Clothes for older people

happyinflorida

I've been buying clothes for my mum for the last 4 years. She's in a care home and has Alzheimer's.

Money's tight for me so although I get the money back from the solicitors eventually I can't afford to spend much in the first place.

I tend to buy from Ebay - there's a lot of brand new clothes sold for very little.

It's amazing that care homes charge so much money - mum's is £625 per week, but can't wash and return clothes very well.

Still I won't get started on care homes as I'll probably end up in tears!

margaretclare

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Depends on the manual dexterity, sometimes the actual hooks and eyes bit can be tricky. When I had one arm tied to my body after a shoulder replacement, all bras were off ...

I think it may also depend on size of boobs. Thank goodness DH is here - it's one of the things he does every morning 'do me up, please, darling'. Although I've managed it when he wasn't around.

Cuckooclock

Only just seen this post, how about Bon Marche which I know people poo poo as old fashioned.
You just have to look online to find some nice looking long & short sleeved teeshirts. Mum can't wear anything nylon next to her skin, but these are nice & soft & pop a nice washable jacket over the top looks really smart.
For special occasion there is some lovely costume jewellery about so a nice toning necklace, she prefers elastic trouser too & yes the Marks jersey one are favorite.

margaretclare

Ooops. Just been along to Debenhams with DH, who decided that a lot of his Tesco boxers were no longer comfortable, and the only place where he could get the ones he liked was Debenhams. We'd been to a funeral service at 1200 and by the time we got out of there his BG was getting a bit 'low' so we went for a meal in Debenhams restaurant. On the way down I spotted 'bra fitting'. I've been meaning to do that for ages. Very pleasant and efficient young lady, apparently I need not 38D but 36GG. The difference is incredible. The look, and the feel, the comfort and appearance. I parted with £70 for 2, without a backward glance. Money well spent, although more than I've ever paid for 2 bras in my life.

DH got what he wanted and we shall not be going anywhere near the shops any closer to Christmas, apart from the normal supermarket. And even then, we could always do it online and get it delivered.

emillu

pineapple wrote: »

Can I have a definition of 'older people' please? When you are a teen, anyone over 25 is old. The benchmark tends to move depending on how old you are.
I see TV ads targetted at over 50s - as if by definition anyone over 50 lives on a separate planet of illness and infirmity :mad:. Being over 60 (just) I take exception to this sort of thing.
As for 'age appropriate' clothing, I'm more concerned with what suits my body shape etc. It has to be said there are some older peeps who look better in a crop top than many a lumpy teen .
It all makes me feel like putting on my new secondhand Doc Martens and strutting my stuff round Sainsbury's forthwith! :rotfl:

I do find myself quoting "old" people's remarks etc. and having to check myself as being 78 I am one of them!:D

azureblue wrote: »

Hi! I recently discovered the Bravia pull-on bra, sold at Asda for £12.97. Very comfortable and straight over your head to put on. Just the job.

Went to buy that bra but they didn't have any larger sizes! Very annoying.

PennyForThem wrote: »

Am I naive? Any ordinary bra can be fastened in the front first by slewing it round, fastening it over the stomach and then slewing it round to the back and pulling it up to cup the breasts. What is the problem?

Same response as somebody else says.. a little thought about others abilities needed! I cannot do anything that takes raising my arms above my head for more than a few seconds or twisting something round my waist takes too much effort as I have very bad pains in my arms and shoulders. .. something akin to fybromyalgia.

I have just completed my first year study in Law with the OU and I went on my first cruise last Xmas...on my own. Second one coming up shortly!!

margaretclare

I have just completed my first year study in Law with the OU and I went on my first cruise last Xmas...on my own. Second one coming up shortly!!

Well done to you, especially on the studies. I'm struggling to learn Old English (Anglo-Saxon). What with the genders, cases, word endings etc it's not easy.

Re the bra, the one I bought last week is no more comfortable than the others. Instead of digging into the shoulders it digs in around the rib-cage. The only solution is going to be reduction mammoplasty and I'd rather spend on that than on a cruise. I'm investigating the possibility, and that really will be SKI-ing!! There is said to be no upper age-limit but I wouldn't dream of asking the NHS for it, I hate to think of the comments I might get back. A few years ago now I had cataract surgery and I argued with the surgeon that I couldn't see the board when doing GCSE Maths. I managed to get away with that one, but I doubt if I would again.

pollypenny

Just ski-ed by ordering an ipad - disgraceful i know. Actually, I do feel a bit guilty, have a year old laptop and a 7 year old mac, whose screen is going.

According to DS the face-time will be better than skyping to see grandson.

Savvy_Sue

margaretclare wrote: »

Re the bra, the one I bought last week is no more comfortable than the others. Instead of digging into the shoulders it digs in around the rib-cage.

Then I would say you weren't properly fitted, and I'd go back again.

margaretclare

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

Then I would say you weren't properly fitted, and I'd go back again.

How was I 'not properly fitted'? Under bust measurement was 36". DH checked this for me and it was correct. I trust his measurement, from his background as a precision engineer.

Also, having so recently spent £70 on 2 bras, I don't want to go back again. They're certainly a big improvement on the self-measurement I'd been doing, but nothing is going to be comfortable, I fear.

Savvy_Sue

margaretclare wrote: »

How was I 'not properly fitted'? Under bust measurement was 36". DH checked this for me and it was correct. I trust his measurement, from his background as a precision engineer.

Also, having so recently spent £70 on 2 bras, I don't want to go back again. They're certainly a big improvement on the self-measurement I'd been doing, but nothing is going to be comfortable, I fear.

With bras, measurement isn't everything. Some of the exclusive places don't measure, they do it just by fit. My bottom line is that if it isn't comfortable, something is wrong.

I went back 24 hours after a bra fitting in Debenhams once because the straps were cutting in very badly, and they agreed that there was something wrong and refunded me.

And at my last bra fitting (in an independent shop) we agreed that although I measure a 38, I will never be comfortable in that size, so it's better to put me in a 40. The fitter preferred the look of a 38 on me, but as I wouldn't wear it (because I like being able to breathe) she worked with me to find something comfortable.

It's like shoes. I'm usually a size 8, wide feet, but not all size 8 shoes fit me, even in a wide fit.