classic understated work clothes...

[AuraofDora]

going back to work and NEED to update

trousers, maybe a skirt, shirt and cardigan oh and boots (not really high)

am tall, fair and size 12 ish

very capsule! as i wasvery crunched..have bits and pieces i can work with

never thought i would post here, help me S&B ladees
tia

kew is good qual but a bit frumpy.
gap have gone mad lately as have jigsaw.
clarks looks good for boots but i have never bought any.
i am mainly wearing uniqlo and old things.

cardie looks like half a row of pigs nipples. with a couple of spares
red tunic is lovely buy it immediately
the short boots are nicer than longers.

i need the sales
i need to try on things

gap gone mad whaddya mean?
got mens trousers there post baby v comfy once but mainly it socks

oh fishie NO those boots are beautiful
the others a tad manly, no?

yes, glad you like d'tunic!
lol at cardi lol

right how long have you got and what shops? i do think mainly sales not helpful, they are getting rid of stuff that nobody wants ffs.

er, got about a week
got about £200 ish

shops - access to all parts of london
like small boutique places but way out of touch

i agree about the sales, generally avoid hate shopping and esp in a jumble sale
good for gloves, scarfs, tights or no?

do what thy wilt with the whole of my wad..
well apart from on the nose at the 1.30 from kempton ..

but i like to try on bits to hide cant shop online

how formal do you want? do you need to wear a jacket or is just shirt / top / cardi ok?

my sister says kensington high st is best for shopping. give that a go first, if not then regent street has cos (i work off traf sq so this is what i know) and banana republic which is dear but worth it. they had 30% off knitwear last time i was in which makes v good value. also look in benetton, sometimes dreadful but did have nice boots recently.

I like both pairs of boots.

I'm sorry but I really, really dislike that cardigan from LK Bennet. Sorry, but did I say, I REALLY don't like it?!

Banana Republic worth a look, although I still think Gap has lots of lovely basics and they are cheaper. Loads of pretty silk camisoles and tops, lots of wool trousers or slim cut black ones, lots of nice slim cardigans. I had my eye on a scrummy grey wool, 50s style dress but they didn't have my size on the five (yes FIVE) occasions I looked.

The grey M&S cardigan is okay but maybe a bit chunky. Have M&S still got their cashmere in, as that is lovely and soft and not too thick.

lol janeite..the cardi is a bit of a horror! I like the sound of the Banana Rep / will check Gap too and cashmere mmmmm & ssssssss cashemere..
scribbling them on list, ta

i dont need to be formal but want to be smartish comfortable...stylish dare i say?..
cashmere mmmmmm think will blow my modest wad on few really good bits

any handbag ideas?

Can't help on handbags sorry. Mine cost 5 Euros in Greece and dd1 says it looks like a cowboy's satchel.

no problem, pardner!

Bought two beautiful lightweight cardigans from Laura Ashley - seriously!

Muji have nice, understated things too.

Uniqlo have very nice long sleeved cotton T shirts in a variety of colours and neck sizes. I find they wash well and look good for ages. I tend to wear them with pencil skirts and boots or under a couple of linen shift dresses I got from M&S last year.

thanks uniqlo muji, will check em out..(i thought muji was household nic nac stuff

saw a nice skirt in zara will to try to link shopping day tomorrow so feel bit more prepared
gonna hit oxford / regent st meeting a friend for coffee nearbyish so getting geared up!
its like an army assault mission, well for me at least lol..

What I would recommend is getting all your suitable for work clothes out of the cupboard, laying them on the bed and then start trying to put them together as outfits: you might find that you have a lot of stuff already that would work (and sometimes you find combos that you never would have realised otherwise). This will also give you an idea of what sorts of colours you have, and whether or not they all go together.

Other good shops (on Regents Street) are Cos (upmarket branch of H&M) and Massimo Dutti: it's quite good and relatively cheap.

bleh, thanks! yeh realising i do have a few very useable and thankfully fitable clothes and some nice accessories
i do need flat boots, not going to ruin my good ones
and a few changes of tops maybe a skirt would help me feel updated and dressed ready for work in first time in 5 years

thanks for tips

shite it wont link i dont think
its rotten site

www.zara.com/#/en_GB/top_zara/woman/
its the cardi thing with long bits and the plaid skirt funny button stylee

Muji have household and clothes- at least in our branch.
Greys, blacks, Navys, Mink type colours. They do cottons and knits- good quality too.
Shirts, blouses, unstructured tops, trousers, skirts etc.

Good luck with going back to work! Hope it's brilliant.

hope i can remember what to do!

at least i get to go to the loo on my own, set lunchbreaks and end times..wtf are they?