I wish Toast wasn't quite so wanky

[SundaeGirl]

They've just sent me an email inviting me to the Wilderness Festival - no, thanks although I'm sure it will be lovely - and telling me they'll be 'curating' the spa there. Aside from use of the word 'curating' in any context outside the British Museum or similar completely getting my toss-o-metre whirring, they had a total load of twattery about how I could unwind with them by swimming in the cool lake or relaxing in dappled sun.

Urgh. Obviously, it will rain and and someone will fly tip loads of calor gas canisters into the lake, but even that brings me zero comfort. I almost love Toast and really want this dress but then they get my back up...

Droopy clothes in sludgey colours.

Lord alone knows how its survived the recession.

but some of their things are genius.

I have the most amazingly gorgeous silk maxi skirt from toast, and a nice summer dress too.

It is hit and miss.

Only buy in the sale/archive sale

Whenever the catalogue arrives it sends DH into paroxysms of delight as rips through it pseudery. He's banned me from getting anything from there on the bounds that it's expensive shit to wear when you're putting your head in a gas oven.

I reckon it survived the recession because the clothes are made of good fabrics. No fobbing off with viscose.

I like the clothes

I like some of the things. Nothing in the new catalogue though - have you seen it? It's v sludgy and boring this time around

Sundae - I like your DH.

Its not my style - its made for tall women who want to channel Virginia Woolf. I am short and would rather channel Liz Hurley.

I'm not sure who Toast makes clothes for - pottery teachers, perhaps.

The Chi whatsit shoes are pretty covetable, though.

Yes to good fabrics, even their jersey is made from bamboo rather than viscose.

Most of the stuff is not my style but I am seriously coveting this bag in both colourways. But at £199 - nope! Would consider with, ahem, a 20% off code if Toast CEO is reading.

Actually, I quite like this in the rusty red colourway - very autumnal.

I like Toast. I like natural fabrics.

Anyway what's wrong with channelling Virgina Woolf? Stylish!

Oh, I always really want wanky things I can't aford!

In reality I don't want to swim in the "cool" lake at some festival or wear dull clothes whle listening to bands I've never heard of. I just think I do because I can't aford £145 for a tunic, or £129 for a weekend in a field.

I like more Toast things than I buy, but the things I have bought I wear and wear and wear. And I'd rather look like Virginia Woolf than, say, the Isabella Oliver (now, I believe, Baukjen fgs) woman, which I think of as nouveau-rich-tarty. So even though the film's hilarious and they're curating at Wilderness, I still really want their teal felt hooded coat...

I can't say that anything on the site set my world on fire, but you have to admit there are some fantastic reductions in the sale section.

Haven't had the delights of their AW catalogue yet but what is their sizing like? I like the cowl neck top a lot. Am sick to death of trying to buy on the high street and it's all polyester.
Can't see that it's any more wanky than Boden fun this and favourite that tbh. Or Jonnie's take on what small boys do on their holidays

Sizing quite large - vanity sizing. Probably another reason why business seems to be booming.

I like Toast too. I ilke that cowl neck dress. agree it's vanity sizing, I bought some stuff post-natally and it's made me feel much better about myself!

niminy, I have never before met a woman who thought Isabella O. (Baukjen) was tarty! Apart from me... I ordered some of their short clingy dresses, and just could not believe how "cheap" I looked.

Toast is usually well made and good quality, and doesn't "date" quickly.

Ooh good thanks! Desperate for something in a natural fibre that will last. My Wrap London stuff all has holes in it so they're off my list.

They are over priced and mainly frumpy. They try to be niche and sometimes get away with it.

I think many of their pieces look tarty too. More than that I can't stand the toed in model trying to look cute, shy, coy...whatever, just stop! New catalogue looks pretty much like old catalogue which I couldn't get excited about either.

Sorry wrong thread was meant to be comments directed towards Isabella Oliver. Oops.

Yes, Toast is ridiculously pretentious but I can forgive them that as their garments are genuinely good quality.

They have a lovely selection of shoes and boots this year - I hope to buy some on sale. I agree that the tunics are frumpy but they have some nice pieces too - I like the red silk shirt, for example.