Ooooh love the Itsa and the Saress!
We had one of those "fashion shows" at our hotel in Tenerife at Easter, with those oh-so-glamorous Spanish ladies modelling lovely "chic" beachwear, and demonstrating how to effortlessly throw on these trousers that seemed to go on like a big nappy and tie round the waist... you probably all know what I mean. I thought these ladies looked lovely in their continental beachwear but I just knew I'd look like a sack of spuds if I bought anything like that Anyway, they had some tops which were worn in a similar way to the Saress and they demonstrated several different ways of wearing it as well. I'd still like to try one on before "investing".
As for the Itsa - I do think £25 is a bit much to spend on a towel - if I had a bit more spare time on my hands I'd probably buy a couple of cheap ones and get the sewing machine out... and that's how we stand out as British
I remember many years ago in Benidorm (mid-1980s) there were some German lads at our hotel and they'd made their own beach towels by sewing together lots of different towelling bar mats - you don't see many of those anymore!

i have just read all 9 pages this morning, it is so funny.......and i have decided i am definatly not chic

i always try to get on the lilo ladylike, and cant quite manage it, i try to get off nicely and just seem to go under quite quickly...and i always loose a suncream, or something under the middle of the sunbed.......

The other thing with the Itsa, whilst it looks fabulous for your sunbathing area and keeping everything to hand plus packing up again at the end of the day, you are still going to need another bag if you want to go off for a wander and some lunch/shopping in the middle of the day for you money, lotion, bits and bobs.

Red magazine has a free sarong this month ladies. Don't know how big it is, probably not very.

Well the Saress has arrived!
Actually I like it - not enough to splash out on another one but will keep this one. Fairly flimsy but only seems to cling to the bits I want it to . Asked eldest what she thought - reply was "it will do" which is high praise indeed
Lynne

I don't really know how to ask this Lyn, but do you think it would look OK on a size 14 to 16 person, or is it designed for the ultra slim ? I'm not expecting to look like Kate Moss or anything, well not unless it comes with its own plastic surgeon just don't want to scare anyone.

Chris

Well Doe I sure am not Kate Moss but a size 16 on a good day!
When I first opened it I thought "what the heck" looks like a dish cloth but it actually covers a multitude of sins but nothing like they do on the website unfortunatly
One thing I would say is the standard one comes to my knees (good) but I am 5' 9" and I know you are not !
Going to wear mine with my new moda in pelle sandals while watching Suralan tonight

no good for me then. I'm only 5ft when I breathe in and stand tall

Me too Helen!

(But you know what they say....Best things come in small parcels! )

well girls, not sure what your better half wears as headgear on their hols, but my hubby has gone and bought himself ( at a car boot sale ) a straw cowboy hat with the fosters logo on the front and is determined he is wearing it on our summer hols !
Now, as you know, I'm all for striving to look 'euro chic' on my hols this year, and gonna fail miserably as I fail to co ordinate as effortlessly as our lovely euro cousins, so , god bless him, should I let him wear it with pride ( he's gonna team it with his aviator shades, man bag and t-shirt with a hint of lurexy sparkle ) honest, he is so not this camp at home, but he reckons that as the mediteranian men can get away with this look, then so can he ! thank god he hasn't bought a leapard print thong !
thing is, he turns 40 on this holiday, so gawd only knows about his method of holding on to his youth !
so if anyone is in fuengirola in july and see's a man answering this dicription with wife and daughter walking at least a mile behind, thats my hubby ! love him really !

Juby. I have a vision now of the hat that Vernon wears in Corrie on your hubby this holiday. Mine weres something strange that he has had for about 20 years so I'm sure it cant be any worse than that. it weasnt even in fashion when he bought it. He goes for 'comfort' apparently.

Thanks for the reply Lally. Even though I am 9" shorter than you I might give it a go. They do sell it in a full length version so it might not look so bad.

I'm sure if Suralan had seen you wearing it last night he would have made you his new Apprentice.

Doe

I am sooooooooo taken with the ITSA, I just had to buy two!!!

Ordered blue and pink so they'll co-ordinate with my most worn sundresses, lol

Hi

As far as I can see the only difference in the longer one is that .. well,its longer. Bargain !
Just thought I'd better warn you . So 7 weeks six days to go armed with my ITSA, Saress and posh sandals and I bet I'll still look like I need a good iron
Lynne
probably wouldn't have impressed suralan as it was a bit nippy so put my cardi over it , def British

Well I will definitely stand out this year as I have bought a pair of Reebok Hi-Tops in Neon Orange

JD Sports

This seasons must have for the discerning Dundee United fan

Oh my lord!

May i ask what you will co-ordinate them with ,
they are a bit LOUD

Llindy wrote:

May i ask what you will co-ordinate them with ,
they are a bit LOUD

I don't know yet
I am a sucker for anything tangerine

how about one of thease

http://www.funfactoryzone.com/new-pumpkin-costume---pzsm---28694-1451-p.asp

Wizard HT Mod wrote:

how about one of thease

http://www.funfactoryzone.com/new-pumpkin-costume---pzsm---28694-1451-p.asp

LOL cheeky

Now how come I missed the arrrival of your saress on Wednesday Lynne .

the good news is your a good sales woman so I shall be ordering one a little nearer the time . hoping they might add a plain brown one to their collection by them.

Ive decided you need a good posture for this euro chick lark which I so havnt got . my mum always used to tell me to hold my shoulders back when I was young but I never listened .Im now blessed with hunched and rounded shoulders and must give the appearance of a bag lady who also has a bag of cement strapped to her back.

p/s Ive just seen the Itsa on a Dragons Den repeat tonight . couldnt believe it . He was turned down flat so the guys done well