where can I buy clothes for old person

Yogibear

margaretclare wrote: »

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?

well said margaret,bl**dy cheek

Errata

Yogibear wrote: »

well said margaret,bl**dy cheek

I honesrtly don't think it is. If I thought my clothes should be the same as 'anyone else's' I'd be sitting here in Ugg boots, low rise jeans and a crop top. In order not to frighten the horses, I'm not

margaretclare

Errata wrote: »

I honestly don't think it is. If I thought my clothes should be the same as 'anyone else's' I'd be sitting here in Ugg boots, low rise jeans and a crop top. In order not to frighten the horses, I'm not

It's difficult to express exactly what I mean by that, but the inference in the original post, and its title, was that old people somehow require different clothes from other people just because of their age. Janniebear put it well:

Please don't differentiate between clothes for old person and clothes for person - if it's an 80 years old woman chances are she wants to look as good as anyone of any age - look in all shops like M&S, John Lewis, BHS etc or if you can afford it somewhere not a chain but please don't be thinking OLD person.

That really says it well and it was what I was trying - unsuccessfully - to express. 'Clothes for an old person and clothes for a person'.

I wouldn't wear Ugg boots either because I don't like them, and as for skinny jeans, I've never had the sort of figure for them so would never have worn them at any age!

Bogof_Babe

I'm sitting here in Ugg type slippers (long and fluffy), sports bottoms with white stripes down the side and a zip-up sweatshirt type top. I can just picture my 94 year old mum in this garb!

She won't even wear trousers as she thinks they don't suit her. Happy as larry in pleated skirts, button through blouses and cardies, outfits which I at a mere 57 would look ridiculous in.

People complain about young children being dressed up as mini adults, and I do think most age groups (and lifestyles) have a relevant dress code. I don't think any offence was intended by referring to clothes for an older person.

margaretclare

If the relevant dress code for my age-group is the clothes offered by Rival Clothing (link posted earlier in this thread) then I am afraid I must decline. Nor do I like the kind of things that Bogof_Babe's mum prefers.

One must still have some individuality, whatever the age!

I do like the M&S Classic range. But at present I'm losing weight so it is a waste of money buying any clothes at all. I've already gone from size 22 to 18 and am aiming at size 12 by next summer. I may feel a bit differently about pleated skirts once I've got my waist back!!

dianasnan

I only wish that my Mum was as young at heart as most of you seem to be but unfortunately my Mum is 85 going on 105 where clothing is concerned. Like bogof-babes mum she has never worn trousers in her life and likes the pleated skirts and polyester blouses and a good knitted woolen cardi with a pair of thick american tan tights.
Trouble is the highstreet shops are now not stocking the type of clothing that she prefers and I have been grateful for some of the links in this thread.

andyrules

margaretclare wrote: »

Does that mean I'll need different styles from the ones I like, just because I'll be 75?

Each to their own, Margaret, you clearly are not a proponent of the pleated skirt; that it is popular with many older ladies is probably because it was actually a smart 'dress code' a decade ago and they still like it!

I have followed this thread with interest as it seems that no-one is producing these skirts now - M&S stopped several years ago and now Eastex have finally followed suit. My elderly mum lives in the 'uniform' of this skirt and cardigan, the former is now nigh impossible to source. Didn't like the 'Rival' or Bon Marche ones as they are unlined and look a bit cheap.

Don't know why people are in a flap over the notion of clothes for the 'older' or even 'elderly' taste - after all manufacturers produce their ranges at carefully targeted age groups - and I suspect they are neglecting the uppermost one as it is the least profitable!

Can't stand Gok - I find him patronising and turns his outfits into a dog's breakfast - prefer understated myself.

margaretclare

I am not keen on pleated skirts for myself for a good reason - they do not suit my figure, they make me look twice as wide. What suits me best is the 'A' line style or better still, a simple dress with a fluid line through the waist and skimming the hips. However, now I am losing weight and getting my waist back, I did wear a smart skirt and blouse to a function at the weekend and I was able to tuck the blouse in - haven't done that for a long time! I do like the jumper and skirt on the homepage of M&S Classics
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Classic-Womens/b/43033030: . I would resist wearing anything that was considered a 'dress code for my age-group' or a 'uniform'.

Bronnie

Well, I wish there was an M&S Classic range for men too!

I have been looking online today for some clothes (hopefully in the sales!) for my Dad, who is 80. He is in a nursing home and has dementia, incontinence and is not very mobile. He has lost a bit of weight but is still ample round the tum. He used to be a shirt and tie, slacks and sports jacket sort of guy all his life, even at the weekend and on holiday! Add a woolly jumper or cardi in the winter and that was him sorted!

It's very warm there so a shirt and a fine knit sweater is comfortable for him. He does wear joggers from time to time; they're practical, but not really him. The Home is very good about maintaining the residents' self-respect and standard of dress, within reason, so I would prefer to buy some of the easy-care classic looser-cut men's slacks, with a bit of ease in the fabric, that he has worn for years. The current M&S men's range all look quite neat and slim cut to my eye:eek:. He also preferred the brushed cotton/flanelette PJ's , but with a cord waist, not elastic.

Can anyone recommend a shop or website, please? A few years ago, I would've thought M&S/ BHS or Littlewoods or a mens chain called Greenwoods......but they don't seem to be catering for this type of clothing as far as I can see. Medium price range. The clothes are laundered at the Home, are in the wash all the time and occasionally get mislaid. A reasonable quality, not something that's going to look sad after a couple of washes.

Many thanks

Bron

Errata

My stepdad lives in a care home and I buy him cotton trousers with an elasticated waist from Marks. Easily washed and ironed and keep their shape.
Haven't seen drawstring PJ's for donkey's years so can't help with that.