Went into M&S today - OMG

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Has anyone else been in recently? I was in today and it was just fabulous - so many nice pieces - and not just the sienna Millar campaign stuff

@NoNoNoNotMe Flexifit knickers are very comfortable and I usually only wear cotton. In fact dd ( who is even more sensitive than me to texture and heat) tried them wants more ASAP.

There is a difference between saying that you don’t see the attraction and countless posts mocking the clothes and people who shop there.

I like their jeans and am probably the only person who likes the new leg lengths. I’m 5’ 4” and previously short was too short and regular too long, now short fits perfectly.

I prefer to shop in person as often something that looks dull online is better irl and vice versa.

I would never class m&s as middle class. Maybe the foodhall. But i class it on par with debenhams ... a shop where you can get most of your basics, uniform, undies, presents, reasonably priced jeans and t shirts. There shoes are actually really inexpensive. I have bought their loafers for work and for my daughter to wear to school for years. They are £29. I would expect someome who is middle class to buy basic shoes at Jones, Russell and Bromley etc

Me. Obviously.

Should have been shut down a decade ago!

Why is it considered OK for yet another retailer to close and put more people out of work? What a horrible thing to wish for

I don't understand why people who don't shop in one particular retailer think it should be shut down.

I don't shop in Hobbs or Phase Eight for example but I wouldn't wish them to be shut down and the staff to lose their jobs

Yes to Flexifit knickers and their merino

I'm another one who loves the new longer lengths. I'm definitely not young but the long length is great for me. So nice to be able to get trousers that are long enough somewhere other than Next.

Bit of an over reaction here? The poster did not say she wanted it to close down. Here in the real world, if a business is not providing what people want they will....um, you know....usually go to the wall. Hard fact of life but it's true - why would anyone spend money in a shop they don't like or consider overpriced? Just to keep it in business/stop the assistants losing their jobs/and the no doubt highly-paid management jobs going south? Don't think so.

But they are providing what people want, they have been promoted back to the FTSE100

@Tweedledeee omg, that shirt is exactly what I've been looking for for work!

Don't know where you are but the M&S near me sell exactly what you describe. It's the only clothes I buy from them.

Isn't it awful? I don't think M&S clothes have improved dramatically but the opinion of someone who uses that phrase isn't one I'd give headroom to.

don't know a single person who shops in there for clothes. Not one. And I know many people of all classes and age groups

What ridiculous hyperbole. Apart from knowing where my husband shops I don't have a clue where any of my friends, relatives or colleagues buy their clothes.

I don't like M&S clothes -although to be fair to them the one I shop in is a foodhall and doesn't carry the full range. I was there yesterday and there were a couple of dresses I liked the look of from a distance but were shiny polyester on close inspection. There was a nice cotton dress which wasn't dissimilar to the Anthropoligie Bettina dress.

But some of the anti M&S ranting on here sounds positively deranged.

I actually said if a business is not providing... And if they had a track record of consistently providing what people wanted, they wouldn't have hit trouble in the past (which they have) and have been demoted from the FTSE100.

I have no idea where any of my friends buy their clothes. I only know if they are wearing something that I have but in a different colour. In this case both were jumpers from Seasalt and White Stuff.

@Redlarge , just double checked that you were the poster who linked to the black jersey dress worn with flat black boots, and you were.

The dress is a plain, understated but eminently wearable and stylish dress and I'm sure you could find similar on Zara, Cos, H&M.

As for the comment about the footwear, that poster has just demonstrated she knows absolutely nothing about style or fashion.

As for the comment about the footwear, that poster has just demonstrated she knows absolutely nothing about style or fashion.

I dislike big clumpy boots as well. Does that mean I know nothing about style? I clearly know nothing about fashion

Not at all!

There's a difference between disliking something and not understanding that just because you (general you) don't like it and wouldn't wear it that it can't also be fashionable and/or stylish. From your posts I'm sure you you get that.

I'm not a fan of really clumpy tractor soled boots either but pairing a feminine dress with very contrasting footwear is a pretty well recognised styling trope- particularly on upmarket brands. So that poster saying "who wears footwear like that?" has shown she actually doesn't know very much.

I'm barely 5'2" and the only trousers I can buy now are ones that are cropped on normal height people. As I'm also a fat fucker it really narrows down y choice of trousers.

However, the shirt dresses are amazing and I reckon I own at least one version of every one they have 🙈🤷‍♀️

Ha ha thank you. I bought it for work as i can wear it now with sandles, autumn with flats and a lightweight cardi, then boots, tights and chunky cardi through winter.

Im menopausal so i need layers ha ha. I think i will wear it a lot x

I just got their wide leg cords - lovely!

Hmmm...let's be realistic, how many M&S customers have a figure like Sienna Miller? Of course she's going to make the collection (and in fact any clothes) look incredible.

I doubt Sienna Miller has bought a single item of M&S clothing in her life.

M&S is good for food, beauty, period pants, and school uniform. I give the women's fashion a wide berth.

@Redlarge I love that dress and boots style.

I don't know a single person who shops in there for clothes. Not one. And I know many people of all classes and age groups. Everyone I know would rather shit in their hands and clap than buy clothes from Marks and Spencer.

Weird that you know so much about where your friends buy their clothes. How many people do you know?🤣

Even Sienna can’t make that putrid yellow outfit look nice.