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

Interesting choice of words…

Does this mean you don’t accept your natural face is good enough for a night out?

on a day to day basis no I don’t wear make up. Im 50 and would prefer to wear a decent moisturiser and accept myself.

going out then yes.

so no, not a hypocrite.

In case the Colombian Women’s cycling team photo gets censored by mumsnet (yes, the team kit really was that bad), you can find the image here:

@BasilParsley It’ll soon be obvious anyway. If members of the team like the clothes they’ll be wearing them out and about. So as they look so great, are so fashionable etc etc, I imagine they’ll be putting photos up on instagram showcasing their love for beige polyester.

@SomeOfTheTrouble @verycloakanddaggers

And yet…

”The women are athletes and not models so unlikely to care much about the fashion side of things.” @Snorlaxo

“I cannot imagine one of those women giving half a second's thought or voice to the how they could improve on the look of one of their possibly major sponsor's clothes or in the scheme of things at that time why TAF it would matter!?” @Cariadm

“They weren't the most amazing outfits but fair play to the girls for not giving a shit and being appreciatve to the sponsors.” @Radioundermypillow

Wide legged trousers have been a staple part of women’s wardrobes for the last 100 years. The M&S ones aren’t new or radical, they’re just cheap polyester which will end up in landfill.

This thread isn’t criticising the women, their achievements or their bodies, it’s a criticism of whoever was responsible for sending young women onto the world stage in ill-fitting clothes. Clothes which give the impression that the football bigwigs don’t care about their team looking second-fiddle in comparison to the clothes given to the men’s team. But the again, that’s exactly how women’s football is perceived, so it shouldn’t be any surprise.

Incidentally, in 2014 the women’s Colombian cycling team were sent out in the outfits below 👇. Most people who saw this were aghast. However, I now see that no one should have commented AT ALL, because who cares that young women were made to parade in such inappropriate attire, yes?

I care a lot about my appearance, botox eyebrows done, the lot. I also didnt give a monkeys about what they were wearing although I think I am developing a bit of a crush on Lucy Bronze.

You don’t know that though! They may have loved their outfits 🤷🏻‍♀️

'There were several comments about her swearing when we should be focusing on the football'...PRECICELY!!! 🙄

'I’m sure we weren’t the only ones.'...Then you all need to GET A LIFE?! 😡

This makes no sense.

You can take care of your own personal appearance without ever caring about or commenting on other people's clothes etc.

Who said they shouldn’t care about their own appearance? People can care about what they look like, why would that be a problem? Making someone else’s looks the focus of discussion is a problem. Their appearance is not the most important thing about them. And who says they weren’t happy with how they looked? There is nothing to indicate that they weren’t.
No, I don’t wear make up. I do care how I look (I don’t think people need to wear make up to look good). I don’t expect other people to care more about how I look than my many other achievements.

To all of you saying that women shouldn’t care about their appearance - do you wear make up?

Height of hypocrisy if so.

In your opinion.

All of that is only relevant if you believe all of those things to be true. Many don’t.

More’s the pity.

All of that is only relevant if you believe all of those things to be true. Many don’t.

They're footballers, FFS, and they're a team. Men wear sports gear when they're celebrating a win. You remind me of the people who started trolling Jessica Ennis as 'fat' when she was pictured in a long dress for an evening event.

What is wrong with some people?

Well if she doesn’t understand that swearing isn’t a good look and all the more so when your image is being beamed worldwide, and that representing your country comes with certain standards of behaviour and professionalism, then hopefully someone will take the time out to explain it to her in very simple to understand terms so there isn’t a next time.

Weird conclusion to come too and (another) weird thing to focus on, imo. Thanks for the explanation though and sorry my asking made you sigh. Didn’t realise it’d be an imposition.

Sigh. Because she was happy and excited and full of pride as she said it, probably hoping to get a cheer from the crowd. I don't think she needs people to apologise for her.
Every time they score a goal the camera zooms in and catches a "fucking come on" or something. I don't get why people think my opinion is insulting to CK, I haven't actually criticised her just said I didn't think it was a mistake.

Initially came on this thread to say something like the outfits don't take away from sporting achievements and when I came back it was all "I'm sure she's sorry she swore and it's all in the papers" and I thought I'm sure she's not. Then got accused of being in the realms of fiction.

And so what if she doesn’t regret it? Should women self flagellate for anything they do that others deem to be inappropriate?

@RadioundermypillowI don’t “hate” or “recoil”. Don’t misinterpret me in a malicious way. I really am allowed to say I don’t like something! In this case clothes and language. I’m perfectly capable of critical thinking thank you. I thought about what they looked like and what CK said and it didn’t chime with me. If it does with you fine. I’m not sure you understand critical thinking though.

Who gives a shit if Chloe swore??

get a life!

I just don't believe she swore by mistake and regrets it, as other posters have said.

I don’t for a minute believe it either.