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?

oi COmpy cod

whaddup

haha! hi cyb
i won a compy
minibreak
at www.naturalretreats.com
or somehting

anne furbanks is the one in Mum's village, the ladies que round the village on the morning of the anuual sale

hey! cool!

'natural retreats'eh?

will you be growing your armpit hair and toenails and wearing soft sandals

will you be examining your cervix with a hnad mirror

and chanting

Just your name has cheered me up Bythepower

thanks MonkeysMama

the shop in mums village is a bit like this one

Yes to the drapery by fishing line. Ours always has yards of swagged fabric and some kind of 'structured' dried flower display.

It's called Experience!

Bishops Stortford has aristocrats - does menswear too - and I've just learned it has a "2004 FHM menswear award"

There was also somewhere I always remember from looking at bridal mags 8 years ago called the Pantiles Bride in somewhere like Tunbridge Wells that does MOB stuff -I always read it as Panti-less (puerile)

Ours is called 'Eileen'. I'm always tempted to sing 'Come on Eileen ta loo ri ah' when i walk past!

Oh God we have one. I've never been in and , in fact, can't even remember what its called. I think it might be something like Contrasts.

We also have a Grace Bros type small department store that you have to be over 70 to shop in. Never been in there eithe.

we have one

'Mary Brooks'

sells 'evening gowns'

We have several - tbh they probably have ok stuff but I am usually too intimidated to go into any of them. I braved one last year as they have Lands End stuff (allegedly) but I caught sight of the price tag on a pair of capri pants (£175) and scurried out! Makes Boden look cheap!

Cheltenham has got loads of them.

Tia-Tia Plus size store

Sample quote: "The Zelle knitwear is exciting with different shapes and textures, Riona Stone and Godske coats ? yes coats! They are to die for ? so you need to get in quick as they are already selling fast. Rabe is a new knitwear label for us but the collection is fabulous and lots to offer. Yoek is elegant and quirky all at the same time and I can?t stop wearing it!"

Why the bloody hell do these shops exist I wonder.

If you are of a certain age and getting broad of hip you would just go to Phase 8, surely.

Yes yes, we have one. Called 'Rosalind'.
Has yellow cellophaned window, fishing wire AND a 'please ring the bell' sign.

Plus, the prices are displayed on small black metal squares pinned to the clothes. A taupe chiffon blouse caught my eye the other day for £89. I have never, ever seen a customer in there.

aaah yes the yellow cellophaned window.

Our Grace Bros dept store has those

Right, stressheaderic, where is Rosalind's?
You can give me clues if you don't want to fully disclose on line
I have a vested interest

this type of place?

all horrendous chiffon pleated skirts and court shoes.

but not this presumably

I am loving the description of 'Rosalind'.

Do you think the shop is a cover for a something more sinister?

How can these shops exist through a recession?

What is the real story? What happens if you venture inside.

I've found they're usually good for tights, these sort of shops, if you happen to need a neutral pair and can't get to M and S!

what the HELL?

Rosalinds French Knickers look like they would give you a chronic case of thrush

oh yes,the unrivalled fashion house of
Florentyna Dawn

Simply amazing!