Story behind Samantha Cameron's 'M&S' dress

Nikkster

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23764671-the-power-dresser.do

Saw this in the Evening Standard last night, think there was a similar story in the Times too. Did have a look and couldn't see it posted anywhere already - sorry if it has been.

"Samantha Cameron caught the muted zeitgeist at Conservative Party conference in a soft grey spotted dress from Marks & Spencer.
She must now be wishing she'd rifled through her wardrobe and found something else.
The frock's appearance was intended to project Brand Cameron as sensible, modest and satisfied with the high street aspirations of much of the voting public.
Instead, it has turned into a PR nightmare. The dress's designer, Alison Mansell, subsequently revealed that she was, in fact, no longer supplying M&S and had been asked to provide a size 12 dress after Mrs Cameron approached the company's boss, Sir Stuart Rose, at a party and asked if he could help.
Mansell received no thanks, she says, after agreeing to make the dress specially - and for no payment - even though her company had just been let go by the high street giant."

I found the article pretty interesting, and its made me think of fc123. Think there it highlights some of what goes on behind the scenes that us mere mortals might never be aware of...

fc123

I will pick up on this later (as busy slave labouring myself today making non essential consumer items) but I did hear something about this recently but glazed over (the political connection not the M + S one).

Thankless, our job, thankless.;-)

Rochdale_Pioneers

So in contrast to Sarah Brown's designer number Sam wore a dress of the people. Except that it now turns out its more exclusive than Brown's one.

Not that I care about what spouses of politicians wear. What i find sad is that they have to think about such things at all. Duplicitious politicians misleading us - that I understand. But their wives over choice of frock?

lostinrates

Rocdale: there is a lot of football talk here, and a sidetrack discussion to day of the subtext of some of football stuff. Fashion clothing is the same: an art it has reflections and subtexts and speaks to some sectors of society while others siply don't speak the same language. Its just different, thats all.

Clothing etc has always held important cultrual value, in both sexes, in different places.

Wageslave and chucky will soon point out the simialr language of floor coverings.

chucknorris

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

So in contrast to Sarah Brown's designer number Sam wore a dress of the people. Except that it now turns out its more exclusive than Brown's one.

Not that I care about what spouses of politicians wear. What i find sad is that they have to think about such things at all. Duplicitious politicians misleading us - that I understand. But their wives over choice of frock?

Every time I hear about Cameron the first thing that comes into my mind is that he shoots deer and is invloved in hunts (previously foxes and now whatever they do instead). I know I should be able to look past that and judge him based opon how he would do his job, but I struggle to do that.

Sir_Humphrey

chucknorris wrote: »

Every time I hear about Cameron the first thing that comes into my mind is that he shoots deer and is invloved in hunts (previously foxes and now whatever they do instead). I know I should be able to look past that and judge him based opon how he would do his job, but I struggle to do that.

Personally the thought of dead animals torn to shreds is far more pleasant than thinking about that!

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

Story behind Samantha Cameron's 'M&S' dress

Well it's at least a pleasant change from the usual Tories caught in S&M dress....

Rochdale_Pioneers

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

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Well it's at least a pleasant change from the usual Tories caught in S&M dress....

We haven't had a decent political sex scandal for a while. Ah happy days of Tim Yeo and his secretary, Milligan and the belt, Alan Clarke having mother and daughters, Blunkett with the American. And of course Currie Major

Really2

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

We haven't had a decent political sex scandal for a while. Ah happy days of Tim Yeo and his secretary, Milligan and the belt, Alan Clarke having mother and daughters, Blunkett with the American. And of course Currie Major

Prescott:eek:

Sir_Humphrey

Rochdale_Pioneers wrote: »

We haven't had a decent political sex scandal for a while. Ah happy days of Tim Yeo and his secretary, Milligan and the belt, Alan Clarke having mother and daughters, Blunkett with the American. And of course Currie Major

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7101461.stm

You forgot about this utter s**t.

A Conservative MP who was criticised by his local party executive for having an affair while his wife had cancer has defeated an attempt to deselect him.
James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire, had already survived a secret ballot by party members in January.

Rochdale_Pioneers

Sir_Humphrey wrote: »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/7101461.stm

You forgot about this utter s**t.

The problem is that people vote for parties pretty blindly. As well as family values scum like that, we're going to have plenty of MPs standing for election - and getting reelected - who have been troughing expenses. People will look past who or what they have been doing, ignore the reprihensible personality of the actual candidate, and vote instead for the party they represent.

MPs of all sides are sitting there who have no morals whatsoever, and they'll keep their jobs. On the flip side we see a woman who had an affair with a married Tory MP running foul of the selection committee, whereas the MP has no similar problems.