okay- feedback on new Boden items

[mrsmerryweather]

Boiled wool coat- disappointing and going back- size 10 is generous- sleeves are long and I don't like the funnel neck- makes me look as if I have no neck at all. The wool is soft though not scratchy.

Cashmere cropped cardi- nice except they have sent me the wrong colour wanted grape and got damson ( almost navy if that's what you want)- sending replacement.

Merino tunic in grey- looks good yet to try on.
Sixties mini ( longer length) wool is quite scartchy and have yet to try.

Velvet jeans- yet to try- suspect I will need to lose 4lbs as gradually expanding from a 10 to a 12 and don't want to be depressed!

oysterpots, but Boden stuff is very kiddiefied, I think it would be more a case of not wanting to dress your 14 yo like a 2 yo.

I think this is why lots of the big sizes end up in the sale.

Even more reason to split it into babies/toddlers/pre-school and then 6-14 or something!

I agree WhereTheWildThingsWere , There are some things that my dd would never wear. Especially some of the applique tops with teapots and cupcakes!

Conversely, my 13 yr old loves the cupcake stuff. Her taste in clothes hasn't yet caught up with her figure and height - in some ways a relief .

I think that is nice. I went into town today and I cannot believe what some shops are trying to get us to dress our young dd's in.
I want my little girl to stay a little girl for as long as possible.

I got the uptown trousers in black and am planning to keep them. They're not cheap, but very useful to have a pair of smartish, black trousers that fit reasonably well.

i am now waiting for the lustrous patent boots in pink mulberry...ooh i am ridiculously excited!!!

Just returned from my holiday to find the beautiful Ruched Waist Shift Dress waiting for me . I ordered it in moss and it is gorgeous. I absolutely love it. The sleeves are a tad tighter than I would like but have a feeling that the next size up would be far too loose everywhere else.

Cannot recommend it enough

I'm waiting for

Velvet coat in rhubarb
Velvet spot skirt in slate/black

For dd
Big Button dress in Dusty Aqua floral

Oh dear, I wanted the cord jacket but I don't want to look like Paddington! Is it very red? Will I look like horse rider/hunter? Does anyone have it in green?

Parisienne Tee, very underwhelming, thin fabric and very boxy, has gone back.

Velvet coat came up really small on me.

Cord trench coat was enormous - really should have downsized but can't be bothered.

Both velvet and cord blazers were too short on me and too tight across the bust.

swedes are you sure about the rhubarb dshade? why do boden love it so

Goods arrived this morning.

Velvet coat in rhubarb
Colour horrible. Not as rich and deep-pink lovely as it looks in the pics more a faded orangey red. Not at all nice. Quality of velvet is poor, lightweight and not nearly so good quality as 2007 velvet coats. Cut is frumpy. I much prefer the flared cut of the old ones. It's going back.

Velvet spot skirt in slate/black
Quality of velvet thin and horrible and skirt not lined so would ride up.

I also ordered a pink/white stripe boy's shirt and it's gorgeous. Still waiting for big button dress for DD.

I sent my painbox henley in navy back. I just did not like the navy colour (looked cheapish) and the others colours are not me. I have swapped for a few of the plain v-necks.

LoW, the red cord jacket is very...red. And the cord is very chunky. I loved the colour but it was all just too bulky on me - big cord, big buttons - and the elbow patches were really obvious. Shame.
I have also now tried the Soho jacket (sticks out at the front in a weird triangular fashion) and the Brondesbury blazer (wanted to love it but somehow not right, again very bulky). I ordered 10's they were fine at the shoulders so I think an 8 would be too small. Oh well, I have saved all that money by sending them back!

joliejolie can you report on the v-necks when they arrive?

I brought lots of the plain summer ones and love them but these look more fitted.

Stuff I got for the dcs was lovely, but I've sent all my stuff back. The tops are far too long (and the arms too). Bit disappointed tbh. I don't know if they've changed their sizing or I've shrunk.

got the silver ballet pumps for dd hoping they would be narrow enough for her skinny feet - they weren't so they're going back

I got the silver ballet pumps for myself as they're much cheaper than the adult version - but they just slipped off my feet and they went back too.

boden shoes very odd sizing too small in a 39/6 and very slim - even for my chicekn feet

no one else on the site thinks the cord skirt sticks out oddly

i have got my boots

i look like wonder woman

its great

i thought sizing fine? admittedly first boden footwear purchase for me, bt am usual 5/38 and is grand