tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67645609155858059202024-03-16T00:08:42.610-07:00What We Wear at Fiftywww.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-73491803535053520162022-11-21T13:49:00.000-08:002022-11-21T13:49:26.788-08:00All Creatures Great and Small<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv2R30PGzo03y8ndPDzlGE-vhdwTqEaVn_ISFlrRZXoKU_uURiyR_qPyB0aEuiQMczBYioFRnjM1BtymfRTNr-r_wAPAPFWkK6Up2o1DQp-Brgk7S-ELYDBU0SaiWQcwPfjodllkq9KaSxAne3JYqXbIb4n3oLXQmAK6QCBPmVb6q8AxvFJ5hdM9DD2g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv2R30PGzo03y8ndPDzlGE-vhdwTqEaVn_ISFlrRZXoKU_uURiyR_qPyB0aEuiQMczBYioFRnjM1BtymfRTNr-r_wAPAPFWkK6Up2o1DQp-Brgk7S-ELYDBU0SaiWQcwPfjodllkq9KaSxAne3JYqXbIb4n3oLXQmAK6QCBPmVb6q8AxvFJ5hdM9DD2g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGy030uic3GW9Mzr-itgE_ZhPa-R1K8wmhnd52eQxwkSEqR4PyRdmGmlSR99f2FZvQQ29nPQlFrzsv_Z7M94EFntA5CphxpPQyeFC5MoT87xBz_kDSIJ8ByhLoxE685VPU0geW09nS3jh6nU4iTvzgge6Fil6AgKuC9yIBXGdfakyYtpN74fs6z0Ltmw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3890" data-original-width="2526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGy030uic3GW9Mzr-itgE_ZhPa-R1K8wmhnd52eQxwkSEqR4PyRdmGmlSR99f2FZvQQ29nPQlFrzsv_Z7M94EFntA5CphxpPQyeFC5MoT87xBz_kDSIJ8ByhLoxE685VPU0geW09nS3jh6nU4iTvzgge6Fil6AgKuC9yIBXGdfakyYtpN74fs6z0Ltmw=w416-h640" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 254);">They're back! Yes, Jane and Beryl return from something of a fashion hiatus, to hopefully amuse you with more antics and dressing up. </span></span></h1><h1><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">And their current inspiration?<br /></span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"> Well, the third series of <i>All Creatures Great and Small</i> and the much anticipated Christmas special, naturally! Jane, who is undoubtably 'great', is somewhat worried about her 'small' friend, who seems to have wandered off into some sort of 1930s Yorkshire-based veterinary parallel universe. <br /></span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">That aside, Beryl maintains (correctly in her own opinion) that there is much inspiration for some practical everyday wear to be found in this era's</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> fashion, without veering off into the realms of fancy dress.</span></span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Jane knows better than to argue when Beryl is having an episode. She vividly recalls the time Beryl had to be talked out of wearing a nun's habit, accessorised with a Gladstone bag, during season five of <i>Call The Midwife. </i> <br /></span></span><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> </span></h1><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiv2R30PGzo03y8ndPDzlGE-vhdwTqEaVn_ISFlrRZXoKU_uURiyR_qPyB0aEuiQMczBYioFRnjM1BtymfRTNr-r_wAPAPFWkK6Up2o1DQp-Brgk7S-ELYDBU0SaiWQcwPfjodllkq9KaSxAne3JYqXbIb4n3oLXQmAK6QCBPmVb6q8AxvFJ5hdM9DD2g=w480-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Jane wears: jacket, charity shop Paul Costello, £15, trousers, vintage Toast</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><span>It is Beryl who is the dog lover of the duo as Jane is really a cat person, but Beryl's hound is </span><span>seemingly</span><span> attracted to her juggling skills. Jane has slipped back into a strangely brown mode she sported several years ago, but the 1930s were a strangely brown decade as far as she can tell. Teamed with red, it is pepped up somewhat and she has to confess that the charity shop jacket has been a complete find, well over the 30 wears required to be eco friendly and that's on a new garment.</span></span></h1><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGQh7NcoGDWLVtnI3-VwXg6y6HNwE2t-Ie9fnxv0qeck4-1J6FXeOuLwrsxIQhzDWY-3TmuArWAfTSe4N1uYlGkbZfV3TlAQItR4niZyMcoXpTEN8q0oQvX3bmN_m6fqaaS919BavExEWJMlW-vCZLp9KsDcAF05sz8rFIYbzdEWY69NB8QSoamPP4Hw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGQh7NcoGDWLVtnI3-VwXg6y6HNwE2t-Ie9fnxv0qeck4-1J6FXeOuLwrsxIQhzDWY-3TmuArWAfTSe4N1uYlGkbZfV3TlAQItR4niZyMcoXpTEN8q0oQvX3bmN_m6fqaaS919BavExEWJMlW-vCZLp9KsDcAF05sz8rFIYbzdEWY69NB8QSoamPP4Hw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Top Shop dress, £24, charity shop <br />vintage Clarks shoes, £30, vintage hat, Jane's</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">Generally our gals both find 1930s inspired clothes remarkably easy to wear, and a constant in their respective closets. Take the humble tea dress for example. A garment that grew out of the fashion for looser attire, worn in the afternoons to receive visitors. Beryl takes the 'tea' part of her gown very seriously indeed, and will not even consider popping one on without a strong brew and a Garibaldi (Yorkshire, of course).</span></h1><div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg63alzGJURxmQL9k0M3OTn47FzIFtqSjpEmJ3eAz1RmYdqDcFkyhkLtdW_8dQRMSQ2bEIhr2jYwZw_nl8UrQSqxeCZxMwoG-qmTD3VLPQmGMZFAwo3xGiDlW-Ft6LK_gcyWVqOzigOh6ZtIp_nEgDLZGpHWwC24teRx3FeYaMsTuvoiV_Ik_55Ubdgpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg63alzGJURxmQL9k0M3OTn47FzIFtqSjpEmJ3eAz1RmYdqDcFkyhkLtdW_8dQRMSQ2bEIhr2jYwZw_nl8UrQSqxeCZxMwoG-qmTD3VLPQmGMZFAwo3xGiDlW-Ft6LK_gcyWVqOzigOh6ZtIp_nEgDLZGpHWwC24teRx3FeYaMsTuvoiV_Ik_55Ubdgpg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fair Isle jumper £158 Eribe, boots Gabor £120, Jacket Joe Browns £59</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><span style="color: #ff00fe;">The lovely Helen Herriot, nee Alderson, played by Rachel Shenton, often wears a red Fair Isle sweater, wide cords and a flared tweed jacket, with stout footwear. Modern versions of all these stalwarts are all in Beryl's wardrobe. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Oh, look how the tables have turned! It is Jane who will not be restrained and has insisted she dresses up in what can only be described as the full Mrs Pomphrey. Yet again, Beryl can feel any hint of being taken seriously as fashion blogger and influencer, slipping from her grasp. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZqwSY3RayLEykxq0EAqAD-n83b5pQhwYbsvd3tDzNtb9GZS7A3ovgb6MlVqwKKehs7Etd0XE87sCOe-iOX41McN32R9Iil_ifCbwJmVoIn8lBL-efTiFb9j3-etn56FnJJGwha07tSYuR1IQaCtxI2Ux-MjT6Vt0eBvu6QozSzrfIXLg_K_62VLWktg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZqwSY3RayLEykxq0EAqAD-n83b5pQhwYbsvd3tDzNtb9GZS7A3ovgb6MlVqwKKehs7Etd0XE87sCOe-iOX41McN32R9Iil_ifCbwJmVoIn8lBL-efTiFb9j3-etn56FnJJGwha07tSYuR1IQaCtxI2Ux-MjT6Vt0eBvu6QozSzrfIXLg_K_62VLWktg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Jane aka Mrs Pomphrey wears: top to toe vintage <br />except the £3 plimsolls from Primark</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisfvl4p0B_rNEwqCfuWUjML5FiC6831RsUBWQcxir5yYagwE0spH8Iv5pFgMXEI48NN2FHEhy90Oasdo9EEeyIOWx3UkDrSLRtoQigj3SOtfGtClY5OHkPyI4ftp9URU_nHxcr4U6ZFRsqcJ64RB3NmEXKuY84nfPL_H6AYMKIWIqfp7LSUnx-iiyYAg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisfvl4p0B_rNEwqCfuWUjML5FiC6831RsUBWQcxir5yYagwE0spH8Iv5pFgMXEI48NN2FHEhy90Oasdo9EEeyIOWx3UkDrSLRtoQigj3SOtfGtClY5OHkPyI4ftp9URU_nHxcr4U6ZFRsqcJ64RB3NmEXKuY84nfPL_H6AYMKIWIqfp7LSUnx-iiyYAg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Jane wears: hat, vintage from Phoenix Emporium, Salisbury, £8, <br />jacket, Zara, £69, dress, Ghost, £138, shoes, charity shop,£ 8</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><h1><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">'Is this really Mother's ruin?' asks Jane. All she longs for is a cup of tea and a nice sit down. She is sure that Mrs Hall wouldn't stand for any gin swilling nonsense in the afternoons, even in a tea dress.</span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8p-5uceqHMQWIXcq90sHNHcG2Yl3AT5eNT6_1u3RzzQQeldyNu6yZ0caGkAyPOI40jURzUij27tPcEhgqNURlNO8aazkdOC2qxQP76RUGXIQyI6GFNuRUov3FeBT2f7pcfdUV19uogZ6EqtvuEtQ7BpgORWksCXBS5gS-DLlAurUOBrqDLLrfbeHH3g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3763" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8p-5uceqHMQWIXcq90sHNHcG2Yl3AT5eNT6_1u3RzzQQeldyNu6yZ0caGkAyPOI40jURzUij27tPcEhgqNURlNO8aazkdOC2qxQP76RUGXIQyI6GFNuRUov3FeBT2f7pcfdUV19uogZ6EqtvuEtQ7BpgORWksCXBS5gS-DLlAurUOBrqDLLrfbeHH3g=w640-h514" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br />Jane wears: shirt, The Seamstress of Bloomsbury, £40, jacket, vintage, <br />trousers, Everlane, £65, scarf, vintage </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTf590vnqJwHblRPsdRkOlgiIQbVztXMVSLtn5iPJRxUvZGwLR1TDJDeSjohVvt_Nc4VhDoym_mTnXsgijYTMLLKlqrqMXJBnV1MbloaXHDF44NQTvb3VBfdN3pCj7V-dpi1wJNTb4WSAkMJHSqR5xIdOFuOIj0sNLUpbUk8wlP-9IBPaBODW5ekhoxg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #ff00fe; font-weight: normal;">Beryl and Jane must </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #ff00fe; font-weight: normal;">coordinate</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #ff00fe; font-weight: normal;"> in all things, so </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #ff00fe; font-weight: normal;">Beryl has acquired a Morris Minor: white will go so well with teal (Jane's). While they are a great bit of kit, journeys are somewhat restricted to the local area as reliability is not in their remit. </span></div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">Anyway, when they do break-down, Jane is dressed for action in her comfy cords and a tweedy jacket. 'Pass the spanner</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">, someone.' A cow is in labour in the next valley and Jane must hurry. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); clear: both; color: #0000ee; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkwBc10zMn0CiWTxOA1YGgo8_OAPeAzF7XKknb3gmLIJFKQGIajnzTOKHBtLpa-7slvqKp8MsqfvUaO_2GVSmxqGUoX3Mv12lNFvA0-42TTD8XbdQrNlLrySWN5-AIqo1_zUY54vsx2QerOWpE4FraqKQ6ethU3Xu37BtxYAYa5JWrSO18XnpfWu8q1Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="2699" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkwBc10zMn0CiWTxOA1YGgo8_OAPeAzF7XKknb3gmLIJFKQGIajnzTOKHBtLpa-7slvqKp8MsqfvUaO_2GVSmxqGUoX3Mv12lNFvA0-42TTD8XbdQrNlLrySWN5-AIqo1_zUY54vsx2QerOWpE4FraqKQ6ethU3Xu37BtxYAYa5JWrSO18XnpfWu8q1Q=w469-h640" width="469" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dress preloved Michaela Louisa £60, </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyt9a1LcDeBahEoOfoizTNhdD_OoKlukcNyOaPzzob4l1mgRn5QneoB2rziH_EIgm5dXlG3p9pAsNmYzEyHnzQQwB6obHfiqk_CLjusTx8RVCfwsO7OBj18wR5dtD-JZqI_j3qx0M8v2wuTpFo7aS6-1sz4A67FtBQjr4TwKtmzeET_Ei6OlfNVPHunw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /></div><h1><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-weight: normal;">There is a wonderful moment in the first series when Helen walks into Mrs Pomphrey's party in a midnight blue velvet dress. Up until this moment we, and indeed James Herriot, the young recently taken on vet in the practice, have only seen Helen (who is a farmer) in her working clothes. James is suitably tongue-tied. This purple velvet dress is a favourite of our Beryl's and makes an appearance every Christmas. She has added a deco diamanté broach, just because she can. </span></span></span></h1><br /></div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9IWnN4kLjQxVZtl_Z8U9NBTem0B84HNHubnhJWgo_tzNILLHrmw4myVxe12A2RiVxlSSzGLkDJyXjy61i1PjmDwaWK9v1c_4qJIjA1SPjqy_mrZ1cikJ2lvU8wbCB0Kdmp4XfkSQLpIDvl1s-tzpaaxdr-dLR1OSbis8p4jdMy73tFe_JCT86k-Ie2g" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3818" data-original-width="2616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9IWnN4kLjQxVZtl_Z8U9NBTem0B84HNHubnhJWgo_tzNILLHrmw4myVxe12A2RiVxlSSzGLkDJyXjy61i1PjmDwaWK9v1c_4qJIjA1SPjqy_mrZ1cikJ2lvU8wbCB0Kdmp4XfkSQLpIDvl1s-tzpaaxdr-dLR1OSbis8p4jdMy73tFe_JCT86k-Ie2g=w437-h640" width="437" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Vintage dressing gown £75, Hobbs boots £120</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">And finally, a true vintage item, namely, a dressing gown that doubles as a dress and sometimes an evening coat. She will no doubt be lolling about in it to watch (her happy place) the <i>All Creatures Great and Small</i> Christmas episodes. 'Oh, get a grip woman' says Jane. </span></span><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); color: #ff00fe;"><u><br /></u></span></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><br /><br /><p></p>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-80334735817659137812022-04-09T07:02:00.000-07:002022-04-09T07:02:20.584-07:00The Happy Wedding Guest <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh93ruLh46gfZUtR0FhQpEWACEquwCTdtsIr-dmdDZG1OT_fWQQiDQTy0bVwL6T5w_aY5RWUCq0b1kp-_qeF1r6jFvqcLxcCOjWYcefrX_SGr0Hzom7-lGlEEvyH6YiriVBNkkG17P6mTXqAQ_3hi3jIQb-VGg0__ztlnCapPeBA_ZlHSprm6ycK9Kgbg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh93ruLh46gfZUtR0FhQpEWACEquwCTdtsIr-dmdDZG1OT_fWQQiDQTy0bVwL6T5w_aY5RWUCq0b1kp-_qeF1r6jFvqcLxcCOjWYcefrX_SGr0Hzom7-lGlEEvyH6YiriVBNkkG17P6mTXqAQ_3hi3jIQb-VGg0__ztlnCapPeBA_ZlHSprm6ycK9Kgbg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Blazer £40 sale Zara, top Monsoon £3 charity shop,<br /> skirt Anthropologie £120 boots Zara £49, boater borrowed from Jane.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">When it comes to weddings, Jane and Beryl are fed up with standing around in draughty tents wearing not enough clothes and a pair of too high heels. Sounds a bit kinky written down, but you know what they mean! They long for the comfort of their own true style, and shoes that do not create divots or blisters. The </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">scrutiny of family and friends tends to send the WOACA (woman of certain age)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">into a whirlwind of self doubt. Comments like Auntie Binty's hat is a fright," or " What the hell does Cousin Jane think she looks like" haunt Jane and Beryl's dreams. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1duyAiZwkLJWZB5B667lNolDFlULkzkWH0MnGT9EZcaEFytycwQ1LGwS3smj0EiDWl1CLrO5XPKb-lygEU7k2Y-Cdg9I-UrpTxsxkYFAQ_jkDG_J4OspmPoH5ZkCEtsNZhoUcbf8TqJLG6-MFt3zCPLCO0bzqqC5gLXSZi_PkbhIH2U3mK2o7amhxFg/s4032/IMG_bj1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1duyAiZwkLJWZB5B667lNolDFlULkzkWH0MnGT9EZcaEFytycwQ1LGwS3smj0EiDWl1CLrO5XPKb-lygEU7k2Y-Cdg9I-UrpTxsxkYFAQ_jkDG_J4OspmPoH5ZkCEtsNZhoUcbf8TqJLG6-MFt3zCPLCO0bzqqC5gLXSZi_PkbhIH2U3mK2o7amhxFg/w480-h640/IMG_bj1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Suit Kalico £160, LK Bennett sample shoes £40,<br /> second hand top £25, vintage hat £*</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Heavens to Betsey, Bezza, what are you wearing? </span><span>This sort of ensemble seems to be the go to outfit for a WOACA, the moment a marriage celebration homes into view in the collective consciousness. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Worn to a christening at least eight years ago, it is now too tight, too formal and in Beryl's opinion dated and ageing. She is conscious of her stomach, and requires at least three pairs of Spanx to quell the beast. As any woman who has ever mistakenly stumbled into shapewear knows, it is the death of a good time. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtfhI1LEBbY7k5KzPN7thN45yzl82w_bGrEtosTTKKujAa-1BQg-dBd2qpOjaUwrb0EwoFmSz9P8xXdt-tEBLK0bI4spJyFxa694iuanRXjx7-FUdLnbg8zZ0esf9f6Js3YPyNhj6Y3l9hdeiJZPIdHLpTz6IcEORPWnbvsSEg3434Dh-8Gd9qjwbOzw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1267" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtfhI1LEBbY7k5KzPN7thN45yzl82w_bGrEtosTTKKujAa-1BQg-dBd2qpOjaUwrb0EwoFmSz9P8xXdt-tEBLK0bI4spJyFxa694iuanRXjx7-FUdLnbg8zZ0esf9f6Js3YPyNhj6Y3l9hdeiJZPIdHLpTz6IcEORPWnbvsSEg3434Dh-8Gd9qjwbOzw=w640-h619" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Hat, Patricia Underwood, Ghost, £69, shoes,<br /> Anthropologie sale £70, bag, vintage</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When Jane was invited to her first wedding for some time, her instinct was to rush out and buy a new outfit. She trawled the internet, scoured the shops and eventually, bought a pricy frock from Anthropologie, which she isn't really sure about. So the full wedding shopping experience in other words.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV0OCNcB_dMunMA2EX9TgP_tL6A6zkRvgYxlQ-Eyj6YiVNQAIKjY5KUFerzfZU7_hXjfJ0xxdtqqslNm5Wv_VVRoBUD5WFABlhZ0jh4u-UMDUl5QxC-nuvt2xO-3TdIQ-2Xtx0DqtMmwHKCeAPz1L3SDt4BF6gbeJzIqvgY6IlctgMvHhOIYyTtNxKqg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="796" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV0OCNcB_dMunMA2EX9TgP_tL6A6zkRvgYxlQ-Eyj6YiVNQAIKjY5KUFerzfZU7_hXjfJ0xxdtqqslNm5Wv_VVRoBUD5WFABlhZ0jh4u-UMDUl5QxC-nuvt2xO-3TdIQ-2Xtx0DqtMmwHKCeAPz1L3SDt4BF6gbeJzIqvgY6IlctgMvHhOIYyTtNxKqg=w260-h400" width="260" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is very acceptable, but doesn't make her heart sing. Beryl reckons Jane's tits look droopy in this. Not to mention that she doesn't have the necessary accessories (like a decent brassiere, Beryl interjects crisply). Back in her wardrobe, this pink dress, in which she feels happy and relaxed, suddenly took on a new lease of life when Beryl tipped up with a jacket she had just bought from Zara. Jane ripped it off her friend's back and, despite it being a size too small, declared that she will wear it to forthcoming nuptials. Beryl knows better than to argue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7JUi4BrehHz-uxnplCkW6x4grr4Iwx9_skFMgRslQjD-xs0lU-eYI4pPMyO3ebFMu1kimJnAO9e0IaRXuZBAY8nABPqcONK0ABnzd3Ed6mSCZN5K-rLt5NtyMHReOEn2N8YkZQY3hUpr8_u2hunQYSjnAtm6iKEY7lylwsroo--qSxoH8PuGDNFgSjA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7JUi4BrehHz-uxnplCkW6x4grr4Iwx9_skFMgRslQjD-xs0lU-eYI4pPMyO3ebFMu1kimJnAO9e0IaRXuZBAY8nABPqcONK0ABnzd3Ed6mSCZN5K-rLt5NtyMHReOEn2N8YkZQY3hUpr8_u2hunQYSjnAtm6iKEY7lylwsroo--qSxoH8PuGDNFgSjA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Diane Von Fustenberg dress (this season) Boden espadrilles £85,<br /> Jane's vintage hat, Charity shop 1950s basket £10</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In contrast to the cream debacle, Beryl is much happier in a very full-skirted version of the shirtdress she favours. She highly recommends wearing the shape of frock that you know suits you best and makes you feel wonderful. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> You will skip to the venue and dance till dawn with all the bright young things. </span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG4rvSJ_v9B9c3o2CLhhEOfgfWwHmvi8sQD0Iu37Yqz6sm5gXBWVmE_cS62-88_KPsPugdZEWykyAdFiystIv6HD34vbIFXXJio3atxtptSJngfp1mBkj0ABipdvG9tkqgbCzt2VbbPlSjENaUF5G2JKDPqWc-2gmwYD-KeqTweXFNrq-g7TAi-qOx6w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG4rvSJ_v9B9c3o2CLhhEOfgfWwHmvi8sQD0Iu37Yqz6sm5gXBWVmE_cS62-88_KPsPugdZEWykyAdFiystIv6HD34vbIFXXJio3atxtptSJngfp1mBkj0ABipdvG9tkqgbCzt2VbbPlSjENaUF5G2JKDPqWc-2gmwYD-KeqTweXFNrq-g7TAi-qOx6w=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br />Hat, Patricia Underwood, shirt, pre-loved Diane von Furstenburg,<br /> jacket, Hobbs, skirt, White Coco £89, boots, Jones the Bootmaker, £79</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane has seemingly dived into winter mode in this outfit, but she is more than aware that nothing makes her grumpier than if she is cold all day. This fits the bill should the weather take a turn - which is more than likely as we all know - and the added bonus is that there is no need for an umbrella under this huge hat. Jane and Beryl recommend a secret stash of coat/scarf/pair of wellies/silk long johns squirrelled away in your boot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBQGXjA9Vu23en6r1lrdoJiLm2lUwhDv2L1X14a-HNfp7LR-3k2YblaBAT1LNQzTyiriIxydejGIEXsaBxVt0MoD2nfFfwyjRQa9fpWczfMyXRKvBfG9NCLynUNFX2DuLzJXejx2gx9QJyP0pUMhglT6sq_zoLJfS5xqGhsJ5DgQ7UlFkgSbd7vwnZDw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="919" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBQGXjA9Vu23en6r1lrdoJiLm2lUwhDv2L1X14a-HNfp7LR-3k2YblaBAT1LNQzTyiriIxydejGIEXsaBxVt0MoD2nfFfwyjRQa9fpWczfMyXRKvBfG9NCLynUNFX2DuLzJXejx2gx9QJyP0pUMhglT6sq_zoLJfS5xqGhsJ5DgQ7UlFkgSbd7vwnZDw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />vintage hat (Jane's) Jacket, Zara £59, frock £108,<br /> espadrilles £85 both Boden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>As we know, not all weddings require a whole new set of clothes. Being invited to the wedding of a colleague for example is very different to a member of your family who might know your wardrobe well. Beryl, if she gets her pink jacket back any time soon... is planning to wear it with a much admired Boden dress of two years ago. She has swapped her vertiginous heels for a much more lawn friendly pair of espadrilles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHoJlSi3WzCFH56jRzTYqWrt_aQdW4o1jAGoXt3zfaRS1s7mFs3IYmQhr9ElAdEtROeC_nNDrDUHuJ-tjhlGput6y9iWqt8TN-qdA7ZkdB21kwl9mo7F4Seqea8KMGolnqADRw4iJmPR1KxpvTLCajwtrfiFrb4rtwi_ahP_-jxX8DXTqCMtg9f2l9LA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHoJlSi3WzCFH56jRzTYqWrt_aQdW4o1jAGoXt3zfaRS1s7mFs3IYmQhr9ElAdEtROeC_nNDrDUHuJ-tjhlGput6y9iWqt8TN-qdA7ZkdB21kwl9mo7F4Seqea8KMGolnqADRw4iJmPR1KxpvTLCajwtrfiFrb4rtwi_ahP_-jxX8DXTqCMtg9f2l9LA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacket, Zara, trousers, Ghost £99, shoes, Jigsaw £89, bag, <br />fascinator, Foxwell and Moon</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Time was, when trousers on the female form at a wedding were considered a little <i>de trop.</i> Jane and Beryl, being bright young things, do not subscribe to this out dated notion and can only say that if one is a trouser-wearer IRL then why change the habits of a lifetime when celebrating the happy couple? <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpORYoxMZXHX8VQFTSCT42IO7Omhe4ZWDcMfwnJ-OK4W7YDnSwDLJaDmt-FCr2BXbkbeksHfwMXHBuZAw-XNYDLY5N1MUudE6iPGi0sd6kZYJrRTxc5ghMhR3POLWV2uK9105bYOLmVAyFqb9ZJ2EfKKX-WdVEyXwww18mudZBSvEwpZHkx8GlQUzveA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpORYoxMZXHX8VQFTSCT42IO7Omhe4ZWDcMfwnJ-OK4W7YDnSwDLJaDmt-FCr2BXbkbeksHfwMXHBuZAw-XNYDLY5N1MUudE6iPGi0sd6kZYJrRTxc5ghMhR3POLWV2uK9105bYOLmVAyFqb9ZJ2EfKKX-WdVEyXwww18mudZBSvEwpZHkx8GlQUzveA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Phase Eight dress £20 Charity shop, Karen Millen sale shoes £30, <br />Vintage hat £8, past season Dune handbag, all from Beryl's wardrobe.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh93ruLh46gfZUtR0FhQpEWACEquwCTdtsIr-dmdDZG1OT_fWQQiDQTy0bVwL6T5w_aY5RWUCq0b1kp-_qeF1r6jFvqcLxcCOjWYcefrX_SGr0Hzom7-lGlEEvyH6YiriVBNkkG17P6mTXqAQ_3hi3jIQb-VGg0__ztlnCapPeBA_ZlHSprm6ycK9Kgbg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our gals are well aware that two minutes after the invitation plops onto the welcome mat, a woman starts calculating the not insignificant cost of being a wedding guest. This might involve a hotel stay, travel, the present. Not to mention the wrestling of teenagers/students out of their Guns and Roses Tee-shirt, into something that will not offend their Granny.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> By the time she considers her own outfit, the budget has shrunk to nigh invisible. Thank goodness for charity shops is all Beryl and Jane can say. This Phase Eight dress cost £20, and was clearly bought for a special occasion, probably worn once and then donated. Every year Phase Eight do a version of this dress, as clearly it sells, for around £145. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKsxENkgWdRrwX49z3Dfka0qcl7sT80DRaNtm0X5zPsKdzKICICKTtPnj62hkFlVfMgodY6H57lhalbQ6ohFdM2xDeyOHBysKKiF6wkKZvOJMjRCgc-_6nAHIRkts31IRa0wDER4KOhizMTN9u5l84XO2INwwxrpX8SXmSZCWBZny4LvTT_Ytv9kGJCQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKsxENkgWdRrwX49z3Dfka0qcl7sT80DRaNtm0X5zPsKdzKICICKTtPnj62hkFlVfMgodY6H57lhalbQ6ohFdM2xDeyOHBysKKiF6wkKZvOJMjRCgc-_6nAHIRkts31IRa0wDER4KOhizMTN9u5l84XO2INwwxrpX8SXmSZCWBZny4LvTT_Ytv9kGJCQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hat, Foxwell and Moon, jacket, vintage, <br />jumpsuit, pre-loved Somerset by Alice Temperley £8, shoes, Anthropologie £70</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane is back in trews again but this time she has found herself a jumpsuit, in itself a marvel (as her dedicated followers will know). Not only that, but the majority of this outfit has come from the pre-loved department of her wardrobe. It must be said that there are vast reams of special occasion wear in a charity shop near you right now, most of it either completely unworn, or only once off the starting blocks. </span></div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1y1rUnDvnm3y1E_CCMsaoQzR9s07ffa-385dcDafPtFZuEJyUoiDB8-q-6jqxwnKvyY7YSuzstkgW9puV1n6GzSJbclH3vxiDvkjwBidNEJyZQatjS-cYf5w2jqpsD9v2bDY1urpf-BhKCbW_mpgn4ncuctrExSeehsnazUCixyxgGZxFwtYUKsXtGg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1y1rUnDvnm3y1E_CCMsaoQzR9s07ffa-385dcDafPtFZuEJyUoiDB8-q-6jqxwnKvyY7YSuzstkgW9puV1n6GzSJbclH3vxiDvkjwBidNEJyZQatjS-cYf5w2jqpsD9v2bDY1urpf-BhKCbW_mpgn4ncuctrExSeehsnazUCixyxgGZxFwtYUKsXtGg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dress DKNY, £45, TK Maxx, Hobbs shoes £108, Swindon outlet,<br /> Dune handbag £85 </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;">If Beryl were asked to a wedding at short notice </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">(this can happen as she seems to be on everyone's C list) she might dig out this crisp, spotty cotton DKNY dress from TK Maxx. She has borrowed a charming hat (made by Jane) and is sporting a delicious pair of Hobbs shoes from the outlet in Swindon. Looking at it now, she suddenly wants a cerise handbag and a pink hat. Jane's got nothing to do at the moment, she is sure that she could could whip one up by tea-time, if she only would pull her thumb out. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGUbQjMCjM8S44B3dl4gkxmBWfJw3ux-rh4G5xvWPRmv16lcOcYCutYMN5njOH7DOXIlr0RhfMRyZY2qUH0ercdcw-SS_x16eCg_5fAiOu0fPl2Yq6FkPLpsvNsiTS93y4ba0ncdZbVVS9e3pB5Z_wGM3zHCUL6M9MXPUt9oZmCAVzml26a2U4JG3hHQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGUbQjMCjM8S44B3dl4gkxmBWfJw3ux-rh4G5xvWPRmv16lcOcYCutYMN5njOH7DOXIlr0RhfMRyZY2qUH0ercdcw-SS_x16eCg_5fAiOu0fPl2Yq6FkPLpsvNsiTS93y4ba0ncdZbVVS9e3pB5Z_wGM3zHCUL6M9MXPUt9oZmCAVzml26a2U4JG3hHQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br />Hat, Foxwell and Moon, jacket, pre-loved Donna Karan, £25, dress,<br /> Libulela, £125</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is a dress which comes in the Very Much Loved department of Jane's wardrobe and was a star turn at her 50th birthday. Jane and Beryl are great believers in delving into dresses of yore and reusing them for all occasions, including weddings. Jane has updated it with an over-sized jacket. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you are off to a wedding this year, have a wonderful fun time, and don't forget to go as yourself. </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-80813589925099081182022-01-28T12:45:00.000-08:002022-01-28T12:45:27.323-08:00Jane and Beryl's New year style resolutions <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSq_cqyc7F0P0I9qifxJ0mL-HZmEtmbFe7GlaTpSPXAbo2UlUwPkmYWYGw_JJ5EM9VANf6j8tHEGZWsClo8CYNmCTlW8R9g0P1kVYUwJqlEKJzw1Kw2ExN-kzzATOoPSwlRRfFHs_WZ2Q/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSq_cqyc7F0P0I9qifxJ0mL-HZmEtmbFe7GlaTpSPXAbo2UlUwPkmYWYGw_JJ5EM9VANf6j8tHEGZWsClo8CYNmCTlW8R9g0P1kVYUwJqlEKJzw1Kw2ExN-kzzATOoPSwlRRfFHs_WZ2Q/w480-h640/0-14.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Beryl Hobbs coat sale £279, Jane Preloved Kestra of London coat £40</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> </div><h1><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red;">Happy New Year!</span></h1><h1><span style="color: red;">Jane and Beryl are not the gals for a resolution in the usual way of things: they don't smoke, they hardly drink, and the dieting rarely makes it beyond week two. So what to give up and what to embrace? It could be said that they both love shopping a tad too much and ought to make the best of what they have. Here's how they plan to do it... </span></h1></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b> Go for dopamine colour </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmhd489KtfNudr_h3FWzUcIjnke8yoiPuSXUY4wpY1yW6ZZy9cm9TAXuyn-0rA-j3_LSTsHcnQxa1rRcDyxuD6Mdq03Z3-zAhrWxMJU-xay3PrpsuBfUzTJvjRmltKCk17fy7vtwuZ5HP/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3813" data-original-width="2858" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmhd489KtfNudr_h3FWzUcIjnke8yoiPuSXUY4wpY1yW6ZZy9cm9TAXuyn-0rA-j3_LSTsHcnQxa1rRcDyxuD6Mdq03Z3-zAhrWxMJU-xay3PrpsuBfUzTJvjRmltKCk17fy7vtwuZ5HP/w480-h640/IMG_6769.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Boots Pull and Bear £12 TK Maxx, Trousers Kitri, sale £88 (this season) <br /> Monsoon charity shop top £3, cardi (this season) </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div> A concerned person, once asked Beryl if she owned any sensible clothing? 'Don't be ridiculous' replied an appalled Beryl, what would I want those for? The same applies to colour, no this would not be nicer in grey. You have to excuse her now, she wants to get back to her colouring. <br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><span><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wear forgotten gems</span></h1><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFyRl4PasrXjRtAGBg4rHBz9Kmqca-Ongz3yBNnE7UebCiD_eFPrk6SVtO11rB6AaXBIUSmrpjuZPW4pi9Uob8VhVt6pfNbsSMEPRtzw5ZHdsSeGQ47sqFL7ajlwfMVIu7mIbNvIJEKU0/"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFyRl4PasrXjRtAGBg4rHBz9Kmqca-Ongz3yBNnE7UebCiD_eFPrk6SVtO11rB6AaXBIUSmrpjuZPW4pi9Uob8VhVt6pfNbsSMEPRtzw5ZHdsSeGQ47sqFL7ajlwfMVIu7mIbNvIJEKU0/w480-h640/0-9.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Shirt, Anthropologie, £120, cords, Everlane, £65</div><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl, like most women, have items at the back of their wardrobes that lurk largely unworn, sniggering at them and muttering, "Silly cow, why did you buy me?" Well, be quiet, for this season, Jane and Beryl are ousting these - wear it or give it a new life elsewhere, that's their motto.</span></div><div><span><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Put on their glad rags </b></span></div><div><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5t7sNQ6PGrUSthjq0685qJsPvdsrsAk9Y4E_A0BT4PT-3Mmhyp1U2ucqRY2FhmsrHP71eD_WAYoGrMHSNXh0ZdIwfBI1fX6FkkJyPzES_w26pvhiPo1T3R71A419bdFB5-RviH4dcjxM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="809" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5t7sNQ6PGrUSthjq0685qJsPvdsrsAk9Y4E_A0BT4PT-3Mmhyp1U2ucqRY2FhmsrHP71eD_WAYoGrMHSNXh0ZdIwfBI1fX6FkkJyPzES_w26pvhiPo1T3R71A419bdFB5-RviH4dcjxM/w421-h640/0-11.jpg" width="421" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress, £25, coat, £20, both vintage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Beryl and Jane have decided to be hopelessly over dressed at all times. What is the point of keeping things for Sunday best, or waiting for the party that never comes? Get it out there, say Jane and Beryl. Jane has always advocated that if you want something to feel like an occasion, dress for an occasion. </div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></div></span></div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Wear wacky combos</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8Q0w2DkKyy_u1nIsS0EZp3pKlpaTO8tMF-j3QGB4acI7-OtPzkwGJYgyr8oJOvR2HcVFhjHU3wPAtV1qOmgIaimNMJ1cQbvuDyREdkbx-8FfycU8hMdsw4xqjsjdWcf4sE40mEZA0A8e/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2131" data-original-width="1645" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8Q0w2DkKyy_u1nIsS0EZp3pKlpaTO8tMF-j3QGB4acI7-OtPzkwGJYgyr8oJOvR2HcVFhjHU3wPAtV1qOmgIaimNMJ1cQbvuDyREdkbx-8FfycU8hMdsw4xqjsjdWcf4sE40mEZA0A8e/w493-h640/IMG_6821.jpeg" width="493" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Jumper, Eribe, £179, net skirt, White Coco, £79</td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The other day Beryl was watching her favourite programme, Call The Midwife, when the redoubtable Miss Higgins, played by the marvellous Georgie Glen, appeared in her serviceable suit and demure hat. Beryl suddenly remembered that when she was a child, this was indeed what most women of a certain age wore, this was the uniform associated with 'being past it.' </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Thankfully times have changed, and we can now wear what we darn well please. So Beryl's resolution is to mix it up, to wear her Fair Isle jumper with a net skirt and gold boots, <br /> to keep experimenting and boldly try new ideas and combinations. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeayoJkZasL0LcCKyJ83u3-E5JOhShJRHVyjaf9aHIPOZWTnp3KpOp2unCfFYQusOcHr65Kv7_CaojLZD5V1m48fUMdhaJp5qcNOpjtrtqlypno-_tqyuo_G6lstGPQ3Ll1GrPOCxt8nq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="726" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeayoJkZasL0LcCKyJ83u3-E5JOhShJRHVyjaf9aHIPOZWTnp3KpOp2unCfFYQusOcHr65Kv7_CaojLZD5V1m48fUMdhaJp5qcNOpjtrtqlypno-_tqyuo_G6lstGPQ3Ll1GrPOCxt8nq/w400-h398/tumblr_pqdui0bORO1s9v611o1_1280.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><b>Ditch Miss Higgins's sensible shoes</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;">Nothing ages a woman more than a dated pair of shoes, say Jane and Beryl. Many a fine dress is ruined by dodgy hooves. If your trotters have turned to feet of clay, then go via the plimsoll or comfy stompy boot route. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzuutijbRRazw6dxNkSmXVlUBE4l4s8wJ1Yq2efF_NtbA6tXPIo5oDW38826OixDGdMQjenXoxRoyYs9QhlSEctU3OSdYeAZEe45ToVjJy0dmhFS7XkXOi6bLFivKvDD7s5qjkaBNJOHw/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzuutijbRRazw6dxNkSmXVlUBE4l4s8wJ1Yq2efF_NtbA6tXPIo5oDW38826OixDGdMQjenXoxRoyYs9QhlSEctU3OSdYeAZEe45ToVjJy0dmhFS7XkXOi6bLFivKvDD7s5qjkaBNJOHw/w480-h640/IMG_6923.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Vegan boots, M and S, £49.99, dress, vintage Jenny Packham, jumper, charity shop £6 </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Clear out their knicker drawers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOx3xMm5mDBcD60RyeWhyphenhyphen7exBFDEPeTgPkTmy2fKQaXNPc5A8JkMdu3h3QAgqcZ2vbWxdfK5mnr5ln5oZogk9X_O-3W4o1lYHr03ipT-LZnSf3mcAKcQNWx47gybQwKL72cAsH5Agpbap/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="1058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOx3xMm5mDBcD60RyeWhyphenhyphen7exBFDEPeTgPkTmy2fKQaXNPc5A8JkMdu3h3QAgqcZ2vbWxdfK5mnr5ln5oZogk9X_O-3W4o1lYHr03ipT-LZnSf3mcAKcQNWx47gybQwKL72cAsH5Agpbap/w552-h640/0-7.jpg" width="552" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bra, Fantasie, £44, dressing gown, £5, charity shop</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Women of Britain! This is Jane and Beryl's call to arms, or rather undies. The nation's knickers need reappraising. Aging bodies means changing bodies in Jane and Beryl's experience, so the delightful whisps of silk and lace which once graced their forms are no longer of use. Knickers they bought in their twenties are no longer cutting the mustard, but are in fact cutting them in half. They like Triumph pants (expensive, but worth it) as they do not roll down, and Jane has found a good selection in Matalan. Beryl is a fan of George at Asda for a bigger knicker.</div><br /><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Love the pre-loved</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v9HATEgonpX8O8rMLnbQ-qY-XQ_okBYIliWPyzDbu7uinWzY_AcFZxj2CdWN_HK5G54h8DaivPAutzIEwH61b6V_wEbRRl8eLUGTbqskwFV1-yHCi4-cWmb7P_PbDizG2qWOub9416Li/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v9HATEgonpX8O8rMLnbQ-qY-XQ_okBYIliWPyzDbu7uinWzY_AcFZxj2CdWN_HK5G54h8DaivPAutzIEwH61b6V_wEbRRl8eLUGTbqskwFV1-yHCi4-cWmb7P_PbDizG2qWOub9416Li/w480-h640/0-10.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress £15, hat £3, both from charity shops, <br />vintage 1940s bag £35, shoes Elia B £59<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">If Beryl and Jane have one serious intent for 2022, it is to promote the buying and wearing of second hand clothes. Confront Jane and Beryl with a £1 rail, and it is like watching two highly trained truffle pigs in action. It is hard to describe the joy of finding a Hermes scarf for £1.50 if the whole second hand thing is not your bag.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Britain has a vibrant charity shop sector, where lots of eco friendly goodies can be found. Young people have really got on board with this. If you are still apprehensive about the dodgy smell or lack of shopping experience, pick a dress agency where things are smartly displayed and curated. </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>If buying new, throw money at it</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhieVBCgp-EoBD42prMdasvvAVsLPeb0BRPze5ju58wl8uaK47OoTjY6aG0jIsNhcatPHIWI9sf_hsz6ZB68W8XgN64qXBxTqritnAhpQBIhbvzcARbP1qJYL2EOyiRkCEp3V9ZLEBt_pAMjU56BFHV5F7T4kh5eKNTtCXiYD6JHIHDSiGxGolVBHMexg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhieVBCgp-EoBD42prMdasvvAVsLPeb0BRPze5ju58wl8uaK47OoTjY6aG0jIsNhcatPHIWI9sf_hsz6ZB68W8XgN64qXBxTqritnAhpQBIhbvzcARbP1qJYL2EOyiRkCEp3V9ZLEBt_pAMjU56BFHV5F7T4kh5eKNTtCXiYD6JHIHDSiGxGolVBHMexg=w517-h640" width="517" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coat, Oofwear, half price, £137</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><h1><span style="font-weight: normal;">For all their good intentions, Jane and Beryl are inevitably going to be tempted from the primrose path on occasion and break out into a new purchase - they are only human. </span></h1></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When this dark moment occurs and they flagellate themselves for their feckless behaviour, they try to confine themselves to something that is really a heritage or statement buy. So it will last for years and attract a lot of attention, two things Jane and Beryl love. This usually means spending a bit more money. However, the canny shopper can often fulfil these criteria by getting a bargain sale item. Jane's pink coat is a case in point: she'll be wearing this at 80. </span></h1></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Only get the new garment fix once a month</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdos5rS387rBcl3ctrTK2Jhglt-aZgMb5rjnUMY3MPNYvPzjf4UCUeH1bAvDED4sBG9kluPq_47yDb0VM9W8n_6pU2L5uVpBUtEC0-VA1LAMWn5vT_ZwX-AzCqwzdG9FxE5A8enG4Pnfac/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdos5rS387rBcl3ctrTK2Jhglt-aZgMb5rjnUMY3MPNYvPzjf4UCUeH1bAvDED4sBG9kluPq_47yDb0VM9W8n_6pU2L5uVpBUtEC0-VA1LAMWn5vT_ZwX-AzCqwzdG9FxE5A8enG4Pnfac/w480-h640/0-6.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Luella dress £84, gold boots Zara £49</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Beryl has pledged to only buy one <u>new</u> garment a month this year, which will be a challenge for the self-confessed spendthrift. She is also going to make sterling attempts to wear only natural fibres. At the moment she is lying miserably face down in a darkened room, wondering quite what she has done. Jane, who enjoys being superior, claims to have done this last year, with no ill effect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pictured here, is the last posh frock of 2021, with co-ordinating gold boots. On the upside, she is hoping that her 12 garments (still a goodly amount and excluding bras, knickers and nighties) will be chosen with greater care. Good Luck in 2020. Jane and Beryl are always delighted to hear your comments. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><p></p></div>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-61807867213200666272021-11-28T15:55:00.000-08:002021-11-28T15:55:26.534-08:00Jane and Beryl in 'The trouble with trends"<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9v7pEgwMz7axyiDuoblAp1TnZHYB_0OvK2o_EEvHOTtK7SIXnxmAgXzL_szGMNHmUWSUwSsYOvubXslyJn3k1fI06LkYtU1p6aOk4ztPOBA-qBVsQPYPxwXRzJbRcVvA5v680WXhMsv-/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9v7pEgwMz7axyiDuoblAp1TnZHYB_0OvK2o_EEvHOTtK7SIXnxmAgXzL_szGMNHmUWSUwSsYOvubXslyJn3k1fI06LkYtU1p6aOk4ztPOBA-qBVsQPYPxwXRzJbRcVvA5v680WXhMsv-/w480-h640/IMG_6792.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Coat, charity shop, £20, dress, Ghost from Jane's wardrobe, boots, likewise</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">This week our gals' mission, should they choose to accept it, is to create this season's looks from the wonderful world of second-hand clothing and their own overstuffed wardrobes. 'Where is the fun in that,' they hear you cry? Well, lots actually, and Jane and Beryl are out to prove that most so called "trends", can be whipped up without any recourse to fast fashion. </span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">The Colour Block (above)</span></span></h2><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When you love an outfit, you just love an outfit, no matter what the fashionistas tell you is the latest 'in' thing. It is gratifying, however, when the two coincide and that is just the case with Jane's simply red ensemble. The fashion press tell us that it is a sure fire way to lengthen your silhouette and <span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">therefore instantly shed a few pounds blah, blah, blah; by a happy combination of smoke and mirrors, it does indeed seem to have had that effect on Jane, who looks somewhat slimmer than she actually is IRL. Pass the cake, says Jane, we'll soon put a stop to that.</span></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Kilt</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEMuKgbolqhdskCzD_aqf-9qx95RqLcSAf-hoclaOrsLf6EcEo4atu8umT2nFrLILhaQ0DUITvfBv8YZIG2wZz0kcIGwyDx5ANyivfoWljc0CQ6asS9nkjiJQHnkvISsv24p046bbSbtG/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEMuKgbolqhdskCzD_aqf-9qx95RqLcSAf-hoclaOrsLf6EcEo4atu8umT2nFrLILhaQ0DUITvfBv8YZIG2wZz0kcIGwyDx5ANyivfoWljc0CQ6asS9nkjiJQHnkvISsv24p046bbSbtG/w480-h640/IMG_6321.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Pure wool Fair Isle jumper by Eribe of Scotland (new gift), <br />Jane's vintage Jaeger kilt, £7, boots Zara via TK Maxi, £17 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Always a sucker for fashion, our Beryl's got a mad crush on anything Caledonian at the moment, checkered blankets, shortbread biscuits in the shape of Scottie dogs, Craig Brown who had 'made in Scotland 1960' tattooed on his bum,(sorry, too much information) but above all vintage kilts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> As far as Jane's concerned it's been a month of pure hell ever since Jean Campbell made a re-appearance in the Boden catalog! 'This look is called 'rural-regal,' Beryl huffs, tying a silk headscarf under her chin and striding away swinging her pleated plaid, into the gloaming of the Hampshire/Wiltshire borders. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'Give me strength,' mutters Jane. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Fuzzy Coats </span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp4cSQ8wotFg_FWDmNS3VDA6t6AQYQ6BkqWTUBgweAuXfirQJJ-Y2xuSdRhV2vuabqaAMh0hZVar7eBcN_mQ0YFLC9LSrc7su0ZCdF4W41MgNfJLwXKYsXe4yx8hve_rv4yIy5Lsdvhj_/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKp4cSQ8wotFg_FWDmNS3VDA6t6AQYQ6BkqWTUBgweAuXfirQJJ-Y2xuSdRhV2vuabqaAMh0hZVar7eBcN_mQ0YFLC9LSrc7su0ZCdF4W41MgNfJLwXKYsXe4yx8hve_rv4yIy5Lsdvhj_/w480-h640/IMG_6340.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Zara coat £20 and knitted skirt £7 both charity shop </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">When Jane had her colours done many moons ago, she was told that this particular shade of maroon was the most fetching on her of all the colours in the world. Who knew? However, as a fan of the furry coat in its myriad manifestations - pink, orange, red, leopard print etc etc - she is willing to go along with the colourists verdict when one such as this comes her way.</span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Animal print</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRhNZSJbJPTcNCEQrUUMJeuGP0VxgZRedePmhucU9U8xfMi7vnubjkhWxeCEoD313lmTiT2oCGTkJoUwrZEKRl5gXKaM817MtxcdKPApJNVtd18l9bFbIf7U8zph1X5XIRT5xrNCE7Qcl/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRhNZSJbJPTcNCEQrUUMJeuGP0VxgZRedePmhucU9U8xfMi7vnubjkhWxeCEoD313lmTiT2oCGTkJoUwrZEKRl5gXKaM817MtxcdKPApJNVtd18l9bFbIf7U8zph1X5XIRT5xrNCE7Qcl/w480-h640/IMG_6315.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />M&S dress for Sale £12, at the Phoenix Emporium, Salisbury </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> A little animal print goes a long way on a woman of a certain age, Beryl thinks? This revelation comes in a week where she turned up to <i>Keep Fat,</i> wearing a leopard print coat, sweater and sunglasses, only to be told she looked like Bette Linch of Corrie fame! Stung by this riposte, she feels it might be time to release a few of her finds back into the wild. </span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Fair Isle Knit</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6S0GpRdHqpT3-YYNGT6GdT6MDtUZNjM4oH94EQ3PTUL1PHEUKTKl-v_quFffIZELt-aXGC2mqIB8iE-S6dmBcSUfso_0NXx1OYyatnQ4oL4OgVYHePW-JTYu6qPaAJPk_0TFrlHCTxwx/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6S0GpRdHqpT3-YYNGT6GdT6MDtUZNjM4oH94EQ3PTUL1PHEUKTKl-v_quFffIZELt-aXGC2mqIB8iE-S6dmBcSUfso_0NXx1OYyatnQ4oL4OgVYHePW-JTYu6qPaAJPk_0TFrlHCTxwx/w480-h640/IMG_6331.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Pink cardi Beacon Cove, Brora Cardi £60 </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In keeping with her Highland fantasy, Beryl is also in love with the Fair Isle knit. That's all we need, thinks Jane, Beryl mincing about like a short, swarthy, dumpy version of Miss Jean Brodie. Here, she wears two second hand cardigans, both lambswool, the blue one from Brora and the pink one from Beacon Cove. The trousers are a pink preloved wide legged woolly number of Jane's. But, oh dear, they seem to have formed themselves into some sort of Walrus ear flap, in Beryl's front lady garden. Beryl's not best pleased. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Androgenous Dresser</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUgD2sPH-AOL-pSBURyyaayELkR0g1nJVv3Y5JmoM-pBAplODtk-0KRfmQo0PfkhFIGaTY-JQb9pFhQa0VnRBgqIhV7abcaSQzLnUwhATBGddfn1hBHjRFlCUvBP5mmw63Pg4MtXV47U_/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUgD2sPH-AOL-pSBURyyaayELkR0g1nJVv3Y5JmoM-pBAplODtk-0KRfmQo0PfkhFIGaTY-JQb9pFhQa0VnRBgqIhV7abcaSQzLnUwhATBGddfn1hBHjRFlCUvBP5mmw63Pg4MtXV47U_/w480-h640/IMG_6355.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Blouse, Jo's Dressing Room, Trowbridge, £20,<br />trousers, Mariela, from Jane's wardrobe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just as Jane gets known for particularly disliking something (as in 'Jane loathes animal print') you can bet your bell bottomed dollar that she will suddenly decide that she actually loves it after all. So here she is in a bestial blouse. She has no excuses, except that this is a personality trait and as such, not a jot can be done about it. She wears it with her late father's wool waistcoat and trousers from at least seven years ago, for the full Annie Hall look. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Maxi dress and boot combo</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbEILih13mlAHMVGJc0osvyKW8P35EEWrwPu72BxGUAbBT2ZK5iADl76vUseg_v5ill8WYZxIyVHAKGXL9fwiYvcyZQfZedPzPO8Jnh9Q5H-YogPD_VzpckDongXVTKjov-np9lzc5lrF/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbEILih13mlAHMVGJc0osvyKW8P35EEWrwPu72BxGUAbBT2ZK5iADl76vUseg_v5ill8WYZxIyVHAKGXL9fwiYvcyZQfZedPzPO8Jnh9Q5H-YogPD_VzpckDongXVTKjov-np9lzc5lrF/w480-h640/IMG_6821.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dress by Daniel Rainn, £15, charity shop, boots, £120, by Gabor, <br />Second Hand Sunglasses by LK Bennett £60</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Maxi dresses and indeed midi dresses with big clumpy boots are, well... BIG this season. Beryl has done a quick straw poll of her mates and found that opinion is divided, but Bezza is smitten for good reason. The upside for the WOACA, these wide fitting booties from Gabor are like butter on her sad old arthritic plates of meat<i>. </i>Obviously, these are not second hand, but when it comes to foot comfort, Beryl is pretty sure that middle-aged women get a dispensation from the Pope. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Militaria</span></h2><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82vvm_RmNCGnb-d2KlYc3wlQhWv5pFf8yz3X_KDWjgZYDx6KE8frIBt-cBCwJbovZUaLLoMi4fjPnN1CngAno9zOo7_kWjf1v2JWi8N679zOuVsYri5pRsMA71_8699qf-QbfRxRo2DDc/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82vvm_RmNCGnb-d2KlYc3wlQhWv5pFf8yz3X_KDWjgZYDx6KE8frIBt-cBCwJbovZUaLLoMi4fjPnN1CngAno9zOo7_kWjf1v2JWi8N679zOuVsYri5pRsMA71_8699qf-QbfRxRo2DDc/w480-h640/IMG_6324.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Jacket, Foxtrot, Marlborough, second-hand, £45,<br /> trousers, £3, Hobbs via summer fete pre-loved stall</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane can never let a good idea go, and as militaria - in the fashion sense - never quite goes away, it's just as well. Her favourite jacket, aka The Nutcracker Jacket, always gets an airing whether 'on trend' or not though. Unfortunately, this year she finds that the buttons won't quite reach the buttonholes any more: what can have happened? It has obviously shrunk in the wash (again). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hopefully our gals have proved a point, that fashion can be found perfectly well amongst the preloved. Beryl and Jane are also wondering whether to re name this blog 'Fat Round The Middle' humm...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-48869486933289048982021-07-29T15:13:00.000-07:002021-07-29T15:13:18.526-07:00Summer Loving<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji42lQrU5Xyqwoi1f8aNxaRtRY4ufxHNArY8YDw4o2IwjsbOyfcLcB4b6sRjR9CBWl-YpUrwA9dH-nPIQXh3fNz-pulrYBDwaDs9eAOozu9zDIUrdYkrWpMt2eMMVKZvuBSH50X1HdO7d/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji42lQrU5Xyqwoi1f8aNxaRtRY4ufxHNArY8YDw4o2IwjsbOyfcLcB4b6sRjR9CBWl-YpUrwA9dH-nPIQXh3fNz-pulrYBDwaDs9eAOozu9zDIUrdYkrWpMt2eMMVKZvuBSH50X1HdO7d/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30G0v0iorLLCF9mIRtqWN54xjICFlyKr3B7FNwGk4ihSYPjGkGmDxnV8BcRplk7FTC9E2U7VdlRDlmSDFjrW2u6dTSfrlrAxEc5TZDPlqNqRfvf43VO3ZnLRqors5wE-tbg6EYd7Xfoju/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30G0v0iorLLCF9mIRtqWN54xjICFlyKr3B7FNwGk4ihSYPjGkGmDxnV8BcRplk7FTC9E2U7VdlRDlmSDFjrW2u6dTSfrlrAxEc5TZDPlqNqRfvf43VO3ZnLRqors5wE-tbg6EYd7Xfoju/w480-h640/IMG_5351.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">It's high summer in 'Blighty' and Jane and Beryl are out and about like a pair of menopausal Repunzels, finally liberated from the tower. The question is, what to wear in England, now that summer's </span><span style="color: red;">here? Our gals, tackle some summertime events, armed with the requisite clobber.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2CJXFttzB2n-HGRMMpVhASAISqHA9Xu4KgqIHV8vUKPlBSakqP9He4P_zpC8N_3DT3GnY1add6RtTJXeTovlwQK1-xVmj5qjQVr4XC_4lo-pgUkoGAnyMFav8u4BMy6ss8vavd2XjnX7/" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1271" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2CJXFttzB2n-HGRMMpVhASAISqHA9Xu4KgqIHV8vUKPlBSakqP9He4P_zpC8N_3DT3GnY1add6RtTJXeTovlwQK1-xVmj5qjQVr4XC_4lo-pgUkoGAnyMFav8u4BMy6ss8vavd2XjnX7/w397-h640/IMG_5545.jpeg" width="397" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ghost dress, past season, £169, hat, Helen Kaminski, £125, <br />bag, Orla Keily, £200, plimsolls, Tesco, £13</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First stop, dress numero uno. Jane and Beryl are simply lusting after the opportunity to ponce about in a frock and now is the moment. Beryl reminisces that some of the happiest days of her childhood were spent in nothing but a cotton dress and no knickers, but Jane is being firm with her about the pant situation. Here is Jane's favourite combo: a louche Ghost dress topped off with a straw hat, straw bag and plimmies, plus some very large Bridget Joneses. Jane is taking afternoon tea on the unlikely named Bahama Express which might be as hot as the Caribbean but is actually steaming through lovely Wiltshire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TBtmTsX9o0woNswuuRO-73HrqUbUx6kAxLUos7vVwsNgEZrGaCVVmg7SuGdxkf3xTrg_DmwgyOQPMs8s1YSnZht4hrJntbjp-BpWaN0nUfLKPA4mgyV1EfkI1bdOhiDbYcLvEs0GsZXE/" style="color: red; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6TBtmTsX9o0woNswuuRO-73HrqUbUx6kAxLUos7vVwsNgEZrGaCVVmg7SuGdxkf3xTrg_DmwgyOQPMs8s1YSnZht4hrJntbjp-BpWaN0nUfLKPA4mgyV1EfkI1bdOhiDbYcLvEs0GsZXE/w480-h640/IMG_5376.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DKNY dress £49, TK MAXX vintage hat £4, <br />vintage basket £10, Victoria pimps £39</td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Hello, hello, hello, what 'ave we 'ere? Is Beryl about to be arrested again at the Chalk Valley History Festival?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Not for crimes against style surely!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> Jane is refusing to bail Beryl out any more, as she is still traumatised from the occasion when she was mistaken for the notorious cat burglar, Shorty-The Fence. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">The trick with frockage, Beryl and Jane think, is to stick to the shape that truly suits you. Being an hourglass with a low centre of gravity, our Beryl looks best in a fit and flare, while the somewhat rectangular Jane favours a gently flowing dress, that gives definition to her waist. Beryl's dress has a forties feel and this season's polka dots to boot. Obviously Beryl's new chum has taken all this in at a glance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpZahw3pdflExBvk-G1l35-a54LpBojquajdQJNIZeEwf9ghyNnOO06a8w_JjOEm-soPo1hgcbER3lZN10HEh6vv5iCYixUzaVdrZsXR6tspm_Li9cyKJzvHzhuTBMc6ABMzeghOgvYAh/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgpZahw3pdflExBvk-G1l35-a54LpBojquajdQJNIZeEwf9ghyNnOO06a8w_JjOEm-soPo1hgcbER3lZN10HEh6vv5iCYixUzaVdrZsXR6tspm_Li9cyKJzvHzhuTBMc6ABMzeghOgvYAh/w480-h640/IMG_5636.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress, Ghost, £169, hat and shoes, as before</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Here is Jane in the same hat, same shoes, almost the same dress in a different colour which proves the tried and tested approach to frock style works. She has her thieving dabs on the nearest roller and had the Law not been so much in evidence (see above), she might have felt compelled to drive it away...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpODyB8NLQDEDF9_3R8bCLens4vi0qUu-poTpHWYN72v57OYv-hU06K5TtM6eSmkGC3jCk6ayTfqB04EhSRrwCf5fhaEpOk5S2IhDii9kbY-jdLTVKAtHONKz852o-oHJO8atnheiXQDh/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="450" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFpODyB8NLQDEDF9_3R8bCLens4vi0qUu-poTpHWYN72v57OYv-hU06K5TtM6eSmkGC3jCk6ayTfqB04EhSRrwCf5fhaEpOk5S2IhDii9kbY-jdLTVKAtHONKz852o-oHJO8atnheiXQDh/w365-h640/IMG_5351.jpeg" width="365" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boden dress £108</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">Beryl is now warming to this subject, and is in danger of waxing lyrical about the summer frock, but is there truly anything nicer to wear on a beautiful summers day, than a fine sustainable cotton lawn? She now spits out the word 'polyester', rather in the way her mother </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">used to speak of 'veneered furniture' as if it were something nasty stuck to the sole of her shoe. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXs9H5VMCGSUa6_n6iFAbrr6ZlohaPWhmLY84cSG9XJpBd2glm1aPNttPzYquvvGdlInuyuL1_zssKP6uHuaYo6gTXOh3aiNwrMISEa4IBbKf2MV11Y_bYScJuzItuqlOVz_WXE5RCtN6/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLXs9H5VMCGSUa6_n6iFAbrr6ZlohaPWhmLY84cSG9XJpBd2glm1aPNttPzYquvvGdlInuyuL1_zssKP6uHuaYo6gTXOh3aiNwrMISEa4IBbKf2MV11Y_bYScJuzItuqlOVz_WXE5RCtN6/w480-h640/IMG_5349.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top, Preloved French Connection, £3.50, trousers, Ghost, £99, <br />jumper, preloved Gerry Weber, £6, hat, as before, bag, vegan leather £13</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">But back to their true purpose scoffing in the NAAFI tea tent. Our duo had two trips to the CVHF this year as it was one of the few events open at the end of June, and Jane forsook the dress option for her favourite trouser and top ensemble. Jane has really discovered just how much she likes wearing pink and green this season: her blouse was a French Connection charity shop find (£3.50) and likewise the jumper by Gerry Weber (£6).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFTISoaA5ZU9qxv8LqN9qfSyDdwWOcwzLmzXOCTzQtJ18327PDGwMcPPE-hIVYCHGzqfdwKYm_5AYCi2oMve8ks8jja8uC3qp83DDkRoU8hdGBB7LZDAyaLY3DBn-Q_AZ9irc6JM87BbH/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8r1J9jNYfMTNg69WgLV9AvZCzqxE5OUG9zA19ZvtHa_SLFSlTJSLUHwAETkzVFL_lSU4OJbVWHQaRTuBGUzqzO5GPuAP9tSTioEqeF8a4CgCcZHpu390DG0SUItgjPS5Uyt2k66PMLF2/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8r1J9jNYfMTNg69WgLV9AvZCzqxE5OUG9zA19ZvtHa_SLFSlTJSLUHwAETkzVFL_lSU4OJbVWHQaRTuBGUzqzO5GPuAP9tSTioEqeF8a4CgCcZHpu390DG0SUItgjPS5Uyt2k66PMLF2/w512-h640/OMYJ8238.jpeg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ghost x M&S dress £89 (this season) espadrilles, Boden (this season)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFTISoaA5ZU9qxv8LqN9qfSyDdwWOcwzLmzXOCTzQtJ18327PDGwMcPPE-hIVYCHGzqfdwKYm_5AYCi2oMve8ks8jja8uC3qp83DDkRoU8hdGBB7LZDAyaLY3DBn-Q_AZ9irc6JM87BbH/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More tea, Vicar? Beryl has invited the local Garden club for tea and cucumber sandwiches on the lawn. Ringing the changes she tries a very pretty dress from The Ghost x M&S Collection. Beryl loves the fondant fancy pinkness of this confection. Oh dear, Beryl's obsession with cake is creeping into her clothing choices now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0rWdJDM-84j1WeVKINbL01sBlccKfFm-kvPDvEMRU6b_opdawU679otuUr9OQEcQk4hhNomky6cNg59Ke_3cWLm7THNZN4RM02jl69kTSh-UMtM11kZ7wwz4JHhs1jyRCN1oq-N0aDFF/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0rWdJDM-84j1WeVKINbL01sBlccKfFm-kvPDvEMRU6b_opdawU679otuUr9OQEcQk4hhNomky6cNg59Ke_3cWLm7THNZN4RM02jl69kTSh-UMtM11kZ7wwz4JHhs1jyRCN1oq-N0aDFF/w512-h640/XRFG8188.jpeg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress as before, vintage 1940s bag £39</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JgtMAl4ZtQiad26CdHXson9EwKf6dWo3fD43m5H5kTi442wwJZSabav9U40nKQ3CTdOxCr7VScY792BJVSeWS9huHBxdE2gjAhxbSYPOImwezMIiM2b2-YbJ06YCX3pAMU0hDrZ_WXli/" style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JgtMAl4ZtQiad26CdHXson9EwKf6dWo3fD43m5H5kTi442wwJZSabav9U40nKQ3CTdOxCr7VScY792BJVSeWS9huHBxdE2gjAhxbSYPOImwezMIiM2b2-YbJ06YCX3pAMU0hDrZ_WXli/w480-h640/0-71.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress, £40, coat, £69, both The White House Sale, <br />bag, £25, shoes and hat, as before<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jane's favoured criminal activity is clearly bent towards 'taking and driving away': this time it's a Bentley at The Grange, Northington, where Jane and Beryl have taken themselves for a night at the operetta, namely My Fair Lady. Jane is still in That Hat, but she is in what was sold to her as a beach dress, topped off with an evening coat plus the ubiquitous plimsolls. Can she get away with it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmASdpMdIXLLZybjkwn3SE4nhXslsev-U22tFA0fJvmoUahhilejgH1taIR9mw_fog3f3zsaU6b26uzWLDTpOJypyUXZVy4j2VcXYlwg8xkI2IJdAQ-leqbDh80hcVT-cuxmxlkpdVNMwU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmASdpMdIXLLZybjkwn3SE4nhXslsev-U22tFA0fJvmoUahhilejgH1taIR9mw_fog3f3zsaU6b26uzWLDTpOJypyUXZVy4j2VcXYlwg8xkI2IJdAQ-leqbDh80hcVT-cuxmxlkpdVNMwU/w589-h640/0-70.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicp9GNN7prkQToi5yzTgVT_GjzmQTW86H-rozgML00JpPWW8Ub_-SIB7R0pLVQjIsJOfs9DwdF-2O5P-nGjmisOOQyxKyv917sd0WfHOkZ_JfKlSS2dCbg9a0OeU2geu3WZQEFiA3v2Yg3/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1842" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicp9GNN7prkQToi5yzTgVT_GjzmQTW86H-rozgML00JpPWW8Ub_-SIB7R0pLVQjIsJOfs9DwdF-2O5P-nGjmisOOQyxKyv917sd0WfHOkZ_JfKlSS2dCbg9a0OeU2geu3WZQEFiA3v2Yg3/w576-h640/IMG_5482.jpeg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Charity shop hat £3, Dress Danial Rainn £15, basket as before Shoes Elia B £65</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, Beryl has turned up to the Grange in a £15 charity shop dress, which she is beginning to regret as the evening commences, and she realises that people are wearing the poshest clothes she has ever seen. Silk gowns, DJs and boaters abound. This vague feeling of discomfiture abates however as the auditorium warms up with the proximity of so many happy theatre-goers, and a distinctly pungent aroma begins to rise up from the audience. Beryl is at first confused: what might this be? And then up from the dim and distant recesses of her memory and grandad's wardrobe came the solution... mothballs! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav3bMikPGoacJ8ZNa_c6dzl8i907Rz4l7Q0-L_JPkOyLTEkRoilhGuYKWjcQX5horVP_crigQ71s7oABdGwRn_FUQWynfcwIAQDynvu_Ah5lF3-gxhiE_xCXBX-25lMztJ3PDTCQoMtFQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav3bMikPGoacJ8ZNa_c6dzl8i907Rz4l7Q0-L_JPkOyLTEkRoilhGuYKWjcQX5horVP_crigQ71s7oABdGwRn_FUQWynfcwIAQDynvu_Ah5lF3-gxhiE_xCXBX-25lMztJ3PDTCQoMtFQ/w483-h640/0-69.jpg" width="483" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jane wears: Somerset by Alice Temperley dress, £130, shoes, Jigsaw, £89<br />Beryl wears: top, preloved Monsoon, skirt, Anthropologie, £140</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">The final event of Jane and Beryl's summer before they flee the county for their hols chez Cornwall is their very own art exhibition. The day dawned inclement, which they were secretly quite pleased about as no-one wants to discuss art when feeling unpleasantly warm and sticky. Jane reverted to another go-to several seasons old dress, while Beryl found this gorgeous bobby dazzler of a skirt, to team with a preloved £2.99 top - always a joy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></div></span><p></p>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-56316630864064883902021-05-05T12:06:00.001-07:002021-05-06T00:15:15.981-07:00Pink Ladies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhqkky0JUwgdMAfLAvjBZUYOAWb3U7RkdTOND6SWhf3FSR0q3RiuyJIfOgN57K1nesLPRYfL4V-gPY21jUUHBdndKzOtUgQFTCqCVekDJmzk676HjThkCbBb40_QSDn5ZhwXoKLdb8YFr/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1518" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhqkky0JUwgdMAfLAvjBZUYOAWb3U7RkdTOND6SWhf3FSR0q3RiuyJIfOgN57K1nesLPRYfL4V-gPY21jUUHBdndKzOtUgQFTCqCVekDJmzk676HjThkCbBb40_QSDn5ZhwXoKLdb8YFr/w475-h640/IMG_4922.jpeg" width="475" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div><div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section" style="background-color: white;"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Jane and Beryl's collective favourite colour is hot in more ways than one this year and given its marvellous mood-enhancing, jelly and blancmange, happiness, is that any surprise to anyone? Here is our gals' dispensable guide to wearing the rose-tinted hue. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiallkDSO4brcmAbrY4Db7B1As6NsyS-k32To6NGkIPmXkX6lORmUpu2zqWzQ-x564M5I0USTbyUR9nCn54aG87jqIcZbGiEl0m6HTObaCZbjyUzrfMj9yuGUMZiEkyb3yizatltpT65iX8/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiallkDSO4brcmAbrY4Db7B1As6NsyS-k32To6NGkIPmXkX6lORmUpu2zqWzQ-x564M5I0USTbyUR9nCn54aG87jqIcZbGiEl0m6HTObaCZbjyUzrfMj9yuGUMZiEkyb3yizatltpT65iX8/w480-h640/IMG_5011.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress, Boden £108, espadrilles, £80 (both this season)</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> </span><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Cheating perhaps, but for the pink-prevaricators out there Beryl suggests a garment in which pink has a charming walk on part, rather than the leading role. One of Beryl's many character weaknesses, sigh... is that she has a low boredom threshold. Highly patterned frocks therefore provide myriad potential combinations for her butterfly mind. Thus, she has lined up all her coloured jackets, cardis and this season's splurge, pink espadrilles, to wear with her Boden shirt-waister. </span></span><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Voila! Inky Pinky Parlez Vous</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTAox4Zr1-GqM0z_GQJ6CbRZ9XKXyPB3HjYpCxGV7cwhfyHsrK_yzZG6_SEWIO6dVLYerqoLUtLQvfOsfYrMNGbtcCRspLSVYZbvhdJqZC1Dcr3Q_BU3j83LAutJllAvbYq_pO-uDnYxv/w480-h640/IMG_4992.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink coat, half price in the Hambledon sale £160<br />trousers, home made, Phillip Hog shoes £40, The White House Designers sale </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">What on earth is Jane doing buying a winter coat in spring, you may well ask? Jane asked herself this question over and over again as she was parting with her cash, but OMG what a fabulous purchase it has turned out to be, not only working out at a bargainous Cost Per Wear in this frosty weather-but-I-must-sit-outside-for-a-cup-of-tea type scenario but turning heads too. And that's all down to the colour, as it would be quite an ordinary coat in say, navy (oh, yes, Jane has that one too...).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTAox4Zr1-GqM0z_GQJ6CbRZ9XKXyPB3HjYpCxGV7cwhfyHsrK_yzZG6_SEWIO6dVLYerqoLUtLQvfOsfYrMNGbtcCRspLSVYZbvhdJqZC1Dcr3Q_BU3j83LAutJllAvbYq_pO-uDnYxv/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4H9F49A0Z6BRjFXxyxSw6FFHaFPgE_huYJOMY29SBYefM5HexXctBpNifzqRDYsRRPey3Sxb-iLJC04zNSDHVZcMvBNqErHY_xWRz8yc0skjxas9wdD2NtcBjp_nUDQMkU2rxZt7GXFa/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4H9F49A0Z6BRjFXxyxSw6FFHaFPgE_huYJOMY29SBYefM5HexXctBpNifzqRDYsRRPey3Sxb-iLJC04zNSDHVZcMvBNqErHY_xWRz8yc0skjxas9wdD2NtcBjp_nUDQMkU2rxZt7GXFa/w480-h640/IMG_5020.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">Dress French Connection £49 sale, blazer H&M sale rail</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"> and Natural World plimsoles, both this season<span style="color: #0000ee;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">If you were considering the purchase of a pink item, Beryl and Jane suggest dipping your immaculate pink-shellaced toe in the water with a jacket, shirt or cardigan. M&S can normally be relied upon to produce a pink linen shirt, that looks charming on pretty much any woman in Britain - although this year Jane bought hers for £6 from a charity shop: result! Just as well, the M&S version is rather coral this season, not a shade our gals prefer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c-H-uGlVHH5Byaf6f4inrtWca0douLst8vdhBkPV7u1KGEMNUlcieI2W8cr6lVYCTF5hECgVrS-eOgtSwmZzvYKg0Dnof1GAI7Hgg-rLU5FqyLuuklH-4mMSDSkLCPDaSIaeRdUq8MI6/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6c-H-uGlVHH5Byaf6f4inrtWca0douLst8vdhBkPV7u1KGEMNUlcieI2W8cr6lVYCTF5hECgVrS-eOgtSwmZzvYKg0Dnof1GAI7Hgg-rLU5FqyLuuklH-4mMSDSkLCPDaSIaeRdUq8MI6/w480-h640/IMG_4961.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jane in her charity shop M&S shirt £6,<br /> Gap jeans £40, and the pink coat as above</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnLtHVQHwDeF6Asd1UzgxBCIuAl9-x0XWXNdAtoMoT6MMAoboTAlb-bKe8nF1bDSAL5E4Iv12aBTBhsH1r69FI2ux1YDxV6QFMaVITi_zPTmqXAIACKvxgTB3rkb4Z_tokgXx4Piu76Gl/" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnLtHVQHwDeF6Asd1UzgxBCIuAl9-x0XWXNdAtoMoT6MMAoboTAlb-bKe8nF1bDSAL5E4Iv12aBTBhsH1r69FI2ux1YDxV6QFMaVITi_zPTmqXAIACKvxgTB3rkb4Z_tokgXx4Piu76Gl/w480-h640/IMG_5018.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Past season Somerset by Alice Temperley jumpsuit £99,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> blazer and shoes as before, bag past gift. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Beryl's, AKA Bezza's, star pink buy, is a linen and cotton rose-pink blazer found on the H&M sale rail for £12, (she swapped out the cheap button for a beauty from her Granny's button box), weirdly this seems to go with everything! She immediately rummaged for a matching pair of pink trousers, but sadly none were to be found. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdZIHR3NB1seJ4Dgbgw5QUOLGTOwe1u6fo8GWKVEvfNeqeYlWbIDTGXY79oeXyBC1jm0Hr8uvZS7m6TDvSqyNzDZWkepY6Ln_huhjM4a9vu9ojE7BsegBRHTH07K-wz1L9sV8EF3wHYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_4948.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ghost dress £165</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Shopping in their own wardrobes - and each others - is still a top favourite of Jane and Beryl's: they find all sorts of things they had forgotten about. Jane bought this dress just before she was unable to actually wear it anywhere, so it really is new and she is itching to get it out in the world. Any takers?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2f_Sw1jVWQBxUEuIfXifWkvHDKxEP9z0_DoKifIkJXKXvRfcQHye5uPNnzpdGptBa5cEf-f50sTfSS4ymJj3oaHpCENkd-GTy6FdSRqPzTOVhMw92jPbgbAb6BWtS0suhqb68jdht7In/w480-h640/IMG_4983.jpeg" width="480" /></a>Fallen blossom in Trengwainton Garden, Penzance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJWiluMkzdn9RaTH8TDhx7kpzY3IfRz40fnlYMozd1DDLvNS6YPyjl9hIN1nmKStskIsf7OmLK8fRHaIDhVzuK1cmx_81NNJMYKTJ4KkWnsveIgLX2lSzpLTjTRKPBdChAV90YeSKzZcj/w480-h640/IMG_5016.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Dress preloved Ghost £50, boots TK Maxx £12, Dylon Pod £5 Wilko </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Beryl has never dyed anything before in her life, but filled with the spirit of adventure she decided to dye a beautiful unworn pre-loved cream Ghost dress that she acquired recently, on the grounds that posh cream frocks are a tad unwearable. Quelle horreur! It emerged from the drum more raspberry ripple than berry coulis. Should she admit to failure? Not a bit of it; she has literally stuck her nose in the air and decided that it looks like a very expensive artisan dyed item. Worn here with pink metallic ankle boots. Shush, no one will ever know. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrMMCpBVpR7_ZRcwItRQf6n1hYp2k-UtT4w6nYT9jHKg6V059V20-fuqu75gMXidIkccdfVaR4ak0URXhk_Mvo54jOLmzxclLyNFqLRjHszXeGvJD05F2saVgO1RDDO2lu5mivPNB0C8x/w480-h640/IMG_5019.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preloved coatigan £25, H&M palazzo pants £15,<br /> Monsoon shell pink top £30, all past seasons</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/w480-h640/IMG_4913.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dressing gown, gift, trousers, Linea (vintage)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">The pale sister of the pink clan is sometimes forgotten in the hurly burly of all those super strong shades, but has a great place in the WOACA's wardrobe. Kind to aging skin tones, it can light up the face and has that vintage look referencing the 20s and 30s so beloved by Jane and Beryl - lets face it, it's the nearest they are going to get to those far off numbers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUkBtZUHw_hJajC644mmoEirBjKR1DQ7xnnen5jaXoF20jkEkEwLnC7sRrSf9Vg3gmGrNWswIu7K7rcI1rQfB_D1AaY9iX1zu3SrFAFPr_261G4AxcAnaEXFiw0Wi6rDgMib_F3H7CUHp/w480-h640/IMG_4931.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coat, Zara, £69.99, pink and red striped shirt, pre-loved, <br />Jo's Dressing Room, £12, trousers, Marela, £150, all past seasons </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Jane loves a bit of fuchsia pink clashed with red, a show stopping colour combo if ever there was one. Not for the feint-hearted, she will admit, but nonetheless, one to lift the spirits on a dull day. Also good if you feel like referencing Coco the Clown. </span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOY395mW7fBmvYtCq_yH6OZ97ul1u1H9mCFmk7ZCRMjLOE85PQ8fVFH2vqGfbSJPOyS2JXUoE7SndZB6JKqsdTA8CW6VeUS-3FfDSuXrWMAZ1vnJsma-85Ju-NBrsDXb8Tkz59RfNfe0K/"><br /></a></div><p></p></div></div></div></div>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-87216614300001444212021-04-15T07:57:00.034-07:002021-04-18T14:54:59.097-07:00The spirit of spring <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEz3OAB7NT8WE5_iKThQUbzVc2XwUTxwwnb-E6Som-muVEF1FyDqCBEq9tr_NwSaS5qhQZNVPt8eXyhYD5fw57pwIyWz7vtMSEzS7_tBs9kHUE5dqPBPQtw4JD00UZZVaC4qlneSwF9C06/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="2048" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEz3OAB7NT8WE5_iKThQUbzVc2XwUTxwwnb-E6Som-muVEF1FyDqCBEq9tr_NwSaS5qhQZNVPt8eXyhYD5fw57pwIyWz7vtMSEzS7_tBs9kHUE5dqPBPQtw4JD00UZZVaC4qlneSwF9C06/w640-h630/IMG_4827+2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Tulip Garden, by Beryl White MFA</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl are champing at the bit to ditch anything elasticated and wear some actual joyous, grown up, mood-enhancing, lady-person clothes. You remember those, garments with cuffs, buttons and linings and hems. Spring is in the air, with its promise of better times to come, and our gals are grabbing any signs of positivity from crocuses to brightly coloured dresses, bought from, 'the world-wide-web', as Jane so quaintly insists on calling it, and now from real life shops on a real life high street. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg-kvLlQmR13KA_EfTqAKIYF_vlnLURSS11-zEOBakVjD-ZFLHLRgyNMB9oHMQSWJ-eC8eOr-55nMQu38Izh21o8skld_SLOClh4K9g1ljprIeZuWjuh1zmuYuMAx-3aWIx1-aDDV03x4/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBg-kvLlQmR13KA_EfTqAKIYF_vlnLURSS11-zEOBakVjD-ZFLHLRgyNMB9oHMQSWJ-eC8eOr-55nMQu38Izh21o8skld_SLOClh4K9g1ljprIeZuWjuh1zmuYuMAx-3aWIx1-aDDV03x4/w480-h640/IMG_4448.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dress, £43, Ghost (sale), boots, M&S, £72</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jane only really loves to shop on-line from her old favourites, and this is no exception as it hails from Ghost. Their charming virtual sale rail is usually full of XS and very little else, so imagine Jane's excitement when she found an L. She instantly ordered it... even though it was the dreaded shirt waister which makes her look like Sponge Bob ie. square. Of course, it was a mistake and had to go back, but full of springiness all for £43.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqXcJCUoY4ZVB2VFxd-yDsSVTu4QYuBlctbeGTdUJ7fymq97853Y7PXv45u6QiWKPoXhma9NLSrQZlkAdSCYlM7BkCEyl9HxVxeewtYzqmQFlBxIlZLMIi32PiVLF5aFnz1zChKHNnWxw/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqXcJCUoY4ZVB2VFxd-yDsSVTu4QYuBlctbeGTdUJ7fymq97853Y7PXv45u6QiWKPoXhma9NLSrQZlkAdSCYlM7BkCEyl9HxVxeewtYzqmQFlBxIlZLMIi32PiVLF5aFnz1zChKHNnWxw/w397-h640/IMG_4061.jpeg" width="397" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitty Midi dress £119 and pink Cassie espadrilles £80, both Boden <br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cue Beryl's shameless raid of the Boden catalog, no wonder Jonny Boden says hello personally when she logs in. </span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl</span> and Jane <span style="font-size: x-large;">reckon that most</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">women, by the time they are fifty-something, have worked out which dress shapes suit them, and what they like to wear. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl will nail her colours to the flag here, for she is a stumpy little hourglass, who likes a shirtdress. If you are in any doubt about your shape, or indeed your shape has changed, there is a great website called The Concept Wardrobe that helps determine your body shape and offers marvellous little silhouettes to keep you on the straight and narrow. </span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The eye likes balance, so our Bezza looks her best in a very voluminous shirt-waister. This dress is made from 100 per cent sustainable cotton, and wonder of wonder sits on her natural waist. She has ordered the other pattern way and is eyeing a third, if Jane does not restrain her in a half Nelson, first. </span></div></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBLlU5JIw5SwuC_quXNTFw1D-VerAiWBu8BzwizfEj2Jk3V1GOtiQeaiXXadsLIVbh-mY0-O83VC0BMe_R3BdITVSt_TeDbf195XG0fatQWzugCWQV2HdF399hQ6f9O3dfycSdm793ipu/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBLlU5JIw5SwuC_quXNTFw1D-VerAiWBu8BzwizfEj2Jk3V1GOtiQeaiXXadsLIVbh-mY0-O83VC0BMe_R3BdITVSt_TeDbf195XG0fatQWzugCWQV2HdF399hQ6f9O3dfycSdm793ipu/w480-h640/IMG_4550.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Shirt, £55, Ghost (sale), trousers, £80, Ghost (sale), jacket, pre-loved £25</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Once again as 2021 dawns ('We're actually a quarter of the way through it, Jane,' huffs Beryl. 'But we haven't written a blog since I don't know when,' retorts Jane, 'isn't this our first one of the year?'), Jane is trying to rein in her natural shopping urges and buy only second hand or sustainable kit. Last year, she had a modicum of success and only purchased six new items all year (smug face). This year, hmm, with all the restrictions on life in general, maybe this all time top score for Jane will not be beaten. However, she's off to a pretty good spring start by shopping her own wardrobe. Here, she finds her Ghost sale items - trousers and shirt - look rather spiffing with a really ancient pre-loved jacket. Get those clashing colours on the go, says Jane.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoHUgpASpPdjwGXDgV_rkXTXIurCjSFsuZUyi-SxniS8CFO6uHwlUdTbaEHLWaibIYQAmcGWjpj0C6FeJxLBJw7b2YTim5CBjEoq8vGIbvncCDFRCZVYgaK8k0TrY9MWDFviJAQBnJSwn/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSoHUgpASpPdjwGXDgV_rkXTXIurCjSFsuZUyi-SxniS8CFO6uHwlUdTbaEHLWaibIYQAmcGWjpj0C6FeJxLBJw7b2YTim5CBjEoq8vGIbvncCDFRCZVYgaK8k0TrY9MWDFviJAQBnJSwn/w640-h640/SDZH5187.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span style="color: #0000ee;"> </span>Boden dress £140, espadrilles £85, charity shop belt £1</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1lPwz5T8V6VvfxNKhyphenhyphenH_HQnSitB38qWBbO26wWkgoTdkwl_UDJ6c57FDzsthPMm7cV1DSoCLWwddlFS7VZ6Tfx1EqF4Tx9TZTGnYQSVqvsLGxToGyp2AP-e4MDZY4L1h-d9b-ytBuyLE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="2048" height="559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1lPwz5T8V6VvfxNKhyphenhyphenH_HQnSitB38qWBbO26wWkgoTdkwl_UDJ6c57FDzsthPMm7cV1DSoCLWwddlFS7VZ6Tfx1EqF4Tx9TZTGnYQSVqvsLGxToGyp2AP-e4MDZY4L1h-d9b-ytBuyLE/w640-h559/IMG_4537+2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Dress as before, past season Alice Temperley jacket £150</div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">You may have noticed a complete absence of norm -core on this blog, that is because Beryl and Jane have both desperately, tried being normal, wanted to be normal... but just cannot seem to manage it. Beryl and Jane's world is lit up by pattern and colour. Jane, </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red;">as a child,</span><span style="color: red;"> was once given a hand me down camel coat, which <span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">precipitated </span>a full on screaming, raging tantrum, as her mother tried to man-handle her into it. So, no change there then. The very mention of camel still produces a similar effect.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">In contrast, Beryl's second sortie into Mr Boden's charming catalog, has brought forth this item, a parrot festooned maxi dress, with matching parrot motif espadrilles. Women, Jane and Beryl have discovered largely fall into two camps, camels or parrots so to speak. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf67XkYu_ZsWrI7kn2txqhE3RU3RD6e9V4hExW5-mrAChFcWujLsmpfjiEiaM-rFkidXVULRI2nRt4ydVOJa9uzPxBRLnvwwB9MNIy25WaysTb9eimCzzRuJPi8vUxjNEh9vB2jl0R3lh/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf67XkYu_ZsWrI7kn2txqhE3RU3RD6e9V4hExW5-mrAChFcWujLsmpfjiEiaM-rFkidXVULRI2nRt4ydVOJa9uzPxBRLnvwwB9MNIy25WaysTb9eimCzzRuJPi8vUxjNEh9vB2jl0R3lh/w480-h640/IMG_4760.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Mint Velvet linen blazer, sale rail £29,<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Who'da thought that a pre-loved £7 Primark skirt could have given Jane so much joy? Beryl found it in a charity shop and gave it to Jane for a birthday at least seven years ago; surprise, surprise, these pleated maxis are all the thing again this season, and Jane has found a new use for it every year with a different jacket and shoes. It hasn't looked out of place at some surprisingly chic occasions too, namely Henley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuYqn4Ba6NsQ-fvJyq1pNEZ79TeHB2k8PHuuyNddQAR1r_WLpPLn9SQILQfallnRq0H8coPYMQ68kqm0nmsmovOdAYCLFRqzer29GpagyXvsuxLTvK0KigpdNN1myKhyLfUrD0_6zj-e6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="977" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuYqn4Ba6NsQ-fvJyq1pNEZ79TeHB2k8PHuuyNddQAR1r_WLpPLn9SQILQfallnRq0H8coPYMQ68kqm0nmsmovOdAYCLFRqzer29GpagyXvsuxLTvK0KigpdNN1myKhyLfUrD0_6zj-e6/w435-h640/IMG_4523.jpeg" width="435" /></a></div> <div> Jigsaw Trousers past season £98, Ivylee boots £55 sale Coat La-Season, Paris <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KB4ba7aNPmi8SJh7S-JqPYDABOohpCiFnPyGDfkqZX5wGdDxwX-JzzinhhB3bV2Fw9JOVbMh1Z9Ldxg6sA32R_cwAKuTTcZjO4_A0kkAYWvrZyedqVz6fT-4Of7uSk0g0C2-YVY0zHbz/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KB4ba7aNPmi8SJh7S-JqPYDABOohpCiFnPyGDfkqZX5wGdDxwX-JzzinhhB3bV2Fw9JOVbMh1Z9Ldxg6sA32R_cwAKuTTcZjO4_A0kkAYWvrZyedqVz6fT-4Of7uSk0g0C2-YVY0zHbz/w480-h640/IMG_4526.jpeg" width="480" /></a><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Like Jane, every spring Beryl has a good old rummage, stock take and rethink of her wardrobe. She loves this coat, but has struggled to find much to wear it with. Well, hello and thank you to the gods of style. Beryl bought these linen trousers from Jigsaw last summer and clearly failed to notice that they were the exact same colour as the, 'can't find anything to match it coat'. And they say women of over fifty are invisible!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEprOv1NnyrL3idL-c0cfIQFjw-jW3teG3Mb0j33GaadVyxbejrSNv7sF7IdZqwO0BxQqATbsO2OHyRJhP35E350JsZzZ8LioOg8k57bVtFcahu1hzYQyX7vTIrOH2m0Au7pGSAwwU89d/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEprOv1NnyrL3idL-c0cfIQFjw-jW3teG3Mb0j33GaadVyxbejrSNv7sF7IdZqwO0BxQqATbsO2OHyRJhP35E350JsZzZ8LioOg8k57bVtFcahu1hzYQyX7vTIrOH2m0Au7pGSAwwU89d/w480-h640/IMG_4635.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jumpsuit, £55, Ghost (sale)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Jane cannot believe it - in the year when there was no shopping to be had, she found the jumpsuit that actually fitted her! This has been a very long and increasingly desperate search, Jane isn't quite sure why, but there it is. And it's a wrap over, two things Jane never thought she'd achieve sartorially. Just goes to show, never say never.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxfsgFIbIVbislfpUGnIgNxFKqq7nrDyW6n35jNyG9CedTUFhWYkvcXD4MrlQSOhrzSQ-ZktkDwJmyxK6tum-RxmZmVNIJB53-AEgYM6R9Itqltdv-EJxBSO-YEByuk0qUZS0XzDra7ID/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxfsgFIbIVbislfpUGnIgNxFKqq7nrDyW6n35jNyG9CedTUFhWYkvcXD4MrlQSOhrzSQ-ZktkDwJmyxK6tum-RxmZmVNIJB53-AEgYM6R9Itqltdv-EJxBSO-YEByuk0qUZS0XzDra7ID/w536-h640/IMG_4631+2.jpeg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Precis jacket of 8 years ago, worn with handmade trousers. <br /><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Jane's sewing machine has been humming away all lockdown. Beryl is generally a very happy recipient of things that Jane makes. However, she is slightly suspicious that the pleasure Jane takes in this is a little bit like making clothes for her dolly. Jane's daughters it seems, have had one dancing mushroom costume too many, and told her where to get off. These trousers from last year are a triumph from Jane's sewing room. Made from Jane's Granny's 1950s fabric, they fit our Bezza a treat. Look at that pattern matching across Beryl's bottom, little wonder Jane made it through the first round of the Great British Sewing Bee! <span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjPn6BQh_vrAS4Yz8XnGxqi5vI-3WTpoNGL64Zvi20xmLQ9d8ylfqrji3NunSNAkXy0MfYNeDtOFOvUVfhbX5qNxTTbUDKXTmNC6WYHArypmVoDaH0aketykNebYT2EZgBUFHujpti43q/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjPn6BQh_vrAS4Yz8XnGxqi5vI-3WTpoNGL64Zvi20xmLQ9d8ylfqrji3NunSNAkXy0MfYNeDtOFOvUVfhbX5qNxTTbUDKXTmNC6WYHArypmVoDaH0aketykNebYT2EZgBUFHujpti43q/w480-h640/IMG_4632.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p></div></div>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-68985062956370613012020-12-07T06:41:00.000-08:002020-12-07T06:41:31.049-08:00A walk down Quality Street: Jane and Beryl wear bright, chocolate box colours for Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNU_jHRIShTPh0EJ2_htH7j0J3_K5Ie5aPlHwBPo5G2lpRnNwbjsO_ttEoA0CEsZcKXlHAtt8QkW93niVF7T6geOMKGHBH9ZqSPF0mcF2uPTal17zdJUuEr3YNCZK5MLaWXMlnzM7gpQV/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1265" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNU_jHRIShTPh0EJ2_htH7j0J3_K5Ie5aPlHwBPo5G2lpRnNwbjsO_ttEoA0CEsZcKXlHAtt8QkW93niVF7T6geOMKGHBH9ZqSPF0mcF2uPTal17zdJUuEr3YNCZK5MLaWXMlnzM7gpQV/w640-h640/0-47.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzljgp6fQrUIATmd_zcSGM2n77fxhHAiY3EYcWLTumEdI7ry4WNjf3HswsBwZrX8uiaIWBNvgTPs8OIFmCZAkMGhvHwPOmR4lFRvQKTY3oHkxTtgqNPEIX72ypvx3aDkGKCSd1GZQ0CLf/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1418" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfzljgp6fQrUIATmd_zcSGM2n77fxhHAiY3EYcWLTumEdI7ry4WNjf3HswsBwZrX8uiaIWBNvgTPs8OIFmCZAkMGhvHwPOmR4lFRvQKTY3oHkxTtgqNPEIX72ypvx3aDkGKCSd1GZQ0CLf/w640-h571/0-43.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"> Quality Street chocolates, what could be more Christmassy? Jane and Beryl say, 'Oooh... let's use the gorgeous colours for dressing inspiration.' In fact, our gals have something of the box of chocolates about them at this time of year... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;">a very high fat content, wrapped in something shiny!</span><span style="color: #800180; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;">Have yourselves a Merry Little Christmas, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;">with love from Jane and Be</span><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;">ryl.</span><span style="color: #800180; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(166, 77, 121); color: #a64d79; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(166, 77, 121); color: #a64d79; font-size: xx-large;">Fudge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(166, 77, 121); color: #a64d79; font-size: xx-large;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVTW99Zf9jute44MP2XtGiM5SgLw2OWVq7RH2kIFv66CVjuMDqiNlUVnDMTksY783beY9hKeC-sQykZRayaV32QCIsr9x4KkyOihGiYBDzCbelavuvafqUE_tiHTKI8SBVcQcm9vWgmav/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVTW99Zf9jute44MP2XtGiM5SgLw2OWVq7RH2kIFv66CVjuMDqiNlUVnDMTksY783beY9hKeC-sQykZRayaV32QCIsr9x4KkyOihGiYBDzCbelavuvafqUE_tiHTKI8SBVcQcm9vWgmav/w480-h640/IMG_3384+2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preloved Phase Eight dress, £75, past season Zara coat, £130, <br />Weekend by Max Mara sweater, £119 (sale), shoes, £30, Zara, gloves preloved £8 </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">As Jane so eloquently puts it, our divas have been 'freezing their tits off,' in gardens of the stately homes of England in order to continue blogging in these challenging times. Beryl had intended to remove her jumper for this shot, but flat out refused due to an icy blast from the north. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Still, she is pleased with the effect caused by layering up three garments of this gorgeous hue, and the mixing of wool and chiffon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>The word</span><span> <i>chif-fon</i></span><span> always makes Beryl feel a bit unnecessary. </span><span>'Chiffon, chiffon, chiffon.' she chants. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Jane throws Beryl a withering look. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl changes the subject fast, she knows when she is pushing her luck. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqglywenC9zL3RFdPVffrizcGq1ulGfWSIEIquR6ZlcxX2tkO9u1fPx7Q1B0ICZIFwiN_yrB0UdvWOO9FCiaDcfncgJwEXLYM_wr0-Y_JA-Zmkl0etbLkyvRamoag-ybKg4DZZgpmGJIq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqglywenC9zL3RFdPVffrizcGq1ulGfWSIEIquR6ZlcxX2tkO9u1fPx7Q1B0ICZIFwiN_yrB0UdvWOO9FCiaDcfncgJwEXLYM_wr0-Y_JA-Zmkl0etbLkyvRamoag-ybKg4DZZgpmGJIq/w480-h640/IMG_3385.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(241, 194, 50); color: #f1c232;">Toffee Penny/Caramel Swirl</b> </span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcJ7pGtV46N7WLyL1sZi6Ain4DUqpDvQCbY9NjQnwTrYUDFj_ynfz77Rpxw29NN46_ZdYrWZuCCJCK7Q9apHuu6r66nvtk_0lGHgzumFyNWETY9-_bj2FWHU0CAfPfj2iJYLGa7HW8z1f/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcJ7pGtV46N7WLyL1sZi6Ain4DUqpDvQCbY9NjQnwTrYUDFj_ynfz77Rpxw29NN46_ZdYrWZuCCJCK7Q9apHuu6r66nvtk_0lGHgzumFyNWETY9-_bj2FWHU0CAfPfj2iJYLGa7HW8z1f/w480-h640/IMG_3362.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress, Pearce Fionda at Debenhams, £70, coat, Wallis, £40,<br />shoe boots, Clarks sale £70<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Toffee in any guise is one of Jane's top faves in a Christmas selection (although dark chocolate enveloped stem ginger or Turkish delight are both up there). But despite raking through her wardrobe, she was hard pressed to come up with an outfit to match the sweet: caramel? Really? That's another word for beige isn't it? So she focussed on the swirl angle instead and found this old favourite - in fact, two old favourites, both twenty plus years old. Always gratifying when you can still get into a frock you wore in your thirties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red;">Strawberry Delight</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RhovhpiSi8FQ1eUwskY6dIaNb_97a69SdQLTMFgRGwOplSAoe_fp-VozJpAc67bqMEqVtdb-dhMe_T2NDEicOQq98b3F6v3pGtYdBXsBdIGH8qP7hyaHOcCBPuIlH3MYEtKbUsFu545K/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1RhovhpiSi8FQ1eUwskY6dIaNb_97a69SdQLTMFgRGwOplSAoe_fp-VozJpAc67bqMEqVtdb-dhMe_T2NDEicOQq98b3F6v3pGtYdBXsBdIGH8qP7hyaHOcCBPuIlH3MYEtKbUsFu545K/w427-h640/0-42.jpg" width="427" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dress, past season Ellie Tahari, £119, shoes, LK Bennett, £195, <br />Hobbs necklace, £49</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP-Id2QvrcAbuXutA08gb7xgdLjEJxwrXEpbf6Yx2zG0-D7UqinoqAsAyRtADvYHkd8YL7Ces2H1zkafTWSDIVVuz8hrE74LapQiKa3mQSlm_weM_z4TnduMLB3zD-9pXDPfWijDIWPeJ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">At first glance, this dress really does evoke a sweetie wrapper and has a marvellous neckline. What could be more festive and fun? However, Beryl, like many women of a certain age is self conscious about her stomach area, which has a tendency to bloat like a puffer fish, at the mere mention of apricot stuffing. Shiny fabric offers little camouflage to any lumps and bumps a gal might have accumulated. And </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl knows that in any case once a woman has taken agin her arms or her bottom, say, it is like trying to argue with a member of The Flat Earth Society to persuade her otherwise.</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Purple One</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM4Q-fSdjwMU4X3KoqT60M8WJTz4jPIPxe_BQTgTyCiYf4b5B9LK7xIfz3W7wvRlALY-IC9gQj7Vzcm8BBX9kBa3_OWUF4MG37JjGbikycgP8_JOrA9ydQcTjZGw7HB3vdRYG8xE2PtKX/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZM4Q-fSdjwMU4X3KoqT60M8WJTz4jPIPxe_BQTgTyCiYf4b5B9LK7xIfz3W7wvRlALY-IC9gQj7Vzcm8BBX9kBa3_OWUF4MG37JjGbikycgP8_JOrA9ydQcTjZGw7HB3vdRYG8xE2PtKX/w480-h640/IMG_3454.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress, Amanda Wakeley, coat, August Silk Collection, shoe boots, as before</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ahh, the Purple One, isn't that everyone's favourite? Jane may look as if she is trying to suck in her stomach, and that's because that is exactly what she is doing. Acres of bias cut silk velvet across the tummy area is always going to call for drastic action and as Jane refuses to countenance Spanx any more, she will have to just look constipated while wearing this. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">Orange Cream/ Orange Caramel Crunch</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0mfHsemj2Vh1xRa8FI_dZuCBEQc89pX4f6hMW6odUUrel3hc_EoTc1e2hcnutra0gpy_jOYK2IZwSWMl8wiUIGoN2dv1EpnwL7_Pj1TxoHBqFE9_kYTCmTthBIuMFkhyphenhyphencvS0Z5kkQppE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0mfHsemj2Vh1xRa8FI_dZuCBEQc89pX4f6hMW6odUUrel3hc_EoTc1e2hcnutra0gpy_jOYK2IZwSWMl8wiUIGoN2dv1EpnwL7_Pj1TxoHBqFE9_kYTCmTthBIuMFkhyphenhyphencvS0Z5kkQppE/w480-h640/IMG_3388.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fake fur tippet, gift, velvet tunic, Toast</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This is a whack, whack oops... outfit, if ever Beryl saw one. Beryl's friend's labrador, who once ate a whole tin of Quality Street, even left the Orange Creams! This tunic is a beautiful deep orange with a luscious velvet texture, but that said <span>Beryl is deeply, darkly, sorry that she bought this garment. Feeling positive about yourself is tricky enough in your sixth decade without wearing clothes that do you no favours. With no waist on show, Beryl forms the actual shape of an Orange Chocolate Crunch. This is not the embodiment she was seeking, and proof that even those who are old enough to know better can still make expensive mistakes. Note to self, no more baggy tunics. </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><b style="color: #800180;"> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Chocolate Caramel Brownie</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWLnd7LS8W8u4-EoBccgOFv9LSxsdmsmMkl2_O5Ry0Zv_bYMNmIq593_N15WyO15If4VIUHzRHKnUjAl9MHtZnGJuLDtrWeKB8LOyyPjXEN-skZJGxXzk37JGLcTCJy0UXAWhsrbGfBRs/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWLnd7LS8W8u4-EoBccgOFv9LSxsdmsmMkl2_O5Ry0Zv_bYMNmIq593_N15WyO15If4VIUHzRHKnUjAl9MHtZnGJuLDtrWeKB8LOyyPjXEN-skZJGxXzk37JGLcTCJy0UXAWhsrbGfBRs/w480-h640/0-46.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devore kimono, Besarani Collection, shoes, Zara, £29.95<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(128, 1, 128);">Jane rather thinks that this new kid on the Quality </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Street block is something of an interloper, pandering to the 'youf', as Jane is a purist where her brownies are concerned. However, it is her lot in the sweetie tombola that is the whatwewearatfifty blog to represent it, and of course, she always rises to the challenge. Jane concedes that the wrapper is the most gorgeous shade of sea blue nonetheless and is happy to bring out her velvet kimono which does the 'cover up the lockdown overindulgence' a treat. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Coconut Eclair</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span><b>(Juxtaposed with </b></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(61, 133, 198);"><b>Strawberry Delight)</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(61, 133, 198);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #3d85c6; font-weight: bold; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87UBfQBG3GRYYRzloOr4Rfi4L6lwfj40EOeKV-f2uiJP6D2pqQT_Hlw3u0P4hN5YeAkhscF2MPs2FE_0Ca77heWXQDVLNQFD8ZAWb1QUlNWIxO30qGMDhFF5p8qyl6UZ71HrWQSTJ7P7G/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87UBfQBG3GRYYRzloOr4Rfi4L6lwfj40EOeKV-f2uiJP6D2pqQT_Hlw3u0P4hN5YeAkhscF2MPs2FE_0Ca77heWXQDVLNQFD8ZAWb1QUlNWIxO30qGMDhFF5p8qyl6UZ71HrWQSTJ7P7G/w557-h640/IMG_3403+4.jpeg" width="557" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: black;">Previous season's Jaeger coat, £180 sale, Pretty Dress Company dress, £120,<br />Jasper Conran shoes, £59 </span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span>In a moment reminiscent of HM The Queen and The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher going head to head in the drama, <i>The Crown</i>, this outfit caused a bit of a grande dame off in a draughty Wiltshire churchyard. Jane maintained that in order to embody a Quality Street chocolate, one colour only is the precedent, while Beryl vigorously countered that you could mix up the colours as they are found in the tin. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Who's the Queen and who is Thatcher? Well... Jane is obviously always the Queen, and Beryl is wearing that blue Mrs Thatcher favoured. Glad to see that Jane and Beryl are engaging with all the truly important issues of the day.</span> <br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Green Triangle/Milk Chocolate Bloc</b></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b>k</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; color: black;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaUX9-LLZRp4C-8o9105io7LFLT3lbSRqzW02hgKx3fWNivpftKBAKUmw1CE-6I1wKk_p99yYSHRaAZtkWo354mtVK-B_dnJmM-_jjc1evsvLb6_5k8hIJt6Mimec9FbbYAummx_oyB4s/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaUX9-LLZRp4C-8o9105io7LFLT3lbSRqzW02hgKx3fWNivpftKBAKUmw1CE-6I1wKk_p99yYSHRaAZtkWo354mtVK-B_dnJmM-_jjc1evsvLb6_5k8hIJt6Mimec9FbbYAummx_oyB4s/w480-h640/IMG_3311+2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vintage green coat £150, dress, The White House Sale, £40</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span>Just as Jane would never say that the green triangle or indeed the milk chocolate block are her favourite variety of Quality Street in the tin, so she would never claim that this hue is her favourite colour in the sartorial stakes - it doesn't favour her complexion. However, she is increasingly drawn to green these days: perhaps it's just the want of a change, a bit of variety, the dawn of a new era...'Calm down, Jane,' says Beryl, 'it's only that you are angling to be Santa's favourite gnome.' Whatever, there is a lot of it about, just don't wear it with a red hat in the next month.</span></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIc_0Qh415DFgh3zGSnzXaLqQU-KzYdH1l2o2piV58-wnuE6FqOis7fTOHM_SMdgu31N_dqWwj0EWf70dHuKyIhpasCt56OLUe3KicCKH1VfJ8HRy7ix9Of9M-4xVx3TDK0rx-4X65cOff/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIc_0Qh415DFgh3zGSnzXaLqQU-KzYdH1l2o2piV58-wnuE6FqOis7fTOHM_SMdgu31N_dqWwj0EWf70dHuKyIhpasCt56OLUe3KicCKH1VfJ8HRy7ix9Of9M-4xVx3TDK0rx-4X65cOff/w480-h640/0-44.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-27140718050876366612020-11-16T01:34:00.001-08:002020-11-16T01:34:54.787-08:00Borrowed from the boys: Jane and Beryl embrace androgynous dressing<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyUsmHbLCKfI4ZgYyFNvqpAtH6m8CNZgH5GflMws43vtYPa3WoYTK2ZyEo2MUbiWUL4EdORHE8l6OXxAp7CJj3YOdUC8OkgZEiAY6XDYUGKv9YqmMo5z-cnQxQ1n_brdGSBpiCVNLcqRe/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyUsmHbLCKfI4ZgYyFNvqpAtH6m8CNZgH5GflMws43vtYPa3WoYTK2ZyEo2MUbiWUL4EdORHE8l6OXxAp7CJj3YOdUC8OkgZEiAY6XDYUGKv9YqmMo5z-cnQxQ1n_brdGSBpiCVNLcqRe/w640-h640/IMG_3160.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl were amazed when they looked in their wardrobes, just how many of their clothes were versions of what would have traditionally been attire made for men - whether it be military jackets, dress up tuxedos or humble workwear. And in fact, it's this kit that is the most comfortable: trust men to have got there first. But Jane and Beryl are not above pinching any good ideas and claiming them for their own...</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #20124d;"> The Boiler Suit </span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcpZhSBNDPTTCvH1hfydtN2GGYSWO_5dFWDu8m9QVValYU1gA4m2hdKymjJ64gMzwdyhV_0kxiwjHIDPLtbTmxmjWnWPhmMGeRoLuBEnCJoSicjsK7v1O3hyUyg_wre_TblsFdqlwmLLR/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcpZhSBNDPTTCvH1hfydtN2GGYSWO_5dFWDu8m9QVValYU1gA4m2hdKymjJ64gMzwdyhV_0kxiwjHIDPLtbTmxmjWnWPhmMGeRoLuBEnCJoSicjsK7v1O3hyUyg_wre_TblsFdqlwmLLR/w480-h640/IMG_3142.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Boiler suit, Wicks, £15, shirt, charity shop, £6<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane rocks the 'Rosie the Riveter' look and is very happy in her cheap boiler suit. She has never found a fashion version to fit, (never long enough in the crotch - ouch) but this does the job. Bought for her Drive a Steam Train experience, she is planning to give it a few fashion outings before it is relegated to paint overalls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: x-large;">The Pin Striped suit</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfVjMbN3WTv8aKOCusWw8l90MsLk08hQVlt94Tgyac7N37mzlluEeu3fBMDbX-A99ok7_hoAzSdM77gaH4nTvr8h72Lq4VYZVTBoxIh7SSwL_gv7GZLRODcpM8YtHtsB-QB1Eagg16E-x/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfVjMbN3WTv8aKOCusWw8l90MsLk08hQVlt94Tgyac7N37mzlluEeu3fBMDbX-A99ok7_hoAzSdM77gaH4nTvr8h72Lq4VYZVTBoxIh7SSwL_gv7GZLRODcpM8YtHtsB-QB1Eagg16E-x/w459-h640/IMG_3171.jpeg" width="459" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Pre-loved suit House of Gallet £40, top White House Designer Sale £25, <br /> vintage bowler £10, Ankle boots, Shoe The Bear, Hambledon Winchester</td></tr></tbody></table> £130 <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl is just about old enough to remember city gents in London wearing bowler hats (also known as billycocks!) and pin striped suits on the daily commute. Jane is rightly suspicious that Beryl has never worn this suit. 'It might be useful if I am up in front of The Beak,' protests Beryl. Jane concedes that perhaps it is wise for Beryl to have something for court appearances, just incase she is arrested again. It was a right farrago last time. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The </span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Military Jacket</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0Kgsl8Tl3NNvw-QXJJXC-GZ13UnkzihTESWgMjQumh-3Ns8Bj2dgUs7pQoN82VK-v6eJa1xY3Dcj7zFpjTHQyuHjApoDz-SA4SYl3c_I2FZ8YYS7LCNNpYJgT4R2SPZdu3bef8tKaD9E/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0Kgsl8Tl3NNvw-QXJJXC-GZ13UnkzihTESWgMjQumh-3Ns8Bj2dgUs7pQoN82VK-v6eJa1xY3Dcj7zFpjTHQyuHjApoDz-SA4SYl3c_I2FZ8YYS7LCNNpYJgT4R2SPZdu3bef8tKaD9E/w480-h640/IMG_3094.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Jacket £18, charity shop, Italian wool Trousers £150,<br /> At Last, Andover (past season)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl would probably admit to a mild obsession with military inspired clothing, especially if it is red, has FROGGING, VELVET DETAILS AND BRASS BUTTONS! Sorry everyone, Jane has had to administer a sharp slap, to her faithful sidekick, who sometimes gets rather overwrought at the sight of a fine vintage find. Beryl thinks she looks rather like Sergeant Troy in Far From The Madding Crowd and Jane thinks it prudent to agree at this point. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">The Tuxedo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1611" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_kCJAiiXgX-yl3akzEAVVEVR9Sjdh3lsJ-rC0sRw144jtrnOXPGyYY173gqG1tul4_XnfORoziDI2_2TdxVi_BagKuJpzIjfoCBfrJXoWFTJxlP7YhqS2Zo-Qn2EtJRPv96u3tMhZsYC/w504-h640/IMG_3164.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="504" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Tuexedo jacket, Zara, £85, trousers, Zara, £69, trainers, White House Sale, £55<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_kCJAiiXgX-yl3akzEAVVEVR9Sjdh3lsJ-rC0sRw144jtrnOXPGyYY173gqG1tul4_XnfORoziDI2_2TdxVi_BagKuJpzIjfoCBfrJXoWFTJxlP7YhqS2Zo-Qn2EtJRPv96u3tMhZsYC/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">Jane</span> has had a very long love affair with the tuxedo suit stemming mainly from a marvellous compliment she received when wearing one at 21 ('That IS a long time ago,' says Beryl, 'are you sure you memory serves you right?') Jane ignores her friend, huffily. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We digress... Jane was wearing a second hand version to a college ball, where the most desirable man there told Jane that she had upstaged every other woman present. The words 'out-classed' passed his lips. But these were the days when every self respecting student wore acres of taffeta to every do, so perhaps it wasn't that hard. Nonetheless, Jane has always kept one in her wardrobe as the go to outfit for moments when 'class' is called for.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-size: x-large;">The Biker</span></span></div><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepOhkVq8eJeburpV5k6Na1Q39MkUN_X9bOCI-GzrolHQ1CxPWlRYBc-nAZCG0ouGHkIXZmDGPz4FRjdI6yITq_Tea8VmNaTYb11Zfzp__AFIW0Fq2F_hCvIUUXB27s_8NshBXiEF6q8O5/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="950" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepOhkVq8eJeburpV5k6Na1Q39MkUN_X9bOCI-GzrolHQ1CxPWlRYBc-nAZCG0ouGHkIXZmDGPz4FRjdI6yITq_Tea8VmNaTYb11Zfzp__AFIW0Fq2F_hCvIUUXB27s_8NshBXiEF6q8O5/w480-h640/0-39.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Pre-love Jigsaw leather jacket £150, Farhi jumper £60,<br /> pleather trews pre-love £12, boots TK Maxi £39</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'Get your motor running,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> head out on the highway,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> looking for adventure,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> And whatever comes our way'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> (Born To Be Wild)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">There is a whole bunch of kit that comes neatly under the heading of biker apparel, once predominantly the preserve of men but now available to everyone. Not even the word 'chick' has to be condescendingly applied. Jane loathes anything tight and leather, but Beryl has a sneaking regard and will wear it rebelliously. The question is, can an old, short bird, get way with this? Hell, yes, of course she can. One point of interest, however, is that Beryl has split these pleather fronted trousers right up her 'Lady Bejesus' and is not sure that they will go under the sewing machine. Que sera, sera. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">('Ha! Told you so! Not meant to be,' says Jane, nastily). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">The Artful Dodger</span></div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ha51zyNm9gGjWz7V9OF6DLclNPa4RkD6EZij88otuZksVcZV4wIFnssvxXlCsRyDqkGDCnW1YLcXmO3fMbo2StvsO0Qfu7Lz4lZzTWGRLFqTSc02bwZzf6YMmR9m0o8z-xOnCCR1Unub/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ha51zyNm9gGjWz7V9OF6DLclNPa4RkD6EZij88otuZksVcZV4wIFnssvxXlCsRyDqkGDCnW1YLcXmO3fMbo2StvsO0Qfu7Lz4lZzTWGRLFqTSc02bwZzf6YMmR9m0o8z-xOnCCR1Unub/w480-h640/IMG_3150+2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Shirt M&S past season, Waistcoat (Jane's vintage)<br /> Cords H&M (past season) Vintage top hat and scarf, Boots Jones Bootmaker £59 sale</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Odd to cite the Artful Dodger as a fashion reference, but Jane and Beryl love this look, the constituent parts being a waist-coat, a white shirt and rolled up cords or tweeds. In Beryl's opinion victorian street urchins wore very comfortable kit. Beryl's only new purchase towards this style is a pair of flat button boots, which she also wears with maxi dresses: this look is definitely all about the boots. As often with Jane and Beryl's style stories, nix the hat and scarf and things instantly become wearable. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Tails (minus the top hat)</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt1H1oN8_yF5KXALVu1iee5MzyFPqiRYPRomH5MvZUohbwVZVB9Y6pnbkemij43ZwHVq62f-Oi3a_qQfiIcrswLo9i-LCC8TepO8E8j437z_Dv5A2a8nrd81-hiGQouvAcCkNo_oTcwbD/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikt1H1oN8_yF5KXALVu1iee5MzyFPqiRYPRomH5MvZUohbwVZVB9Y6pnbkemij43ZwHVq62f-Oi3a_qQfiIcrswLo9i-LCC8TepO8E8j437z_Dv5A2a8nrd81-hiGQouvAcCkNo_oTcwbD/w427-h640/IMG_3199.jpeg" width="427" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Frilled shirt, £49, tail suit, vintage, £100</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl are now into their full on dressing up fantasies: well, if Jane will never actually be a concert pianist, she might as well act/dress like one. It's all good clean sport, after all. Although Jane cannot vouch for the promised comfort of this number - as it's the real vintage McCoy, it's made of the most incredibly hot scratchy worsted. Hmm, dressing up only, she thinks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3C9Thha-GysgHXid0jm_eHrgWUQRilv_71mL_q_-v0-YtqpbyxAdrCXXSSnumVIhDLdPQOkcq9rjecfTCVsmNsE4028HS9Uh_rMH4dVRwrULIcxWBVWo4R7oBMAnmkYXfrP-Y8QSZFdJ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3C9Thha-GysgHXid0jm_eHrgWUQRilv_71mL_q_-v0-YtqpbyxAdrCXXSSnumVIhDLdPQOkcq9rjecfTCVsmNsE4028HS9Uh_rMH4dVRwrULIcxWBVWo4R7oBMAnmkYXfrP-Y8QSZFdJ/w480-h640/IMG_3179.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Ringmaster's Jacket</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyUsmHbLCKfI4ZgYyFNvqpAtH6m8CNZgH5GflMws43vtYPa3WoYTK2ZyEo2MUbiWUL4EdORHE8l6OXxAp7CJj3YOdUC8OkgZEiAY6XDYUGKv9YqmMo5z-cnQxQ1n_brdGSBpiCVNLcqRe/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyUsmHbLCKfI4ZgYyFNvqpAtH6m8CNZgH5GflMws43vtYPa3WoYTK2ZyEo2MUbiWUL4EdORHE8l6OXxAp7CJj3YOdUC8OkgZEiAY6XDYUGKv9YqmMo5z-cnQxQ1n_brdGSBpiCVNLcqRe/w640-h640/IMG_3160.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Red ringmaster's coat, made by Jane, dress, Ghost, £165<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">While Jane and Beryl love nothing more than mucking around in improbable clothes, back to the plot, namely, to BORROW from the boys, rather than necessarily adopt the complete outfit. This jacket is a great add on to the very feminine dress which is one of Jane's Ghost favourites and this is how she wears it - usually. Not to say that it hasn't come out with spangly leggings, whip and thigh length boots when the occasion demands... but that is quite another box of tricks.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-29441761458500051442020-11-03T04:12:00.002-08:002020-11-09T12:30:54.027-08:00Party ring or Jammie Dodger: which British fashion biscuit are you? <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfdUoVSV_N14qxxFPQ0olBOPOtZt_je-BZoUx6EyA42U7qU5lpZT71B0_ib5ZbmVjNtYxR4kCyF8NuLE2x4Nb-6BbJNXbcBgi2M9IaYG11AKCrXSzk_gns7Mnm82k5RuGM1Cj8sVz2UA0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfdUoVSV_N14qxxFPQ0olBOPOtZt_je-BZoUx6EyA42U7qU5lpZT71B0_ib5ZbmVjNtYxR4kCyF8NuLE2x4Nb-6BbJNXbcBgi2M9IaYG11AKCrXSzk_gns7Mnm82k5RuGM1Cj8sVz2UA0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtfOOHbNThh66pPg8sqZ1RDoT_sHd5cJ-DB4XVuPmudlnfcRvY30kJzxCgbVc4IJ5ccPUEuTcaP1SIZ2qfKfS0m87Ahyphenhyphen7fhtuuC7Pp82RrA-YxY02zyATIPsvuRCGNrSJXm0cLw8HKciy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtfOOHbNThh66pPg8sqZ1RDoT_sHd5cJ-DB4XVuPmudlnfcRvY30kJzxCgbVc4IJ5ccPUEuTcaP1SIZ2qfKfS0m87Ahyphenhyphen7fhtuuC7Pp82RrA-YxY02zyATIPsvuRCGNrSJXm0cLw8HKciy/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6u1LlErLKg06614uKKi5DVLLWYtrwuNFMTAYzjPc8mXnaX4ksQS4MO1pen-H7HXu_nhbgDcsVF5rKaNlKt_FKPMtWPpnLdbXZSOPFQroCZ3hpmuVXHLTNhBBpJuyjUnT-mL5Xiv8qB68/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6u1LlErLKg06614uKKi5DVLLWYtrwuNFMTAYzjPc8mXnaX4ksQS4MO1pen-H7HXu_nhbgDcsVF5rKaNlKt_FKPMtWPpnLdbXZSOPFQroCZ3hpmuVXHLTNhBBpJuyjUnT-mL5Xiv8qB68/w640-h640/0-38.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzTqoecs9KUPmt0RPHH5D8UsFoXki9KIF7qqBHmTW6VjpHRqnQySvvMKVjUmiG53ZkASIutuP3Gr2BAkMvjMTRq0pEjHn0kxnHFQwAhAls14AqgADQfMDaMJotuW1r5VIZ6884TxwXD__/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Which biscuit are you? </span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">It is no secret that Jane and Beryl are lovers of the Great British biscuit, any flavour any type, they are not fussy. They have long since played the 'Biscuit Game': a people watching amusement to keep themselves occupied on long train journeys. What, you may ask, is that? They simply ascribe a biscuit to a type of fashion dresser. Here, they bring you their top cookies. </span><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Jammie Dodger</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3Wm1bw_rHVeJp7yK2NGq1oHi7BwKEYA6drjkJDQMLymqR_W-ejMH_EcJAi09mC0LNC0ahFf5DBIcXWTn0wlignBsPzGyxwqqq_2cAsHdIRq48Pun3bB4Lj-kvvVO3GiTUX_XgHj5Qdit/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3Wm1bw_rHVeJp7yK2NGq1oHi7BwKEYA6drjkJDQMLymqR_W-ejMH_EcJAi09mC0LNC0ahFf5DBIcXWTn0wlignBsPzGyxwqqq_2cAsHdIRq48Pun3bB4Lj-kvvVO3GiTUX_XgHj5Qdit/w387-h640/IMG_2899.jpeg" width="387" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Coat, preloved, £20, dress, Ghost, sale, £82.50, boots, <br />Jones the Bootmaker, £74, hat, Phase Eight, £69</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Jammie Dodger is that annoying woman with lots of flair and great hair who could wear her mother's anorak and look fabulous. Beryl suspects Jane of being a Jammie Dodger. Flamboyant by nature, her style lurks on the edge of fancy dress, yet irritatingly she gets away with it every time. The JD adores accessories especially hats, and secretly longs to be in a costume drama. Is that Aiden Turner coming over the hill? In your dreams Jane, in your dreams! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Custard Cream</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDCGbfpqKzsly3E_nbOto98_QHf2UZa-FmhuocvHX-iQQSbU1kck0xx3MSJOwTU9OkiLx1BA9L40Xr6c45QoX7XRVy7p-LJUv98Rs2IO4ubKYDErWqSjDjA_KsalzsELMpZNqey9SWnwX/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzDCGbfpqKzsly3E_nbOto98_QHf2UZa-FmhuocvHX-iQQSbU1kck0xx3MSJOwTU9OkiLx1BA9L40Xr6c45QoX7XRVy7p-LJUv98Rs2IO4ubKYDErWqSjDjA_KsalzsELMpZNqey9SWnwX/w640-h494/IMG_2986.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <br />Hat Ted Baker, jumper Farhi £60, skirt part of suit Kalico</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Custard Cream is a much more de luxe biscuit than it's humble wrapper and place in the Family Assortment would suggest. The Custard Cream dresser is a lover of plain colours and luxurious fabrics, often in a very muted palette. She loves high suede boots, cashmere sweaters and layers of extravagant neutrals. The most notable exponent of Custard Cream dressing is undoubtably The Duchess of Sussex. The Custard Cream dresser is at her best a chic minimalist, who is a careful investment shopper. At her worst, a bit ... dull and formulaic. Jane and Beryl say, give us all a break and add some pattern and colour. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Tunnock's Caramel Wafer</span></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhucBLbrPUET3QD3Ho2jGXuASA2PJERyE6A8P7MhnjeOtftVEsENjv7fb5pEXFVzCwh36IiA7P9qS1Ccwl49AD1rvNpPDPjaLs0pbHdGRCdAn4UypUWyuY9uJVL8q9FO6I6t_OJRxLFxQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhucBLbrPUET3QD3Ho2jGXuASA2PJERyE6A8P7MhnjeOtftVEsENjv7fb5pEXFVzCwh36IiA7P9qS1Ccwl49AD1rvNpPDPjaLs0pbHdGRCdAn4UypUWyuY9uJVL8q9FO6I6t_OJRxLFxQ/w392-h640/IMG_2930.jpeg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Coat, vintage Wallis £40, blouse, M&S preloved £1, <br />skirt, vintage Paul Costelloe, boots, Jones the Bootmaker, £74</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ahh, the Tunnock's Caramel Wafer. Jane has long-loved the biscuit, reminding her of windswept beaches and cold picnics thereon, which consisted mainly of large floury baps filled with tongue: such were the 60s. But she digresses... Jane has a bit of the aforementioned biscuit about her, for she of the Tunnock's fan club loves opulent theatrical dressing, red and gold abound, fringes, textures, dark colours redolent of </span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">an old country house library, our example: Helena Bonham Carter for her marvellous eccentric British dressing. And there's the rub - too much of this and you will look a bit on the fusty, dusty side. Caveat, Jane!</span></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Chocolate Digestive</span></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSNMyu_qiBbH_VG28-msROkmrJdaysVCoUCvxpOrPT9br2D8wNyRBvLpT4JfgBfObVmEQUBfoLtHNuz6vEukhmhch8yPpsrA88D9-3W3YihjwNUKOrUaPUmixW296ycv6lT0FRM-LUO2W/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSNMyu_qiBbH_VG28-msROkmrJdaysVCoUCvxpOrPT9br2D8wNyRBvLpT4JfgBfObVmEQUBfoLtHNuz6vEukhmhch8yPpsrA88D9-3W3YihjwNUKOrUaPUmixW296ycv6lT0FRM-LUO2W/w480-h640/IMG_2916.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Hat, homemade, coat and boots, vintage La Redoute</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Secretly, Jane would also like to think of herself as the archetypal chocolate digestive, the biscuit to which no one can say 'No', and indeed, the biscuit that everyone wants more of ('You'll be lucky,' says Beryl, 'and while we're on the subject, stop being so greedy: you can't have all the biscuits!'). With its combination of dark chocolate and delicious biscuit base, it combines the everyday with the luxurious. The chocolate digestive dresser loves fashionable clothes made in the finest fabrics, with her eye firmly fixed on cut and colour. The glamorous Helen Mirren comes to mind. This dresser can be over awed by a designer label, and this is her downfall: not everything with Chanel on it should necessarily be in her wardrobe ('Just most things,' says Jane).</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Party Ring</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZdVr_-pOSwpBDYIsvAN5bfnfclseWPAkip08V69DX7XsgWaMq9sFdTqvshYD4Z8ui3yl_SFr1ltJx48NhNh229GkjbaB8TeRKvzBwnrEL0PI5ufbKAuVyI8JpL37Xedku_nc5mf3I7TK/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2564" data-original-width="1227" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZdVr_-pOSwpBDYIsvAN5bfnfclseWPAkip08V69DX7XsgWaMq9sFdTqvshYD4Z8ui3yl_SFr1ltJx48NhNh229GkjbaB8TeRKvzBwnrEL0PI5ufbKAuVyI8JpL37Xedku_nc5mf3I7TK/w307-h640/IMG_2987.jpeg" width="307" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Dress Rixo, bought on the sale rail in SAKS for £150, preloved </td></tr></tbody></table>handbag £10, preloved Nine West shoes £16<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">She is a lover of a good time, a party animal by nature, she loves anything shiny, spangly, short, pink and fluffy. Her natural habitat is perched on a bar stool in Manhattan, sipping a Manhattan. At her best she looks like a party goer from the Great Gatsby era, (Tess Daily wore this frock recently on Strictly). However, can you feel a 'but' coming? A certain discipline is required if a gal if not to end up looking like a stale biscuit, left on a plate after the guests have gone. Beware your inner Party Barbie or indeed your inner Barbara Cartland. (Beryl can't help but secretly admire a woman who wore only pink) Beryl, who has a hint of the party ring about her, restricts herself to one outrageous scintillating garment per outfit, and is careful not to wear her beaded finery round Tesco. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Jaffa Cake</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6iCWA9hR9s1YUqAoYlix8fIA8S0Pl7cmCPlJyM_B_ViPvwW2ynS8V9oK-wfzMqt-UYkw8Q6CVDGoWC-f99G5t4Jy8NrsPuwMgw_2x7a1BJz6Rd2z0IHS64vrSGc3hYtqbNNnufFPoXt5/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2579" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6iCWA9hR9s1YUqAoYlix8fIA8S0Pl7cmCPlJyM_B_ViPvwW2ynS8V9oK-wfzMqt-UYkw8Q6CVDGoWC-f99G5t4Jy8NrsPuwMgw_2x7a1BJz6Rd2z0IHS64vrSGc3hYtqbNNnufFPoXt5/w304-h640/IMG_2997.jpeg" width="304" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Past season velvet suit and tippet Laura Ashley, charity shop jumper all gifts<br />boots Ivylee £55 The White House Designer Sale, Past season orange coat by Top Shop on chair £85 </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Beryl's true fashion identity lies closer to the Jaffa Cake by nature. 'What! A plain sponge base, with a surprisingly nice middle, topped off with a thin veneer of chocolate?' queries Jane. 'There is nothing surprisingly nice about my middle,' Beryl dryly observes, her waist-line having gone the way of many a Jaffa Cake scoffer. No, what Beryl means is that like a Jaffa cake, she is eclectic, her wardrobe is made up of interesting layers, and not just one thing. She loves fashion and the thrill of the new. She will juxtapose lace with leather, a floaty skirt with a chunky boot... a blazer with her shorts? 'Too far,' says Jane and, yes, this can be her undoing. Just because someone says it's fashionable, doesn't mean it suits you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Rich Tea</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt36ysa-mNM5q5l2ITA5jdSTezBPy6jICDVP4mOEn2Vv-zVB7MfuVUlTfjaHtc8nQYe8H-IEDDNnUnZ4VK4p33yEjmhm9qjCiErZ4JjSYreboE3daSs_ncPgf_fAMDCrwFf9T7aPbbwP1/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAt36ysa-mNM5q5l2ITA5jdSTezBPy6jICDVP4mOEn2Vv-zVB7MfuVUlTfjaHtc8nQYe8H-IEDDNnUnZ4VK4p33yEjmhm9qjCiErZ4JjSYreboE3daSs_ncPgf_fAMDCrwFf9T7aPbbwP1/w480-h640/IMG_2993.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coat, vintage Burberry, shoes, vintage Hobbs, trousers, preloved M&S, £6</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">So the saying goes:"A drink's too wet without one!" And that is the bottom line with the Rich Tea, the most stable of biscuit dressers. She may be the one with the sensible shoes and the thermos, but everyone wants a piece of her when the chips are down. Reliable, dependable and always prepared, Jane definitely has a hint of the Rich Tea about her. But beware! Her attire can slip into the boring - all that beige and brown is all very well for a walk in a muddy field, but really isn't suitable for a jollifications and celebrations.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">The Shortbread finger </span></span><span style="color: red;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2693" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-khVb7dY2X5DQ-ZGiWqkbbTSuvXAY_pCmRFKg2-K8VliM2KgJR2DrOn0p1CBROrdb3kvW7s3FdBfWlIhDtjrNalqr8OuYxTa3l9xhzdRN7Ol3w4ARS3SKlTUba9rZRe8QUmRCNVi3pmP/w277-h640/IMG_2988.jpeg" width="277" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Pre-loved Jaeger kilt £12, vintage Top Shop blouse, Alice Temperley cardi</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"> past season £99, boots Guess from TK Maxx £39, vintage beret from Jane's collection</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Obviously, a biscuit and dresser in the finest tradition, both HM The Queen and HRH The Duchess of Cambridge are dressers of this ilk. Their clothes draw heavily upon garments made to weather the British climate and participate in outdoor sports, often with a hint of militaria thrown in. These are elegant clothes with a heritage, but overdose on these and a person can look like an extra from Brigadoon or a member of the Queen's Dragoon Guards whose gone AWOL for the weekend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Next Week: Borrowed from the boys </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-50799276076973547382020-10-15T04:41:00.001-07:002020-10-15T04:41:26.186-07:00Autumn: To shop or not to shop? That is the question <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSvktoyRuYz1_pqoyTDZHuI6TRzkN3omaskL-J2HZuxy0puL2IwfdBUCYGCYBruilUMwz4KncvilkoejHmcfEifp6uOmTxZcGPSR5PaHPZJBPhYjnkqW0MAOQ7xDvCcKRLoBtGibWFKEa/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSvktoyRuYz1_pqoyTDZHuI6TRzkN3omaskL-J2HZuxy0puL2IwfdBUCYGCYBruilUMwz4KncvilkoejHmcfEifp6uOmTxZcGPSR5PaHPZJBPhYjnkqW0MAOQ7xDvCcKRLoBtGibWFKEa/w640-h480/IMG_2747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Autumn 2020 and our divas are facing a conundrum, to shop or not to shop? That is the question. Like many people, Jane and Beryl shopped very little during lock-down, and discovered that not shopping is actually quite refreshing, good for the planet and cleansing for the soul. Actually, not much of a dilemma really, with social life restricted to your five besties, quite a lot of the social occasions that Jane and Beryl like to dress up for are just plain cancelled. Still, a WOACA (Woman Of A Certain Age) must keep her pecker and standards up, so Jane and Beryl trawl their own wardrobes for forgotten goodies to honour the new season. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsaNNgODbkOkjeQ06ti4sEVLFqe0m2r1iIbKVtR1E1Y64S-CLVCBcul609dGZyITx8uDBYQpVyZzKjVktJPBBZ9pPRQ2H40FtfSRHe7B4qnlIpjl_fbuu-mXuiQKUHObADnZNA9cSQdDn/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsaNNgODbkOkjeQ06ti4sEVLFqe0m2r1iIbKVtR1E1Y64S-CLVCBcul609dGZyITx8uDBYQpVyZzKjVktJPBBZ9pPRQ2H40FtfSRHe7B4qnlIpjl_fbuu-mXuiQKUHObADnZNA9cSQdDn/w480-h640/IMG_2715.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trousers, Toast, now vintage, shirt, Gerry Weber, pre-loved, £20, <br />jacket, Wallis, now vintage, boots, Jones the Bootmaker, £75 (sale)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl tells Jane that brown is all the rage this season: Jane is unconvinced as she had heard that no one cares about trends anymore. Whatever, it's fortunate that brown is in vogue as she has plenty of it stuffed away behind the old shoes and discarded handbags of yesteryear. To prevent the full on neutral palette so beloved of fashion editors - which Jane despises with a passion - she adds red accessories and a gold coat. Who cares that she's only going to the village shop to buy pantyliners?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bCoJWvfIRRowz1Q1to3Jw2xs3-Ch4BNUjLh8cTxJJv6mXUUS0nTHcz39Orta4x8ZS7BoKuS1VinHMpheSykHQzeAhvpgRIbmsNCPAXUrNscKHEqjogYynSvpYN2fgH7-2ighfMVQMT4U/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bCoJWvfIRRowz1Q1to3Jw2xs3-Ch4BNUjLh8cTxJJv6mXUUS0nTHcz39Orta4x8ZS7BoKuS1VinHMpheSykHQzeAhvpgRIbmsNCPAXUrNscKHEqjogYynSvpYN2fgH7-2ighfMVQMT4U/w480-h640/IMG_2739.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Nubuck coat, T.ba £300 (sale), dress, £100, Lily and Lionel (sale), tippet, gift <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> It looks as if Beryl is doing her pec exercises here 'I must, I must improve my bust' she gaily chants. 'Beryl, for goodness sake, concentrate' chides Jane. David Attenborough, whom Jane admires enormously, says 'waste nothing' and, yes, he means everything from a cauliflower to you, Beryl, with your overstuffed wardrobe. So out comes the nubuck coat that looks like something one would wear to a pirate convention and drags on the floor, (a moot point) and a Lily and Lionel leopard print maxi dress of a few seasons past, topped off with a faux fur tippet. All old stuff but worn with new intent and swagger. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrugJ8Wfdo8uDcUz3ati67kSEUy5hJ3F-rn-KiCC2ee7kCTR1tdtWyqPXE0PwHLdJ9YjQ0ncHbSFyeAyTCr0eVZdSr9KAICeqTu0BD5_hpZy4eHxTgGbZVFFHweHl7AiCHrFyt-eZwhV1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrugJ8Wfdo8uDcUz3ati67kSEUy5hJ3F-rn-KiCC2ee7kCTR1tdtWyqPXE0PwHLdJ9YjQ0ncHbSFyeAyTCr0eVZdSr9KAICeqTu0BD5_hpZy4eHxTgGbZVFFHweHl7AiCHrFyt-eZwhV1/w480-h640/IMG_2719.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Like wise when this dress turned up unworn in a charity shop for £15, complete with its Top Shop price tags, Beryl couldn't believe her luck. Serendipitously, it's pretty much the dress Beryl would try and acquire if you asked her to choose a new season fashion statement. Loose fitting with a big sleeve and a seventies' vibe in autumn's red and burgundy, it ticks all the fashionable boxes, but without the guilt. This is the moment when the hours of raking through charity shop tat becomes worthwhile. No wonder Beryl's looking a teeny bit smug in the photo. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTB5Z24Dqy7BvkN7E8zvJOrRQ320hl1N_yzaQWuPC4YadnbMoBge4i3PXw7FPH4XYx_GLdqmLLygRBJOrkaHmL3_c1foKziR5PJJ-E9BSYsVs9rP8G45-AIRi4_wZWPO5ArofRJq88fly/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCTB5Z24Dqy7BvkN7E8zvJOrRQ320hl1N_yzaQWuPC4YadnbMoBge4i3PXw7FPH4XYx_GLdqmLLygRBJOrkaHmL3_c1foKziR5PJJ-E9BSYsVs9rP8G45-AIRi4_wZWPO5ArofRJq88fly/w480-h640/IMG_2734.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New dress, Ghost sale, £82.50, jacket, Mint Velvet sale, £69, boots, as before </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">The one thing - really, the only thing - that Jane cannot resist, is a Ghost dress, and a Ghost dress on sale, just has to be bought - half price, no less, on the world wide web! She is proud to report that this is one of only three items bought new since last Christmas. The candy pink called to her, and she has managed to squeeze herself into a small (the only one left) which shows her desperation to possess this dress. That is the glory of Ghost, of course, one size (almost) fits all.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo_XBLczd2UZAYyOUKTtAe1O7GIQ2k4ywWd5GUuXaY20AFkDhMlN-p6dwEeKLUb0pCashg5ZiuDLaoPLx1Jknw3xzZbhG1ucGc4sNH6LAPgdQccunZYeY9bSLaYLsNsw33jizlmwzZnfV/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo_XBLczd2UZAYyOUKTtAe1O7GIQ2k4ywWd5GUuXaY20AFkDhMlN-p6dwEeKLUb0pCashg5ZiuDLaoPLx1Jknw3xzZbhG1ucGc4sNH6LAPgdQccunZYeY9bSLaYLsNsw33jizlmwzZnfV/w480-h640/IMG_2761.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Pre-loved Ralph Lauren jacket, £60, Cream maxi dress, £59 (sale),<br /> boots, Penelope Chilvers, £119 sale </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shopping in your own horde, sorry wardrobe requires lots of powers of reinvention and creativity. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">It is received wisdom that the majority of people wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. To change this equation a gal needs to think outside of the box and be flexible about what she can wear with what. Throw away a few long-cherished rules, and the results are actually... a lot less boring. Here, Beryl wears a winter sale maxi dress with Chelsea boots, and an ancient nipped in velvet jacket, bought pre-loved, by Ralph Lauren. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61SjGKXKSLp48FpVxQZvE8brlwyx-fjdz3fw6Ks35IAW2m8hS3KEF0ui_OOPfg4nOFGwdued1LBcHH4p-bIwHWkukPcrXgUNzdpLN27vb3GSq1Q1mbgQ1nupUEmNNazcbr0uWJV_11D3W/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61SjGKXKSLp48FpVxQZvE8brlwyx-fjdz3fw6Ks35IAW2m8hS3KEF0ui_OOPfg4nOFGwdued1LBcHH4p-bIwHWkukPcrXgUNzdpLN27vb3GSq1Q1mbgQ1nupUEmNNazcbr0uWJV_11D3W/w480-h640/IMG_2719+2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blouse, pre-loved, Anthropologie, £15, trousers, M&S, £49.50, <br />jacket, Debenhams, £69</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane didn't realise quite how see-through this shirt was in the sun (note to self: only wear in inclement weather). No matter. It was purchased from the lovely Jo's Dressing Room to go with these impossible green trousers, and it's certainly near enough. 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Well, Beryl can only be so good for so long, before the bad faerie wells up inside her and she trots off down the high street for a splurge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; color: black; text-decoration: none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfRNEgvYfKlnAEt-bXCzGN7NPQVOf_Z5lmQtYtKX211LpwrzOlmo7p5OcLxJ87Qf-NuOd4e7V05fae-uIlhrKI1LYVcicCK1LHiErXx4VBDVIG_y2QEUK8eHbxgZGSy4OPvScgxjMoDbU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfRNEgvYfKlnAEt-bXCzGN7NPQVOf_Z5lmQtYtKX211LpwrzOlmo7p5OcLxJ87Qf-NuOd4e7V05fae-uIlhrKI1LYVcicCK1LHiErXx4VBDVIG_y2QEUK8eHbxgZGSy4OPvScgxjMoDbU/w480-h640/IMG_2740.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Monsoon jumper £10, Oxfam, vintage Ghost dress</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and Jones the Bootmaker boot as before </div><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane found this jumper in the Oxfam shop last year, and what a success it's been. Widely admired, it's just a cream lambswool knit, but what a great bit of kit: over dresses, with jeans, under jackets, it's got all bases covered. Jane suspects that it will be doing the rounds for some time to come, unless she spills ketchup down it which, sadly, is more than likely. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">So Jane and Beryl's best autumnal advice, follow William Morris's notion for the home, and only buy for your wardrobe, 'that you know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful'. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><br /><br /><p></p>www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-91164078011190334282020-10-01T09:51:00.000-07:002020-10-01T09:51:16.494-07:00Style without shopping or how to get the most from your summer clothes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidysI4Iq-F9VH7Og7SuSkWvouyOYa4C2Gqea26EONZayyf5PWSB3wasiyjAnzj-gnfkYfGZjS33the_l_qSfnsOrhXvf8ghbmlZ6zPsjA1I6Ch9CScLK1DB67eFro6jX9o5g8ulFR2vWCd/s1600/IMG_2464.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidysI4Iq-F9VH7Og7SuSkWvouyOYa4C2Gqea26EONZayyf5PWSB3wasiyjAnzj-gnfkYfGZjS33the_l_qSfnsOrhXvf8ghbmlZ6zPsjA1I6Ch9CScLK1DB67eFro6jX9o5g8ulFR2vWCd/s640/IMG_2464.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mint Velvet cotton jumper £69, Boden skirt £99, <br />both Spring 2020. Second hand white boots £25 House of Gallet. <br />Kate Spade handbag, TK Maxx<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A jacket over a dress - a classic combo, one which both Jane and Beryl like a lot and which can extend the life of summer frocks. However, it is one which can go a tad headmistress or lady JP. Jane is hoping to avoid this by putting a bright red blazer over a linen dress with red suede ankle boots. Don't think too many beaks will be sporting these.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane had thought that her faux fur, beloved though it is, would not put in an appearance until the depths of winter, but here we are, not yet October, and it is finding its moment centre stage. Truth be told, she pinched the idea from her fellow book clubber when they were sitting outside into the late summer evening discussing Proust, (or some such). Thanks, Letitia, great idea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Obviously, that is a lie, no-one has ever discussed Proust at Jane and Beryl's book club! What to do with a glut of courgettes? yes, Proust, no. Talking of inspiration however, Beryl has taken a style hack from her youngest daughter AKA, The pocket size thrifter, and stuck her jumper over her light weight dress. Esme favours a shrunken cable knit over a summer frock, when the nights are to fair drawing in. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The bright young things are particularly good at multi-tasking inter-seasonal clothing because they do not have the budget for extraneous garments. Beryl has that shrivelling feeling of a hypocrite, as she loves superfluous clobber as much as the next clothes obsessed fash-hag, but <u>is</u> earnestly trying to reform. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Now is the moment for the large, sloppy cardi to have at least a walk on part in the WOACA's wardrobe. Jane and Beryl are as careful with cardis as they are with jackets: never mind school marms and legal beagles, a misjudged cardigan can go the full frump. Our duo like to keep them casual and oversized for maximum style impact and minimum frump.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
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www.whatwewearatfifty.co.ukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132530020982469836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6764560915585805920.post-71735285956647045262020-09-25T08:59:00.004-07:002020-09-25T08:59:48.405-07:00Second Hand September <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28do-Nteb81AtIggn9qn1sUJNHzT0O_5UNZoLwNvG-kreNPqrUByMHU6xCms5b6jLrbt5C_4FDmfUT-wigr-9CkJFwpSPccH-pHYq0FWrXOI0wZylDOs7edUUw9nJRRelotE6QTDwxCbs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28do-Nteb81AtIggn9qn1sUJNHzT0O_5UNZoLwNvG-kreNPqrUByMHU6xCms5b6jLrbt5C_4FDmfUT-wigr-9CkJFwpSPccH-pHYq0FWrXOI0wZylDOs7edUUw9nJRRelotE6QTDwxCbs/w480-h640/thumbnail.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl have long been fans of the pre-loved, the vintage, the second hand. They know that some of you do not share their passion, while others are with them all the way. It must be confessed that it takes time and energy to search out the top finds, but as so many of us have done magnificent wardrobe weeds during lockdown, take it from Jane and Beryl that there is lots and lots of luverly stuff out there just ripe for the picking. Here, in tribute to Oxfam's Second-Hand September campaign, Jane and Beryl share their latest finds... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSVIedXyY8uwrBW8ZaktXwp8Hhqs6lxwyyEJmAbuamZo2FOi05nWGX0iCNaOLO4L73i2sd8EDpFJ7jqbIZm_BPWJhm1QdYe7wq4vrU8BnHgleE4W6FKAWbx0mSJBcfPHlce7ZZok4hldD/s2048/IMG_2556.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSVIedXyY8uwrBW8ZaktXwp8Hhqs6lxwyyEJmAbuamZo2FOi05nWGX0iCNaOLO4L73i2sd8EDpFJ7jqbIZm_BPWJhm1QdYe7wq4vrU8BnHgleE4W6FKAWbx0mSJBcfPHlce7ZZok4hldD/w640-h480/IMG_2556.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Blouse, Anthropologie, £15, trousers, Zara, £10, both Jo's Dressing Room, Trowbridge, <br />shoes, Converse via BB Vintage, Trowbridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of Jane and Beryl's top tips when it comes to pieces that have come to you not directly from the manufacturer, is maybe not go for top to toe pre-loved. This indeed can all too quickly fall into the bag lady category, and let's face it, no one wants that. However, here Jane breaks her own rules as everything in this picture was not new when she bought it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyoiW5IoD7-WeL6sY5Ocqc8H1yMnPeGRNIE3_1m2KgKKEgmQjVv7W-E-W2TBGtSn0Ga6BkudaP10kunyfX5URKpllsY4UU4By05j_ELyaVpPMoLlxuLq5uhjbbOspe2gAU1_v8KSp122Y/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyoiW5IoD7-WeL6sY5Ocqc8H1yMnPeGRNIE3_1m2KgKKEgmQjVv7W-E-W2TBGtSn0Ga6BkudaP10kunyfX5URKpllsY4UU4By05j_ELyaVpPMoLlxuLq5uhjbbOspe2gAU1_v8KSp122Y/w480-h640/IMG_2653.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Seven For All Mankind jeans £10 charity shop,<br /> preloved silk shirt Fabienne Chapot £60, boots Stradivarius £24 </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of the fears about second hand clothing is that it will look old-fashioned</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>.</i><i> </i>Jane and Beryl say let's break out of the thought pattern so beloved of the fashion industry that flogs us new stuff constantly. Instead, wear things we love for longer and shop all fashion sources with the same discerning eye, from the £1 rail to the high end. Beryl thinks she looks pretty on trend here in </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">charity shop jeans and a preloved leopard print silk shirt. Just in case, she has ramped things up with a pair of Leopard print boots from Stradivarius. A touch of new to help out the old. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUe_V4e8CGS_jeukB8sVG8gMGvQcUuddsDiQlBhIKs8A4i2-clYFUOMTUjJ3TuzxD8MF-50J32a2r3oun1BGvFWv-STtMHf2_kAZNKvzqEf5VW-C6-DXF36MnOVq1vm5I3Cih1AhEghvq/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEUe_V4e8CGS_jeukB8sVG8gMGvQcUuddsDiQlBhIKs8A4i2-clYFUOMTUjJ3TuzxD8MF-50J32a2r3oun1BGvFWv-STtMHf2_kAZNKvzqEf5VW-C6-DXF36MnOVq1vm5I3Cih1AhEghvq/w363-h640/IMG_2649.jpg" width="363" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Dress, Whitchurch Annual Vintage Sale, £25, <br />coat, Dorothy House, Devizes, £20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane's holding out her hand here to an imaginary Prince Charming, ' yeah, as if!' humphs Beryl. That's as maybe, the dress could certainly go to the ball. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">The more Jane and Beryl do this, the more they think, why on earth would they spend huge sums on new kit? Possibly because they are incorrigible, and can't resist the lure of the novel, the new, the crisp tissue paper, the beribboned bag... (behave yourself, Jane, this is turning into couture porn). </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETtE_YnK8dKc1G8C3FoHV0qMqz6QblISszGfc6fq52oCqo0mzjkzYizlHT9DvajIcEBWJeWf9YIW2BpB6kyBPVa-bVoS4dbdTfP4zQWJ_xDUq8UcUXQ_8X8IjD3YCtoHV5ubojptRcxX3/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETtE_YnK8dKc1G8C3FoHV0qMqz6QblISszGfc6fq52oCqo0mzjkzYizlHT9DvajIcEBWJeWf9YIW2BpB6kyBPVa-bVoS4dbdTfP4zQWJ_xDUq8UcUXQ_8X8IjD3YCtoHV5ubojptRcxX3/w344-h640/IMG_2640.jpg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />50s style evening coat, £150, Re-dress in Winchester, <br />Batwing dress by Mary Portas, £40, boots, Jigsaw, £70, all preloved </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Certainly, <i>The Evening Wear Section, </i>(remember Miss World), is where preloved really comes into its own. These clothes are not worn often and therefore are usually in really good nick. The only caveat is: pre-loved shopping requires the same levels of exactitude as new merchandise. The key questions remain the same: does this flatter me, and will I wear it? <i> </i></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0I_Nlbqim9pLAmjw87WKHJn2n6qJLxHTxZHSVb4SgFXoO-QRjxeFFO6wsAxut4NEcVyodHNkuVXSaIZ0UfyblkN8MUiW33CPsClD9DxpHjUQ06ak4MrW1BPFwyikrJKU4_8uvFa9Cw6e/s2048/IMG_2511.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0I_Nlbqim9pLAmjw87WKHJn2n6qJLxHTxZHSVb4SgFXoO-QRjxeFFO6wsAxut4NEcVyodHNkuVXSaIZ0UfyblkN8MUiW33CPsClD9DxpHjUQ06ak4MrW1BPFwyikrJKU4_8uvFa9Cw6e/w480-h640/IMG_2511.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />1950's vintage dress with matching jacket, £50, <br />Nine West shoes, £17.50, 3rd hand hat, pressie from Jane </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Of course, a person can go the full vintage route, a look Beryl and Jane both favour but can't always squeeze into due to far too many Fondant Fancies. Anyone who likes vintage clothes will know that they are often very small, as in days of yore everyone ate far less. Always consider condition, and whether the fabrics will stand up to modern washing. The love of a fragile silk blouse can be a short-lived one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjliqhWyQFS-acWQziJEnzxxBJmtN0aF8jbMK-powamVQ9X83ftG5vKeCfKXfGkOLwcXJldszzHiScI6n5D_K_QjQ5V2lZt___7eeMcbkz0g-ndA9N9PJ1k441t-WfzdWLx9WSHYmfIjcr/s2048/IMG_2583.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjliqhWyQFS-acWQziJEnzxxBJmtN0aF8jbMK-powamVQ9X83ftG5vKeCfKXfGkOLwcXJldszzHiScI6n5D_K_QjQ5V2lZt___7eeMcbkz0g-ndA9N9PJ1k441t-WfzdWLx9WSHYmfIjcr/w480-h640/IMG_2583.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />White top, River Island, £8.50 from Second Hand Rose, Bradford-on-Avon,<br />jacket, Debenhams, £25 via Jo's Dressing Room, as above</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl are relieved that gone are the days when buying pre-loved was something to be slightly ashamed of, to be played down as it had the whiff of the grubby unwanted about it. Now we can all flaunt our marvellous bargains and show off our excellent taste - oh, the cleverness of us! Jane found the white linen top, (which Beryl was convinced was Hobbs), but hailed from dear old River Island. The tweed jacket is as good a fit as Jane gets and will prove its worth in the inter seasonal days ahead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNktqQQBngQwhzYCyYXjJZP9mHXoGn80lJu_szXMCThqN7DHypOxnuYTe-KnrergW6cYlp4QKYp69FWJzboblKz6zrD1ecnhblcaC4EyLLgsEJnRqAYcEvHbF-tSHwkIHhargaxy5GeSz/s2048/IMG_2539.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNktqQQBngQwhzYCyYXjJZP9mHXoGn80lJu_szXMCThqN7DHypOxnuYTe-KnrergW6cYlp4QKYp69FWJzboblKz6zrD1ecnhblcaC4EyLLgsEJnRqAYcEvHbF-tSHwkIHhargaxy5GeSz/w480-h640/IMG_2539.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZA2r0fJJ16YegFbghoCaLFpLIGoNosCIhN61lazX9wTdddrZcayfPVE9zjovDTyMqMRpZ4huBgNWeFXdRxJwv33beGoUVfSvYcssVrzzM2CcRWnMjuxGz4ABkkqLOlZhvNkIPdskvUnH/s2048/IMG_2537.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZA2r0fJJ16YegFbghoCaLFpLIGoNosCIhN61lazX9wTdddrZcayfPVE9zjovDTyMqMRpZ4huBgNWeFXdRxJwv33beGoUVfSvYcssVrzzM2CcRWnMjuxGz4ABkkqLOlZhvNkIPdskvUnH/w480-h640/IMG_2537.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Shirt, M&S, £6, via Second Hand Rose, as before, <br />trousers, Toast, £25 via Jo's Dressing Room</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane is not often seen digging a garden, hers or anyone else's, but Beryl persuaded her to get in the flower beds to act out the Mellors and Lady Chatterley vibe which she had in mind. (Beryl would like here, to point out that if she were to have a Lady Chatterley's lover type fantasy, it would entail a young Sean Bean, or even more realistically an old Sean Bean, rather than Jane in her Dad's cap). 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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl have always loved this dress of Jane's - something about that gorgeous flower pattern - which has been tucked in the back of her boudoir since God was a girl. However, neither have ever quite found the occasion for it. With this lovely sloppy Joe from Pink Avocet over the top, Jane feels it has found its insouciant moment. Prolonging the life of your summer kit with a knit, is a marvellous way to feel smug about getting the required 30 wears out of every item.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">All Jane can see here is her sad-assed, scraggy lockdown hair - thank goodness it was cut the day after this was taken. The Gianni shirt was a bit of a find from Second Hand Rose in Bradford upon Avon, Jane's current favourite dress agency. As she is smugly telling the world, she has only bought two new pieces since last Christmas, mainly because she has been stocking up on pre-loved from this marvellous emporium (more to come on this theme soon from Jane and Beryl as they will shortly be celebrating Second Hand September).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Charming though it is, Beryl is losing the battle to keep this frock up, and a wardrobe malfunction is not a good look in a woman whose next big birthday comes with a bus pass. Why don't you put straps on it, Beryl, we hear you cry? Because this just segments our Beryl's oozing back fat, like a saggy bottomed chair that has just been re-webbed. Bezza, like a flower that turned into a seed head, is now officially declaring strapless dresses over in her life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane may look as if the mutt is welcome in her world, but do not be deceived: Jane and dogs are not a match made in Heaven and she is secretly muttering under her breath, 'bugger off, grubby mongrel.' Beryl is affronted, naturally, as Arthur is her pride and joy, and neither grubby nor a mongrel. She may concede, however, that on a wet day in the garden, dogs and white trousers are best kept apart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And finally, Beryl's favourite frock. It is always worth analysing why a garment is successful, particularly if, like Jane and Beryl, you are trying to reduce the amount of new clothing in your life. This silk dress has big sleeves and an open neckline, which successfully divides and conquers Beryl's jumper-lumpas. The drawstring waist-line, accommodates any amount of greedy cake eating. and a pair of boots and a trench coat, take it snappily into winter. </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Arthur, however, remains singularly unimpressed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was said of the Bloomsbury Set that they, 'lived in squares, painted circles and loved in triangles'. Beryl would also add that they dressed in oblongs. This has to be a plus for a woman of a certain age: everything is blissfully baggy. Bezza's planning a bag of chips on the way home, and she's not sharing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">'Extravagant enthusiasm'... she could be describing Beryl's love of clothes and indeed her sartorial spending habits. Here, she dons her this season's linen Jigsaw trousers with a vintage silk shirt, embroidered with Chinese characters. This combining of the old and new seems to be working rather well for our Bezza at present. The vintage provides interest and individuality, while the odd carefully chosen new item, prevents her from looking like a walking jumble sale, she hopes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">This week, Jane and Beryl are twins, a bit like Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film of the same name. The reason for this strange turn of events? The realisation that every summer, there are a number of garments that our duo both wear on repeat. White jeans, stripy tees, a navy blazer, a fine knit sweater. Jane and Beryl explore the kit they have in common. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane and Beryl don't often buy the same item on purpose for several reasons: it's unusual that it will look good on both of them, and as a courtesy to the other as they don't want to turn up to events in the same outfit. However, every once in a while, these rules go by the board and the Phase Eight jumper - elegant and flattering - is case in point. Both Jane and Beryl have this style in several other colours, it is such a top item. (The shop keeps updating it every year so it's obviously a winner for them too).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The ubiquitous white linen trouser - every WOACA's summer staple. Now and then Jane and Beryl get fed up of them and abandon the ship of white linen, but then they come crawling back begging forgiveness and reviving them from whatever dark recess of the wardrobe they have stowed them. There is no such excuse for the gorgeous pink coats, however, they both just couldn't resist, it's as simple as that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here we have the village of Muddy Puddle's Ladies Bowling team. Beryl has borrowed a pair of Jane's sunglasses to complete the picture, and looks vaguely like someone... who could it be?... it will come to her... oh, no... Ozzie Osbourne! The basic rule of shortness, is that a long jacket swallows up your legs. So Beryl's jacket is slighter shorter and more fitted. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"> 'No, Beryl, we are not talking about that Norwegian sailor that you picked up in 1985, but all those rarely worn clothes in your wardrobe,' says Jane. 'Good heavens, Jane's right,' thinks Beryl. Both our gals, it seems, have clothes, that they do not wear. Why is this? For what reasons do some clothes become favourites, while others languish? And what do these mistakes have to teach us? Jane and Beryl interrogate their loved and unloved garm's in search of the truth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the story of two pink jackets. One worn constantly and the other, not so much. Jacket A, seen on Beryl, (perched like a parrot in a palm tree) has a nice little nipped in waist and combines or contrasts with a dizzying amount of her pre-existing clobber. Jacket B, although absolutely gorgeous, pretty much goes with this white dress, and this white dress alone, mostly as a result of the embroidery. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Its crime therefore a lack of versatility, its milieu being too formal. As there is nothing quite like a global pandemic to dry up the supply of formal invitations, Beryl's guessing she will not have much need for this combo going forward. Cost per wear, well the full £130 she paid for it, as it has been worn precisely once. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane is a girl who loves a shirt, formal, casual, linen, silk - anything goes. Or does it? Jane bought this lace job (above) thinking that it would do a treat for those smart/casual occasions (irrelevant now, see above) and would cover her arms without being too hot. Quelle dommage! The reality is that it is in fact nylon, there's no getting away from it, and ergo sweaty. And it makes her feel like some dowager duchess circa 1960. Note to self, thinks Jane, stop buying coloured lace, it doesn't work! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ahh, this is sooo much better, loose and insouciant, see through and light but without the hint of the old lady about it. And it's been worn for several seasons and will be again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sometimes Beryl does not know what on earth possesses her. She clearly does not see what everybody else sees when she is in the enchanted forest, sorry, the changing room. She thinks she is tall, willowy, and so beautiful she can carry off anything. Well, that is until the magic potion wears off and a stumpy crone hails into view. This is one of Beryl's BIGGEST MISTAKES EVER. It cost £150, reduced from some astronomical sum (surely therefore a bargain?) and Beryl thought it might go to her son's graduation, with a plain dress underneath. Too short, shiny and square, it goes with nothing Bezza has or will ever own. No dress has ever matched it, and even if one could be found, it would hang the best part of half a metre below the slimy fabric. Its crime, wrong shape, wrong fabric, wrong woman. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And now for something equally eccentric, but infinitely more wearable. Vintage and pre-loved, it is oft worn with a jeans and trousers. It is neatly shaped through the waist and is distinctive enough to cause a little polite head-turning in the street. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane blames Beryl for this hideous mistake. She told her it looked elegant. Ha! the reality is that it is a bag which makes Jane look like one too. Completely square, with a pod stomach poking out: what possessed her? Needless to say, it still has the label attached and has never seen the light of day. Any takers? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane should stick to what she knows works - namely, one of her favourite Ghost dresses. Also navy, also maxi but it has shape and hangs so well. It has been worn to death (yes, to funerals as well as jollier occasions) and Jane has another in a different colour and will probably buy a third this year (they are often available on second hand sites).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ahh, the magpie moment is upon us. What is it about sparkles that Jane - and indeed many women - just cannot resist? The time has come to ditch all but the most subtle. Jane was attracted to this top by its fabulous colour, but it has a cotton jersey back which clings to the curves in a most unflattering way and once more makes Jane look square. This is something of a theme and could, of course, be because Jane is in fact square, but we'll let that pass along with this vest top into history... (thank goodness it was only £7 in a dress agency).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">While Jane is not saying this one is perfect, it is certainly more flattering. The sparkles go all the way round to the back skimming the aforementioned fatty back and the neckline is so much more flattering.</span></div>
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In contrast this second hand Samantha Sung dress, always delivers. It is a proper shirt-waister with a full skirt, which throws Bezza into the correct proportions. Beryl pops it on and never gives it a second thought, which is the holy grail of frock-age.</div>
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This jumpsuit can only be described as Beryl's big fat Greek mistake. As a child, Beryl learnt a form of dance, inspired by Isadora Duncan, which drew upon the ideals and aesthetics of classical Greece. Beryl's chief memory of this was of poncing about in a short tunic, carrying a very large fir cone on the end of a pole. Ahh - happy days. </div>
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Back to the fabric faux-pas however, this jumpsuit is so unflattering and indeed voluminous, that she gets her foot regularly caught in the extra wide legs, resulting in a series of comedy falls. The lesson is, be careful what you buy on holiday as sun, sea, sand, cocktails, only one shop on the island can lead a gal to a dodgy purchase. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">... please Jane, remind Beryl that she is now too podgy round the middle to sit down in anything striped. This was supposed to be redolent of Coco Chanel on the beach at Deauville, but Donald McGill's saucy seaside postcards with larger ladies in striped bathing costumes have popped into Beryl's head, and she can't quite shake the image. Also more disturbingly, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane seems to have gone all Joan Crawford in <i>Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. </i>Beryl thinks that they'd better go home, before the men in white coats turn up! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In Jane's opinion, one should never head for the beach without a blanket somewhere about one's person, and if you can wear it as well as wrap up in it, so much the better. This is a real live genuine Chilean poncho, and ticks all Jane's boxes - she's easily pleased.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Some might say that Jane is taking the bounds of practically way too far here: this mac comes with an oh, so handy matching hat which folds into its capacious pocket. Sadly, thinks Beryl, it's not quite as fetching as one would like. But hey, ho the storm clouds are gathering, and Jane will have the last laugh when she avoids the drowned rat look.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-large;">Jane is delighted - her big moment has come, it's Boho week! She has always secretly yearned to walk in the steps of Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Set. Beryl is less than enthusiastic, as she has decided that she is too short for it. Nonsense, says Jane in her best Mary Poppins voice, anyone can wear Boho. And so it has proved to be. When Beryl went to her wardrobe, she was met with a veritable sea of Bohemian Chic...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">bossy bestie, but our diminutive diva has reservations. The Scots have a marvellous word, 'bockle,' which means 'a medium sized boulder,' but is also applied unkindly to women whose kajools have become skin-tight. Frills and loose fabric can add unwelcome poundage, and with no height to help... well, you get the picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And then, there's Beryl's first cousin Ernestina Lovelorn. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ernie is the embodiment of how not to do Bo-ho, she is more old style hippy then Bohemian chic. She owns clothes made out of actual patchwork, likes artisan padded jackets and looks as if she is wearing the whole of the <i>Spirit of the Andes</i> catalogue all at once. She has taken pattern clashing to dizzying heights, and is never without a spurious scarf. Ernie is never happier than when she has netted yet another hideous skirt or pair of trousers with elephants on from the charity shop. Ernestina, Jane and Beryl love you, but not your clobber. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane's looking a bit constipated here, and who knows? perhaps she is, but let's not go there... She has teamed a white dress with a somewhat unexpected velvet shirt worn as a 'shacket.' Well, you never know when the nights are going to get chilly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl and Jane both say kim-o-yes, rather than kim-o-no. They wear these over a sleek flowy dresses or wide white trousers. They are marvellous bits of camouflage if you dislike your arms on show, or wish to hide a little lock-down weight gain. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane loves E.F. Benson's 1930's novels of warring snobbish denizens of a small Sussex town, but then she gets to be the tall elegant Lucia, while Beryl gets the short, dumpy Mapp... hum... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Instant transportation to a Greek isle or any sunny clime at home or abroad this dress is Jane's go-to Bohemia: cost per wear, Jane must be down to about ten pence by now. She can just hear Byron quoting poetry and see Duncan Grant daubing her portrait... Ahh, a girl can dream. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Now Beryl's getting closer to something she can actually pull off. A jumpsuit is a good option if you are height challenged as the all in one thing, adds length. Less good in currently closed, public toilet situation. <i>Hedge-hopping</i> (as Beryl's mother called it) is quite tricky semi-naked in a field with a herd of bullocks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ok, this is more the ticket, even with a hint of VPL, or as Beryl likes to call it VKFL, visible knicker-fat line. Tie-dye is all the rage this summer, so if you have some in your wardrobe, now is the time to unleash it on an unsuspecting public. Empire line and not a frill or flounce in sight, gold jewellery, Tory Burch flip flops, and an LK Bennet raffia bag. This is more the posh bird does laid back summer look, that Beryl was hoping for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl tells Jane that animal print is all the thing ('Again?' she says, and tries to stifle a yawn), but she just can't feel the love, and it is missing from this blog as far as Jane is concerned (apart from the odd pair of shoes). This dress has come from her daughter's wardrobe and is the nearest thing: upside-down tigers, probably why it was half price. Whatever, as it gets warm again, it's beautifully cool, and that's all that matters in Jane's world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> The last few months have led the shallow, clothes-crazed Bezza to reflect that fast fashion and trends are probably a thing of the past. So her new cunning plan is to make good use of what she has, and calmly invest in high quality durable pieces, including the pre-loved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">To this end she is embracing her inner beast, while making a mental note to buy NO MORE ANIMAL PRINT. Here she is reinventing</span><i style="font-size: xx-large;"> </i><span style="font-size: x-large;">her winter</span><i style="font-size: xx-large;"> </i><span style="font-size: x-large;">season</span><i style="font-size: xx-large;"> </i><span style="font-size: x-large;">New Look skirt, by adding the nearest thing she has to an actual safari jacket, an aged pre-loved slubby linen Hobbs' number. She has belted this and slung an across body leopard skin small bag, just to prove that aliens have not body snatched her, and that she can still spot an easy style hack when she sees one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl is all for the jacket with a belt look (above) and really, Jane has tried this her very hardest. Sadly, this oh so trendy look is not for everyone and she just looks like the proverbial sack of potatoes tied in the middle with twine. This, of course, could be because she is consuming her own body weight in potato crisps on a daily basis at the moment... Leaving that aside, she finds a more casual approach by far the best option (no surprises there from our Jane). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">'She climbed a tree and scraped her knee, her dress has got a tear...' in the words of the <i>Sound of Music</i>, nuns of Salzburg. With two brothers, much of Jane's youth was spent so doing and she feels right at home here. She is trying to rock the <i>Out of Africa</i> vibe and going all out in linen in shades of white and beige (there is a real life tiger just out of shot, honestly).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Clothes are not just about how they look, but how they make you feel. Beryl feels like a bit of crumpet, or even a strumpet in this Mint Velvet giraffe printed jumpsuit from last year's sale rack. Ironically, a less giraffe like creature, than Beryl has ever roamed the earth. Just seen are charity shop soft suede mules and a Dune basket bag, which are both proving good investments. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">I went to the cinema and watched Little Women. Cor, that geezer, Timothee Chalamet, is a bit of alright. In order to attract a young man of that calibre should I opt for this season's prints and ruffles?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Well, that's a poser for us Anthea. Men universally find these dresses completely repellant, it seems, and as your plan is to attract a young male, we suggest instead looking like a complete slut, which does the trick every time we find. Anyway, Jane thinks that women who have reached their half century should avoid looking like Amy March. These dresses often add poundage in odd places - Jane's not inconsiderable bosom seems increased by flowers, flounces and frills. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;"><b>As I can remember the 70s from the first time round, wearing all those florals and tassels make me feel young again. Is it a good idea to revisit past successes in this way? Or should I just abandon this vibe and go for the new Spring Gothic look instead?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> Bearing in mind our comments above re: frills and flounces, we feel compelled to mention that much of the 70s stuff abounds in these as well as other furbelows, so please be careful in what you choose. Jane found this blouse to be a bit of a hit, however, as it is in a heavy satin which gives it a great hang, while the lily design and lapel collar retain the hippy vibe.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b>I am fed up with wearing sad assed old lady shoes on my poor trotters now that they are full of sad assed old lady complaints, bunions, corns and so forth. Have you got any ideas for comfy but stylish footwear, if this is even possible?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Depends what you mean by stylish, dear friend, but with Beryl's arthritis/bunion and Jane's corns/bunion we so know where you are coming from, and are constantly on the look out for suitable footwear. These boots are Jane's current faves, as they are in lovely soft leather and the pointy toe is deceptively comfortable as it fits neatly round said bunion. All the footwear in these pics fall into the same comfy but stylish category, we feel.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>The prospect of impending extinction of our species has led me think that I will only buy one item of new clothing this spring. What would you choose?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Ahh, dearest Emma, </i></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #783f04; font-size: x-large;">Is it time to retire my leopard? My inner animal has always been a feature of my wardrobe but I am beginning to feel that perhaps the time has come to pension it off as my own free bus pass looms.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>then leopard is the answer. Or if you fancy a change, try zebra. We have always been slightly wary of animal print near an older gal, as none of us look like Racquel Welsh in 1,000,000BC any longer. However, if Jane can manage it, so can you. She was a leopard print virgin until this week: now look at her go!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>PS It's everywhere in the shops just now, though possibly not in Auchtermuchty. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i> Yes, quite so, they are as hackneyed as it comes, but Beryl is doing it anyway as a long sleeved tee is just such excellent spring wear. A word of warning however: stripy T-shirts are tricky beasts on the mature bod, and not all horizontal lines are your bosom friend, so to speak. In picture A (John Lewis, £29) the wider, darker stripes and slimmer fit do at least suggest the existence of a neat torso,</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><b>My mother always made me wear pink until the age of 21: now I can't stop. Is pink passe, or must I see a physician? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>We always say, 'Pink, pink to make the boys wink,' love it in every shade from blancmange to bubble gum and never stop wearing it. The one exception is in the tight fitting trouser department,<br />as chipolata legs are not attractive. (Sorry, darling, not you of course). This season Beryl has gone all Angel Delight on the world in her jumper from Mint Velvet £69. Enjoy!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Beryl suggests neatly side-stepping the issue of chilly early spring by wearing a selection of inter-seasonal clothing in spring-like colours. Here she wears viscose new season Boden trews, with a Primrose Park shirt of last year. Still cold, use that old biker trick of wearing your tights under your leathers, or add a bright wooly coat, scarf, hat, thermal vest, anything as long as it is not black, brown or grey. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Perhaps not the most obvious starting point for a fashion blog, but dearest reader it could be <i>jolly interesting</i>. Suddenly, sensible clothing 'Enid Blyton style' looks like rather the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">thing for spring 2020. Enid's Famous Five all wear androgynous clothing with a nostalgic bent. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The more feminine Anne is the exception, AKA Beryl, who likes a frock and a hair bow. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Her 'strange cousin,' George, AKA Jane, despises this girly trait, plumping instead for jeans, pullovers and shorts. 'Shorts!' exclaims Jane emphatically, 'it's February.' 'Well, maybe not shorts, then,' concedes Beryl, strongly suspecting a wanton lack of moral fibre in her erstwhile companion. Nonetheless, Jane and Beryl head for the Knoll House Hotel, Studland Bay, where our Enid spent much of her time and their adventure begins.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> The first Famous Five story, <i>Five on a Treasure Island,</i> was published in 1942, the same year as The British Ministry of Information published <i>Make Do and Mend</i>, a pamphlet in which <i>Mr and Mrs Sew</i> explain mending tips designed to extend the life of clothes. In a look whole-hearted pinched from her daughter @<i>PocketsizeThrifter,</i> Beryl wears this second hand Brora cardigan with wide leg cords or a mismatched dress. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jumper, M&S, £12 pre-loved, cords, £44, Anthropologie sale, coat, Joseph, £70, pre-loved</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hate £35 by Powder, Coat £245 Just, other clothes as above </td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes, those things that today's youngsters abhor, namely, the hat and coat, are both items beloved of the 1940s parent if not the child. Naturally, Jane and Beryl are inordinately fond of both at this time of year. Jane adds a knapsack for that authentic touch, as they catch the train to the castle. (Actually the trains weren't running and the castle was shut, this is February in Dorset) </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sloppy Joe jumper, Pink Avocet £79.99, jeans, John Lewis £49.50 half price, <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joie sweater £85 sale rail at Saks,<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Hmm, not much scrambling going on here, however, mainly because all routes to the beach are impassible as it's February. Jane and Beryl are transported back to the heyday of Studland when, in 1944, Churchill came here to watch the </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">practise for the D-Day landings as soldiers fought their way through yards of barbed wire. It's a sobering moment. (Or it would be if Beryl wasn't working her way </span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">through the cocktail list) </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sailor-collar blouse, £6.50, pre-loved, jeans, as before, plimsolls, £4.99, Oxfam</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">However, there is a whole bunch of kit which can be borrowed from the boys as George and Anne do in </span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Famous Five.</span></i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Plundering their wardrobes could be an option, or a trip to the men's rail in the charity shop might prove fruitful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There is something slightly sinister about this grown up version of Ann-wear brought by Beryl last spring which has been an unmitigated disaster. Based on the notion of a shirt, nothing will de-frump this dress and, Beryl really has tried. Perhaps some children's clothing, such as onesies, smocking and sandals with pear drop cut outs, just don't look cute or appropriate when scaled up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The buying of a swimsuit is a tricky and fraught business as we all know. Jane tried to economise and bought two from the ASDA sale rail. Oh, dear, what a mistake, they let her wobbly bits hang out where they ought'n't've, the colours were just too obvious etc etc 'Gad zooks' muttered a very pink faced Julian. No, she just had to throw money at this particular problem. Jane and Beryl think that a good red is always an excellent WOACA choice, and so has proved the case. Jane happily and serenely completes her 30 lengths (of a 10 metre pool... ha, ha).</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Once upon a time there was a cast of fashion characters, conjured up by Jane and Beryl. They played their part loyally for two years, but are looking a bit sad and deflated these days. Jane and Beryl shook up the box to see what would happen, a tweak here, a nudge there, and here is what they found.... Are you the Lady or the Hot Tramp? The Clown or the Classicist? Our fashionistas are greedy and are grabbing more than one for themselves, and you may too. All the world's a stage so wait for the curtains to open and choose: whether vamp or vampire, may you all live happily ever after...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You used to be fond of the tassel, the bright colour, usually more than one, the frill. By 2020, you have calmed down and prefer your bright colours singly rather than in droves and just one frill or tassel rather than ten all at once. Congratulations! You have grown up. (Have I really, says Jane?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">As a classicist you are resistant to change, but even you have to acknowledge that the moth has attacked your camel coat and it's time for a new one. What will you choose? Maybe you might like to branch out into a colour, yes, Jane and Beryl know it is shocking, but as you go off to lie down in a darkened room, you could just consider it (our Beryl chooses Jaeger for hers). It is a popular false belief that classic clothes do not date, but they do. Fabrics, lapel sizes and shoulder widths all subtly change. Luckily for you, your favourite penny loafers are all the rage this spring, and printed shirts which Jane and Beryl know you favour are in abundance. Beryl has added a cheeky little zebra print as a nod to 2020 updating the ubiquitous leopard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You still want people to notice that you are a hot chick, which indeed you are. However, this desire to look young and sassy can so easily slide into outright slapper-dom. Sorry, love, the time has come to reevaluate and temper your short-skirted, high-heeled, ultra-tight wardrobe. Beryl has ditched her skin-tight jeans for a well cut pre-loved Versace dress, and her leather jacket is now worn with a floral maxi and plimmies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hey, girl, what are you like? You love all things shiny, pink, fluffy, sparkly and artificial, there is even diamante embedded in your acrylics. But the question is, do you really want to look like an aging, abandoned inhabitant of Love Island? Perhaps, you might consider keeping your inner unicorn in hiding 'til after dark. The issue here is that too many gimcracks and gewgaws can come off as rather teenile in a woman of a certain age. Beryl has swapped her gold leggings (what was she thinking?) and spangly top, for a more sophisticated Rixo dress to wear on a big occasions only. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">While the Powers That Be make their entrance into the big black shiny door with a number 10 on it, Jane and Beryl have their sights on less exalted portals, but ones which are a whole lot more fun than a Brexit negotiation. Whatever the festive occasion, go for it, girls, and swan into that event with a confident air and a braid in your hair knowing that you look amazing. </span></div>
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culottes, £168, Anthropologie</td></tr>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;">Going for gold... but not in the sporting sense, obvs. Jane is as likely to come first in that department as fly to the moon. However, a bit of the shimmery stuff is a great asset to a WOACA especially when she wants to shine like the fairy on the tree. These culottes would have been in Jane's shopping bag faster than you can say '11 ladies dancing' had they had them in a size bigger than an XS (she squeezed in for the pic, Jane is such a martyr to the cause). Always the way at this time of year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Two things are crucial to making an entrance: a beautifully fitting and well cut garment, and the knowledge that you look amazing. Here, Beryl is swathed in an ankle length black dress bedecked with sparkles and a puff-sleeved velvet cape. Large earrings and red boots polish the look, which is sort of Hogwarts meets Queen Narissa from <i>Enchanted</i>. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now there's a woman who knows how to enter a room. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane is determined to take the ecologically sound option to its limits ie. buying nothing which isn't second hand etc etc, so she has tried to look at her summer wardrobe with new eyes. Lo and behold! She found a Christmas green frock which is actually labelled 'beachwear'. On it goes with a long - it must be admitted, somewhat thin - overcoat. All find and dandy, Jane, as long as there's no snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Just consider for a moment the joy of wearing your top colour, the one in which you are at your eye-popping best. Particularly if everyone else has worn elegant but safe black. For Beryl this is ruby <i>chiffon</i>. The very word <i>chiffon</i> is thrilling, '<i>chiffon, chiffon, chiffon,' </i>shouts Beryl<i>. </i>Jane is forced to administer a short, sharp slap to bring Beryl back to her senses. This also often happens at this time of year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And Jane really means vintage. This coat dress came from her mama's wardrobe and was her going away coat in 1953, never worn again and in its pristine state. There's always something in the back of someone else's wardrobe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane has decided to forgive Beryl this black frock but only because it has a very full skirt made out of net, and Jane feels about net how Beryl feels about <i>chif-fon. (</i>Oh, no not that again<i>) </i>Beryl has heavily accessorised her net with sparkles, a look redolent of 1950s dinner-dances. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Two years ago Beryl spent £49 in Hobbs on a jewel encrusted necklace, which seemed rather rash at the time, but has turned out to be a good investment. This year she added a belt from Zara to her collection. Her daughter's cast off sparkly ankle boots add a touch of modern sass. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The very thought of a slip dress has, until now, filled Jane with the sort of horror that is only akin to the thought of the middle-aged backside in leggings. All that mutton masquerading as lamb - ugh! However, when she came upon this one in Zara, she changed her tune - and it's leopard print to boot. What ever has come over her? She feels rather glam and outre, so what's not to like? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And in Jane's case, 'plump' is the word, having been told she must lose weight by the medical establishment (grr). If you are feeling the pre-Christmas paunch, then this is definitely the answer. The single tone, right down to velvet shoes and bag, only elongates the body and adds to the illusion of everything slender - it'll be the last time until the spring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl gets very over-excited by show stopping party clothes, which probably means she is going to get one of her sick heads and miss all the party fun, lying in a dark room with a damp tea-towel on her head. But for now at least, she gets to wear her vintage, green, swing evening coat on top of her Rixo dress covered in the moon and the stars. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">and a very Happy New Year </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">from Jane and Beryl. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">in 2020</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Christmas preparations are being made in the village of Muddy Puddle. Beryl is sorting out recipes for her Boxing Day fork buffet, with smutty pass the parcel to follow, while wondering quite how Jane managed to remain undiscovered in the vestry for all those hours with the Vicar during the congregation's annual game of <i>sardines.</i> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Jane, who as we know is head girl material, is busily occupied organising a capsule wardrobe. These will hang together on a rail, and be mixed and matched to ensure that she is sartorially equipped for all invitations. This she knows will save time and last minute headless panics, particularly if she has located the right accessories. She has, of course, persuaded the hapless Beryl to do the same.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">(Plus one sneaky sparkly skirt)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> J</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">ane has condemned Beryl to eight measly items of clothing, which frankly is tantamount to faithful side-kick abuse. Bet Penfold never had this kind of bother with Danger Mouse. As a result Bezza is having to make her pieces work really, really hard (well, that is rather the idea, says Jane) and this pink Zara coat must top everything, </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">including her second hand Asos dress, which is not just pre-loved but currently loved. It is such a sweet relief when clothes just work. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What she also finds useful, no brainer useful, is a T-shirt from Mint Velvet with a big fat star on the front that goes with everything, even a charity shop Zara sparkly skirt. L</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">ike many a WOACA, she loves sparkly, shiny gewgaws and gimcracks. Clothes that just beg to be sat on a high bar stool (Beryl has to take a run at these) sipping a Gin and It, but the planet does not share her joy. These clothes are covered in plastic beads or aluminium, so Jane and Beryl's solution is to purchase these second hand and re-wear them each Christmas, and yes, resist the purchase of the new. This Zara skirt cost £3.50, secondhand, but the T-shirt is new, practising what you preach is not that easy for a relapsing clothes-aholic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beryl is sure you have the measure of this by now. The leopard print silk blouse also goes with the black trousers, <i>ex cetera, ex cetera, ex-cetera</i>. Beryl refuses to limit the amount of accessories, as accessories are EVERYTHING DARLING, EVERYTHING! Jane knows better than to challenge her, when she is cornered like a rat with a look in her eye. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last year's shiny M&S blouse with past season M&S trousers £45, <br />
gold charity shop belt £1, boots £5, bag gift</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Gold and black shirt + black velvet trousers + gold boots + gold bag + belt = Delivering Christmas presents to your relatives </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">PS. the only thing that really doesn't go is the sparkly skirt and leopard print blouse, not even Beryl thinks she can pull that one off.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Jane's capsule wardrobe contains:</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x suit</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x jumper</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x velvet trousers</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x shirt</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x dress</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x cardi</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x coat</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">1 x skirt = 8 pieces</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suit, Zara, last season, approx. £180, jumper Monsoon via Oxfam £9.99, <br />
trainers, LK Bennett sale £87.50,<br />
necklace, £4, charity shop</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> White suit + cream jumper + red trainers = The Gardening Club dinner </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jane has never got to grips with winter white - or even summer white come to that, as this suit has barely seen the light of day. She is determined to get some wear out of it and saw a very expensive version styled with a wooly pulley in a smart magazine, so thought she'd copy the look: Vogue, here we come...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shirt, Zara, £25.99 last year, suit jacket, as before, boots, Jones, last season, £65,<br />
necklace as before</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">White blazer + patterned silky shirt + velvet trousers + red ankle boots = mulled wine and mince pies at the Vicarage</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Despite her intentions to buy NOTHING new this season, Jane has given in and is deeply ashamed. But not ashamed enough to take these trousers back, of course, as they are the star Christmas piece of kit for the WOACA. These can go with the jacket and a shirt to ring the proverbial changes. This year Christmas dressing is all about the wide velvet trouser. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress, £65, sale, cardigan £65, (Browns of Stockbridge boots) as before, necklace, charity shop 75p</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Navy sweater dress + cardigan + red ankle boots = Lunch with people you hardly know</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is Jane's attempt at elegant in a Jean Muirish sort of way, all in navy jersey but in cotton so she doesn't get TOO HOT. The jacket could go with this and a pair of red boots go with simply everything. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coat, Kesta, £40 charity shop, jumper, as before, <br />
skirt, Paul Costelloe vintage, necklace, gift, boots, as before</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Red coat + cream sweater + red velvet skirt </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">+ red boots = Trip to see Disney on Ice </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here comes the charity shop jersey again with a skirt of some 20 years vintage which Jane has rediscovered and her new charity shop coat: shades of red are just heaven at this time of year, reflects Jane. You may be wondering why Jane has a telephone/lobster round her neck - look it up, is all she's prepared to say on the matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> Despite Beryl's reluctance to engage with Jane's cunning Christmas capsule wardrobe, Beryl has to concede that it is working, and she, (like Jane) is emerging from the house feeling happy, co-ordinated and above all relaxed, which might just be a festive first. </span><br />
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