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 bought a dark green Janelle due to MN hype, and the first day I wore it I was in the supermarket passing an elderly woman in the same one. I’m in my 40s. She looked great, but after that happened a couple more times, I just didn’t feel good in it. It just felt like an older woman coat. I know lots of you won’t like that but it’s how I felt and I’m not evil <hides before they all come for me>
Plus I didn’t find it great quality - the material in the pockets was thin so quickly wore a hole which the dog poo bags and keys kept falling into.

Dare I say - whatever you want?

I'm always surprised at the disagreements on a Seasalt thread!

Not so. They wash fine in the wool cycle in my machine.

I love that they have so many cotton options in their knitwear. I can't wear artificial fabrics, and find wool itchy. Consequently I have several Makers jumpers, several Knavock light knitted tops (stripey and plain) and several Vanessa summery cardigans!

Thanks to this thread I discovered the EBay outlet, and I’ve ordered a unicorn summer dress. I’m always on the lookout for unicorn summer dresses. I have a medical condition which means I have to cover up in sunshine, so my unicorn summer dress is: natural fibres, sleeves to just above the elbow at least, a button up collar to cover my neck and decolletage, long enough to shelter my calves, lose enough to have some airflow. And I really would like it to have some shape to it and some colourfulness. See? A unicorn.

So I’m really delighted to find a unicorn. And I couldn’t give a monkey’s if I’m fashionable or frumpish or stylish or dated or whatever.

I’m an 18 I usually size up. I tend to order five dresses in one go maybe keep one as I find the sizing cute difficult to get on with.

I can see it looking cute on my art student goddaughter. But otherwise, I prefer this sort of 50s fashion ...

1950s has become my favourite fashion decade. Those housewives knew a thing or two about fabulous style and quality.

Their prints are horrendous.
Good waterproof coats / jackets
Natural materials
Nice quality fabric
All quiet middle aged and dowdy looking though imo

Isnt she just an absolute goddess.

All quiet middle aged and dowdy looking though imo

most quiet middle aged and dowdy looking though imo, not all.

I agree with @MujeresLibres that they're true to size. I have one on at the moment, the sleeves are the right length on me and the fit is excellent, not figure hugging and I'm not skinny! The washing instructions seem to say don't machine wash, but I buy a size up and use a 30 degree machine wash and they tend to tighten up. I don't tumble dry. The colours don't really fade noticeably.

I usually use a normal 30 degree wash, shorter not the "cotton" wash.

Mmmmm… fur coat and face powder that would survive a nuclear blast? No thanks.

@HatStickBoots Yes, it's the colour that I love too, so many clothes are just dull.

I buy from M&S or Seasalt mail order and try several sizes. I'm afraid their trousers don't suit me - few of this year's trousers from any fashion retailers look great on most people over 25. Hopefully next year things will be different.
If I find something that I like I'll buy a few the same, people must think that I have a very limited wardrobe as Seasalt clothes often last for years. But do I care? No.

I love Seasalt. Their raincoats are particularly wonderful, keeping me perfectly dry without being too bulky and hot. As a 46 year old struggling with health issues I can’t stand being too hot. I can see that some of their stuff might be considered frumpy by some but it’s like everything else you can pick and choose the pieces you like. Their jumpers and t shirts are brilliant quality.

I've got a Janelle rain coat that is absolutely banging - it comes over the top of my wellies so you're kept completely dry even in a complete downpour like this morning. It's now languishing over the heated airer so it's dry again for round 2 later

I find the cotton stuff washes well, knitwear less so but I've got loads of colourful tunics that I wear with leggings. Very on a par with White Stuff. I'm 56, grey haired, never wear make up, on a good day brush my hair and no longer give a fuck what I look like as long as I'm comfy!

And I'm 70, grey haired, rarely wear make up, haven't brushed my hair for 50 years and I care very much what I look like, particularly how I dress and I still enjoy fashion..

We're all different, regardless of age. Who knew?!

But I can't let the Janelle love go unchallenged. I really dislike mine. It actually depresses me when the weather drives me into wearing it. Unfortunately it's also a bloody effective coat, dammit.

I have a Seasalt raincoat. The zips on the pockets went after about a year, the zip at the front after about 3 or 4 and the pocket seam ripped after a short time too. For the price, they just aren’t hard wearing enough and I wouldn’t buy the brand again.

What do you dislike about it?

It's Cate Blanchett in one of my favourite films, Carol - where the costume design was fabulous.

I wasn't saying that I dressed like that*, & I don't wear real fur. However, I admire the aesthetics & the commitment to glamour. And, of course, the fact that Cate Blanchett looks utterly luminous (with very little face powder, I would say).

*I would quite like to rock that look on a site visit one day, just for the shock value ... Much more satisfying than hard hat & hi viz jacket!!!

I thought it was from The Talented Mr Ripley, which also has great 50s fashions. I wear the high waisted trousers in daily life, but pencil skirts are not great for the Tube.

I recently bought a Seasalt dress for a trip abroad for exactly these reasons - organic cotton, lightweight (but covers shoulders and knees for a conservative country), no ironing, easy to wash, light pattern so doesn't show sweatstains. It even has pockets. I looked everywhere for something like that and it's like searching for hens' teeth. It's not ultra fashionable but it's flattering on me and I got compliments on it.

I wore it I was in the supermarket passing an elderly woman in the same one. I’m in my 40s. She looked great, but after that happened a couple more times, I just didn’t feel good in it. It just felt like an older woman coat.

Are you worried you might catch oldness?

People always used to talk of "being old before your time" - which applied to different aspects of your life. We may feel, quite rightly, we do not want to write off people who happen to be of mature years but is it not natural to reflect as @itstoolateforsnacks has? Particularly as she also had a problem with the pockets not being robust enough for her use?