i think i may be about to buy one of the boden rainyday macs - talk me into/out of it (you can see how undecided i am)

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you see it's not terribly me

but then i'm fed up of wearing utilitarian north face cagoule

was thinking of the brown splodgey design

Hurry I think all designs are now in the sale at £49.

Chop chop

I ordered the new bright red one before Christmas and it's been dispatched apparently, hoorah. Will feed back when it comes if you are still undecided by then.

Oooh, its nice, never shopped from them before but i like it!

unfortunately fimbo i am a 14 in boden

and do not fancy the coffee (or was it cocoa?) one

this one in red

yes fbb, let me know. red makes me look permanently hangover, so not the right one for me. and white bad also - have a 2yo and a 6mo

splodgey brown should cover the stains...

no worries will do

Ooh Flowery, liking the bright red one. Can you post when you get if you like it etc and can you check if its like the ivory one and dry clean only. Tia

Does anyone have a free delivery code for Boden?

I have this in the turquoise with brown spots and although it shouts boden it is much nicer to wear than a cagoule. It has a fleecy inside so quite warm too.

I dunno, I think they are a bit shapeless and frumpy

Fimbo on the details and measurements bit on the website it says machine washable, which was one of the reasons I went for it. Will definitely be back with a review when it arrives, hopefully today or tomorrow.

But on the details and measurements bit it also says 'shower proof', so it's not completely waterproof. Will that be enough?

although the new facelfited version looks more fitted (and therefore, better).

yes, i noticed that ndp

so, am justified in paying full price

I hadn't noticed that bit Jackie. Hmmm. What's a definition of showerproof? Does it mean it's fine in normal rain but if you chuck a bucket of water over your head you will get wet....?

I do think that a decent coat/jacket that does the job you need it to do and still looks good is something that is worth paying the extra for. Much more so than some piece of eveningwear that gets worn once, maybe twice and then shoved in the wardrobe and forgotten about.

I guess if it was really heavy rain, or if you had to be out in it for an hour, it might leak through - you need someone who's tested it - might be absolutely fine, and they may just be covering themselves because it hasn't got taped seams, or whatever.

I will hope they are just covering themselves. I am unlikely to stay out for ages in heavy rain or anything anyway.

I have the turquoise spot one.
Pros:
Is waterproof apart from impossibly heavy rain (the stuff that goes horizontal).
Many, many people have admired it.
It goes nearly down to my knees so upper legs don't get wet.

Cons:
Not all that warm
The buttons are REALLY BADLY SEWN ON. V annoying.

oh yes you're right Rosa - the buttons are crap. My Mum has already had to sew 3 back on (I can't even sew a button on ) for me and a number are loose.

Message withdrawn

Yes the buttons are terible, mine only has two buttons left - really should sew them in .However have worn it in heavy rain showers for over half an hour and fine. And gets loads of compliments .

Oooh I love that coffee one - haven't noticed it before, not sure I'd be bold enough to wear it but they don't have any of the spot ones left in my size.