Seasalt? Yay or nay?

[TheAmusedQuail]

Since I now work exclusively from home, I've gradually drifted (plummeted) from smart work dress everyday to living in leggings.

I'm not ancient, but not a bright young thing either.

I've been looking for some dresses that are comfy for daily wear but also look a bit nicer than the leggings sweater combo I've sunk into.

I've come across Seasalt and have seen a few dresses on there that I like BUT I'm worried they're a bit grannyish. I genuinely can't tell what's OK anymore.

Are Seasalt generally for the older woman? I'd shop elsewhere if the stuff was in my price bracket, but Next et al don't have a lot that I've liked recently.

Why don't you decide for yourself, OP, instead of asking other people?

I wear quite a lot of Seasalt clothes because they use mainly natural fibres and are good quality. They also sell stuff I wouldn't be dead in, so I don't buy it, and if you want the latest fashion you'll probably be disappointed. However since their garments last 5-10 years, typically, there's no point in them being the latest fashion. A lot of people don't bother that much about what's 'in' anyway. A pair of jeans that fit and a few nicely styled shirts do for most of us.

Or Shein, heaven help us!

If you check the post immediately before yours @ChocolateCinderToffee you will see I did. I ordered quite a few bits. And they were all returned. Ironically, not because I didn't like them, but because I thought the cut, design and quality was poor, sadly. Sadly, because I like the colours.

I get drawn into the shop principally by the lovely colours - other shops tend to be so bland, uniform and unflattering on me. But I agree the cut of a lot of their stuff doesn’t work. I’ve tried a good amount of their clothes on but haven’t bought much. I have a lovely jersey dress but it is a different shape from most of their dresses. I also have the odd cardigan/t-shirt/tunic top but most things I try end up back on the rail.

The Larissa shirts are great.

Hi Floisme. The ones I purchased are 70 wool 30 nylon. I always give preference to 100% wool but I really wanted Donegal merino (or tweedy/ flecky wool) and couldn't find any other affordable. I LOVE Toast, would dress head to toe in it if it were even remotely affordable. Love those clothes which are stylish, comfy, and timeless, just casually chic, and felt that the jumpers from Seasalt Cornwall came closer than other brands I looked into, but the piling is terrifying me. I know piling is normal, but I have sweaters that never pile or after having them for years. I like that the Seasalt sweaters are light, but also worry about their lack of weight, which makes me worry the fibres aren't very strong. I'm so upset, I'm thinking of returning them all except for the one I used already, de-piling takes an awful long time. Reading what HatStickBoots wrote further confirms my fears, also bought them in the sale but still incredibly salty... just came across Uniqlo (knew about them but thought their returns process was too clunky and didn't dare trying them before) and in their sale merino sweaters go for less than a tenner, plus I've heard amazing things about them. Just a shame I can't find a soft, high-quality donegal merino sweater that is affordable.

I love some of their knitwear and dresses but they seem to have an awful lot of lurid patterns at the moment that I'd never wear.

You know what I mean.