Wouldn’t it be nice......

I must be odd then I bought a lovely knee length navy ,high neck,short sleeved dress in M and S on Sunday its beautiful on .Very flattering and can be dressed up or worn casual .I buy a lot of dresses from QVC too ,always get exactly what I want.
I'm currently restocking my wardrobe as I've lost weight and gone down from a 14 to a 10 ..so I was pleased to find what I wanted in the shops .

I sleep in a man's cotton night shirt small size is ideal. Striped or checked is not an issue. I can slum around, answer the door or hang washing out still wearing it as it comes just below my knees and there is no fear of tripping me up going up stairs.

Have a look at Mint Velvet. Relaxed glamour. A little expensive but they have sales all the time. Worth a look.

Primark stock a vast range of self - coloured t's with long medium and short sleeves and various necklines- v, scoop, slash. Pure cotton or with added elastane.
Some have washed amazingly well over 2/3 summers. Whites tend to discolour after 5/6 washes.

I too like patterned summer trousers and have always managed to find at least 2 self-coloured t's to go with each pair.

TBH if the Tui is cheap, then as long as it keeps its shape for one summer then it’s ok by me, I bought 2 long sleeved ones last winter and dry them over a clothes airer and they are still fine.

My M & S nightie has hummingbirds on it I think that's Ok, generally M & S isn't worth the trip now expect for men's clothes which seem to be fine and wear well.

Been looking for ages for a plain white cotton T shirt. M&S have changed to a slimy material. Others are emblazoned with "witty" !!! slogans. Tu do one but it is very cheap. Will it keep its shape?
I used to find d this easy. Now it is getting ridiculous. Any suggestions?

I had a £50 gift voucher for M & S. I trawled the store without success even though I was being very open minded. Eventualy, after two months and several visits, it was spent in the food department.

I’m fairly tall and live in separates. Why? Because I’ve been looking for a comfortable, flattering, not too pricey every day dress that covers my knees and has a short sleeve made in a fabric that hangs nicely and doesn’t crease for three years now. Still haven’t got one. Am I wanting the moon? It seems I am.

I've got patterned summer trousers and want plain tops to go with them. Can I find anything decent? No! Apart from a white linen blouse. As for nighties. I eventually found one, just below mid calf length, ivory with black flowers in outline, not garish flowers. I had to trawl for ages on Amazon as none of the shops had what I wanted.

How about a pug in a tiara?

I am beyond wanting a teddy bear emblazoned on a nightdress. I also want a nightdress to be marginally below my knees- not one that barely covers my ample rear.

But all of us want something different. I just want good quality clothes that will last and not look like dishrags after 2 washes.

Perusing the sites with clothes advertised to older women. I find most of the clothes on them really dull and ageing and I HATE acetate/polyester, call it what you will, it is cold and slimy in winter and hot and slimy in summer.

It is nice to be able to agree with you lemongrove. Most of us are looking for clothes that are comfortable, but stylish and if at all possible, flattering. (at our age we generally need a bit of help).

If you don't want flowers, garish colours, frills, lace, sequins, lurex, clingy clothes or anything with writing on, then you'll have to look very hard in M&S.

Had a look round an M&S yesterday at some of the new ranges for Autumn.....God help us!
More germolene pink, more greeny/yellow, more big flowers, more shiny nasty cheap fabrics that look as if they came off a market stall in Bangalore.
It can’t really be so hard, to design classic clothes with a bit of trendiness thrown in, mainly for the middle aged and older age groups.

Even worse are clothes with ‘cuddly’ animals on, and why can’t I find any tops with proper sleeves in? Even in Summer I don’t want to show the tops of my arms when I go out.

Please let me know when you find a store that sells what we want!