pockets. I sized up to get a nice oversized look. It washes brilliantly. I also recently got a cotton dress from Per Una which is a pleasant change from the usual viscose and polyester. I was able to get it in a petite length, which was great for me. If it had pockets it would be perfect. And I buy their cashmere every winter, preferably in the sale.

I quite like as well that they use some of their own staff to be influencers on Instagram. I know it's still a way of selling to you, but it seems more honest than them paying the usual suspect influencers to do the shilling. I particularly like Sam, a girl from their Aberdeen store. She is petite and very slim (I'm short and not remotely slim) but I still like a lot of the looks she creates.