to think that Boden wearers are not horrible people??????

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I am fed up with being made to feel like I am a real cow because I buy clothes from Boden, it isn't as if I am stealing the food from a child is it????????

Yes well it'll all change soon. When the price of living gets really hard most people won't be able to afford to chuck away their money on such overpriced, poorly made stuff.

Emperor's new clothes, that's what Boden is.

I did wonder Kitty if the recent mid season sale was in part due to economic slowdown.
Boden haven't done one for a few years.

LOL I had never heard of boden just googled their catalogue.

And have just discovered where my good friend buys all her clothes! Also her 3 DD's are definitely clad in this stuff - how funny!

And she conforms to pretty much all of the stereotypes people have written!

She is nice though not evil. As far as I know...

I love buying Boden clothes for my children. I find the boys clothes, particularly shorts wear very well so that while they are more expensive they are good value as they last so long (my boy is now at the age where he gets at least 2 yrs wear out the clothes). I also love buying the girls clothes for my daughter. I think many of the clothes are a bit pricey but if you buy a year ahead in the sale and sell the clothes on Ebay after they have worn by your children you will actually recoup a lot of your outgoings..whereas some Next clothes are quite expensive but do not wear as well and do not attract such good bidding on Ebay!!
I buy my daughter a few pretty dresses and patterned items from Boden and then buy a few plain t-shirts from Next to go with them.

We have had several holidays at the Bedruthan Steps hotel and found it amusing how much Boden stuff is worn there..Johnnie should go there to shoot his catalogue!

The OP is not unreasonable. People should be able to buy what they like for themselves and their children without being criticised. I have also found that Boden is one of the few places you can buy more traditional boys clothes that are not covered in logos or skulls!

i'VE done it, ive bought a boden top for DD - does that mean i fit in now (i live in one of the bodenesque places listed by blue)

LEM wonders if it is too naff to put the top on inside out so people see the label - or will they just KNOW

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I love Boden - it's an institution......LOL

But the ladies clothes are dull, dull, dull

ho hum...does it really matter? Yes I wear some Boden, but also some monsoon, next, M&S, Hobbs...do I need to list all my clothing sources?? I like some Boden, some of it is really quite horrid. I read the guardian, we holiday in norfolk and cornwall, but have done since children (DH Norfolk, me polzeath..we used to stay in the caravan park there )

Stereotypes are just that..they don't apply to everyone and to just instantly dismiss someone because of the clothes that they wear, or the car they drive etc is soo intolerant and dull.

It's not poorly made kitty - that's why ds3 is wearing stuff that both his older brothers have worn. That's not the case with any Tesco clothing they've had - I always end up binning it after one season. False economy to buy cheap crap.

I agree Gobbledigook - that is one of the great things about Boden. It washes really well - I only buy that and Gap stuff and dd2 has worn all of dd1's hand me downs and they still look great.

The roll neck tops - fantastic really - never look worn.

It's the strange fact with Boden that the kids' stuff wears well but the women's stuff is just shoddy.

Every item I have ever bought in the past for myself looked ok until it's first wash then it looked colour-faded and lost shape and often shrank, making the tops even shorter than they were to start of with.

I'm a Guardian reading, Lib Dem voting, Cornwall holidaying white middle class person. And I have some Boden in my wardrobe. It looks fine along with the White Stuff, M&S and whatever.

But Joules as a less middle class option? Do I really want to look as if I have just come in from a gymkhana? No way,

Plus3- I agree, it doesn't really matter, we are what we are, and wearing clothes shouldn't label us (but it's a laugh catagorising isn't it?- Boden lends itself to a tribe so easily)

ThingOne- yeah Joules? that is really a label, like the green wellie barbour brigade - and much though I like some of the paterns, I don't like the JOULES label all over the place. Fat face is ok though. HA BOFF- we all fall for it!