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Les Parisiennes des Mamansnet: Always Have a Ball Gown at the Ready in Celebration of Your Enemy's Demise

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botemp · 19/07/2022 14:42

Lovers of Parisian style and fashion with a conscious mindset and lots of chatter in between.

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Second Hand Shops

Outlets

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Charity Shops, Dress Agencies, and Outlets

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Consignment shops, Vintage, and Restaurants

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4plusthehound · 18/02/2023 13:59

Ladies - I had a dream about you all last night.

I was on my way to Nottinghill in my dream (am in the opposite side of the planet!) and asked if any of you were around for an unexpected meet up!

I woke up disappointed!

Floisme · 18/02/2023 14:09

Grin Did any of us answer?

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botemp · 18/02/2023 14:20

Yes, you're leaving out all the good bits, what did we look like in your dream? I always build up people looking very differently than they actually do on this thread.

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4plusthehound · 18/02/2023 14:30

Weirdly I had no picture of any of you just feeling excited to be meeting up and I was in a hurry to get there. I bloody woke up before arriving though so I have no idea what you all WORE! Or looked like!
hahaha
It was a great dream of anticipation!

4plusthehound · 18/02/2023 14:33

@Floisme - you must have as I was rushing to get there!

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botemp · 18/02/2023 14:37

Ah, it was one of those dreams, all the buildup none of the release...

No more MN before bedtime, in case you don't want a repeat.

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Floisme · 18/02/2023 14:40

Aww thank you 4plusthehound that's very kind. But no need to rush, I'd have been late cos I'd have got in a dither deciding what to wear.

Redandblue11 · 18/02/2023 14:48

I remember also having a dream with a few of you some years ago (before I met some of you). It was something like Flo wearing a Kaftan type thing with light shining from behind as she entered a shop and Bani was this statuesque cool Swedish woman (this is when we were chatting about Flo’s Ibiza’s wedding).
I agree that the ones of you I met in person look completely different to what I had imagined (better obviously 😀).
I am making time atm, about to return home after some snow fun. This year with no injuries.

4plusthehound · 18/02/2023 15:56

botemp · 18/02/2023 14:37

Ah, it was one of those dreams, all the buildup none of the release...

No more MN before bedtime, in case you don't want a repeat.

Wise words @botemp

Unfortunately I am not wise....)

4plusthehound · 18/02/2023 15:57

Floisme · 18/02/2023 14:40

Aww thank you 4plusthehound that's very kind. But no need to rush, I'd have been late cos I'd have got in a dither deciding what to wear.

😁😁

4plusthehound · 18/02/2023 15:58

Redandblue11 · 18/02/2023 14:48

I remember also having a dream with a few of you some years ago (before I met some of you). It was something like Flo wearing a Kaftan type thing with light shining from behind as she entered a shop and Bani was this statuesque cool Swedish woman (this is when we were chatting about Flo’s Ibiza’s wedding).
I agree that the ones of you I met in person look completely different to what I had imagined (better obviously 😀).
I am making time atm, about to return home after some snow fun. This year with no injuries.

The light shining frombehind in a kaftan type thing???

You mean Jesus?

Redandblue11 · 18/02/2023 16:03

Lol 😂

Floisme · 18/02/2023 16:06

Oh yes the Arket kaftan and my Ibiza wedding to a mail order toyboy... I can't remember who was supposed to be ordering him but he never arrived.

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botemp · 18/02/2023 16:11

I only promised to help bury MrFlo under the patio, someone else was in charge of the ordering of the toyboy.

If Flo is Jesus, what roles do the rest of us make up in this nativity play.

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ShangPie · 18/02/2023 16:37

I’m not sure but it sounds like a good theme for the next thread title!

Floisme · 18/02/2023 16:41

I always wanted to be Mary myself. All the Marys had great hair.

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botemp · 18/02/2023 17:04

Well I have shit hair, I guess this makes me the donkey 🐴

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Floisme · 18/02/2023 17:27

I was King Herod once.

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botemp · 18/02/2023 17:32

I see show off, I shall demote myself to the back end of the Donkey then Envy

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EffortlessDesmond · 18/02/2023 17:37

I might have been a shepherd once. Or was I the sheep?

4plusthehound · 19/02/2023 06:06

I quite faccied myself as one of the three kings - naviagtion by stars and all that.

It is important to note that I could not find my way out of a paper bag.

Mary was to contrained by the frock, the donkey, and oh yeah - GIVING BIRTH!

Redandblue11 · 20/02/2023 15:50

So, has anyone ordered any of the uniqlo collection?

Floisme · 20/02/2023 16:30

No but I'm looking out for reviews and returns for the pleated joggers because, as bo correctly points out, I need to see them for myself even though it'll probably end in tears.
I did like the look of the long trenchcoat with a hood and I'm kind of relieved it's mostly sold out, otherwise I might have been tempted to go for it as an expensive consolation.

And if I were still working, I'd also have been tempted by the jersey blazer and matching trousers. I expect the quality will be dodgy but that low key smartish vibe would have been spot on for me. But no longer needed!

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botemp · 20/02/2023 17:43

We'll be here with hankeys, ready and waiting, Flo.

If there's still anything left in the shops I'll have a nose when I'm nearby but nothing really jumped out to me. It's a been a bit boring in Colab land tbh <wherefore art thou Jil Sander>. I saw Zara had another one with a niche streetwear brand but it's men's only. Anyhow, I shouldn't be looking, I should be sewing before I end up at another deadstock sample sale buying more fabric Blush

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Floisme · 20/02/2023 17:49

I can't remember if I said but the joggers appealed because I'm looking to replace some Toast trousers that I'm retiring from public life. However I'm not after an identical pair, rather something that'll feel like the Toast ones did when I bought them 6 or 7 years ago if that makes sense: fresh but not outlandish. I might be barking up the wrong tree though as I'm not sure there is anything particularly new in the world of trousers at the moment. It might be more a case of digging some of those skirts out from the cupboard or yes, trying to make something.