ladies boutiques in provincial towns

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you knwo those mother of the bride kind of shops?
with a hard faced harridan trying to relive the 80s?

i always am entertained byt he "brands" or " designers" they advertise yhat you are suposed to think " ooh yes they have "out of xile" or " derek of ROchdale""

do you have oen?

Oh but they are BRILLIANT. So entertaining. We have one nearby called "Just Diane" which sums it up really.

I admire their ability to get just a little bit of gold and some ruching onto every outfit.

have got local paper. am scouring.

We have one
It has Maxmara etc in the window with special glass to prevent sundamage
I have NEVER been in, and I have been in most shops in our lovely Spa town

We have one where you have to ring a doorbell to get in, door is permanently locked, I often wonder if this is so once you're in you can't get out without purchasing some peach ruffles and a pair of courts.

the manequin are always bad

Once went into my local boutique for a look around - just once. Display is hideous.

We have on in our town just as you describe.

DW went in and the proprieter sort of looked her up and down as if to say 'I dont think we have anything for you dear'. Its the sort of place 'the local ladies who lunch' would shop and are well known as being part of 'the county set'.

DW found it highly amusing when it went out of business.

"paule Vassuer"

Mary portas needs to get her arse to them
yyy re the mannequins

The one in my parents local town is also staggeringly and hilariously expensive. For utterly hideous stuff.

There is one in my town called Marjories. My friend and I often stand in front of the window and pick out outfits for each other! They have just started selling Not Your Daughters jeans...

"Who's , eaten all the cakes, "

and they all are now clamouring to be Portified and carry " contemporary stock" like "dash"
snigger

Lovely

God yes.

"Catherine's of Partick". Everything in it is vile and yet it's managed to survive while all around it crumbles.

My mum got her dress for her school leaver's dance there. In 1964.

aaaaaaaaw

there is a good one in devizes and Marlborough.
god what IS it called? I mean it really is a good shop

spirit - great stuff and nice staff

OOO -we have a fab one called Cinderellas which is for mutton-mother-of-the-bride.

"tis fab. i sit at traffic lights gawping at hidious frills.

And another opposite called "Mums the word"

I thought for ages it was maternity shop.

For people who like purple lace.

No, it is for the mature lady (with bad taste)

yes i make my hapless sons HAVE to choose outfits at our traffic lights ones.
" okay ill take the purple" mutters ds3 from Match magazine

Dressini.
Just been and bought my mums mother-of-the-bride outfit from there, tbf, she looks fabulous in it!

But yes, some of the outfits and staff are a bit

dressini

We have 2 Pygmalion (barf) which has a funny yellow window blind to stop the sun getting on the clothes. I presume they must be in the window a long time as this is Wales.
The other is called Canasta and I think is part owned by Bonnie Tyler. Says it all really.

It just screams class and style, does it not?

Canasta sounds like a thrush treatment