The return of boho?! How do you feel?

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Hadley Freeman writes in today’s Times that boho is back. She advises those of us who have been there before to keep it to a minimum. Given that we’ve all been told of late that a capsule wardrobe of elegantly toning neutrals is what we should all be aspiring to, are we ready to go boho?!

As for me, I’ll be giving boho a big swerve. I think you need to be young and wrinkle-free. I’d just look like a crazy old lady I think!

So - who will be ditching their blazer/tshirt jeans and embracing flowing skirts, chandelier earrings, faux fur etc? Anyone?!

No, I'm short with big boobs. Even when I was young and wrinkle free boho made me look like I'd been raiding the charity bins 😕

I've been channelling wrinkled old bay for a while now. My last attempts at boho made me feel like a mid 80s Duran Duran/Spandau ballet fan, so I twisted it a bit: no frilly things at all in my boho! I blend Gudrun with Lagenlook for swishiness and whimsy, with long beads and brightly rimmed glasses. It's a combination that works for me: for meetings the darker lagenlook goes over the brighter Gudrun. Vice versa for everyday wear.
I have arthritic ankles so this type of look allows me to wear ankle boots for support all year round.

Check out Sienna Miller. Boho queen 👸

Love a bit if boho, and gave never stopped wearing it.

Or Millie MacIntosh is very boho

Big fat NO from me.

I've been coveting Sienna's style since I was in my early 20's and before that, Kate Moss. I've always been a bit boho, especially in summer. I have so many lovely white boho blouses and dresses, and nearly all my jewellery has a bohemian influence.

I don't think I ever stopped aiming to look like 2000's Sienna Miller/Kate Moss haha. I don't think it ever fully went away, or ever will really.

I like boho.

I've probably got some boho bits from over the years that I can wear with my casual , everyday clothes.

This reminded me of the long velvet skirt I had in my 20s, God it was stunning. Full length, the most gorgeous thick wine-coloured cotton velvet, simple slightly A-line flowing shape, nipped in waist. Beautiful quality and looked just amazing. Haven't seen anything like that in recent years. Not that I've got the tiny waist any more, sadly 😆

Sounds fab. I’m mourning a long turqoise embroidered cotton skirt from the early 00s.

Never stopped the boho. Don't like boring neutrals which only suit slim straight haired women anyway.

As for ditching clothes, who dies that over about 25 years old, younger than that even? I wear until only fit for ragging or I might have "outgrown" aka bought too small really some things

@free79

I'm so sorry to hear that, that's crazy, it's the 21st century not 1900 and they have never seen a person of colour! Clothes should be just clothes and we wear them because they suit us not societal norms etc. Some people are just racist, xenophobic or just plain old thoughtless, I'd love to say it was just age related different society now but I've met middle aged people just as bad, it's shameful. Wear whatever you feel comfortable wearing I suppose.

I like the look on other people, but doesnt suit me at all and isn't really "me".

Yuck no thanks. Boho just looks crusty, clashing, hippy and cheap.

Same here! 🤣

BoNO!

When you walk along the ends of the long pussy bow would work its way gradually until it's caught between your legs. Won't be a good look.
Might work with a skirt though.

I've always worn boho clothes, so no change for me!

Long skirts and dresses, pretty and frilly blouses, yes please!

What do you mean back? I've been wearing boho most of my adult life.

God, yes. I hadn’t thought of that. Thank you for pointing that out.

Wow. That's awful.

I sooo wanted to be Star from The Lost Boys - the OG Boho queen

Have always been boho and, frankly, I dread being inadvertently part of mainstream fashion for a bit.
I do it well though and hope I would look old boho instead of new boho iyswim.