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kittylester Wed 24-Jan-18 10:54:52

Does anyone have an opinion on these clothes? Anyone actually seen them? Should I hot foot it to my nearest large store?

Dh told me about them saying 'they are for 18 to 32'. Naturally, I told him young people dont shop in M&S!! blush

Teetime Wed 24-Jan-18 10:55:42

Too big for you - into White Stuff with you. smile

gillybob Wed 24-Jan-18 11:00:32

I love White Stuff and Fat Face.

Charleygirl Wed 24-Jan-18 11:24:16

I have just checked it on line and the person who helped put it together looked like a sack tied in the middle. All of the tops in my opinion were too short. To start with I thought that it was age and not size!

kittylester Wed 24-Jan-18 11:45:51

Not too big Teetime, but I love you!! grin

glammanana Wed 24-Jan-18 11:53:05

I've just had a look on line and not impressed one little bit,so many of the jackets & cardigans have the waterfall frontage which makes anyone look bigger than they are,very unflattering styles.

annsixty Wed 24-Jan-18 12:00:56

The ones I saw online are mostly hideous and I wouldn't be ever likely to buy them . I agree with Charley about the blogger who helped design them , not a good look.

trisher Wed 24-Jan-18 12:25:43

This must be one of the worst pieces of clothing ever made!
It's a dreadful colour, it obviously doesn't look good fastened and from the back it looks like a navvy's jacket
www.marksandspencer.com/plus-cotton-rich-longline-trench-coat/p/p60143264?image=SD_01_T59_8551J_KH_X_EC_90&color=KHAKI&prevPage=plp&pdpredirect
Congrats M&S!

humptydumpty Wed 24-Jan-18 12:28:21

OMG that is hideous!

kittylester Wed 24-Jan-18 12:28:26

Ok, I won;t rush to look. Though I did see a nice looking grey top and the jeans are all highrise.

Auntieflo Wed 24-Jan-18 12:45:06

Trisher, I just looked at the link. It says it's it's a trench coat??? looks like an overall to me! Horrible.

Charleygirl Wed 24-Jan-18 12:50:43

OMG that is hideous and who wears a coat without sleeves or am I "out of it"? The colour is awful and I agree, it looks like an overall.

Alexa Wed 24-Jan-18 12:57:11

The pretty young model is both fat and curvy and has splendid leg muscles. All the clothes are suited to a young shape but the styles are too dowdy for the young woman.

silverlining48 Wed 24-Jan-18 13:40:29

What can possibly be the point of a sleeveless mac?

Atqui Wed 24-Jan-18 14:13:31

I didn't like the clothes , but in defence of M and S they have used a curvy model. Some of the 'plus size' models are very tall and often pear shaped rather than apple or top heavy . Speaking from personal,experience ,it is more difficult to disguise weight if you have a large bust as everything hangs from it, rather than small boobs and big hip / legs which can be hidden under skirts, so I applaud M and S for their realistic choice of model.

jamsidedown Wed 24-Jan-18 14:19:47

I agree the model was great, but can’t get my head round that weird dowdy sleeveless garment- what are they thinking? Another M&S muck up.

humptydumpty Wed 24-Jan-18 14:37:10

In fairness, having skimmed the page of Curve desings, most of them look OK and to me the trench coat is far and away the most awaful!

grannyqueenie Wed 24-Jan-18 16:18:44

Just when I thought M&S couldn’t possible get any worse.....!

MargaretX Wed 24-Jan-18 16:40:19

I am appalled. Who in their right mind would buy such a dress/ overall in that colour and tied in the middle. Its a joke.

MissAdventure Wed 24-Jan-18 16:43:50

I quite like it. Not that I'd wear it myself, but its preferable to all the frills.

Jalima1108 Wed 24-Jan-18 19:36:12

There's a long cotton t shirt that looks OK (I like them a bit on the big side).
And the black or navy midi dress (depending on fabric) although the waist looks in an odd place, probably too big for me although I don't like things tight.
But perhaps those two items look OK because the model is young and attractive and she is shapely

NanaandGrampy Wed 24-Jan-18 19:49:32

The trench coat was specacularly hideous !

I think the colours are unappealing and the styles aren’t attractive either .

It’s a huge thumbs down from me M & S which is a shame because plus size shops are few and far between .

Jalima1108 Wed 24-Jan-18 19:52:05

A trench coat with no sleeves
confused

Chewbacca Wed 24-Jan-18 20:45:09

That trench coat wouldn't do anyone any favours, no matter what their age or size. It's just badly designed and an ugly colour. Are M&S completely losing the plot?

Jalima1108 Wed 24-Jan-18 23:14:46

The model is lovely but it does her no favours so I doubt there would be much hope for the rest of us if we wore it.