Being stopped in the street

[Champagne]

Drestie's thread below reminded me of something.

In the past 2 weeks I have been stopped in public on 4 separate occurrences by women asking me about my outfits!! Two women asked where my shoes were from, one asked about my skirt & top and one woman even asked about my stockings!! This doesn't happen all the time to me so I'm really quite flattered as, in a way, I feel like a woman that others aspire to be.

Has this ever happened to you?

[China Doll]

I'm one of those women that will stop people and ask where they got something.... I think it's a great compliment to pay someone and frankly if you don't ask you don't get.

I've had it happen to me a couple of times but usually in the pub or a club as opposed to in the street. And occasionally at work.

Kudos to you for having such great taste in clothes!

[PinkFizz]

Twice recently I have asked a women where they has got their top/t-shirt,both times in the ladies loo's! Well they were nice so I thought I'd be complimentary!

[Pippa68]

I have been stopped and asked where I got something quite a few times ~ although the strangest one was when a girl stopped me & asked what shade my eyeshadow was, and where she could buy it!

It was only after I had told her and she wandered off that I wondered how on earth she could see my eyeshadow from that distance..maybe I was wearing too much ;o)

It certainly is flattering, champers ~ you must be looking fabulous right now.

[Champagne]

Hahaha! That's the kind of thing I'd ask about, Pips. I love unusual coloured nail varnish or eyeshadow so I would definitely enquire if I saw one I liked! I've quite often asked women about their outfits or complimented on how fabulous they look so it's nice to have the compliment returned. The shoe query was actually in a department store. I often get comments about my shoes because I'm Nancy Dell Olio when it comes to my collection. I actually by dresses to match my shoes!

[Champagne]

p.s. Pips - what colour eyeshadow was it? And where did you get it from?

[PinkFizz]

You sound one glamorous woman!!

[Champagne]

Don't be fooled, Pinky, I buy most of my clothes from the likes of Dorothy Perkins, New Look, TK Maxx and Tesco!! I've even walked out of River Island because I think they're too expensive! But I do love floaty skirts and 50's/60's style dresses, and my shoes are the only things I spend decent money on.

[Pippa68]

LOL champers!

Actually, as I am a tight wad (well ok, cheap) it was a Rimmel collection 'Special Eyes' in 'Forest' shade..which is a dusky, smoky dark green.

Funnily enough I was also asked the same question (whilst wearing a different colour) by the make up consultant on an Elizabeth Arden counter in a department store ~ it was cheap old Rimmel again & I swear blind she looked at me aghast!

[Supernick]

Sadly, it's still one of the unwritten rules in the world of men, that we can't do this. Enquiring about a stranger's shirt would be seen as 'gay', and warrenting 'a smack in the mouth'. Especially in the toilets Pink!

[PinkFizz]

lol! The best reaction I got from an outfit was when I bought a black trouser suit from Tesco's and wore just a red lacy bra underneath.I stayed in a hotel and went down in the lift fto the restaurant.When the doors opened there was this guy standing there and his jaw just dropped and he walked into the wall!

[Champagne]

Wow! That's a great male compliment and the suit sounds a bit racey, you saucy little minx ya!

I've worn jackets like that before. I love a really nice fitted velvet jacket in black or forest green over a good pair of jeans in the Winter. In once played pool in a pub in that outfit and was baking hot so the guys told me to take my jacket off. I simply said, "No" and carried on melting. It took them ages to work out why!!

[Hellion]

I love my nail lacquer which is my one extravagance and people ar ealways asking me where I got it and what colour it is. It's all OPI so I'm always having to tell people things like 'Kinky in Helsinki'!

[Octavius]

I am always being stopped in the street, sometimes it gets to the point of embarrassing, ridiculous and irritating, depending on the demeanour of the person approaching me. My wife doesn�t mind any more as she has accepted that this is part of our life. Sometimes though I do wish I could just walk on by without being noticed.