Ready to frock and roll
Q My daughter’s school prom is approaching and, apparently, all her friends will be clad from head to toe in designer labels. I refuse to spend hundreds of pounds on a dress she will likely never wear again, but when I suggested a trip to Laura Ashley, she locked herself in the bathroom. Can you suggest a compromise? N. M., Kent
AYou’ve torpedoed yourself, I’m afraid, with those two words: ‘Laura’ and ‘Ashley’. (I’m replying to you, by the way, from the bathroom.) I know, I know. Wasn’t it lovely, the halcyon Laura Ashley heyday of our own generation? An age of innocence, before Hallowe’en, ring-bearers, Kardashians, baby showers and school proms snuck over from the USA, along with words like ‘snuck’. However, here they…
