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PaulaJo

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Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« on: September 15, 2012, 07:33:52 AM »
Hi all,
My folks arrive soon for my wedding, and I need your advice please: My mum isn't bringing anything to wear to the wedding (as she hasn't got anything appropriate for the weather & occassion) and we need to go find her something. I have only lived in the UK 5 years, and while I know where to shop for clothes in my 'age range', I don't know where to take her.
She is 55, and I was thinking of taking her to M&S. I doubt that Next, New Look, TopShop or Primark would be the right places to look? I might be wrong??
Are there particular shops that you would recommend?
Am quite ignorant about fashion & shopping (even buying clothes for myself is a challenge!!) so any advice is appreciated!

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2012, 10:20:07 AM »
I like shopping for clothes in Tesco and Asda if that's any help ~ I'm 50  $%$

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2012, 10:29:04 AM »
BHS and Debenhams have a wide range of ladies clothing for all ages. S x x x x
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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2012, 05:02:30 PM »
Thanks so much!
Just realised the thread topic sounds a bit ageist. I hope I didn't offend.
Thank you for your feedback
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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2012, 05:04:13 PM »
Hadn't thought of it like that and no I'm not offended $%$

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2012, 06:19:21 PM »
Lol I didn't think so either. S x x x x
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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2012, 08:48:06 PM »
lol

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2012, 09:17:19 PM »
Wedding stuff for the bride's mum.... Got to be Debenhans or House of Fraser. Or Selfridges or John Lewis if you're in a big city

Hope she finds something nice

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2012, 10:02:28 PM »
Or maybe Wallis? Xx

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2012, 04:52:23 PM »
I love shopping. Next is good for formal wear, I am always taking my mum there (she is 56). Debenhams is good, House of Fraser, Wallis, M&S - sometimes, it wouldn't be my mum's first choice!! Coast is good for dresses, and Hobbs, but it can be expensive :) xxx

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2012, 12:24:52 PM »
Thank you so much for the feedback!
I'm not a very 'girly' girl and suspect I was born without a 'shopping' gene, so this is tremendous help.

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2012, 12:25:32 PM »
Now I'm sounding sexist...

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Re: Shopping Advice Please - for mature women
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2012, 09:03:24 PM »
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