More Boden

So I had a very bad week. My husband was travelling and I came down with a cold, which gave me a very bad migraine that lasted two days. In addition to that I received some distressing news and I had to go to school evening events in the cold. Let's just say that on Thursday I ended up throwing up in the bathroom of a friend of mine (I should add that this friend is a stay at home dad) while I was changing my daughter who had peed in her pants on our way to a drop-off playdate at his place (I had to carry her for three blocks and I got pee all over my puffer, which probably triggered the throwing up, that was already threatening due to the migraine).

In other news I received three more packages from Boden and I am afraid to say that there were more misses than hits.
One of the items that I was really excited about in the Boden Spring catalog was the Notch neck tunic. I have the version from two years ago which I LOVE and you can see here, so when I see that it had made a comeback in a beautiful yellow I immediately pulled the trigger. I ordered my regular size, a 2.
First of all the color is not the bright and sunny yellow seen in the pic with the tunic worn by the model; it is more of a mustard-y yellow as the color swatch shows (when you click on YEL to make your selection). This was already a disappointment, but the fit is also a little bit off. Not nearly as flattering as my other tunic, for some reason that I can't pintpoint exactly. I would say that the waist (which is actually an empire) gathering sits a little bit higher and because of that the tunic doesn't flow as nicely from there. All in all it appears a bit shorter everywhere. It could be that my body as changed in the meanwhile, or also an effect of the color. In any case, I don't like it enough and I don't think that ordering a size up will drastically change the result in a positive way (it will be too big on top).
Here it is:

The other item that I received (besides a pair of ADORABLE ballet flats for my daughter) is the Pool party tunic from the clearance section. I had already ordered this tunic last year in the yellow colorway when it came out but didn't like it enough for the price. It is now VERY CHEAP, so I thought that I would give it a try in the Rosebud Pavillon color. At the last minute I threw in another one in the Aqua Pavillon colorway, in case that the pink colorway would be too similar to my other Boden tunic.

I don't know what to say bout this one. The fit is good but when they say "Hello Mrs. Robinson", they really mean it. It is fairly sheer, so it can only be worn at the beach/pool or in a resort setting. What I don't like in this tunic is the neckline. It is almost a loophole but an asymmetric one and it just sits weird (poor execution IMO). Plus, they sew "rhinestones" all around it, but they are the same quality as the jewels that you can buy at the Craft store around the corner and that my daughter uses for her "projects". If I had to keep it, I woud probably take them off. I like the colors though, especially in the pink one, where the green is more of an aqua, and I think I could wear on vacation even in the evening with a pair of sandals (the Aqua Pavillon colorway looks more like a cover-up to me). I am tempted to keep it (sans jewels) but I would appreciate any opinion that you might have on this one!

Rosebud Pavillon:

And Aqua Pavillon:

I also ordered another item from the clearance section, the Colourblock tunic in the red colorway (this one was really a popback in my size). This was so bad on me that I didn't even take pics. The fit was all wrong (it was supershort and unflattering) and as I told a friend of mine, I felt like a menopaused woman who wants to go out and have fun one last time. Too bad because on the other side the color was really great and I really wanted it to work, since I don't have any red dress.

OK, I think that this ends my Boden adventure. I don't think I am going to order anything else for a while. After the week that I had and these failures I needed a pick-me up and I caved on some fs items at JCrew that I am pretty sure I am going to like and won't make me feel... menopaused just yet.

Have a good Sunday all!