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

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GrinAndBear · 14/11/2024 14:27

Is there a mum “uniform” - aka what you’d typically see someone in the playground or at the school gates wearing - in your area, and if so what is it?

I recently moved from Highgate to Finchley Central and it’s pretty different, despite being just two tube stops apart

CE / Highgate mums seemed to all wear Birkenstocks, hiking boots, straight cut jeans, parkas or Patagonia fleeces and fair isle or cashmere jumpers with hair in a messy bun.

Finchley Central mums are all in floral dresses Chelsea boots, blowdries, make up and proper coats and look at my scuffed old Blundstones as though I was living rough in a caravan… Not that I’m going to do anything about it mind, I’m very attached to my boots and fleece, but it’s odd how different it is

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Forgottenwhatitwas · 14/11/2024 18:45

I live in a very wealthy home counties area and everyone just rolls in wearing whatever, unbranded leggings/ jeans/joggers and a jumper/coat...so ordinary casual clothes 🤔 no idea what's going on in the city....or Yorkshire apparently.

peanutmother · 14/11/2024 18:36

Ours is:

Sweaty Betty leggings

Socks pulled up

Trainers - usually New Balance

Long line puffa coat

Thwre are a few dry robe / hiking boots types with dogs

VickyPollard25 · 14/11/2024 18:36

Gonegirl7 · 14/11/2024 14:41

Puzzled by mums who didn’t exercise? What based off the fact they didn’t wear gym clothes for school drop off?

how bizarre that you’ve decided they don’t exercise or would judge someone that may not be able to!!!

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I think she means she is puzzled by Mums wearing gym gear without exercising.

Nevermind91 · 14/11/2024 18:31

Here, it's either wellies, jeans and knitted cardigan, or trainers, those "sports" leggings (that look like they've been painted on) and baggy t-shirt.

Crakajak · 14/11/2024 18:31

GrinAndBear · 14/11/2024 14:27

Is there a mum “uniform” - aka what you’d typically see someone in the playground or at the school gates wearing - in your area, and if so what is it?

I recently moved from Highgate to Finchley Central and it’s pretty different, despite being just two tube stops apart

CE / Highgate mums seemed to all wear Birkenstocks, hiking boots, straight cut jeans, parkas or Patagonia fleeces and fair isle or cashmere jumpers with hair in a messy bun.

Finchley Central mums are all in floral dresses Chelsea boots, blowdries, make up and proper coats and look at my scuffed old Blundstones as though I was living rough in a caravan… Not that I’m going to do anything about it mind, I’m very attached to my boots and fleece, but it’s odd how different it is

Better that those in Sheffield who arrive in PJs lol

U13579 · 14/11/2024 18:30

VegTrug · 14/11/2024 18:27

I live on the edge of the Yorkshire dales in North Yorkshire so it varies massively. A lot of farmers' wives in wellies/muck boots & gilets, but also we've had a massive wave of families with southern/London/Essex area accents (ie: bloody loud accents) over the past 3/4 years and they've brought their southern mum uniforms up! They really do look ridiculous and stand out like a sore thumb!

It is a posh town but in a slightly more refined way than wherever these people come from. So their designer labels being blasted all over their clothes like NEW BALANCE & COACH etc whilst walking round in trainers it just looks bloody awful and screams credit card.

You sound lovely

VegTrug · 14/11/2024 18:27

I live on the edge of the Yorkshire dales in North Yorkshire so it varies massively. A lot of farmers' wives in wellies/muck boots & gilets, but also we've had a massive wave of families with southern/London/Essex area accents (ie: bloody loud accents) over the past 3/4 years and they've brought their southern mum uniforms up! They really do look ridiculous and stand out like a sore thumb!

It is a posh town but in a slightly more refined way than wherever these people come from. So their designer labels being blasted all over their clothes like NEW BALANCE & COACH etc whilst walking round in trainers it just looks bloody awful and screams credit card.

babyproblems · 14/11/2024 18:20

Just wear what you like op. I can’t stand the leggings/uggs look. Or ‘nude’ toned cheap clothing. It looks horrific on everyone. Anything else is fine imo!

ThianWinter · 14/11/2024 18:19

Miniopolis · 14/11/2024 17:58

🙄 it’s the Style and Beauty topic.

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No it isn't, it's AIBU.
Unroll those eyes.

Lifeomars · 14/11/2024 18:17

I am in a poor inner city with a primary school at the end of my street, lots of Muslim mums in traditional dress, some white British mums in track suits and padded coats with a messy bun and Roma mums in long skirts, cork wedges, thick socks and cardigans. Kids all looking very well turned out in uniform

tommyhoundmum · 14/11/2024 18:16

What is a dry robe please?

Wigglywoowho · 14/11/2024 18:14

Pajamas or sportswear

I8toys · 14/11/2024 18:14

Those massive long duvet coats/gilets, leggings and socks pulled up to their knees and trainers. Cockpoo/Labradoodle/Pugachiwawa (I made that one up) with a coat. North Yorkshire

hashisucks · 14/11/2024 18:14

@Wrennie4 haha I know exactly where you are, I’m just slightly further out 😆

fiorentina · 14/11/2024 18:10

Adanola/Sweaty Betty/Lulemon leggings, sweatshirt, white socks and trainers. Puffer coat. But most aren’t exercising!

ThatCosyKoala · 14/11/2024 18:09

North London where schools are mixed with a lot of different backgrounds there isn’t a set of uniform but I’ve noticed mums in Central London schools usually in black leggings or tights, jumper or polo shirt and long coats or canada goose parkas and expensive high knee boots or new balance trainers.

Bear2014 · 14/11/2024 18:08

SE London here. I hope people aren't paying too much attention to what I'm wearing as I WFH and look like a bag lady most of the time.

Plenty of Sweaty Betty, leggings, puffer coats, also mum jeans and some dungarees. A few dry robes as we have a lido nearby. Sausage dogs seem the dog of choice for our particular school!

Kentucky83 · 14/11/2024 18:05

I wouldn't have a clue! I couldn't tell you a single thing about what other parents wear when I see them on school drop off or pick up but it seems that this is really a thing?

MajorCarolDanvers · 14/11/2024 18:04

Most kids get the bus to school so I’ve no idea what other people wear.

APurpleSquirrel · 14/11/2024 18:02

Rural Somerset at a very tiny rural village primary school- no 'uniform'. We have farmers in mud splattered clothes & wellies, through casual leggings & jeans, to corporate office wear, & sports/gym clothes. Various ages & occupations.

superplumb · 14/11/2024 18:02

Very mixed where I am. Some obviously have money but very understated, some wearing dirty tracksuits with a fag out their mouth, some heavy make up and wither very dark dyed hair or very light almost white and not forgetting the bright yellow boden coats

drspouse · 14/11/2024 18:02

Wrennie4 · 14/11/2024 17:43

In our area, very woke neighbourhood in the Southside of Glasgow, the majority of parents look like they have been vomited out of the second hand shop in mismatched clothes, ankle length baggy trousers, dirty trainers and usually a bright beanie. Their kids look the same and don't know what a hairbrush looks like.

We are in an area with a very mixed bag of families - we don't have the Country Set (the school down the road has children that own ponies!) but we have the woke and the actual working families. The families on NMW brush their children's hair and put in lovely bows and the children wear clean white socks. The woke do not, and often don't send their children to school (I assume it's interfering with their little psyches to get up in the morning) but instead attend forest home ed school with twigs pre-applied to their hair.

usunderthemoon · 14/11/2024 18:02

I haven’t noticed a uniform by me either really. Lots of mums with leggings and jumpers but also mums with jeans and shirts, it doesn’t seem dissimilar to the general population.

ChaosHol1 · 14/11/2024 18:00

No I wouldn't say there is here it's a total mix what people wear and defo haven't noticed a "uniform".