Alternative to White Stuff? It's gone so downhill!

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Having lost some weight, I'm looking for new clothes. I used to love White Stuff but I think their recent collections are so boring! Please, any suggestions of other brands where I can try things on. I don't have to be too poshed up for work, so WS has been good for me up until now. Snowy wastes of Edinburgh.

Following but no suggestions. All their stuff is so dowdy, shapeless and hideous necklines. 5 years ago everything was beautiful!

I go to Boden for dresses now.

No suggestions but watching with interest.

WS is awful lately. I was pleased that they have finally started kids clothes too - until I saw them 😟

I remember the days when WS only had a few shops and we used to go in when visiting Spitalfields Market as a proper treat. Happy days!

we all need inspiration here mumsnetters!!!

Fat face instead? Or joules is along the same lines I think?

Following - used to live in their stuff but the quality and style has nosedived recently - the fabrics are much cheaper and the prints and shapes are awful.

Seasalt?

Fat face is dowdy these days too. Sea salt great quality but v shapeless at the moment

Never been impressed with joules - I want natural fibres...

Mistral?

I agree that White stuff not so good now, much better selection at Fat Face.

Mantaray at Debenhams look similar maybe?

the dresses anyway - not sure about other stuff

I don't like whitestuff at all!

I am not championing any ONE of these sites but I tend to look at loads of sites before buying anything. Tommy Hilfiger, Jigsaw, Ted Baker, Oasis, Hobbs, Mint Velvet for jeans, massimo dutti for tops and jumpers, very very occasionally Whistles.. Very occasionally Jaeger. Sometimes Kos, London Finery.
Shops I never bother with any more are h&m and zara and top shop and river island. I am too old I guess!
Looked on joe browns and swedish 'godrun' (?) site and that look not for me at all.

I love discovering a new shop/site.

Definitely Fat Face.

I loved whitestuff 6 or 7 yrs ago too. Agreee done down the plug hole. I think my taste has changed too though - more simple aesthetic a la Scandinavia ie cos.

Sandwich. I love it. (I get all mine pre-loved from Ebay, as it's a touch expensive).

Mistral have some nice things, similar styling to how ws used to be and the cut and fabric quality is nicer than the current ws. I can’t understand white stuff these days - if the dresses look shapeless and unflattering on the models, they’re not going to look great on a normal woman

I used to love white stuff. Their quality has gone down hill rapidly since they opened a shop on every high street. I never look at it now.

Sorry, no suggestions but well done, on the weight loss!

thanks everyone. I'd never heard of Mistral before but it looks lovely. Thoughts on Hush?

Nicola Quilter reminds me of some of the good old days of WS.

Hush is my favourite. Join us on the Hush thread or read through for advice on some nice buys.

I’ve not been too impressed with mistral. Bought two dresses from there, they washed out of colour and shrank on the first 30 degree wash and customer services were all ‘fuck you.’ so i never bought from there again.

Wouldn’t mind trying cos - although their styling on the models is horrendous. ‘Ok, no do t wash you hair for a week... ok slump, slouch... yes that’s it... look really miserable and greasy... camera loves you darling!’

IME, Mistral stuff is daily poor quality.

I discovered Brakeburn recently

I have bought a couple of lovely items in White Stuff recently, and found the quality and fit leagues ahead of both Mistral and Mantaray. I bought a skirt and a dress and fabric weight of both was lovely.

I was thinking the same about White Stuff. They sent me a 20% off voucher a week or so ago and I couldn't find a thing I wanted to buy.

Joules has gone downhill too but not recently. Too much jersey, cheap fabrics etc