Outfit for 86 year old

Eastex have some very pretty outfits that your mother may like.

www.eastex.co.uk/en/occasion-wear

What kind of clothes does she normally like MrsJamJam?

What about something like this with silky trousers?

My own mother wore a longish silk edge to edge jacket over matching sleeveless top and silk trousers to my DD's wedding. She looked smart and felt comfortable.

Have a look on line at box2 www.box2 .co.uk they do silky flowing jackets ,trousers & skirts in sizes 16 - 30.

I like the look of lots of the box2 outfits, Joelise, but I have yet to convince Mother that she could wear trousers to a wedding! I'm taking her to John Lewis today so we'll look at what Eastex have to offer, though I would like to persuade her into a more loose and flowing mindset

MrsJamJam The new book I have from Box2 have a lovely couple of sets from their Kasbah range which have beautiful waterfall style jackets the Q'neel range comes with a choice of skirt/trousers,I have a couple of their kaftan type tops and they have worn very well indeed,enjoy your shopping to-day I hope you find what you are looking for.

My mum bought a Jacques Vert outfit for DD wedding. Mum was 80 at the time. They do up to a size 24 and do some lovely 'occasion wear' they can be found in John Lewis.

Gray and Osborn catalogue is good for occasion stuff.

MrsJamJam hope that you have success with your shopping spree today, I like the Kasbah range glammanana, am tempted by the red linen top , myself. The Belladona range was lovely, I bought it for my DD's (2nd) wedding, & it has been great to wear for all sorts of occasions.

My mother always headed for Country Casuals for wedding/special,occasion outfits and was always pleased with the choices on offer.

Country Casuals could be good as they do a petite range, and in fact their normal length tops are too short on me (I am only 5'5").

Phase Eight at Debenhams or elsewhere might be a thought as well. And Precis Petite.

Thank you all for so many good suggestions. We managed to find her a lovely loose top and trousers in JL and their hat person has even persuaded her into a very pretty fascinator. The drawback witj petite ranges is that they expect all short people to be thin as well . I have made a mental note to redouble my efforts to keep my weight and shape within reasonable bounds and not become a couch potato!

Pleased to hear your Mum got her outfit and hope it cheered her up a bit too.

Hope the wedding goes well and your DM enjoys herself in her lovely outfit!