O god I like something from per Una??!

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Is this nice or is it horrible? I think it’s nice but given it’s from per una (where fashion goes to die) I worry I’ve had a knock to the head

https://www.marksandspencer.com/pure-cotton-embroidered-short-jacket/p/clp60648662?extid=sm_smp-p_fbig_ww_ch_-_--nmpi-ms-UK_dpa_dynamic&utm_id=23857809918990227&fbclid=IwAR14xkcP6AxYfRwIFnNw2ltCGfwnIMqLP5iNllo-EPlG14l9iGwGixM5XhE_aem_AZccoV0evibjNtv-qXlYU3udW5eciEF4dYa3VKclUehv0Yjj7PtJkMkA4b1lezpwMlZnEItvlUENcSFvr8AmqGXJ

I think it's nice on the right person. I wouldn't wear it myself though.

I have several things from Per Una 🙈
That said I don’t really like that jacket - too bulky and fussy

Moldova is a country! Look it up

It's Moldovan rather than Moldovian, maybe that's what Nigel meant? (Much as I like a bit of pedantry, though, I think we're off topic here)

I nearly said Romanian instead of Moldovian 🫢

I'm not Nigel, I'm Nigel's (new) wife!

The model looks to be maybe a size 6 with very little boobage, and it looks okay ish. It would not flatter a curvy size 12 or 14.

So what should a size 12 or 14 be wearing to "flatter" them?

I realise quilted jackets are having a moment, but certainly where I live, it is only older ladies (75+) that wear them and not in a particularly stylish way. I can't unsee that when I see these modern versions. I did see this one in store yesterday and it was OK (IMHO).

https://www.toa.st/collections/kantha-womenswear-homeware

This is what you are likely to find on Etsy, Portobello Market, Camden Market etc ( for less money)
I think more flattering than the boxy westernised versions

Personally I find that boxy shape unflattering as I am a quite busty 12.
I prefer a more tailored jacket, with a v shaped neck.

I realise quilted jackets are having a moment, but certainly where I live, it is only older ladies (75+) that wear them and not in a particularly stylish way. I can't unsee that when I see these modern versions.

Some of the casually ageist comments on here are appalling. Do people really find old ladies and everything they do, say or wear intrinsically offensive? We’re all headed for old age from the day we’re born, if we’re ‘lucky’. No exemptions other than premature death. I sometimes think people would prefer anyone over the age of 59 to be shut away so their eyes wouldn’t have to be assaulted by the sight of the elderly, haplessly wearing their dowdy clothes in such an un-chic and completely styleless way. Ffs.

I thought my comment may be taken in this way and couldn't think of a better way of phrasing it. As someone who is nearly 60 and hangs out with several people 75+ who do indeed look very stylish (I don't!), I am most definitely not slagging off older people. I am just pointing out that many, many older ladies wear these quilted jackets and in my opinion they look shapeless and not stylish and I associate them with an older demographic, so that is what I am reminded of when I see them in the shops and when younger people wear them.

I don't believe that women have a duty to look stylish at all times whatever their age. I'm all for anybody wearing what they damn well please. I'm quite certain people would look at me and think - 'ooh how frumpy'. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and this is Style and Beauty. But, I am most certainly not slagging off 75+ women.

I liked the look of the Asda one posted earlier so had a look on Vinted - wow they're being offered at around £45, 50% more than the full price in the shop!

Ok, apologies. My response to your post may have been slightly ott, but I do think I can be forgiven for reading
it is only older ladies (75+) that wear them and not in a particularly stylish way
and taking that as yet another generalised comment associating old age with frumpiness/dowdiness/lack of chic, etc. It’s the idea that if you see someone of a certain age wearing a garment, unless they resemble Audrey Hepburn, that type of garment will be forever tainted by the curse of the aged and never worn, even if you quite like it!

It would be unacceptable (I would hope, anyway) to say ‘I quite like this, but I saw an ugly woman wearing it yesterday, and can’t forget that image’. Why are age-related comments so casually bandied about?
Women, in particular, having had a lifetime of being judged by others for their style and beauty, or lack of it, are on a hiding to nothing as they get old.

Apology accepted and I will be much more mindful of my phrasing in the future.

I don't think your response was OTT. Or that you needed to apologise.

😂

Just the one trainer? A snipers nightmare!

@crinkletits, just the one. A high fashion look always has that one element of surprise.

OMG I love that jacket. Such a shame it’s sold out in my size. The ties at the front make it look really modern and the pattern is so nice.

This reminds me of something in my home country- bedding and quilts are very much like this. I can't imagine wearing this and not feeling like I'm walking around in PJ's. I've seen this style around and think the audacity to make bedding into a fashion item 😀

In your opinion. In my opinion its old fashioned and frumpy whatever name it has on its label. Each to their own comes to mind here.

I really like it

Just did a big snort-laugh and breathed part of a cupcake up my nose!