gavclojak Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Black brogues and a maxi is bad form! Gotta be sandals, wedges or a nice pair of sliders (preferably Birkenstocks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Goodness me some of you must have more time on your hands than me! As long as someone isnt walking around naked I rarely notice or care what they wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Inspired by Olly, I did something I've never done before. Sorting out a summer wardrobe. I'm an extremely unorganised person normally but I thought I'd give being organised a go. I've separated my woolly jumpers and my jeans and anything else I know won't wear in the next couple of months from stuff I might wear. It was quite satisfying and I also found some pretty summer tops I'd forgotten about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Just as I was heading off to the tip with lots of green waste my ES decided he did need a new dress shirt for a party he was attending that evening. I wasn't getting cleaned up to go to the tip and neither was I driving home to change before shopping. So I found myself asking the nice young man in John Lewis questions about more contemporary dress shirt styles and discussing bow tie vs black tie for teen boy whilst dressed in scruffy dirty jeans, boots, grubby top and dirty hands. I consoled myself that for once I wasn't dressed in my customary black so may have passed for posh & grubby I'd never go out without underwear though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Goodness me some of you must have more time on your hands than me! As long as someone isnt walking around naked I rarely notice or care what they wear. Same here Tasha I went for lunch with a friend yesterday and when we were sat on the terrace afterwards having a coffee she said to me "What was that woman wearing?" I was all "what woman? What was wrong with her" Turns out it was an elderly woman, probably late 70's/early 80's in lime green hot pants and a pink strappy top. Me, I didn't notice one bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Now that would be a sight for sore eyes, your companion should have been flattered that you were paying her full attention. I am afraid that people watching is a bit of a hobby of ours, we do tend to make comment on people as either we or they pass by. Not in a cruel way, but occasionally in a ' do they not have a mirror or someone to tell them ' way. I know that we shouldn't but it is second nature and I do compliment people if they are wearing something lovely. I am in no position to judge, my own dress sense is questionable, but if people want to have a little titter as I pass by that's fine with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 I love people watching and I gather from history books etc that we've all been watching each other for ever. All the satire, comedy, philosophy and survival skills must come from people watching. Authors must do it and I know that the police and army do it. It's fun too, I like it. We park up in the camper at NT places and I cook a big meal while we knock back a beer, I've seen people pointing and laughing at us, that's ok and then some come to chat and that's nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Nothing wrong with people watching Maybe I am alone in thinking its not really on to poke fun at them on an open forum though Some of the posters here would no doubt be mortified if the same thing happened to them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 There should be a law against white trousers/skirts and black knickers, particularly thongs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Saw a youngish chap (20 odd?) in Tesco this morning in a wetsuit . In Oxford we are about as far as you can get from the sea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 My shorts are getting less so each passing year, getting closer and closer to my knees. I'm not very good in hot weather and get quite red and horrid so I've made myself a lovely refreshing, cooling spray. I bought a smart little amber glass spray bottle and filled it with a mix of mineral water from the fridge, rosewater and a couple of drops of lavender oil. Lovely, but I'd welcome other 'recipes' please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne2 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'm with Redwing... life is way too short to get home and changed before heading out again to the supermarket, and like many people, I've clothe from 10 year ago that probably don't fit me as well as I think they do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted May 24, 2014 Author Share Posted May 24, 2014 I actually saw someone going shopping in her PJs. I was quite surprised although she appeared to have put some thought into her carefully tousled hair and artfully smudged make up. I suppose it's just the next silly fashion craze. OH said he could go out in his nightware but I think he would most likely get arrested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Yes, I have seen that too. Makes me laugh that they have managed to put their undies & a push-up bra on under their jammies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Goodness, I only wish I was young enough to get away with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Surprises me how many folk go shopping in pjs and d. Gowns Some a bit sore on the eys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 It's never occurred to me to go shopping on my jim-jams to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Surprises me how many folk go shopping in pjs and d. Gowns Some a bit sore on the eys Maybe they usually shop online but have had a computer crash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Over groomed boys, some as young as eight are bothering my mind this summer. For goodness sake, stop looking in the mirror - grab the nearest (uncoordinated) clothes, muss up that ridiculously perfect hairstyle and go out and be a child! And, girls and boys, you need to be slightly chubby when you're thirteen because it's stored energy and very soon you are going to do a lot of growing, having a flat tummy and calorie counting shouldn't be in your mind at all. I want to shake their overly groomed parents sometimes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Yes, it's sad, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
