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

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BasilParsley · 28/07/2025 22:13

OK, so they go to Downing Street to celebrate their win with the high and mighty of the land ... But who the f**k thought that combination of baggy trousers, grey, black, long shorts, low heeled shoes, a bit of white here and there was The Look?

Are they trying make them look like men because women's football shouldn't be allowed? Did any of them have the opportunity to say "actually, those big, baggy trousers don't suit me"? Because they don't for a lot of them...

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Onleemoi · 30/07/2025 07:42

It was one word. It does not spoil or diminish anything. The only issue is people tripping over themselves to find fault with these women, for saying a word they don’t like, for not wearing yellow belts, for not being as fast as men. Madness.

Pyjamatimenow · 30/07/2025 07:34

spoonbillstretford · 30/07/2025 00:09

Oh fuck off. She was excited to win, who cares? And you could barely hear her as everyone was chanting her name, it was a lovely moment.

It should have been a lovely moment but she totally spoilt it for herself and her teammates. A complete embarrassment. Kids had travelled from all over to see that moment and she’s swearing like that? Awful.

SomeOfTheTrouble · 30/07/2025 04:05

Thatsthesizeofawatermelon · 30/07/2025 02:05

Oh fuck off. She was excited to win, who cares? And you could barely hear her as everyone was chanting her name, it was a lovely moment

It was only a lovely moment if the bar has been set extremely low to begin with, and if you think being a lout is a good look. Yes, they won a championship but there are far better role models out there.

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One player swore and that makes them all ‘louts’ and poor role models?

Franjipanl8r · 30/07/2025 02:29

I really like the outfits! Perfect attire for sporty women who want to look smart and be comfortable.

Thatsthesizeofawatermelon · 30/07/2025 02:05

Oh fuck off. She was excited to win, who cares? And you could barely hear her as everyone was chanting her name, it was a lovely moment

It was only a lovely moment if the bar has been set extremely low to begin with, and if you think being a lout is a good look. Yes, they won a championship but there are far better role models out there.

Cariadm · 30/07/2025 02:00

BasilParsley · 29/07/2025 18:51

I wasn't criticising the team - I was criticising the people who dressed them... I agree, they are not fashion objects and their achievement is brilliant. But, it's media and PR who force such bland fashion on them... Was any one of them able to say "actually, I think I might like a yellow belt there?". No, I think not...

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Seriously?! 🤔
"actually, I think I might like a yellow belt there?"
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!? 😕
Your facile, pointless and unnecessary post say far more about you and your 'stuck in the past' attitude to what really matters than it could ever do about the Lionesses and what they're wearing!! 🙄

spoonbillstretford · 30/07/2025 00:09

Oh fuck off. She was excited to win, who cares? And you could barely hear her as everyone was chanting her name, it was a lovely moment.

Pyjamatimenow · 29/07/2025 23:43

I’m not bothered about what they’re wearing but I think it’s awful Chloe Kelly swore in her interview. Supposed to be a role model. Disgusting

VivienneDelacroix · 29/07/2025 23:29

Wanderdust · 29/07/2025 22:44

That's the fashion at the moment, wide leg trousers and waistcoat type tops. Didn't think twice when I saw the photo!

Exactly. It is particularly favoured by young gay women (of which there are a good number on the England squad).
People (including other women) will fall over themselves to criticise how women look. If they had turned up in tight trousers, or short dresses there'd be a thread on here about it. Perhaps it's better for v then to wear the corporate sponsored clothes, because at least then no one is pulling apart their own personal sense of style - which we know they would.

Bleachedlevis · 29/07/2025 22:58

I think they look fine and dressing in similar colours makes them look like a team.

SomeOfTheTrouble · 29/07/2025 22:54

HashtagSadTimes · 29/07/2025 22:12

The people in M+S whose job it was to get the clothes showcased care.

I care

The players will absolutely care, and their personal sponsors will care.

The deserved clothes that fitted them properly and there ought to have been dress makers there to do that for them.

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The players will absolutely care

You have absolutely no idea if they were unhappy with their outfits.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 29/07/2025 22:53

BasilParsley · 29/07/2025 21:41

Were they actually offered the choice to wear or not to wear?

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I can't say for certain but I doubt Mark and/or Spencer held guns to their heads over a pair of wide leg trousers.

JustSawJohnny · 29/07/2025 22:46

Isittimeformynapyet · 29/07/2025 18:12

"And who TF even thinks to question baggy, beige tailored trousers?!!"

You don't know the actual meaning of the word tailored, do you?

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Oh feck off, Madame pretentious 🙄

Wanderdust · 29/07/2025 22:44

That's the fashion at the moment, wide leg trousers and waistcoat type tops. Didn't think twice when I saw the photo!

Onleemoi · 29/07/2025 22:43

And if they wore something the majority couldn’t afford, or something others deemed ott, or too casual and so on. Can’t win (off the pitch that is).

TheShed7 · 29/07/2025 22:41

To be fair the outfits the men last wore to celebrate winning a major tournament look incredibly dated as well.

But then that was in 1966 so that's probably fair enough.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 29/07/2025 22:38

DalstonsRhubarb · 29/07/2025 20:51

Who gives a fuck what they are wearing

I think we’d all agree if they had chosen their own outfits. People are criticising the tie-up with M&S that means the player are contractually obliged to appear in weird beige slacks.

If they'd picked their own outfits then some people on here would still be critical of what they wore.

Bringmeahigherlove · 29/07/2025 22:26

Bore off with the constant comparison to men and the male team. They’re female athletes who have been extremely successful. The waistcoat and trouser look is very much in at the moment, it doesn’t mean you have to race out and buy some.

Dutchhouse14 · 29/07/2025 22:20

I think what they CHOOSE to wear is completely irrelevant.
It's their sporting achievement that is being celebrated and the focus should be on that.
However if they have been TOLD to wear those clothes as a uniform /corporate sponsorship deal then really they should find a stylist and retailer who can do much better than that. They seem badly fitted, unflattering and bland.

HashtagSadTimes · 29/07/2025 22:12

Onleemoi · 29/07/2025 21:44

Who cares?! They’re just clothes. Pretty sure they’re not wanging on about wonky hems not being befitting of them.

The people in M+S whose job it was to get the clothes showcased care.

I care

The players will absolutely care, and their personal sponsors will care.

The deserved clothes that fitted them properly and there ought to have been dress makers there to do that for them.

gamerchick · 29/07/2025 21:59

Onleemoi · 29/07/2025 21:37

Disrespect because a handful of MNers have taken issue with their outfits. It’s so irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

It's really weird. This is a weird thread.

Onleemoi · 29/07/2025 21:58

Sadly too late to edit my previous post 🫣

Onleemoi · 29/07/2025 21:44

Who cares?! They’re just clothes. Pretty sure they’re not wanging on about wonky hems not being befitting of them.

SomeOfTheTrouble · 29/07/2025 21:44

BasilParsley · 29/07/2025 21:41

Were they actually offered the choice to wear or not to wear?

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No idea. All I’m saying is that they may well have liked their outfits, in which case why should anyone else have an issue with them? If it turns out they hated them then I agree it’s really shit, but we don’t actually have any indication of that at the moment.

chickenlettuceunderbacon · 29/07/2025 21:44

Not the most exciting outfits, sure, but they look fine. What are they supposed to wear?

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