Tell me about Seasalt clothing

[FlossieKirkpatrick]

just that really! I would be buying online so nice to know about sizing quality styling etc. thank you ☺️

I've tweaked my relationship with Seasalt a bit over the years. Before I lost a chunk of weight I loved their tunics with leggings, as I've got slimmer I've gone more for tops, shirts and trousers along with their plain linen dresses in summer, but I don't go much for most of their prints. Their cord pinafore dresses are great for autumn/winter. I live in their denim shorts in the summer. I have a selection of their cardigans which do pill, but I wash them on a wool wash and they've been fine. I do find the clothes wear really well and my Plant Hunter coat is now 8 years old, wearing at the cuffs now but still great for dog walking in the sort of weather we have coming up over the weekend. Their borg is very soft and warm. Their thick tights last for years. I don't know if this is a factor, but I don't dye my hair and I don't wear any makeup so I find their colour palette actually works very well for me, and I get masses of compliments on outfits - even from young people... (shocker).

They change the designs really regularly and often have 20% offers - there's one on knits and borg at the moment, and it was coats recently, and their rewards scheme is worth signing up to. I don't think I ever pay full price - I always wait until I am offered a discount or get stuff in the sales.

One thing to note, returns used to be free but as of September they now charge which is irritating if your nearest shop is a lengthy car drive away.

Edited to add I find tops true to size, it's the trousers and skirts I now have problems with as they come up too big on my waist.

@FlossieKirkpatrick ,the t-shirts are fairly loose fitting but true to size. The next size up will be noticeably bigger so I wouldn't size up or down.

The quality is decent. They're IMO 'smart casual' clothes.

The raincoats are good.

I'm wearing a Sailor striped top now. True to size and good for a bigger bust. Arms are the perfect length on me. Wait for a sale though - it's not that different to a Tu top and twice the price.

"How do you do, fellow kids. Now, look at me, bet you can't guess how old i am. Go on, guess guess!"

That's what you sound like going on about wearing docs and converse trying to be cool.

Hahaha that look is soooooo dated. It makes women look trapped in their past Desperately trying to recapture their youth. Much like the "Scandinavian architect" look that no one is quite sure what it is.

And you dare have a go at people owning a couple of pieces from Seasalt.

I bet you wear Gudrun Sjödren.

Haha... I have no idea who that is.

But Im fine with you thinking that. Fashion/style is in the eye of the beholder hey.

@seanconneryseyebrow Because young people are ....YOUNG. and usually very thin. Of course young slim girls can wear big baggy clothes and look awesome and not 'frumpy and dumpy' because of youth! Pretty obvious really.
Not many young people are "very thin".

Your outfit sounds quite ordinary and middle-aged.

Fashion/style is in the eye of the beholder hey. Style might be but fashion isn't.

I love their colours and prints!

Blimey! Style & Beauty is so angry these days! If your not fighting about Seasalt then you're fighting about whether skinny jeans can be worn!🤪🤣

Yeah im so 'down with the kids'.

It was a bit cringe the other day when me and my 20 year old niece turned up for a dinner in almost identical outfits.

With docs/cons - I do think they are cool, and I think redeem almost any shit outfit, but also I really think its laziness/lack of inspiration. I just simply dont know what else to wear on my feet and havent forever basically. I did venture into adidas gazelles but have now gone off them. Im autistic and collect things - so i have a massive collection of docs and cons (and gazelles but they are gathering dust). But I come unstuck when they are inappropriate (eg fancy work meeting, funeral, wedding) I simply dont know what to wear. When I walk in heels I look like 'babs cabs'.

Ive never asked anyone what age I look ever. Dont really want the answer thanks! Id rather live in blissful ignorance.

But you seem to have me pegged so clever you.

Love their quality and use of natural materials. They wash well too. Love Seasalt, highly recommend!

I never said it was anything but ordinary and middle-aged. I AM middle-aged. I just dont want to look any older than I am.

The clothes themselves are aging

Clothes can't be aging anymore than they can make you look younger. It's fine not to like the cut, fabric, pattern but I look good in some of their clothes. Just like I look good in clothes from other stores.

You sound really insecure.

I think Doc/Cons were suggested upthread 😂for the cool 50 year old

Today I have on high waisted red tartan barrel leg trousers and a cropped jumper from disturbia and buckle docs. I think I look awesome

All other outfits barely get a notice. lol.

I don't blame him. The outfit you have described doesn't sound very attractive or stylish.

I wear a lot of Seasalt plain stuff, I do not like most of their prints though. Started off last year a size 22/24 and now an 8/10 so have purchased a fair few of their plain wool coats since last winter which are generous in size only to have to put them on Ebay a few months later as dropped another size.
I like their plain linen tunics and dresses and their plain cotton jumpers but for most things you need to size down.

Amusingly I'm wearing platform Docs with my Seasalt top. I wasn't aware I was straddling two different fashion identities.

Some of the prints are a bit twee. A bit like when Joules put massive roses on all their Bretons.

I was thinking that I have yet to find an alternative for my Seasalt Larissa shirt for travel in warm and humid countries. I don't think it's particularly stylish and it's probably geography teacher, but it's pure cotton, rolls up in a ball, doesn't need to be ironed, doesn't show stains, doesn't show cleavage, and can be tossed in the wash.

OMG you've gone at me over and over for being rude and you've just said that! Oh the irony. 😂

Yep 😁
Are we quits now?

What’s up with the teacherism? We don’t like the negative stereotypes thank you. We’re wonderful people and on the cutting edge of fashion.

I bought a dress from Seasalt. The sizing came up extremely big, I would size down at least one if not two sizes. It didn't wash very well despite instructions being followed which would put me off buying there again.

I'd have looked ridiculous in ditzy flower prints at my most beautiful 18 year old self (all downhill from there). I have a dear friend who rocks a pair of Lucy and Yak dungarees but she's an androgynous, ageless beauty. I'm a 6 footer with ginormous boobs so they're not going to work for me.

Can't wear docs, even though I've been covetting a pair of cherry red ones for decades and can't do converse because my awful, painful, misshapen feet need a raised instep.

So, I wear seasalt cord skirts with thick tights, or one of the artist smock style tops with leggings or jeans and fill the glorious pockets with conkers and sweeties, probably looking every single one of my frumpy 60 years.

I apologise. It was just a response to the rude remarks. I fully supoort all teachers. They have a very difficult job.