2026 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

Baileys_Babe

Lovely dress @Laura_Elsewhere

Thanks @Nelliegrace and @Cherryfudge for recommending the books and museum

daisy_1571

joyous dress Laura xxx

maryb

Now that I have sent back the jacket that didn't fit I have used exactly 66 coupons. If Marks are doing their cord jeans this autumn in colours I actually like I will have to go black market for a couple of pairs. Or maybe not. Last year it wasn't just that the colours were awful for someone with winter colouring, the quality was really poor.

I find with Uniqlo and Marks you get a couple of years of declining quality then quite a big price hike and a temporary return to slightly better quality - though never quite as good as it was. I really regret losing weight from that point of view but even though I tried to take in my old cord jeans they didn't sit right because I would have needed to shorten the rise and that involves a complete remake job

Cherryfudge

Great dress @Laura_Elsewhere - so summery! Now a matching yellow cardigan and you'd have an autumn outfit from it as well. But it's lovely as it is.

@PipneyJane , I'm thinking it's a gas mask case, just not one of the Mick3y Moose ones.

@maryb , I'm a fan of cord jeans for cold weather and have three pairs, none of which is a good fit. This is ridiculous!

On a different note, my 4 y.o granddaughter is a big fan of 'Princess' dresses and one of her favourites had a small rip in the net overlay. I've been offering to mend it for ages and she remembered today, so I stitched it closed but of course the stitches showed in the net, so I covered them with three little glittery star buttons. It was lovely to have her examine it and say 'Grandma, this is awesome!' but even better the way her face lit up when I said she could learn to sew. 😊