A Brighton
pensioner is resting at home after
accidentally wandering into a branch of trendy teenage clothes chain
Bangin'.
Edna
Grease, 78, said she feared she had slipped back in time because the first
thing she spotted was a rail of boiler suits.
"There
was a beige one there and I've got a picture of my mum wearing one exactly like
it when she worked in the armaments factory during the war. Then there were
some playsuits just like those I used to buy for my son Jimmy when he was a
toddler. In the underwear department there were lots of corsets, although I
didn't see any salmon pink all-in-ones like those I used to wear to send my
husband wild."
She was
shocked at the number of cut-out bras and colourful thongs in the underwear section.
"The
thought of wearing a thong made my cheeks go red, and not the ones on my
face," she said.
She felt
better when she visited the shoe section. "I
quite liked a pair of high-heeled strappy sandals - I had a similar pair in the
swinging 60s - but in the end I rejected them and thought I would order a pair
of a comfy trainers from Marshall Ward. They are selling two pairs for £12.99
which seems like a bargain. And, at least I didn't buy slip-ons on the grounds
they are easier to put on than the sandals - I can't bend as well as I once
could."
She
said she was taken with a "little bolero type thing" in the Top Tops section. "I
popped it on but my nipples were lower than the bottom seam. Not a pretty sight.
"Then there were some floral full skirts that when I was young were called
peasant skirts. I held one up against me but instead of looking like a skittish
gipsy girl I more closely resembled, well, a peasant. Like one of those short
stocky Eastern European women who's been eating too much borscht and
dumplings."
It
was then she realised everyone was staring at here. One young girl assistant
giggled and said, "We don't get many people your age in Bangin',"
"I
was appalled. Bangin'? I thought I was in the Marks and Spencer casual
department. I was so shocked I got on the bus and went right home. I've been lying on the sofa drinking tea ever since.
I don't think I will ever get over it.
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