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

[BodyBagBastard]

over priced fuddy duddy rubbish.

wtf is an emo?

is that dyeing your hair black?

link{http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/1/14/f_emoboyandemm_4fba0b2.jpg&srv=img32\This type of thing}, I draw the line at the hair though. She wears skinny jeans, hoodies and baseball boots all in hideous grey tones.

My dd started the skull look at about 6, a year later it is almost coming to an end.

Arrgh sorry here.

And with that I am off to bed.

Ah binbagbastard i so agree with you about Boden

Frumpy, fuddy, over priced rubbish. here, here.

that didn't work fimbo

that's not too bad.

saggytits glad you agree with me

It's well made, fairly priced, long lasting fashion for women who don't consider fashion as the flashing of ones breasts.

I find the necklines on Boden tops so awful that my mini-norks are hangout all over the place.

Brenda - there is M&S for that sort of thing.

I think the apeal of Boden is that it is over priced - Things are always that little bit too exopensive for me. But that is the apeal. When the sale comes, and I can afford to buy things, I some how don't want them anymore.

There is a lot of rubblish in the Boden, but then there are one or two lovely pieces. And thier shoes are sooooo comfy.

And of course we love being put on hold when we phopne to order, so we can hear Johnnys voice!

M&S is for old fat people who require support tights. They shop at M&S now they can afford it with the winter bonus

'Per Una' is for older ladies who would (10 years ago) been the admirer of all things boden. Sadly they don't have internet know-how and so per una is the closest to their needs.

I like the kids stuff as it's one of the few places I can buy:

trousers with elastic so they fit my tall skinny chap

T-shirts for boys which aren't just plain and dull or have horrid war/character motifs on, instead they have stripes and bright colours and nice pix

girls' clothes (rather than mini-tart clothes) for a 7yo.

Don't buy much from the grown-up range tbh tho I do have a lovely cardi from last summer. But then I am certainly middle-aged (in fact that's optimistic) and probably crap

U have to repeat again...the Boden kids clothes COST TOO MUCH! Perhaps older kids who aren't growing as fast (but wouldn't want to wear the kind of stuff in Boden anyway) would get enough wear to justify the prices, but noone else would. I'd much rather overpay the mortgage and stick some money in an ISA for dd's uni fees/first car than waste money on stuff she will grow out of in 2/3 months, when you can get things for £1/2 each in charity shops that are often great quality and really pretty and hard wearing.

Unless you are seriously well-off (and we are lucky enough not be on the breadline btw), I find it really strange spending money on things that won't last.

PS: Those who have loads of kids and pass this down may wish to buy some expsenive stuff in the premise that it lasts. My 2 experiences with Boden showed that the quality was RUBBISH. Invest elsewhere.

PPS: I'll say it again...there are some occasions when I look at a Boden dress or a coat and think it's nice...and then I read the smug cheesy write-up beside it and dismiss any notion of buying.

My experience has been very different to yours, notyummy. I've found the clothes I have bought for DS from Boden to very good quality, and have lasted him a long time. He is tall and skinny and the clothes I have bought him have lasted at least a year, even with constant washing and ironing.

They'll now all be worn by DS2, and taking into account I bought most of the stuff in the sale, I think we've done pretty well out of Johnnie.

well i will admit that at least the childrens clothes do look like childrens clothes, not mini tarts clothes.
at a family party the other week there was a 10 year old in thick tights short shorts and boots.
it was a bit for a 10 year old

Fair enough llareggub...perhaps I have been unlucky, or you have been lucky...who knows . Passing the clothes down is certainly the way forward; we don't really have this option, so I keep spending to a minimum and then pass on anything still ok back a charity shop.

I also have the advantage of a retired mother who likes nothing better than a good rummage in a charity shop...she frequently come up to visit with stuff she has got from second hand shops for dd that still have their original labels on and have never been worn...result!

I am middle aged and utterly crapola with clothes - I would gladly never think about buying clothes again, but sadly I do have to get myself out of the door looking vaguely respectable.
i spend about 2 hours every 3 months in clothes shops, so one reason I buy boden is that I can do it without having to find a slot when I can get out shopping on my own. in the last 6 months I have been clothes shopping once (in M&S ) and have bought mail order from Kew and Boden.

All you guys who know how to do clothes, when on earth do you find time to go shopping?

Notyummy... aha well you have to buy the Mini Boden stuff in the sale. My two virtually live in it, and all of it is bought (often a year in advance!) in the sale. It is then very easy to sell on Ebay afterwards esp. if still in good condition for almost the same price you bought it for!

9grin0

I meant

My children look fabby in mini-Boden.

I don't have a Boden look or body though. I am more Zara.

actually mouseheart that is another good point.

well perhaps you've changed my mind.
but only for the children.
the ladies stuff is hideous

mooseheart, I do that too!

Wonder if there is a market for lightly stained mini-Boden.

You just have to be careful to avoid the really Bodeny looking stuff.

I've got a lovely Merino tunic in light grey that will look nice with skinny jeans and boots. Avoid really lairy colours and patterns.

ITA with Bobbie. Avoid the typical Boden stuff like the plague but there are some nice pieces in their collection. Its the head to toe Boden look which is naff.

I also think their kids stuff is fab. My DCs wear their stuff and I love the fact that the boys stuff is colourful and not the scruffy crap you get in many other stores (why would anyone want to dress their kids in "dirty denim"??) The quality is amazing and the sizes so generous that some of DS1's stuff has been in his wardrobe for 2 years.