'Old Lady shops'

I give you "Chums" for men. Affordable. I give you a good example page.

www.chums.co.uk/menswear/trousers/elasticated-waistbands

We used to have Greenwoods in town, that was an "old man's" clothing shop. I used to buy clothes from there for my dad, that and BHS. There's only M & S now, but it's so expensive.

Just recently Oxfam have made an advertisement with an Angela Davies lookalike.

Now the lady featured in the ad has turned into the stereotyped old lady complete with an armchair with crocheted antimaccassars.

Excuse me whilst I don my shawl ,get my ear trumpet in order to hear the wireless or watch my television set with my eye glass .

Norah

Jaxjacky

Are there shops for ‘old men’ too?

I'm not aware 'old man' clothing is different to 'young man' clothing. There are shops with 'men's clothing' in the town nearest to us.

Well they do differ Norah
Young men like to wear suits two sizes too small, very tight jeans and Tees with sarcastic comments on them, also tight.
The average older men I see like checked shirts and chinos with a jumper or fleece.

I had a Gudrun dress on yesterday.

Whitewavemark2

My ambition is to look as stylish as some Italian women you see.

I usually look like a bundle of hay tied in the middle.

Tbf A lot of older Italian women look the same.

Jaxjacky

Are there shops for ‘old men’ too?

I'm not aware 'old man' clothing is different to 'young man' clothing. There are shops with 'men's clothing' in the town nearest to us.

I saw an 'old lady' yesterday who clearly shops in Gudrun Sjoden. She had a calf length loose cotton top over baggy trousers. She looked chic and cool, in every sense of the word.

I’ve a bit of a Gudrun (sale) habit myself, but I’ve never been tempted by the baggy trousers. DH looks at me askance sometimes as it is when I don one of her (admittedly rather unusual) dresses or tops. I once saw them described as clothes for retired art teachers. Seems about right, though my DD2 is the artist in the family, definitely not me.

winterwhite

A very ageist thread!

If you re read my post you will see that I aim my question at all ages, meaning that even if we live to 130 we may still consider a shop 'Too old for us' Nothing ageist intended.

winterwhite

A very ageist thread!

Given the fact that the OP and many more of us are getting on a bit, I don't think the thread is ageist, just gently humorous and observational.

Ageist is when you discriminate against people because of their age. I don't think that is evidenced anywhere on this thread so far.

My ambition is to look as stylish as some Italian women you see.

I usually look like a bundle of hay tied in the middle.

winterwhite

A very ageist thread!

A slightly tongue in cheek thread.

winterwhite

A very ageist thread!

Posting on a site called Gransnet it was bound to happen 😂

A very ageist thread!

Magenta8

Jaxjacky

Are there shops for ‘old men’ too?

Yes Jolliman and the afore mentioned Chums. Peter Christian and Bruar for old men with a good pension. I am sure there are others.

This is only my light hearted observation please don't take it too seriously.

On the contraary, I am not disagreeing. I am in total agreement - and there is Cotton Traders for old ladies and old gentlement

I wanted to look in bon marche the other day laughing my daughter said oh I hope no one saw me come in she's in her. 40s 20 minutes later she had bought a beautiful white embroidered jacket she had to eat her words I purchased a top and trousers from their Dash range

Jaxjacky

Are there shops for ‘old men’ too?

Yes Jolliman and the afore mentioned Chums. Peter Christian and Bruar for old men with a good pension. I am sure there are others.

This is only my light hearted observation please don't take it too seriously.

since I've discovered vinted, I hardly buy anything new anymore and I love an elasticated waist

A lot of this angst about ‘old lady stuff’ is just in the head.

Absolutely agree. I was buying Damart thermals over 30 years ago, about the only place you could get them then, and a necessity for commuting to work on the train over Winter.

Funnily enough I've always thought of Joseph Siebel as an 'old lady shop' - but their shoes are no different to anywhere else, just more expensive. I have two pairs of Hotter shoes, they are comfortable enough for long walks on days out, nice colours, light to wear and have lasted for over 5 years so far. My go-to when trainers won't do.

I’ve already got a much younger one thanks Rocketstop 😄
I just wondered if any shops were labelled in that way by people.

I buy whatever looks good and is within my price range and yes, Damart excellent for thermals.
I shop vintage, John Lewis and Zara mostly but have a great pair of FatFace jeans and some excellent Vionic trainers.
I dont do Primark though and try to stick to sustainable brands.

I clearly lack pride. I will shop anywhere that has what I want.

I am what my grandmother called a 'chilly mortal', I feel the cold and I have been buying damart thermal vests for over 40 years. Nothing else, because none of it appeals.

I have occasional bought from Bon Marche. There is a branch in town, so I walk through it now and again. Again a habit I have had for years. I have even been known to shop in M&S.

I hate buying clothes online. They often do not fit and colour and uality are poor. I sometimes think some good uality stores have a special line in cheapos for online sale only, hoping that people will not be bothered to return them.

My local stores are Bon Marche, Fat Face and Mountain Warehouse. If I drive to the town outskirts there is Tesco and if I drive 15 miles down the dual carriageway, Sainsbury, Matalan, River Island, M&S, and Next are immediately accessible in a warehouse park. I buy trousers online from Lands End. I have been doing it for aeons, so cannot remember how that started.

Some of the above are 'old lady' stores, but then - what I see some 'old ladies' wearing, any shop they shop in is likely to suit me. I saw an 'old lady' yesterday who clearly shops in Gudrun Sjoden. She had a calf length loose cotton top over baggy trousers. She looked chic and cool, in every sense of the word.

Jaxjacky

Are there shops for ‘old men’ too?

There's a gentleman's outfitters in Shrewsbury which looks as if it's still in the 1950''s.

Jaxjacky

Are there shops for ‘old men’ too?

Have to admit, we found it really hard finding clothes for my late FiL, especially as he was in his late 90s and getting too frail to actually visit shops. The amount of times we bought something for him and had to return it was unbelievable.

Jaxjacky

Are there shops for ‘old men’ too?

Why ? Do you want to buy one Jaxjacky ?