why do people on here love boden, when it's middle aged crap?

[BodyBagBastard]

over priced fuddy duddy rubbish.

WEll to be honest they don't all really. Its kind of a leitmotif of the site.

perhaps they are middle aged and crap.

I actually quite like some of the girls clothes but have never bought for me. I have a huge dislike of mail order ( except net-a-porter )

Dare I ask why you care?

leitmotif ?? what?

recurring theme.

I like the children's stuff as it is actually child like. I only buy in the sale though.
Womens stuff is too expensive and mostly fuddy duddy I agree.

People kind of love to hate it, I think. Then shamefully buy some.

I bought some sales stuff, encouraged by a friend who had a really nice shirt from them.

I'm sending it all back.

Don't have any myself (but DS has a couple of t shirts)....but come to think of it I am 46 so probably fall into your target category

Its the 'lifestyle' dahling.

Cornish holidays, bikes with baskets on the front, chocolate labradors, dishy husbands wearing floral shirts, daughters wearing fairy wings and stripey tights, its all soooooo unoriginal.

have only bought things for my daughters - wearing well passed on through to number 3. Women's stuff never really looked at - prefer Kew/FF/White stuff

Where are the mid-30's to mid-40's supposed to buy their clothes?

I don't buy from there as I can't afford it but I don't dislike it.

I had a lovely skirt from Boden - and somebody stole it off my washing line. It was not fuddy duddy - it was quirky and yummy and purple and I still miss it.

Cos we are - middle aged that is. Having said that, I have never been tempted.

Does MN love Boden? - all I ever see are threads slating it.

I have a depe loathing of 'Fat face'. I think it's the subliminal message.

well some people must love it or they'd be out of business

and some of those people are on MN I guess

does that help?

I think people only mention it as a stereotype. Eg. Boden-clad range rover driving pony-clubbing privately educated..........

Niecie there are also lots of threads saying 'Here's what I am ordering, has yours come yet?'

Maybe its a fanclub.

Maybe MNHQ need a topic devoted entirely to Boden devotees.

I am middle aged for one thing and find that it provides a nice line in good quality clothes suitable for my job that are smart and not black (as I have sworn off black for the rest of my life). I like to be slightly funkier in my social life. Plus I do have daydreams in which I am a fabulous yummy mummy parent to Tarquin and Jemima, rather than a slighty tubby wage slave and parent of grubby (but delightful) dd.

agh - deep not depe - obviously.

LOL and empathy with downbutnotout!

here here@OP

So over priced for what it is. I find it bland, boring, vanilla. I can spot a Boden wearer a mile off, too. It's like saying 'I don't like clothes very much'.

Well I am middle aged, so that part's not a problem. It at least starts to bridge the gap between Top Shop and Country Casuals/M&S Old People Department.

One day, BBB, you will be over 40 - it comes to us all

What's your clothes taste, Bodybag?

I like a lot of the boys clothes, and they last and wear really well.

Most of the women's clothes are too bunting fey for me, but I have a couple of tops that I really like - and again, they wash and wear very resiliently.

But I am undoubtedly middle aged and possibly crap.

Seriously, nobody has answered the question, where are those supposed who are heading towards their 40's and beyond supposed to shop?

I really would like some ideas of Boden is so off the mark as to be called fuddy duddy rubbish.