People who dress their kids in Boden are socially insecure?

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Hi all

Did any of you see the Times article that said the people who dress their kids in Boden are socially insecure? Did you think the author was right?

Some of the alternatives made me laugh, if I put DS in Bonpoint, he'll get pasta sauce on it and I'll cry. Plus I can't get the website to work.

Have liked some of the stuff on ilovegorgeous though.

I'm totally mixed up then. Yesterday I happened to notice that my daughter was wearing Asda jeans, a Bonpoint blouse, Brora cardi then a Matalan fleece over the top! All underwear is from Matalan too.

My wardrobe's the same; I'll spend money on a few pretty bits, then buy as cheaply as possible for everything else.

I idly wondered whether it was worth taking the well-preserved Brora, I Love Gorgeous etc stuff to a second hand agency. Anyone done that? I only have nephews and they may not like wearing shocking pink cashemere cardis or dorothy dresses.

I love Mini Boden, with 20% off it is comparable in price to most quality high street stores like M&S/Next etc and selling it on ebay means I recoup about 50% back anyway. DD hates going shopping and I can order it all oline and the sizes are fairly reliable and the garment measurements are displayed too so not many mistakes made.

Lovely things like that (and also Mini Boden) sell very well on eBay if in good condition Jelli, much cheaper than a dress agency. I take the same approach to my DC's wardrobe, they have lots of cheaper stuff then the occasional indulgent (on my part). I'm not precious about looking after the more expensive things but if they are grown out of and survive well intact then I stick them on eBay.

A few years ago I would have agreed with that premise.

But the quality of Next in particular and even M&S children's clothes means if my two were still small it would be Boden, Fat face* and other more expensive brands and less clothes.

DD lived in her top and gilet, like old next they will be fit to pass on. Lots of her recent stuff isn't and she's ripped her M&S jeans.

I don't know. To some people Boden's price range is so affordable that I can imagine they think, why not? so handy, brought to your door, nice stuff too (for kids it is nice!).

My children are gorgeous and look good in anything, so I think that people with plainer kids spend more on clothes. But who thinks their children are plain? !!

I will admit to really loving the Ralphie for kids range. OM|G, now that is lovely. If I had the cash, that's what I'd dress my children in! boden shmoden.

Boden seems to have such a distinctive style that perhaps this author has a point. But on the other hand if people like the brand, it wears well then why not.

I buy Boden in the sales; I first got some after reading about it on here. Most of Ds's clothes for his 1st year were second hand. I got round to buying Boden after he got old enough to wear stuff more than 3 months or so.

I love the thick cotton on his skin (he has eczema). We also buy Frugi (in the sales) jojo maman bebe (in the sales), John Lewis (in the sales) Boots baby range and Mothercare. I get put off by thin, washed out looking stuff in the supermarkets.

When DD came along, I followed a similar-ish pattern, but supplemented with some less expensive bits from zulily (dresses and cardies for £7 -£8).

I do love my kids to look nice; I like their clothes to be good looking, practical for play and to wash well without needing ironing if possible. I think clothes can be fun.

My husband (who doesn't know much about clothes) thinks DS's clothes are great because they are comfy and casual in the sense of easy to out on trousers and soft, colourful, long sleeved T shirts. We get lots of compliments on how DS is nicely dressed and DH is incredulous because he thinks of this style as being very casual and age-appropriate, the opposite to a smart, starched, Lord-Fauntleroy type scenario. We don't do dry clean only clothes.

Boden sale prices can be as little as £3 for a girl's Tshirt, £4 or £5 for a dress, £5ish for boy's shorts or £6ish for jeans. This is for the plainer things, but plain and good quality can look gorgeous.

It is very recognisable, which is why I have stopped buying it as much. Its good for basics but I detest buying clothes that you see often on other people/children. I shop far and wide to find clothes that are a bit different to the masses

I had never heard of boden until I came on mn.It is clothes snobbery despite the protestations.The women's clothes are minging and frumpsville.

I like Boden, but only buy it in the sale. I have many genuinely well off friends and very rarely are their children in Boden. Mostly sainsburys!

god i hate that HTH response

did that article really say that though, who cares really what kids wear

I used to buy the odd item for the children in the sale years ago. I don't buy anything from Boden now as its so expensive even in the sale. I buy most of the boys clothes in Tesco. Most of their stuff is discarded because of stains it would seem really wasteful if I had spent £££.

I buy quite a bit of Boden for DTs - their girls stuff is generally nice and their clothes always wash well, keep their shape, never shrink and sell well on eBay. Although their girls tights are too short in the leg for my pair now that I think of all the tights where the gusset hovered mid-thigh last winter! DS's, however, outgrew the Boden designs at around 7 years and I find it really difficult to get similar quality which isn't covered in logos and silly slogans. I also love Benetton for both the boys and girls, and pick up odds 'n ends in Next, Marks, Gap/Kids Gap, joules, John Lewis.

My dds have a lot of Boden especially the youngest. It looks lovely, wears very well and I buy most of it on ebay making it as cheap as supermarket clothes but with the advantage that it's not shoddily produced from cheap and nasty materials.

There's a dress I bought from ebay for dd3. Presumably it had been worn by at least one child then dd now my goddaughter has it and it will still be good for her sister. Dresses from asda and tesco will generally not have the same wearability.

'My children are gorgeous and look good in anything, so I think that people with plainer kids spend more on clothes.' lololol

But, Corny, then she goes on to negate her own quote, by immediately saying: "But who thinks their children are plain? !!"

My child may be a minger, but at least he's a hotchpotch minger

Shortly after the birth of my eldest dc I was disappointed to see how plain they were. Then I remembered Johnnie b and his funky prints and I was given hope anew!

Personally I buy Boden print sacks to put over my children's heads.

Why didn't I think of that!

yes sainsbury's are great. Their t-shirts are similar quality to boden and they do nice prints. I wish they'd do a teens range though.

I tend to but boden, John Lewis and joules for ds1, because it lasts so well and I can pass it onto ds2.