Wednesday, February 17, 2010

British fashion is at least 3 years ahead of American fashion, no matter what you say

For Christmas my mother-in-law gave me this bag:



She carried a similar one at my wedding and I thought it was pretty fab. The label said Boden so I googled it and found a pretty awesome clothing and accessories website. The stuff is a little spendy, but it's got that cute "where did you get that" feel that comes from clothing that's made in (or at least originally sold in) England.

When I was younger, we lived in England. Then I came back to America and everyone looked like they did in England 3 years previous (apparently, writing "previous" at the end of a sentence is also something I got from living in England). I thought that with the advent of the internet, fashion would catch up. Wrong. I haven't done a lot of research, but I can tell you that the British dancers I worked with on a cruise ship 3 years ago were all wearing those "maxi dresses" which, at the time, I thought looked insane. Then for the next two summers everyone in the US was wearing them.

So, I don't think you can go wrong with Boden. Check out this coat on sale. Look at me, I'm hip and fashionable but also carefree. And is that an old Englishy looking building in the background? That's right I am worldly, too. SOLD!



And for those with CHILDREN, there is miniBoden. Any company that uses "mini" as a descriptor is all right in my book.

Quit it:

3 comments:

  1. Guess what? I am at least three years ahead of you because I have been buying Boden and Mini-Boden for YEARS.

    Also, how cute is that baby? She looks like she is giving the photographer the real "what-for."

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  2. I guess I should have known I was behind the times when my mother-in-law discovered the site before I did. Not that she's not fashionable, of course. Oh no. This is probably going to end badly.

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  3. Guys, I've been spreading the Boden gospel. I have some super-cute skirts from there and am about to buy more.

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