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I bought a white coat in the sales to look like Olivia Pope, but I actually resemble a middle aged taekwando instructor

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DollyMixtureLulus · 16/01/2021 22:42

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BigSkyLife · 17/01/2021 20:07

@sofiaaaaaa - I just assumed everybody wanted to grow up to be a bit like Olivia Pope - beautiful, super in control, able not to spill red wine all over her cream cashmere loungewear... maybe slightly less murderous colleagues and family, and a slightly more simple love life would work too.

MrsBennettsSecretSon · 17/01/2021 19:46

Gestapo Grin

BIL still calls me GI Jane after I once wore combat trousers, a tank top and a bandana to a family picnic

In my defence, it was 1997 (Not sure wtf I was thinking with the bandana though )

Combats are back now... dare I? Grin

WaltzingBetty · 17/01/2021 19:38

[quote sofiaaaaaa]@Ginkypig haha I’m genuinely shocked. This tends to be a white-centric forum so I’m genuinely surprised posters have watched a show with a strong black lead.[/quote]
Because you think all white people would actively avoid watching black lead actors? Confused

Do you assume that all the viewers of Luther, Scandal, How to get away with murder, or the Fresh prince were black?

What a weird assumption - it's highly unlikely that any tv show would be successful if it was watched by only one ethnic group, and to assume all white people would not watch a show with a black lead actor is frankly weird and pretty prejudiced.

faithinnature1 · 17/01/2021 19:29

@NovemberR your post wins for me
I looked like a solidly built toddler who'd been dressed by their father. A father who'd forgotten their bottom half and just shoved a pair of tights on them. 😂😂

KihoBebiluPute · 17/01/2021 19:05

I feel your pain OP. I bought an elegant white jacket once which looked fabulous in the shop changing room but when I wore it to an event and I saw photos of myself from a distance I realised it actually looks more like a chemistry labcoat.

likeamillpond · 17/01/2021 19:04

@MLMsuperfan

No I won't move along. Sorry. You move on.
Drs lighten up. I'm bloody middle aged and this thread is giving me a good laugh. Which we are all badly in need of right now. If you don't like it don't read the bloody thread Go and and get your kicks policing somewhere else. somewhere else.
sofiaaaaaa · 17/01/2021 19:01

@Ginkypig haha I’m genuinely shocked. This tends to be a white-centric forum so I’m genuinely surprised posters have watched a show with a strong black lead.

Bellevu · 17/01/2021 18:52

Thanks to this thread, I'm on Season 2 of a Scandal binge watch.

Thanks to Prime and OP I'm currently coveting elbow length gloves (or is that Bridgerton?) and ginormous wine glasses. Neither of which any friend of mine would recommend. Blush

isthismylifenow · 17/01/2021 18:43

ArseWipesLemonade

🤣. Omg

justanotherneighinparadise · 17/01/2021 18:41
Grin
isthismylifenow · 17/01/2021 18:36

@BarbaraofSeville

Grin at Ikea super fan. Glad it's not just me unintentionally matching the shop.

If you missed it upthread, I'm the one who matched the supermarket toilets.

🤣🤣
isthismylifenow · 17/01/2021 18:34

I bought a pair of gym leggings and they had some offer on if you bought two pairs. So I just grabbed another pair without trying them on. My first pair were plain and the 2nd pair were black with white stripes.

I got home and did the parade (as your do) and when I did my model walk into the lounge the 2nd time around my dd just burst out laughing. So I went back to the mirror and there was a zebra looking back at me.

😂

LunaNorth · 17/01/2021 18:34

@LucilleBluth

I work in a special school and upon entering class one morning in my new Lucy and Yak dungarees I was met with calls of ‘what the fuck are you wearing miss, you look like my fucking little sister’.

Yeah, don’t wear them to work anymore.

Yeah, that’s the kind of response I’ve had before Grin
LucilleBluth · 17/01/2021 18:26

I work in a special school and upon entering class one morning in my new Lucy and Yak dungarees I was met with calls of ‘what the fuck are you wearing miss, you look like my fucking little sister’.

Yeah, don’t wear them to work anymore.

LunaNorth · 17/01/2021 18:25

Oh good I’ve remembered another one.

I was working in a school library during a heatwave a few years back, and where the library was in the building meant it got really hot.

So I decided a blue shirt and a pair of tailored navy almost knee-length shorts was the perfect outfit.

I had cropped hair at the time too (I was the fat match from the other thread).

I got a few funny looks before I realised I looked like a postman in summer uniform 😳

DeeCeeCherry · 17/01/2021 18:02

I bought a pair of fleecy fluffy brown jogging trousers that I thought would look cosy and chic snuggled up on the sofa on a cold day. I look like the back half of a pantomime donkey who has been cruelly deserted by their partner

FFS🤣

This thread is Gold

coldwarenigma · 17/01/2021 18:02

I didn't and still dont have the knack of a well dressed look..

1980s -
wanted a Summery, fresh look, so a lemon skirt and a lemon and white blouse
reality - looked like a fat banana
wanted- 'big country' 'pop' look- checked shirt, red leather tie, black cords- calf length boots
reality - Bay City Rollers lesbian little sister

Thank god there are no photos

happinessischocolate · 17/01/2021 17:59

@BalloonSlayer

I bought a pair of fleecy fluffy brown jogging trousers that I thought would look cosy and chic snuggled up on the sofa on a cold day.

I look like the back half of a pantomime donkey who has been cruelly deserted by their partner.

😂😂😂
Chutneymaura · 17/01/2021 17:37

I bought some of those cotton harem trousers and my youngest said “ooh mummy you look lovely. Just like a big, fat, clown”.

kitschplease · 17/01/2021 17:24

I thought I looked coordinated in a pale blue t shirt, navy chinos, blue superga and with a blue rucksack. I realised as I arrived at work that I looked like a lost girl guide.

Purplecatshopaholic · 17/01/2021 17:19

@Namechangeforthis88, I got mine from Anthropologie - so awesome I bought several pairs (totally worth ignoring any Ali Baba comments, lol)

plominoagain · 17/01/2021 16:58

I once bought a pair of caramel coloured jeans in a bit of a rush on the way to work, having realised halfway there that I wasn’t in uniform that day, and spending the day in my gym stuff wasn’t going to work . I slung my brown casual jacket on , sidled into parade , and the sgt said “ah ! Snickers is here “

Cheers skip ...

Purplethrow · 17/01/2021 16:53

@GravityFalls Grin

Namechangeforthis88 · 17/01/2021 16:53

@Purplecatshopaholic would you mind telling me where your velvet joggers are from? I fancy myself as an Arabian princess and they sound just right.

Shaniac · 17/01/2021 16:52

This thread is hilarious. I once got a nice himilayan hat and i looked like kim jong un on a ski holiday.

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