To think the Lionesses' Outfits in this Picture are Ridiculous?

I know.
Mind you, I seldom notice what other people wear anyway.

@BasilParsley FFS. What did I just read?

A choice?

Lucky coincidence that the whole team favour baggy trousers, ill-fitting jackets, and longline waistcoats without blouses in a palette of black and greeny beige. They also all seem to have exactly the same taste in shoes. Given the way M&S shoes fit they must all have fairly wide feet too. 🙄

Now that Sewing Bee has restarted we are all tailoring experts. My opinion from limited photos is that there is a little too much material above their knees. South of that it is a nicer line. IMO

I very much doubt it.

If it were the men's team do you think similar comments would be made ?

Lots of the young women at my work dress like that (London, professional environment). M&S is very popular with them. They earn very high salaries but tend to go for pretty basic outfits.

The Prime Minister can't be in two places at once. It was by no means certain that they'd win. They were hosted by the Deputy Prime Minister.

I know what you mean. My feeling is Downing Street wanted to celebrate their success as soon as possible, whilst it’s fresh in the nation’s minds and before the team go off on a break after the tournament, with the knowledge that there was a chance that the PM might not be able to join due to diary commitments. Hopefully he was at lest able to join virtually to congratulate them, especially as he is a big football fan.

So did I. I think the outfits were elegant and weather-appropriate - which is not an easy task in this heat! Considering they only won late last night, they’ve had very little time to prepare a suitable outfit that works for plane travel, press photo calls and a Downing Street reception, and I think the outfits tick all those boxes.

Also, as others have said, fashion choices and taste is very subjective, so it’s fine to not like what they’re wearing. I think the most important thing is that they like their outfits and that they feel comfortable and confident in them.

I wonder what they think of the clothes they had to wear. I suppose it's like being a bridesmaid. You can't really say.

I'm more confused as to why they were invited to Downing Street for a reception, when the Prim Minister was in Scotland ????

I mean, did he just leave the key under the mat and say 'help yourselves to a drink and some snacks' ?

Surely if you are invited by the Prime Minister to an official reception, then the least expected is that the Prime Minister is there.

Agree the outfits look awful.

Can't you imagine the posts if they'd worn their own clothes, "why does X look like their going clubbing afterwards?" Why has Y not made more of an effort with their outfit for going to Downing Street?" "AIBU for thinking that Zs dress is far too tight. Their meant to be role models for young women".

They cannot win (apart from major tournaments. But even then people will still find fault).

I thought they looked great. It looks like they’ve all chosen what they feel comfortable in. They look smart and coordinated without all wearing the same thing, which is usually something that has to ‘suit everyone’ but ends up not suiting anyone.

I thought they all looked great. Individual but with a colour theme

They clearly had a choice. Some of them went for the classic black fitted stuff that looked quite chic, some went for the in vogue baggy trousers, some went for something in the middle.

I have to laugh at the poster appalled that they were wearing low heels. These are female women playing a game that until recently was very male. Going by my adult DD and her team mates who play serious football in a league, I'd say that most if not all are not high heels people! I don't think my daughter owns a single pair of even medium heels.

If you Google the pictures of the lionesses with Cameron, formal or informal, it is an improvement.

I'm sure they would have chosen better for themselves, but I don't think many elite sports people do chose at the moment.

These are outfits that only look good on a skinny 17 year old posing her body at a crazy angle in order to make it look good for an instagram post. The same 17 year old would not actually go out in it because without sticking your ass out, strategically lifting one side of the top up to your belly button and pouting like a fish, it’s just a shit outfit. And no one can walk around like that.

No. I don't think anybody is suggesting that. Just saying that their own choices might have been better than the M&S designs.

'Low heeled shoes'... Thank goodness somebody's got the sense not to ruin their feet or spine in an effort to follow fashion or appeal to men.

Are people seriously suggesting they should have gone home and picked up their own clothes? Honestly 😂

You know they don't all live in London, right?

All of that. I thought it was clear that they had a choice within a range that worked together. And I liked the contemporary look.
Some of the suggestions up thread around like something out of the 70s. And red white and blue would have been really bad. Anyway, they were competing for England, not Great Britain so it wouldn't have been relevant.

It seemed obvious to me that each of the players had been in a position to choose a combination from the collection they were offered, that suited their own personal style.

Well, people have every right to have opinions about clothes. We don't all have to like the same things. I was just responding to a few people saying that women should be able to wear what they like - of course they should, but in this case, they're not. They're wearing what they've been told to wear.

BasilParsley · Today 22:13
OK, so they go to Downing Street to celebrate their win with the high and mighty of the land ... But who the fk thought that combination of baggy trousers, grey, black, long shorts, low heeled shoes

Low-heeled shoes ??????

OP appears stuck in a '90s high-heeled fashion loop.