The demise of KEW....

[purplepeony]

Anyone else fed up with the way KEW has gone down hill in the past 2-3 years?
what is more depressing is that I see women in their 60s and 70s looking at the clohtes ( concessions in John Lewis.)

Ageist! Would rather see stylish 70 year old than tacky 30 year olds where I shop.

tel em about it and PRICES have gone up
£50 for a denim skirt?

That's not really the point- as one of the oldest ( I guess) MNs here, I am certainly not ageist- but the whole point is that Kew is no longer stylish.
Why bother to post if you miss the point?

Wait, a 'friend' will be on soon saying how fantastic the are...

I agree Kew is not as nice as it used to be about 5 years ago- but seriously when I'm 60 or 70 I want to look fab and wear stylish clothes! 60's not old!!!

Glad to hear we are not talking of "Kewcumber" [bluh]

too £££ for what it is
it is on a par with wallis etc and three times the price

i liked their plain tops and wool knitwear was good
also had 2 good wool work suits from there
this season its £££ and all over the shop
staff still very ncie though

we have neiwsh one in out town
the staff look sooo bored

Aren't they Jigsaw but cheaper? Have Jigsaw gone downhill as well?

Purplepeony, I 'bothered' to post a response to your op as part of a conversation. I did not miss your point, I was making another one. For the record, I think their clothes do not change much each season, they are basics, and once one has bought them for a few seasons, they tend to get boring.This has been the case for at least 5 years.

The point I was making SBW is not that women aged 6-70 should not be stylish but that Kew has lost its appeal ( for me) that it had 5 years ago, and appears to appeal now to an older age group.

They seem to be doing alot more synthetic fibres- hate those fab stretch cardis etc which clicklike mad on jewellery etc- and the colours are drab. The dresses are all maternity style.

dotn like the fabstretch either
and lots of polonecks
yuk
adn droopy skirts

belts are ace

It is very gloomy and drab- I see the same styles each season in a slightl muddier version.

I agree they have gone a bit weird, as have Jigsaw. Boring or strange colours, shapeless sack dresses, prints that are on the wrong side of the fuddy-duddy/retro-cool divide.

VERy sack dresses

Oh no jigsaw is much better this season. They've got a new designer and it really shows.

Kew is the cheaper line of jigsaw and very blah now. The proper kew shop closed near us and is now just a concession in JL.

Random fact - Mr Jigsaw used to be my landlord - now they have a seriously nice house.

Please stop it. Kew (of any kind - shop, botannical gardens or green salad vegetable) is invariably wonderful.

Agree that Jigsaw is getting its act together though prices are still £££s.

Kew is just non descript.

Can't remember last time I bought anything in Kew. Have loads of stuff from about 3 years ago that's still going strong though (I like the fabstretch jumpers for work).

Jigsaw has lovely stuff this season - but I can only afford 1 £100 cardi - and it is going to have to last!

I think they must be purposefully aiming for an older market - they are next to all the older brands in John Lewis now. I have had the odd thing from there that has been a real wardrobe staple, but I agree in general tis dull

I was worried about Kewcumber too. Glad to see she is not in decline.

The dresses are overpriced,but I like some of the open cardigan type things. Never buy the trousers as too long for me.