The Chatwalk - Off Topic Thread

jellie · 26-07-2010 12:06pm

im going shopping in LONDON tomorrow, woo!

i know we have most of the uk high street stores now but there should at least be some be some savings to be had

ive been in bad form all morning but now im looking at the list of shops in the shopping centre im going to & im getting excited!

\o/

sunshine rose · 26-07-2010 10:52pm

Have a fab time jellie!

I was there about 2 weeks ago and it was unbelievable, great sales on too!:pac:

The Lovely Muffin · 27-07-2010 6:48pm

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

I could take it to a tailor/dressmaker/seamstress in town and see if something could be done about the bow.

I took the dress to the seamstress today and it would cost about €10 euros to get the bow sewn. She also said, the dress doesn't sit right on me as the elastic isn't stitched/done properly. So I am gonna bring the dress back and exchange it for a pair of jeans instead.

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

Thanks Dolorous, I've opened a dispute in PayPal as the seller didn't reply to my message/email about the broken zip which I had originally sent to them through eBay.

For anyone interested:

The seller gave me a full refund and I took it too a dressmaker/seamstress and it would cost €18 to get the a new zip on the dress. The seller hasn't asked for the dress back, but I won't get anything done with it yet, just in case (s)he does ask me for it back.

awesom_o · 30-07-2010 7:24pm

eVeNtInE wrote: »

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Its just Arnotts trying to 'get with it'. The project store which stocks a range of fashion brands including Oasis, french Lipsy, Benefit and Pandora. They had to move from the jervis street shopping center I think?

Twee. · 30-07-2010 8:11pm

I LOVE your dress in WDYWT Stray Cat! I tried it on myself there a few weeks ago, but it just didn't fit right! Lame! Looks great on you.

Novella · 30-07-2010 9:24pm

I always love seeing Stray_Cat in the WDYWT thread! Such great clothes! Love the shoes today

Stray_Cat · 30-07-2010 11:57pm

Twee. wrote: »

I LOVE your dress in WDYWT Stray Cat! I tried it on myself there a few weeks ago, but it just didn't fit right! Lame! Looks great on you.

Thanks it's one of my favourite dresses it fits perfectly and it only cost €7

lindtee · 31-07-2010 10:53am

Stray_Cat wrote: »

Thanks it's one of my favourite dresses it fits perfectly and it only cost €7

€7:eek::eek: I know where I'm going soon!

Dolbert · 31-07-2010 3:11pm

Stray_Cat wrote: »

Thanks it's one of my favourite dresses it fits perfectly and it only cost €7

If it fits me I am sooo getting it!

Sugar Free · 31-07-2010 5:12pm

I have to stop buying stuff from M&S, I'm fast becoming a poster boy for them!

lindtee · 31-07-2010 5:55pm

Didn't see Straycat's dress in the Cork H&M:(:( Got into Cork about 2 and went to M&S, they had started their final clearance this morning and everything was down to €1, €2 or €3. Unfortunatley the place was pretty much bare by then, loads of empty racks:( Did get 2 nice(ish) skirts for €1 each (were €24) and 2 bottles of perfume for €1 each. If only I had known that it was on this morning I would have been there first thing. The Sales Assistant at the checkout said they didn't even know about it til they got in, she said if the word was out the whole of cork would have been there. So disappointed I missed out on el cheapo bras and knickers especially, all that was left was a couple of teeny tiny bras and knickerses

fonpokno · 01-08-2010 5:17pm

I was in marks and sparks for the final clearance yesterday too, didn't even know it was on. Got a few bras for a euro each and me and my mam bought a ton of tights for a euro each too. She also managed to get two pairs of lovely trousers down from 35 euro to 3euro each. It was great!

Dolbert · 01-08-2010 9:34pm

Anyone see this? It's a competition on Asos to 'grab and win' as many items as you can! You can only enter once a day, today I grabbed €393 worth of items, if I mananged to win even once I would be so happy

http://www.magnumtemptation100.co.uk/#/playnow/

The Lovely Muffin · 01-08-2010 10:13pm

Dolorous wrote: »

Anyone see this? It's a competition on Asos to 'grab and win' as many items as you can! You can only enter once a day, today I grabbed €393 worth of items, if I mananged to win even once I would be so happy

http://www.magnumtemptation100.co.uk/#/playnow/

What do you win? or is it just a game lol?

fonpokno · 01-08-2010 10:17pm

Just tried it there Dolorous, thanks! If my internet wasn't so bloomin' slow I would've gotten more I think. Boo-urns!

This is going to be like the benefit flake thing all over again for me, obsessive.

Dolbert · 01-08-2010 10:19pm

Purple_Bobbin wrote: »

What do you win? or is it just a game lol?

You could win the items that you managed to grab!

I entered the Flake/ Benefit competition every day too, managed to win 2 lipsticks in the end

fonpokno · 01-08-2010 10:46pm

Aww, this asos one is over tomorrow.

Raging I didn't know about it now!

Lia_lia · 02-08-2010 1:33pm

Anyone else noticed that awear's clothes are absolutely massive? None of the size 8 dresses would fit me there. And I'm hardly a size 8. I don't care if they are trying to make people feel better about their size...make yer sizes proper!

Sapsorrow · 02-08-2010 9:32pm

OMG Doll you joined Chictopia! I'm on it with the same user name! Gonna friends request ya now!

The Cool · 02-08-2010 10:21pm

Lia_lia wrote: »

Anyone else noticed that awear's clothes are absolutely massive? None of the size 8 dresses would fit me there. And I'm hardly a size 8. I don't care if they are trying to make people feel better about their size...make yer sizes proper!

And yet I'm a size 14-16, and their size 16 trousers won't go up on me...

phasers · 02-08-2010 10:54pm

Awear is a weird one, some of their stuff (esp tshirts, honestly who sizes them?) is at least a size bigger than they say, but I find some of their stuff absolutely tiny!

Twee. · 03-08-2010 12:42am

+1 on their sizing! Sometimes their ten is too big on me, and other times the twelve is tight! Pick a side A|Wear! I don't bother going in anymore, nothing fits me properly.

Lia_lia · 03-08-2010 12:48am

The Cool wrote: »

And yet I'm a size 14-16, and their size 16 trousers won't go up on me...

See I never tried on any pants there. They coulda been too small. I reckon with tops/dresses anyway they make them for bigger busted women, because everything was falling off me that area.

Storminateacup · 03-08-2010 3:17am

I find Jane Norman sizing to be horrid wrong.
Ps - I just had a look through the picture thread. Oh my god, I think f&a have the best looking boardsies.

OldGoat · 03-08-2010 8:08am

Ah, so you found my picture then. :cool:

OldGoat · 03-08-2010 9:42am

Bought a tuxido over the weekend. I'll post a pic when I have the opportunity to wear it. I'm going to a grown up Debs in October. WooHooo - a chance to relive the horror and terror that is the Debs Dance.

Twee. · 03-08-2010 12:50pm

Oh lucky! I wish I could redo my debs. What a horror it was! I, if I may say so myself, looked really well, I loved my dress and had a little leopard print cropped box jacket to top it all off. THEN my date got off his tits, like couldn't even stand. So I spent the whole night babysitting the eejit. I look sooo pissed off in the official picture, his eyes are half closed :rolleyes:

OldGoat · 03-08-2010 1:23pm

I spent most of mine sitting around A&E as my friends date slipped on the way into the venue and cracked her head.

Anyway, a few friends were reminising on the joy/horror of the Debs and (after much drinkies) a charity event was planned. I think/hope that Fajitas!, Jemmy, Splinter and BaileyCheeseCake amongst others are going.

Have to do the whole thing, corasge for the Lady - nagin of vodka for the boys - outragiously bad dancing - learybleary photographs, the PartyFireEngine to take us to the venue. No holds barred and all just so that we can dress up. Theres talk of velvet suits (mens!), vintage ball gowns, white tuxidos with extra frilly shirts. Stomach churning to say the least.

Now, I must go practive my Waltz.

Storminateacup · 03-08-2010 1:35pm

That sounds like such a fun night you have planned!!

I'd love to have my debs again. Believe me, I party hard but I've never had a night as good as my debs.
I had just dumped the boyfriend, so took one of my friends with me, and he had such fun helping me pour as many shots as possible down my throat.

His mum had him warned to be on his best behaviour.
My mum had to undress me when I finally got home.. Some time around eight, the following morning.

Fajitas! · 03-08-2010 2:20pm

I can't wait for the reDebs.

I'm not sure if I should go for a kilt again. Or I could buy myself a nice new dinner jacket. Hmmmmm.

fonpokno · 03-08-2010 6:08pm

My debs was also awful! The dress was amazing and the hair and make up turned out absolutely perfect but my shoes were murder and my whole year was baloobas drunk before they even got to the hotel.

I was far too sober to enjoy it!

Twee. · 03-08-2010 6:14pm

fonpokno wrote: »

I was far too sober to enjoy it!

I feel your pain

My date bought me one drink. He then spilt it on my dress. God, WHY did we go out for two months after that?!

Just finished packing for Berlin! 1kg under the hand luggage weight, yay! But I have a feeling we will need to put a case in the hold on the way home, if shopping goes well

But sure it's only €20 to add in the airport, and there's three of us. Grand!

fillefatale · 03-08-2010 6:32pm

My debs was awful. Most of the year drunk, ended up in the worst nightclub in town because most of us were just 18. Looking back I wouldn't have been foolish enough to fork out as much as I did on dress/shoes, even though I probably only spent half the amount other people did. It wasn't a memorable night. We ended up sitting for two hours outside the chipper in town after the nightclub closed. Would love to have a reDebs with actual friends.

OldGoat · 03-08-2010 8:21pm

If anyone is really interested I can find out if there are any places/tickets left for the Growed Up Debs. As I said earlier it's a charity event put together by a few of us burlesquers that seems to have grown legs and is getting bigger by the day.

Fajitas! · 03-08-2010 10:52pm

I think it grew an extra 7 legs at the last social when your T and my S got talking about it :pac:

Nervous Wreck · 04-08-2010 12:11am

OldGoat wrote: »

If anyone is really interested I can find out if there are any places/tickets left for the Growed Up Debs. As I said earlier it's a charity event put together by a few of us burlesquers that seems to have grown legs and is getting bigger by the day.

Yo Goat! Anywhere I can find details etc about this? Sounds like a blast, if i could get the night off work!

OldGoat · 04-08-2010 8:24am

I'm hoping that there will be more details soon and I'll let ye know.

Meanwhile I'm on the hunt for a new bowtie. Trying to find bowties that are not black or white in this country is a fupping nightmare.

Saw some lovely hand painted silk ones - sadly they were all pre-tied and I hate that. There were painted by John Kerwin, one of my favourite artists. He does the most magnificent sea and sky scapes of ublin (mostly). They were either €40 or €60 each - can't remember (hungover).

Few things more pleasurable at the end of an event is to open a bowtie and let it drape over both shoulders while everyone else has those 'orible pre-ties dangling off one shoulder.
/TieSnob

lindtee · 04-08-2010 12:26pm

Found straycat's dress in H&M today:)But they only had size 8s left:( Tried it on and the style was lovely but the flipping thing wouldn't zip up all the way, was devastated....was surprisingly nice on too.:(

Madame Razz · 04-08-2010 12:29pm

OldGoat wrote: »

I'm hoping that there will be more details soon and I'll let ye know.

Meanwhile I'm on the hunt for a new bowtie. Trying to find bowties that are not black or white in this country is a fupping nightmare.

Saw some lovely hand painted silk ones - sadly they were all pre-tied and I hate that. There were painted by John Kerwin, one of my favourite artists. He does the most magnificent sea and sky scapes of ublin (mostly). They were either €40 or €60 each - can't remember (hungover).

I've seen those!!!

They are AMAZING!!! I think they are €60??? Beautiful!!

Sadly himself won't wear a tie, nevermind a bowtie. Sigh.

Maybe I should just take to wearing them myself

Stray_Cat · 04-08-2010 1:23pm

lindtee wrote: »

Found straycat's dress in H&M today:)But they only had size 8s left:( Tried it on and the style was lovely but the flipping thing wouldn't zip up all the way, was devastated....was surprisingly nice on too.:(

Awe Lindtee that sucks, nothing worse than finding a nice dress and they dont have your size

Fajitas! · 04-08-2010 1:32pm

OldGoat wrote: »

Few things more pleasurable at the end of an event is to open a bowtie and let it drape over both shoulders while everyone else has those 'orible pre-ties dangling off one shoulder.
/TieSnob

I've seen you with an open bowtie at the start of an event, nevermind the end :pac:

OldGoat · 04-08-2010 1:38pm

Thats only because I was Too Drunk to F..tie my bowtie before I got to the event!

Actually, the real reason is that I was wearing an old shirt and the collar was a tad too tight.
/Shakes fist at self; Damn you expanding body!

fillefatale · 04-08-2010 7:00pm

Nevermind bow ties - i've encountered many guys who can't tie their ties!! No joke. I was appalled and had to do it for them. Tut tut.

imbroglio · 04-08-2010 7:17pm

Oh God, just had a flashback to my debs!

After it got dark, the prinicpal (battleaxe old nun) walked around the grounds with a flashlight looking for any wayward couples.

I got my dress in Dunnes the day before though, for half nothing. I still love it, black lace over a layer of pink. If only it still fit. I swear it shrank over the years

fonpokno · 04-08-2010 7:48pm

We should have a formal FAP beers so we can all wear our deb dresses/tux again.

I'd take any excuse to wear that beauty again.

Storminateacup · 04-08-2010 8:04pm

+1 to fonpokno!

fillefatale · 04-08-2010 9:53pm

10 Things I Hate About You is on, haven't seen it in years, I love this film!

Nervous Wreck · 05-08-2010 12:56am

fillefatale wrote: »

10 Things I Hate About You is on, haven't seen it in years, I love this film!

Second time watching it this week. Hyuss!

Novella · 05-08-2010 11:14am

fonpokno wrote: »

We should have a formal FAP beers so we can all wear our deb dresses/tux again.

I'd take any excuse to wear that beauty again.

That would actually be so much fun!!

jellie · 05-08-2010 11:31am

fonpokno wrote: »

We should have a formal FAP beers so we can all wear our deb dresses/tux again.

I'd take any excuse to wear that beauty again.

my debs dress stopped fitting me a long time ago! even when i was actually the same size as the dress, my body shape has changed and the dress just didnt fit (yes i tried it one time when i was clearing out my wardrobe

)

fillefatale wrote: »

10 Things I Hate About You is on, haven't seen it in years, I love this film!

aw i watched it last night too

even though i have it on dvd - its just not the same as finding it randomly on tv!

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