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where can I buy clothes suitable for an 80 year old woman .
first off she needs a new coat ,but needs to be warm and have a hood .
After that we will work on everything else .
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  • Mojisola
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    Do you want to take her out to shop or buy through catalogues?

    She could browse the J. D. Williams catalogue to get an idea of what she'd like.
  • Errata
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    If she can't get to the shops but can look at pictures on your PC, Marks & Spencer have some ladies padded/quilted coats with hoods on their website.
    Marks has an online ordering service, and returns are very easy.
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  • Old_Git wrote: »
    where can I buy clothes suitable for an 80 year old woman .
    first off she needs a new coat ,but needs to be warm and have a hood .
    After that we will work on everything else .

    80 year old women shop in all sorts of places - M&S, BHS, Primark, Next, Asda, Tescos and some even go to charity shops ;) Is she able to decide for herself? If not then virtually any shop you would use for yourself that has a womens section should do.

    If choosing for her it might be worth thinking about how easy each item is for her to put on/fasten herself (or for others to dress her in if she is no longer capeable) so a coat with a zip up the front might not be as useful as one that buttons.
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  • margaretclare
    margaretclare Posts: 10,789 Forumite
    Bit patronising, isn't it, to imagine that 'clothes suitable for an 80-year old woman' will be any different from anyone else's clothes? Or that an 'old person' will necessarily settle for a different style/colour/quality than anyone else?


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  • Barneysmom
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    They have some nice Regatta waterproof coats for £20 at TJ Hughes, if you have a local one.....
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  • daska
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    Bit patronising, isn't it, to imagine that 'clothes suitable for an 80-year old woman' will be any different from anyone else's clothes? Or that an 'old person' will necessarily settle for a different style/colour/quality than anyone else?

    I have loads of clothes that DS2 has grown out of... 2y old boy... according to the above they'd be perfect :confused:
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  • daska
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    A bit of detail on the lady concerned would be useful. Is she able to choose/ shop/ dress herself? What kind of style she enjoys / used to enjoy? Size? What problems does she face? Where does she live (the outer hebrides is a different kettle of fish to central london)?
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  • margaretclare
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    There's nothing warmer than a duffle coat, and here they are with hoods:

    http://www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?beginIndex=0&catalogId=20552&storeId=12552&categoryId=128909&parent_category_rn=51545&langId=-1&top=Y&cmpid=PS09G01373&gclid=CK2Yoev_3J0CFZ1h4wod_T3qNQ

    I agree with morag1202. 80-year old women shop in all sorts of places. One of the advantages of maturity is that we know who we are, what kind of clothes we like and what suits us, and should be allowed to make our own choices.
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  • Mojisola
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    I agree with morag1202. 80-year old women shop in all sorts of places. One of the advantages of maturity is that we know who we are, what kind of clothes we like and what suits us, and should be allowed to make our own choices.

    Or she might like to join the Red Hat Society - https://www.redhatsociety.com/aboutus/howitstarted.html? -
    and wear whatever outrageous clothes take her fancy!

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  • seven-day-weekend
    seven-day-weekend Posts: 36,755 Forumite
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    edited 27 October 2009 at 5:28PM
    The poem, I thought, is called Images of Older Women.

    I love the symbolism of it and have several items of purple clothing in my wardrobe. No red hat though. :)

    To the OP, my mum right up to her death in her 90s would still have wanted to chose her own clothes, even if it was looking through a catalogue.

    If the old lady in question isn't able to do this, then I agree with others, look round the usual shops like M and S and TJ Hughes.
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