February's "shop more wisely {but no less avidly)" thread

[LetThemEatCake]

Ladies, welcome to Spring

Could you wear wellies with thick knee high socks?

Sorry, Fleecy - v cool blazer. DP is a funny shop, is t it?? I have 2 excellent quality jackets and coats from there and sone other things I have looked at have been too tacky for words. You just never know w Dotty P!! Hope your blazer is a winner.

Nooo ... not wellies!! They;re so ... so ... so British!!

in a bad, horsey, way, I mean. No disrespect to the country that's taken me in these last 10 years ..

There aren't any fun, cheap wellies aka gumboots? I used to kick around in them as a toddler so could think of them as childish rather than horsey Sloaney British?

LTEC, I vote take the boots. Nothing worse than cold feet in the rain - living in Wales, I should know

Even these wellies?

LTEC - just did you a lovely long msg re boots with links and everything and lost it.
Can't face doing it all again so condensed version is:

look at

celtic sheepskin and rubyanded for cheaper non branded versions of same

Am not an ugg lover myself but agree as to importance of warm feet.

Someone linked to v expensive dubarry boots - posh leather wellies

my wardrobe - got cord wellies in sale - have a look, better than they sound.

oh dexter!!

thanks esher - will have a look

damn you esher

I have posh leather wellies! They are worth the money as I wear them loads to walk the dog and my feet stay warm and dry even when I am standing in a stream (and they look so much better than normal wellies!). They are easy to keep clean too as you can wash them under the tap.
I have these.

I wear these socks with them over my jeans. They are so warm!

That was my thought too,all a bit mumsy,monkeysmama
Am liking the Boden ones and the Castaner ones.
Have had a quick look in next,nothing caught my eye,they al seem very high.
The trouble is,I think it is the lower wedge on my links that make them mumsy,ifyswim.
I am willing to pay the Boden/Castaner prices,if they are perfect,but obviously would like them a bit cheaper if I could!
Anyway,thanks for all your input girls!

they are very nice dexter - those and esher's.

um, why do you stand in streams?

I don't do the country myself you understand, but DH shoots and thus knows about country kit and apparently aigle also make v good boots.

LTEC - you know you linked to that star print cardy t'other day and I wasn't keen - well look at this you have to look closely

found some Aigles on amazon for about £55, they're not too bad I suppose.

Can't do Hunters, not round here - it would make me like them

not keen on that cardi, looks short ... I still like the other (I like kitsch patterned knitwear!) but won't buy, don't need it .. mum can knit me one.

Your dh shoots???

I love standing in streams! Also my dog likes going in them too so we go in together. I supposed I am a bit like a child stomping in puddles!

Thanks for your blazer feedback - I'm super excited because it's my first non-eBay purchase this year.

I've also popped a couple of nude tops in the order. I don't think I can carry off the colour but wondered if I might be able to do it by adding some colour with a scarf to stop the nude being next to my face and hair. So ordered a scarf to go with the tops. And three pinky handbags to choose from in case the nude tops don't work! I dare not go back to the other thread now

GW hope you've been enjoying your extended birthday celebrations!

shooting and standing in streams ... it's all too much for a girl from the big smoke.

Fleecy
you have fallen off wagon in SPECTACULAR fashion

Atta girl Fleecy

Fleecy

LTEC - I am the wrong person to ask about comfort factor. I should be thrown off this thread really as I will always go for warm, toasty and comfortable over style. So yes - I would most certainly get the uggs. And uggs do have oddly slimming properties....somehow their big clumpiness renders legs thinner somehow!

I'm out for a meal tonight....may give my new anglomania stripey dress an airing (with many layers of course!)

LTEC thanks for your message about the Paris book - I totally overlooked it yesterday. Will look now. Did you find it reasonably easy with LOs (eating out etc.)?

Good going Fleecy.

Did anyone get their ASOS top yet?

Anyone else here?

I have a dilemma I need to solve quickly. I have been packing for Paris and need a top to wear with my dark blue Marthas under my Gap pea coat with my brogues. I need it to be warmish, not to cling to my tummy and to be a reasonable length without hanging to low below my coat which all the existing tops I like do.

Thanks girls.