General Chat

sheila, don't say that, i put on weight gradually starting with a siz 12 and am now a 16 ----- Are you telling me I am really an 18???? Ann Glos

Trust a man to think about his dividends David......

Many years ago, when I was a teenager, M&S did stock 'in-between' sizes. I remember buying a pair of size 13 jeans (those were the days!) :-))

The small ones are left because the bigger ones are normal.... yes you are right, they should learn.. Mind you, I could not get ANYTHING in M&S to fit me, bed socks perhaps....do they sell them? Deanna X

If I look in the mail catalogues we get here then I think the bras, pants etc. are getting prettier. I have a big size and have bought pretty underwear this year in black, blue, ruby red and brown. For the summer they have other colours. Also I like to pop over the border into Germany where they cater for the larger (normal size these days) woman. They are also cheaper. I buy M&S here too. Sylvia xxx

Have discovered Bon Marche recently - trouser lengths 27, 29 and 31'.

Whilst back in the UK recently, my sister had the opposite gripe. She could find plenty of clothes in 12, 14 and 16 but none in 8 or 10. My gripe is that trouser lengths seem to stop at 31' and I am 32'. Rosalind

No M&S here in NZ. I sew my own clothes anyway as I am such a weird shape. Make skirts and blouses, same pattern each time and know the alterations to make to the pattern. Had a pair of trousers in a good fit so when they wore out I used them as a pattern for more. Swimsuits? ...... I am a real saggy aggy so the straps were never long enough for me. I do have a couple of swimsuits which are not too bad a fit. Dont go swimming much these days so they should last me for the rest of my life if my size doesnt change too much. Bras are never a good fit. If I tighten the straps to get uplift as soon as I let go of the straps I drop down at the front and the back of the bra hits me in the back of the head. Have given up trying to be uplifted. This is why I never wear blouses/tshirts tucked into my skirt/trousers. My boobs are down at waist level. I prefer to say I am high waisted. Short from shoulder to waist, long from waist to crotch. Well, the bought trousers dont always come up to my waist, I am forever trying to hitch them up and finish up unpicking the waist band and lengthening the body part. Which is why I dont often buy trousers.

Same for men. Trousers in sales usally 32' waist!!

And dont get me started on shoes/socks. Shoes used to come in different widths, usually A, B, C, D with B and C being the most common. One shop/manufacturer used to make wider fittings. I found at that time about 25 yrs ago that I was a 4G. But 5 yrs ago I tried on some pretty summer shoes. Well I would have but couldnt get my toes into them. Asked for a wider fitting and the girl looked at me as if I was from Mars. 'They only come in one width' she told me. I tried the next size up but they still pinched my toes and were miles too long. These days if I am asked what size I am I say anything from a 4 to a 12, or even a 39, or is it a 41? Recently wanted slippers, tried womens, size 9 I couldnt get in to, size 10 still too tight, didnt like the 11s they had. Went to the mens section. Similar slippers to the 9s and 10s, the size 9 was miles too big. Size 8 slightly loose but I bought them as I usually wear socks in them in winter. Only trouble is they look like my OHs slippers and he tries to put them on. Talk about the ugly sister!