Toasties enjoying sale buys and waiting for Santa

[Countmeout]

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My green gingham Alix are due today, missed out on the wool ones - they left my basket before I was able to check out...

I’m going to harp on about the measurements thing again. Apologies.
Lucky enough to get some money at Christmas and going to spend it on the waxed jacket.
I measured my raincoat.
The xxs/xs is 5 centimetres bigger pit to pit than me current raincoat.
My first instinct was to buy s/m. But that’s another 10cm.
logic says the xxs/xs should fit but no way am I that size. I thought things were smaller. What hope does anyone truly small have?
I don’t want to have to order 2 if I can help it.
Has anyone been in a physical shop and can advise re sizing?

I’m Harrogate bound today …. I shall be paying a visit to toast & piglet in bed ….

@Firesideknitting and hopefully squeezing in a visit to Betty’s?

Ahh yes of course, I’ll pick up the obligatory fondant fancies ….

Has anyone ever bought from Maxmara and know about general sizing?

Just received an email from Uniform Research to tell me that the a-line coat I ordered in the sale is out of stock so they are refunding. ☹️I hope that the others who ordered this have better luck.

Ah sorry @MrsCat1 :( Mine is on the way but I did get the smallest size. I think they only stock 1 item per size.

Has anyone tried this Blackhorse lane denim jacket? I feel like I have been considering it for years! I’m in Ireland and Toast exchange rates and shipping costs are ridiculous so each order is a high risk gambit.

https://www.toa.st/collections/sale/products/blackhorse-lane-denim-jacket-indigo

This brand would appeal to many Toasties I think
https://www.katebarton.co.uk/

@JustforToast , I've not seen it or tried it on but it looks like it would last forever.
Work Jacket | French Work Jacket | Bleu de Travail | Carrier Company might be one to compare it with, and the Toast one looks worth the difference.
Work Jacket | LABOUR AND WAIT. I've ordered from L&W and their quality is excellent
Le Laboureur (Buy Le Laboureur clothing online @Union Clothing - trusted since 1987 | Union Clothing) is IMO the definitive one

Companies like M&S make perfectly OK versions. Save The Sea Chore Jacket in Navy | Finisterre is a good price.

I'm a 'real deal' person and have a LL one, but the Toast one looks nicer to me.

oh bad luck @MrsCat1 maybe there’ll be a return?

Is this the anorak in cumin ? I tried on the S/M in the shop and it was a good fit (I’m a UK 12) plenty of room without it being too big. I quite like this style of anorak a little bit oversize to fit jumpers underneath.

Finally back in what I think is the right size and I had some Christmas money so I’ve gone for it after procrastinating since he summer sale! Also bought the reusable crackers for next and every following Christmas. https://www.toa.st/collections/sale/products/broderie-anglaise-cotton-dress-conker

@Snowyowl78 I've bought from
Maxmara. I would say pretty true to size although my experience is limited to a few (beautiful) items.

@MrsCat1 thabks! I just bought a dress, can’t afford to try lots of sizes!

I looked at their sale dresses. There are some gorgeous things.

That is disappointing @MrsCat1 .

Thanks @Noodle421 . Good to have that info. My worry was it was sized
ike the cream coat from last year which I think the green coat looks like. I wish the hooded anorak came in the green. But then it would look like my raincoat 🤦‍♀️

@JustforToast i have seen a few Kate Barton things that have looked interesting but I think someone on here had a bad experience with item/poss returns from memory.
How much is that in Euro for the Blackhorse jacket? It’s a pity Scout doesn’t carry more of the range at least things could be tried on then.

@Countmeout I sized down to a small in the cream coat last year and I love it. It’s still a bit oversized but doesn’t swamp
me. I think having a bit of height also helps ( I’m 5 ft 7 or 8). I think the green is exactly the same fabric and design as the cream version.

Really fascinating thread about the differences between cheap clothing and fast fashion and clothes production generally.

@faustina I think it was you that mentioned the collection service by Royal Mail? I'm just anticipating (hoping for the sake of my bank balance) that I will be returning quite a few things when my orders arrive. How do they get past the weight of the parcel thing? You might remember that I had an issue a couple of years ago where not everything in my order was refunded and it was only when I produced proof of postage with the weight on it that they refunded?

@AFingerofFudge - you weigh it yourself! I think it gives you the option of under 250g, 500g etc to select when booking the collection

Luckily one of the bras is a nice fit, by Fantasie which is a brand I haven't tried before, so there was a good outcome in the end

One of my parcels is arriving tomorrow which I am excited about - the wool cotton check trousers which very luckily have an elasticated waist (have eaten far too much cheese in the past week!)

Did you get the current or the sale wool check trousers @faustina
Could you report back on sizing?
I managed to get the green gingham in a 10 which are arriving tomorrow now

That’s a good point about the weight of the package thing @AFingerofFudge . I suppose if we were returning the whole parcel you just use the weight on the package when it came. Trickier when returning a part order.
I think I might just take my own sellotape to the PO and stick it over the label they print (small village PO - will go at a quiet time) .

@peerie mine are the sale ones with the dropped crotch - I've ordered xxs and xs - will report back tomorrow!