OK I'm hauling Johnnie up before the MN style jury for this one. Its not as if he doesn't have previous

[snowleopard]

shield you eyes

It's knitted and printed (classic Boden crime). It's "sassy". And I think the yellow is particularly heinous.

I'm really looking forward to getting it!

I've been looking for a dress with that kind of collar for ages. This had been hindered by the fact that I had a clear oicyure in my head of said collar style but no idea what on earth it was called.

Sigh....can relax now and go back to giggling at Boden.

picture even...

server too busy.

Gosh, there are some very, um, interesting clothes at Boden this year.

I did have a snigger at this one.

I mean, they're pyjama bottoms, aren't they? On the beach???????

s7ondemand1-apps.scene7.com/Boden/BodenZoom.jsp?company=Boden&sku=09ASPR_MC222&config=Boden/zoom_con fig&prodName=Pull-ons&prodPrice=%a335.00&prodStyle=MC222&colorNames=GRN;Green+Check,KHK;Khaki+Check, LVR;Lavender+Check,MBL;Mid+Blue+Stripe,NAV;Navy+Check,RED;Red+Check

I can't decide if he's genuinely pleased with himself, or if I can see the pain through his clenched teeth.

the shape of those dresses is actually very flattering for my figure(hourglass) and quite hard to find that shape with long sleeves..as I have never bought anything from boden (preferring topshop) I will keep my opinion to myself but if it werent so blardy expensive I may buy one to try...runs to the hills!!!

that Toast dress is probably as far away from the yellow vomit dress in the original link as you can guess. Gina Ford as opposed to Attachment Parenting.

as you can get not guess.

I don't know how you Toast lovers can defend this though. It would slot quite nicely into the Boden catalogue.

Or this which could be worn whilst your partner wore the Boden beach PJs from earlier in the thread.

ooh i like the toast one and the boden one.

He must rub his hands when certain women come along.

It reminds me of that Harry Enfield sketch where those dippy women go into his antiques shop and he sells them utter crap for thousands of pounds because they are too dumb to know any better.

Do his catalogues still have those annoying bylines next to each model eg' 'Candida,30..Favourite beverage-"Don Perignon or Hot Bovril on the terraces at Tottenham"

'I saw you coming' dot com.

Dragon - you are so very right about that rather sad looking plaid dress. Tis truly vile.

Mrs SB - so glad you got your dress . Would have felt guilty if I'd have sent you on a fruitless trek. You are right to go for your real size - it is a close fitting rather than a tight fit. I think going smaller would cause too much creasing of fabric etc (and as its dry clean only I will be trying to get as much wear between cleans as possible!)

I ordered even more today - the velvet/silk tunic in gauzy blue (which I am hoping will look fab with jeans or leggings) and a 50's style dress reduced to a very reasonable £35 (wouldnt have paid full price for it though and the first view of it on the page looks dire but on the model looks v v Julianne Moore).

Thanks for the original tip Mrs Simm!

I like the sound of the tunic too...

I've just ordered that £35 Toast dress thanks to this thread. And I've openly mocked Toast on here before.

Oh, I love to mock Boden but it doesn't mean I don't buy their stuff. Great jeans and pjs for example and I have a dress I love from there. It's just their wilder flights of fancy that must be mocked

Tinker: Ha!

You'll be rifling through the shelves of Jo Malone next!

Oh god, I'm turning. >

Tinker!!

Which colour did you order? I chose the grenadine red....
Am also pretty chuffed that dress can be machine washed too . Am regularly put off buying "dry clean only" clothes even when they are gorgeous.

Oh that is truly awful.

I posted on a Boden thread yesterday, defending Boden, and then flicked through the latest catalogue they'd sent - and there was nothing in it I would consider buying. So I retract my defense.

It's becoming like a caricature of itself - like they reviewed last year's bold patterns/bright colours and just decided to up the ante. Maybe they did it for a dare.

Just got the new catalogue and there are a few things I might consider but NOT anything sassy or fun or flipping hotchpotch .

How old does he think we are?

LOL at 'I saw you coming', Helen and Mrs M - our local area has been invaded by so many shops like that and the dopeys who fall for it. Its become a family catchphrase when somewhere new and pretentious 'chic' opens round our way...

MrsSimm - I too got the red. Think it looks great on the model. Ahem, we shall see about Real Life however. Must have got the last 12 since it disappeared as available as soon as my order was processed. Spooky.

Tinker! YOU bought a toast dress? After all you've said about them? Excellent.

Why have you changed your name??????

um.... Have been incognito on a thread and kept having to change back and forward so have been scummy and then scum so didn't have to type so much (lazy). Will eventually wend my way back to scummymummy.. Scum does sound a bit aggressive somehow. Anyway, I can't find your red toast dress! Where is it?