Where do you shop if you used to shop at Crew, Boden, FatFace and White Stuff?

[Cherrypie098]

Up until about 8 years ago (fewer for Boden), these retailers had clothes that I really liked, which had some interest to them without being fussy. Now I like their clothes a lot less - they mainly have very boring stripy tops and blouses that my mum (in her sixties) would wear. Fatface dresses these days tend to be frumpy and sack-shaped. Is anyone else less keen than they used to be on these retailers, and if so, where do you now shop?!

Apricot

I have just discovered Comptoir des Cotonniers, which is bad news for my bank account TBH.

The trend for dresses is frumpy and sack shaped, lower drop waist and very floaty. It looks lovely on a very hot day on holiday but not for every day use in the UK.

Have you tried looking at Hush, Baukjen, Jigsaw, Mango and Zara?

Me too, exactly, OP. Place marking for ideas!

Gap and find I prefer it. Not so fussy.

I like the look of Hush, haven't bought anything yet though

Hush and Sainsbury’s

Seasalt. Lovely designs and good quality.

Seasalt
Uniqlo
Trouva - usually the sales

I used to shop at white stuff, crew clothing, Boden and fat face but have got right off them in recent years now I shop mainly at mint velvet and white company (sales mostly!) sometimes Joules, Quba, Seasalt, hush.

Feels like there's a massive gap in the market for clothes at the moment - especially now Oasis and Warehouse gone

I still buy quite a bit from WS but their target market has definitely shifted towards 'frumpy' patterns and cuts (sorry if that offends anyone who loves them!) I think the quality of FF is really variable - lots of scratchy acrylic knitwear last season so I have avoided it.

I buy Mint Velvet and Hush in the sale and like some of the JL own brand ranges. Other than that it's TK Maxx as I like the quality and variety of stuff I find there especially the Danish brands.

Uniqlo!

Jigsaw. Hobbs. Zara. Mango. Me & Em.
Still Boden for trousers though.

Still like Boden for basics and work trousers. But now shop at Jigsaw, Hobbs and White Company. Though some of their prices are eye watering so I shop less

& other stories- glorious.

Mistral and Lily & Me are nice too

Hush. Newly converted and my bank account is suffering.

Surely if you are finding Fatface and White Stuff frumpy, you are not going to replace them with Joules and Seasalt?

Gant, Ralph Lauren, Pure Collection, Sezane, Muji, LLBean all worth a look

Primark, gap and Uniqlo with work stuff from next. Tbh the quality and consistency of boden plummeted to the point where I was having to send more than half back as it was either a weird fit or nothing like advertised.

I also realised I’d rather have a couple of things from next than 1 from boden as since the quality and last was no better what as I paying for?

Jigsaw
Hush
Whistles
Comptoir
Me and Em

Thank you for the replies!