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[Pennyfarthing]

Went out clothes shopping today and I was going to REALLY  treat myself to some new clothes for winter. I came home with one top and some new buttons for a cardigan I'm knitting for myself! 

How come when you have the money you never see anything you like yet when the kids were  small money was very tight and I just about lived off market stalls and factory shops yet the shops were full of lovely stuff.

I have never seen such drab and uninspiring stuff as I saw today.  I spent nearly all day wandering from shop to shop .... White Stuff, FatFace, M and S, Monsoon, House of Fraser, Debenhams ... all awful.

[CLKD]

Oh Good Thread - I HATE clothes shopping 

What were you looking for?  I do most of my clothes shopping via Catalogue or Charity shops ……. some Charities have 'designer' outlets but I believe they are in the Cities or work as 'pop up' shops. 

I tend to buy in the sales although a few years ago the rails in Next were so crammed I lost interest almost immediately 

I did buy 2 pairs of Hotters yesterday - in the same colour despite the assistant wondering if I really wanted 4 shoes the same colour 

[Two hoots]

I find a lot of clothes shops aim for a young market and have forgotten about everyone else, even marks and spencer have moved towards trendy clothes that end up on the sale racks in my home town.

Shoes is another story, either totally flat or 6 inch heels 

[purplenanny]

Excellent topic! I absolutely hate shopping for clothes and shoes.
I never find anything I like and when I do it looks awful when I put it on!
I have great difficulty knowing which shoes go with what clothes and most of the things I order online gets sent back!

[walking the dog]

Know exactly how you feel pennyfarthing , it was my birthday a couple weeks ago and I received money I have been unable to spend due to my not liking anything in the shops! I ended up spending some of it on a,rug today , which I know I will regret as every rug I buy my dog wees on and ruins !

[cubagirl]

Our local M&S seems to cater mainly for auld wifies! But when I was in Nottingham in the summer they had much more choice. Maybe they buy in stuff based on age of general population.

I used to take great pleasure in clothes shopping, back before the kids came along.  Now it's a real chore. It's got to jump out at me or I'm not interested.

[walking the dog]

Cubagirl , so glad its not just me and the MS old wives clothes ! I know I'm not 20 but I have my own image /style in my head and its difficult to find  not that I'm alternative in my clothes, I just dont want look like an old wife !

[cubagirl]

Me neither. 

[flutterby]

CLKD just love Hotters they are so comfortable. Bought their Helsinki boots a couple of years which I adore and fit perfectly ( I have narrow feet) Wrote to them to see if they would produce them again. They admitted they were great sellers but wouldn't be producing them in the near future as they like to change styles. And this is my gripe you often get something that suits and can never buy it again. They dictate what we wear and don't listen.
Does anyone know where I can buy straight leg denim jeans that sit on your waist, so no muffin top. M&S now have mid rise 

[purplenanny]

Lands End do fantastic high rise jeans.  Bit expensive but lovely fit, great quality and wash extremely well. Never faded
PN x

[Ju Ju]

Why, oh why do they produce clothes in dull, depressing colours, when the weather is dull and dreary? Why do we need to blur into the general dreariness? I want to look cheerful. Every year I look at clothes at this time of year with dismay. I know some people look fantastic in these colours, but if I wear them, they make me look dull and dreary and drained of colour. Great for a Halloween party or if I want sympathy! These colours make me look ill. I look best in spring colours.

Earlier this year, I went shopping in an outlet centre near my son's home in the USA. One of the shops stocked lovely clothes in my colours. I was spoilt for choice and spent a lot of money. I have been enjoying wearing these clothes ever since.

[Pennyfarthing]

I did order a few tops online for my recent holiday and they were OK and I also ordered some shorts but sent them back as the quality was very poor. 

I've lost over a stone and just felt I'd like some new clothes for winter.  I bought lovely new boots a couple of weeks ago. I wear quite a lot of tunics and legging or jeggings but all I could find in M and S were Long ones and I need regular. Every colour, every design were all Long.

I did buy a nice Sea Salt top in turquoise from an Independent shop. They also sell a lot of Adini and I also like them and have several tunic tops.

[ellie]

Pennyfarthing, talking of leggings and jeggings, I know many people think Bonmarche is a bit old fashioned, but you should take a look at their leggings and jeggings.......I am only 5-1 and got fixed up. I did need to turn the regular size up slightly, but they look good under my ankle boots.....

[dahliagirl]

Many shops seem to have taken on what I would call the 'crimplene' look of the 1970s.  It is the sort of stuff my grandma would have thought smart    In fact, some of them seem to have taken it far too seriously.

My daughter is working in a clothes shop and we have managed to find a 'crimplene' dress that she looks nice in, but she is having to get used to the leg-coloured tights (and the fact that they cost a lot for something that you can put your fingers through in five minutes  ).  She looks lovely but she is slim and young and looks lovely in everything (no bias there  )

But I would not be seen dead in it.

[Hotnbothered]

LOL!! I didn't ever like the crimplene look, funnily enough I was looking at clothes the other day and told my husband that I couldn't understand anyone wanting that look back!!!!