What’s the mum “uniform” in your area?

It's She In - I can't help saying 'Shine'!

I know it's one of those heavily-researched international names, but my brain glitches on being asked to pronounce it as two separate words. While typing this, I've just realised I might have more success if I say 'Sheehan'.

I mean, nobody cares how I pronounce it but it's a niggle!

Am I the only one who has seriously never noticed what other mums are or aren't wearing and seriously couldn't give a toss?! 😁
I wear what I wear because I like it/it's comfortable the only thing clean 😁 and assume others do too 😁

That is the worst combination I can imagine!

Those fucking long shin/ankle length puffy things with no sleeves (think ankle length body warmer) and a hoody underneath. Gives me the ick. 😖🥴

I’m one of those people whose tastes haven’t really moved with fashion and I’m stuck still liking what I did when I was 20.

So my outfit is non-fancy ankle boots, just above the knee denim skirt with chunky tights and a jumper or sweater or some description, with a knock-off hiking style raincoat from Matalan if it’s raining. Hair generally loose, straightened but going frizzy.

I wonder what these stylish mums would think of me 🙈

Unremarkable here, leggings and hoodies, mini Ugg boots and long coats. pleather leggings were popular for years but not seen as often any more.

3 of my cousins from where I lived originally all had electronic ankle tags when their kiddos were at school.
Such a vibe 😂

Used to be a lot of leggings, hoodie and long bodywarmer. But then some in smart office wear and some in jeans and top.

I’ve given up
on the school run now as my youngest is year 6 so I just boot him out the door on the days I don’t t work and see him again at 4 but before that it was a mixed bag.
mainly leggings and that caper though.
I can’t bear leggings. They look ok on other people but I feel like my lard will spread if I exist in leggings. Tights are different; they hold you in!
I Generally live in stripy tops (work or not work days) and skinny jeans on no work days or a mini skirt in work days.

on the subject of jeans, I keep trying to move away from
skinny jeans but everything else looks weird when I look in the mirror after years of skinny legs!

Is this a thing? I've only been doing the school run since September and can't say I've noticed too much about what anyone wears. There is one mum who is always very smart looking in a trouser suit and kitten heels as she's clearly going to work straight after drop off.

I'm going to pay more attention tomorrow and see if there's a theme 😂

Small NE town, fairly deprived demographic. There's no uniform at all here, everyone wears different things, personally I wear leggings, jumper and a long padded coat with sketchers trainers that used to be white.

I drive past two primary schools a few miles apart from each other on my way to work and from what I can tell, the mum's wear anything from leggings and t.shirts through to the more formal work stuff.
The only uniform I see is on the lollipop ladies.

Crouch End I expect

What’s CE?! Been trying to work it out!

I didn't study it, just observe it.. no it's not important. It's no different to noticing birds in the garden. I notice it as part of living my life.

Presumably you are too good for all that as you're above doing school runs?

I hope I am forgiven for wearing leggings as I cycle to school. I'm so happy to of made it to school via an exhausting hill, I'm not sure I've taken any notice what others are wearing at all. Haven't noticed a uniform.

Life's too short to care surely.

Dry Robe people are called Dry Robe Wankers in our part of the country

I wish I wasn't such a "sheeple" as my DH calls it, and worry about fashion or trends as much. I'm probably a) too old, and b) look silly in all the so-called fashionable things people here wear.

One of my neighbours (who is really lovely) kind of epitomises the style I aspire to but it is very much following the trends and probably looks good on her as she's younger and slimmer lol 😆

She wears the usual "uniform" of New Balance or Adidas Sambas with white Nike/Adidas socks, massive black or cream maxi puffer coats, trousers that are baggy/baggier than anything I'd ever probably look good in, beige raincoat, cream/beige smart long coat, with black baggy trousers and Adidas Sambas... you get the picture.

Basically, most mums wear this stuff to the school run. My DD who's 13 says I'm sad to look like one of "them" implying I'm probably too middle aged to conform or try to look trendy! 😅😳😅🤷

Essex resident here - not born and bred - so Essex is an eye opener
Fridays esp near Christmas you'll see rollers in the hair at pick up.
Lots and lots of stocks over leggings with the same old trainers..
Think I could pick out 4 of us mums that are a tiny bit trendier!
Tbh glad I'm not inner London mum, couldn't stand the 'fashion off' every day 😅

Also false eyelashes are a strong trend here. About 10% of the mums wear them every single day

Mostly gym wear or sports brand lounge wear here, some jeans and sportswear jumper types, occasional work wear but usually uniform not smart, one or two hippyish types. Hair is mostly long and blonde on the mums. Long and brown on the grandmas.

Definitely no pyjamas round here - mostly blue collar type work. There is a definite look though! I ts not just school mums it's the town in general - I really notice it when I go somewhere else.

Medium north west town

Wellingtons and strong shoes arriving in pickups and cars scratched by brambles that haven't been washed since forever.

This all sounds really grim but then I never really had to deal with the whole competitive mum at the school gates bullshit, which I’ve always found very weird and sad. I had to google dry robe (I thought they were for getting changed on the beach??) and Shein two piece (I was imagining those hideous beige ribbed things that the Kardashians wear, and was right) and most of the brands people have mentioned. I just don’t understand why some people want to conform or look like a walking cliche. I live in London and I love clothes but I just do my own thing and don’t worry about whether it’s acceptable or up to date or whatever it is these uniform wearers are trying to achieve. In fact the mums at the school gates would probably have a field day bitching about me!

Exactly- the dry robes on up country folk whilst we were in Cornwall started to become a running joke

South west here and there’s a mix of trends mentioned in this thread. I don’t really look to be honest. I just wear what I want and avoid people who show weird tribe behaviour like this.