For women only ....

[Plocket]

Juliet!!!

[isabella]

I only wear tights in the Winter!

I get fed up with wearing trousers every day - have to wear them at work!

[Chuckles]

Not wore tights for..............must be 15 yrs, my legs get claustrophobia ;D hate them. Not keen on socks either, only wear them with gdn shoes or wellies and some boots.

It's about the same length of time since i wore a skirt or a dress, i live in jeans or other casual type trousers.

Tights........2 seams at the back as I remember.

Bit of useless info..........I wore white tights when I got married 25 1/2 yrs ago and I still have them god knows why

[Plocket]

OMG Jlottie you've made me laugh - LP's tights are usually around her knees so I bought age 7-8 for her recently (they didn't have size 6-7, and she's only just turned 5) and now they stay up!!! School tights always shrink so the 5-6 size seems to be for ages 3-4!!!

Legs getting claustrophobia Busy Bee?? Absolutely brilliant - I must remember that one!!! ;D

[Plocket]

jlottie said:

Mind you, Sarah Raven seems to garden in - tights??

How do you know she garden's in tights?? Her skirts are so long and her boots are so tall how can you see them???

[Chuckles]

plocket said:

jlottie said:

Mind you, Sarah Raven seems to garden in - tights??

How do you know she garden's in tights?? Her skirts are so long and her boots are so tall how can you see them???

Maybe they filmed on a windy day and her skirt blew up ;D ;D omg perrish the thought

[Plocket]

OMG Busy Bee!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you really have to put that image in my head??

[Cheerypeabrain]

well all this talk of clothes that don't fit has had me scurrying to weight watchers (on-line) I have actually acheived critical mass and could explode at any moment so I've got to DO something...ie stop eating so much...would be VERY easy if I wasn't such a greedy person. ;D

[Plocket]

I've given up worrying about putting on weight - there's more important things to worry about!!!! ;D

[Deleted]

CPB, it not the woman who should fit the clothes. The clothes should fit the woman! ... cheers from another greedy person ...

[Cheerypeabrain]

It's not the clothes so much as the door frames........

[grannyjanny]

Talking of high waisted trousers. Daughter pulled babies trousers up when she changed her nappy. 8yr old marched up & pulled the down a bit saying she looks Simon Cowell!
Janet.

[anneliesje]

Hi,

I work for a clothing company that is quite big on the continent, but only have a few stores in the UK, but it is expanding!
I never have trouble finding garments, well you could say I work at the source. The clothing is quite basic, not small sizes (german brand) and with the right fashion detail. Denims are not showing your *** nor come to the bust

We have very nice knitwear, T-shirts etc. I have no clue regarding english sizes, but we go till size 46. I'm very average built (but I was thinner before), and I have size 40, so there is room for more <euhhowshallIputthissmiley> personality to put in the garments. In fact we are so basic that I have to shop elsewhere if I want something dramatic. We are mid price. Higher than the H&M or Zara, lower than Tommy or ...
I get frustrated at Zara, because here I can't fit in their trousers, so I don't try it anymore. I always want to buy at H&M (I worked for them before, so that is why maybe). I wish we had Monsoon in Belgium because they have great garments.

I don't know if I can put a link of the brand I work for on these boards. We have several stores in London, Canterbury, Manchester (??) and by the end of the year I think we will have an e-store to in the UK.

Good luck in your quest for the fitting garment. I'm now in the middle of the quest to find the right dramatic black dress or skirt.
I would like something like this (not our brand)
www.corakemperman.nl/foto.asp?path=jhwe31f9&id=jfsshwwx

anneliesje

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Please put a link on here to where you work anneliesje

I like Monsoon - but unfortunately my local store is very small.

www.monsoon.co.uk/bin/venda?ex=co_disp-view&curpage=1&icat=eveningdresses&bsref=monsoon

[anneliesje]

I want monsoon !!!!!!!

This is the link of our brand. The UK e-store isn't operational yet, so if you want to see the collection you have to go to the german e-store, or the french or the belgian...

www.esprit.com/

[anneliesje]

To Isabella,

The 2 seams of your tights go to the back!!!

It must be very uncomfortable to wear them up front, this one seam you wear at the back then will go immediatly to a very uncomfortable place. It is not very elegant to see a lady in the street trying to get the seams back where they should be!!! You have the same problem with too tight strings. A problem I don't have, because I wear shorts ;D

As it is a ladies only thread I suppose we can discuss underwear too

Anneliesje

[Chuckles]

I bit of good news, Downtown Superstore or Oldrids as they are also known have a range of Esprit, well they do at the Grantham store not sure about Boston. I have a pair of their jeans, fab.

www.oldrids.co.uk/dtg/main.asp

Not checked the web site out yet, not awake enough yet.

[Juliet]

OW!!! Your company's website plays music Anneliesje! Not used to that (R did some upgrades to the computer yesterday & he hasn't turned the sound back off yet). Can't look at it until I can get a silent version now

I like your idea of a "little black dress" though - very dramatic.

[Auricula]

Hi All
Just caught up with this thread and thought I'd put in my twopennoth!!

Rubbish clothes shopping opportunities in Cornwall (even the shops in Truro are tiny) although we have just had a largish Next open locally - hoorah!!

I don't really like wearing trousers ( although I seem to wear them a lot ) and my tights always have the 2 seams up the back.

Since I stopped work I have put on weight ( wearing elasticated waists means you don't notice the weight gain for ages ) and I have decided to do something about it!!!!

I am joining Slimming World so I can lose weight and buy lots of new clothes for my holiday in February ( probably on line shopping ). Wish me luck - I'll need it!!!

My dream is to have the figure of Victoria Beckham - but as I probably currently weigh more than David Beckham there's not much chance of that!!! Still, a girl ( ! ) can dream, can't she.......?

[Plocket]

A figure like Victoria Beckham??? She's a stick!!! Good luck with your slimming though Auricula, and you Cheery - and anyone else slimming. I just haven't got the willpower!!! ;D

[Cheerypeabrain]

Thanks for that P...and let us know how you get on Auricula! I'm doing WW on-line as I just can't be doing with getting to class....I should be an expert at weight loss strategy by now..but I like the back up one gets when slimming with an organisation. WW has a message board as well!
Good luck
CPBx

[borderbabe]

I find making my own clothes solves an awful lot of problems. I'm lucky because My mum was a dressmaker and I had two aunts one was a tailoress and the other a miliner - so no excues really!!

I love playing around with patterns and fabric to get just what I want. My OH brought me an all signing all dancing sewing machine a few years ago and I just love playing with all the stitches - its does about a dozen different buttonholes!

[Chuckles]

Got this this morning and thought it fitted well in this thread

A PHENOMENAL WOMAN

When I was in my younger days,
I weighed a few pounds less,
I needn't hold my tummy in
to wear a belted dress.
But now that I am older,
I've set my body free;
There's comfort of elastic
Where once my waist would be.
Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
My feet have not forgiven;
I have to wear a nine now,
But used to wear a seven.
And how about those blasted tights --
They're sized by weight, you see,
So how come when I put them on
The crotch is at my knee?
I need to wear these glasses
As the print's been getting smaller;
And it wasn't very long ago
I know that I was taller.
Though my hair has turned to grey
and my skin no longer fits,
On the inside, I'm the same old me,
the outside's changed a bit.

But, on a positive note...

I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today,
life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life just being a doormat.
You need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Please send this to five phenomenal women today. If you do, something
good will happen........... You will boost another woman's self esteem.
If you don't ...the elastic will break and your knickers will fall down around your ankles.

[Plocket]

Aw those are lovely Busy Bee