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Boden dress- hideous or okay?

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howtotellmum · 04/04/2009 10:44

www.boden.co.uk/en-gb/Womens-Dresses/WH135-RED/Womens-Pillar-Box-Red-Retro-Rose-Printed-Floral-Dress .html?orcid=-74#cs4

Is this hideous or okay? Looking for every day dress- I am size 8-10 and mid 40s.

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howtotellmum · 04/04/2009 10:45

Whoopps- wrong link- same dress, but in BROWN!

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dexter73 · 04/04/2009 10:49

Prefer the red to the brown!

GossipMonger · 04/04/2009 10:50

red is nicer

brown looks frumpy

CompareTheMeerkat · 04/04/2009 10:52

I prefer the red as well.

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howtotellmum · 04/04/2009 10:55

what about the blue- can't do red!

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Hassled · 04/04/2009 11:05

The blue is lovely. A bit busy - shoes/jewellery etc would have to be very unfussy.

GossipMonger · 04/04/2009 11:33

I love the yellow one though with flat white pumps. Would look lovely.

The brown and lilac are the frumpiest imho.

Go for red or yellow.

am rather liking the crinkle dress next to it in navy.

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howtotellmum · 04/04/2009 11:35

I did look at the yellow- but remember a thread here about yellow and everyone said "Nooo" yellow is off limits for anyone over 12, though not sure I agree with that.

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frazzledgirl · 04/04/2009 18:02

Really? I have my eye on a yellow floral dress in Gap

I like the yellow one. Go on, keep me company...

Buda · 04/04/2009 18:08

I like the brown!

weepootle · 04/04/2009 18:09

I wouldn't myself but I'm early 30's, be nice for your age.

Hadn't heard the one about yellow being a no-no, I've ordered thisin yellow.

mileniwmffalcon · 04/04/2009 18:11

surprisingly unfrumpy. everyone else is wrong though, the print on the brown/yellow is much more stylish than the red/blue. might need to take it up a bit so it hits knee and not below. what's your colouring? the brown would look fab on a redhead, yellow if you're dark.

KingRoloEgg · 04/04/2009 18:11

Brown and yellow OK but I really like the red and think it could look stunning on a size 8-10 figure (but not on my size 14 one!!).

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howtotellmum · 05/04/2009 09:50

I am blonde/light brown.

I think the red and blue looka bit twee and 1940s, but not stylish 1940s- the brown and yellow have more wow factor...no?

Red doesn't suit me and i'd look mutton as lamb in that dress in red.

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yama · 05/04/2009 09:57

Another vote for the yellow. Red and blue are awful.

Quattrocento · 05/04/2009 10:03

Well if red doesn't suit you, that narrows it down to three.

I like the yellow but I'm nervous about you being blonde. It make take the colour away from your hair IYSWIM.

I think the blue could look lovely with blonde colouring.

Not sure about the brown - it seems a bit busy to me

hotcrosspurepurple · 05/04/2009 10:09

sorry, don't like any of them

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