I love COS but...

[lollypoppy123]

... what's with all the asymmetrical dresses? Is it just me or are they unflattering and difficult to wear?

I'm inclined to agree, but have you tried them on? So much of cos looks unflattering on the hanger but is lovely on.

Yes. Millions of them. They are always perfect in every way except the hemline.

I'm tall and quite slim they work for me, I love COS.

I like asymmetrical stuff but all of the dresses in Cos are a million times too long for me.

I think COS is hit or miss. I have some lovely pieces from them and then have to go months and months before I see anything that looks wearable. I've never like asymmetrical clothing - too "gimmicky" IMO.

I wouldn't say it's gimmicky Helmut Lang has been doing it for years. I'm too poor to shop there that's why I stick to COS.

I tried a couple of COS dresses and they look like an unflattering sack on me :(
I'm a size 12 curvy hourglass figure. Is all the COS stuff best suited to willowy types?

Gail I really like the look of the sack-like dresses on other people, but they don't work on me at all either (tall, but pear-shaped and not willowy!) I need a waist/fitted shape. Still love Cos though - I have lovely jewellery and fitted things from there, like a wool miniskirt.

They have a lot of styles that suit Apple shapes but I agree they don't design to flatter curves...

I'm an hourglass but am wearing a sleeveless cotton sack dress today. It's probably not at all flattering but it's spectacularly comfortable and cool in the heat.

I'm un-Cos-able. You need to be tall and angular. I'm tall enough but angles are in short supply.

I like them. And I'm tall and hourglass.

COS = gulag clothes.

I like Cos and I am average height and pear shaped. Agree it's hit and miss though. I often try on up to 15 items to find one that works. Quality is generally excellent.

Cos stuff would flatter me as I'm tall and angular, but there is very little of it that I would care to wear. It's all a bit boring and uninspiring, as if the wearer has surrendered herself to a life of shapeless sackcloth. The colours are drab and meh too. Even the young models don't look good in it. But then I think a lot of current trendy stuff is like this: &other stories, finery, even a lot of the me+em range... They're all the same. I much prefer Baukjen and sometimes All Saints - styles are edgier and colours are more interesting. Great quality too. I like Hush but quality hit and miss.

Just my twopenneth worth! 😄

5'6" pear and no, I don't think I'm Cos' target customer. However, I do have a few bits and I wear and wear them. Always lovely. But but but I have had miserable trying on days there. Miserable I tell you.
I am getting better at picking stuff there.

My friend is taller and angular (shoulders a tiny bit wider than hips) and looks bloody gorgeous in their stuff.

Oh yes I know what you mean John. There's no Cos in my city so I only get to go the the actual shop (in a city 50 miles away) on rare occasions, and I always feel pushed for time. Sometimes I select a few things to try on and they all don't work and then I have to go, it's frustrating.

One day I'll devote an actual whole day off to a Cos trip!

I like it but I am shaped like a boy with a narrow pelvis
Whether it looks any good is another matter.

What is their sizing like?

Sizing can be strange there. I am fairly standard 12 in most tops and have both size small and medium in Cos tops. I have never managed to get trousers or skirts as the 12 are tight on my hips but 14 too big on the waist. Generally I am OK with size 12 dresses but could size down in their more sack like dresses.