https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:27:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024844 Sun, 05 May 2019 22:38:16 +0000 StyleDetective 2024844@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you again all! You have given me the confidence to give it a try. Ok, I will start stalking Christina F and Jane. And Angie, that is an extremely kind offer.</p> <p>Leslie, I think I am the more extreme version of you - waist 28, hips 42. It does sound like the straight cuts are, as always, going to be an issue for me - sigh. I like the idea of spanx, and the dress you posted for yourself is lovely!</p> <p>I just want to apologise if I have been using the word 'curvy' in the wrong way, I meant it to describe proportions rather than a size range. Oops.</p> <p>Anyway, I had better get to work, but now that I have discovered how amazingly easy the find tool is, I thought I'd post the items I like. The pink dress is my fave.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024740 Sun, 05 May 2019 18:05:43 +0000 Toban 2024740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a petite that is loving Boden’s petite line. But I have the opposite issue — broad shoulders and chesty and narrow hips. But I see quite a few styles that would be beautiful on a pear as long as you are in Boden’s petite size range. They really should expand their range beyond 10/12. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024717 Sun, 05 May 2019 17:14:34 +0000 Cardiff girl 2024717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I am also in awe of how amazing Suz looks in her Boden gear.l m not sure who Boden designs for(most retailers have a “typical “customer in mind.For example a retailer I worked for designed everything for a 5ft 6 uk size 12 pearshaped woman then they just scale up or down from there.)It would be really fascinating to know!Can I suggest Jane as another Source of info on Boden fitting a petite woman? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024714 Sun, 05 May 2019 17:03:47 +0000 elpgal 2024714@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have similar proportions and find Boden’s cuts don’t fit my bust and short-waist well. The jersey dresses always have a waist seam that is not super obvious in photos that rides low. Their tops work well for me. I usually take a 6/8. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024675 Sun, 05 May 2019 15:11:36 +0000 Angie 2024675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I <i>do </i>have a few curvy petites who enjoy Boden, <b>Styledetective.&nbsp;</b><b></b><b></b>It's very dependent on the&nbsp;silhouette. Give me a shout when you see something, and I will do my best to guide you with fit.&nbsp;</p> <p>I echo how AMAZING <b>Suz</b> looks, and that you should buddy with <b>Christina F</b> who is a curvy petite and likes Boden.&nbsp;</p> <p><b></b> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024653 Sun, 05 May 2019 14:10:12 +0000 Leslie 2024653@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All: Garment measurements are back at Boden. I believe it was a website re-design with a truncated rollout.</p> <p>I have had the best luck with fit-and-flare dresses and skirts. I have waist 29 inches and hips 40 inches, so I float between 8P and 10P. When I have bought straighter-skirted dresses, I have to go up to a 10 and hope for the best. I am also short-waisted, so every time I go up a size for my hips, I have to deal with excess fabric under my arms.</p> <p>Boden's Josephine, below, is typical of their straighter dresses: a very slim skirt. I ordered an 8P and will make it work, with Spanx...because the top half is perfect. The bottom half shows all in silhouette! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024643 Sun, 05 May 2019 13:30:58 +0000 Anonymous 2024643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@Suz #4 looks so good! How come you didn't keep :(<br /> Seconding looking at Christinas posts- she has a lot of luck with Boden!<br /> I haven't tried them yet- waiting for conker color to appear at Nordies, instead of risking return shipping and long wait for $ back if things don't work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024634 Sun, 05 May 2019 13:04:32 +0000 Chris987 2024634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi, I'm a curvy petite also, 5'1". &nbsp;Last summer I tried a few Boden petite dresses and found they were all&nbsp;too tight in the largest petite size they carry. I think the cut could have been ok if they just carried one more size.&nbsp; I&nbsp;generally wear a 10P or 12P in other brands. I didn't try any other items like sweaters or pants. I also saw in a forum posting a few weeks ago by<b> La Pedestrienne</b>&nbsp; that <u>Boden </u><i><u>has stopped posting garment measurements</u>.&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;I'm in the US and might get free shipping but not free returns from Boden&nbsp;and my local&nbsp;Nordstrom stores do not carry&nbsp;Boden&nbsp;petites, so&nbsp;I've stopped looking at Boden for now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024594 Sun, 05 May 2019 07:33:01 +0000 StyleDetective 2024594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jenni NZ</b> didn't it!! I was surprised myself until I saw the perfection of the outfits Suz kept. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024587 Sun, 05 May 2019 06:18:41 +0000 Jenni NZ 2024587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh Suz I am surprised that 2 went back! That looked stunning! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024581 Sun, 05 May 2019 05:13:55 +0000 StyleDetective 2024581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, many thanks, this is exactly the kind of info I was after! It's really good to know that the models Boden uses don't necessarily indicate who the garments are cut for. I'm not sure how I spent so long stalking the website before realising that Boden supplies actual garment measurements, so I will definitely check that out.</p> <p>I love the finds you picked out for yourself, in fact I went to the website to see if that gorgeous . I like even the outfits that you sent back, except for 5. The ones you kept are all excellent, but 7 and 8 totally blew me away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024566 Sun, 05 May 2019 02:24:58 +0000 Suz 2024566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Photos for a sense of the fits...showing also some Boden items I did not keep in the end...dresses 1, 2, 4, 5 went back. I kept #3, 6, 7, skirt in 8, dress in 9, sweater in 10.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024565 Sun, 05 May 2019 02:21:30 +0000 Suz 2024565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, check out <b>Christina'</b>s posts!! She's a Boden expert and is curvy and on the petite side. She has modelled many of their items and kept quite a number of them.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024564 Sun, 05 May 2019 02:19:44 +0000 Suz 2024564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am 5'4 (barely) and my arms and legs are proportionately slightly short. I'm not exactly "curvy" (my bust is pretty flat and my hips are not super wide) but technically I am still an hourglass I and definitely have thighs of substance as well as a plump rear. :)&nbsp;</p> <p>I also hesitated to order from Boden because I live in Canada and returns are not free. Stuff comes from the UK to us. Sizing is complicated. Etc. Etc.&nbsp;</p> <p>However, last year I took the plunge and I am very pleased. I do need to read the reviews carefully and look at <b>garment measurements.&nbsp;</b>Sometimes I fit a regular Boden 8 UK (US 4, when usually I would take a 2 or a 0 in US sizes). Sometimes I do better in a 6 UK. Sometimes I wear a petite (especially if there is a V neck involved or a snug bodice.) Sometimes I wear a tall (if I want a midi length on a dress that otherwise shows above the knee.)&nbsp;</p> <p>In general, I would say -- never mind the models. Things must be pinned/ altered to look good on them. Boden tends to favour a slightly curvy body type in many items. More so, say, that J. Crew, where the fit model seems to be more straight.&nbsp;</p> <p>Here are my successful Boden purchases. As with everything, consider your overall body type and body type modifiers and consider altering where necessary.&nbsp;</p> <p>The quality is excellent for the price point (esp. if you get it on sale.)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/boden-for-curvy-petites#post-2024557 Sun, 05 May 2019 01:54:02 +0000 StyleDetective 2024557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dear fabbers, I have spent more time than I care to admit browsing the many gorgeous items on Boden's website. The shirt dresses, the midi skirts, the brightly coloured knitwear... I love it all.</p> <p>However, I notice that Boden heavily favours tall, long-limbed models, and cuts that I think would look good on women with that body type (the midi skirts and cropped pants, for example, I see working on someone with a nice long leg line).&nbsp;</p> <p>This is the opposite of me - a smidge under 5'4, very pear shaped, short arms and legs. I wondered if there are fabbers with a similar body shape who have good luck with Boden, and if so, what pieces you find work for you? I know they have a great returns policy but I'd rather not buy unless there's a decent chance of success.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sorry for not posting any of the items I'm interested in here, I am a newbie and still need to work out how to use the 'finds' tool :)&nbsp; </p>