What is classed as mummsy style?

[Booie09]

Just that really...what is too mummsy?

"Less judgement all round is what is required."

You're the one calling people vapid and laughing at them.

I honestly couldn’t tell you what most of the other mums wear on the school run. It was amusing the other day when my sons teacher didn’t want to h d him over to me as she didn’t recognise me. I was wearing make up for once.

You don’t hear “dadsy” as a pejorative term,

Perhaps not Dadsy, but definitely Dad - Dad jeans, Dad jokes. Parents are stereotypically cringy...ask any teenager.

Converse (although the “lift” version) ✅
Skinny jeans ✅
Stripy tops ✅
Oh dear I’m clearly mumsy but as a 40 something Mum of 4 that’s to be expected!

Anything from Boden (vom).
Anything flowery and a bit floaty.
Balayage hair.

I definitely adopted what would be called 'mumsy' clothes after I had dc. But that was because I'd spent the last 10years indoors and never had the need to push a pram through all kinds of weather just to get outside for a bit. I'd never have worn a big sensible coat and certainly didn't own an.anorak up until.then. And yes, I feel horribly frumpy and invisible when dressed like that. But I'm warm and dry and can keep my other clothes for work/out out.

I'd say I'm 'mumsy', since I'm 43, a mum and dress for comfort. I wear:

Straight leg jeans
Lace up boots or trainers
Long sleeved tops
Cardigan/jumper/hoodie
Sweater dress and tights
Suit for work

That sort of thing.

Hope this helps.

I think people are confusing mummy with Mc with the Breton.tops/boden/ sea salt thing. Most women round here couldn't afford boden!

Mummy also seems to mean clothes worn by people out of their teens. What else are going to wear shopping/out for a walk but jeans and a top?

I dispute the idea that a leopard cat suit is anywhere near stylish.
The same goes for any leopard prints.

Being stylish for me is dressing appropriately for my body, my personality and for the environment.

High heels for the school run aren't really appropriate and therefore not stylish. Unless you're going straight to work or a party.

The mumsy term itself assumes that mums stop being stylish.
But stylish is on the eye of the beholder. And being a mum is something we should be proud of. Not necessarily want to be catwalk models all the time. That would be the definition of lack of style for me.

High heels for the school run aren't really appropriate and therefore not stylish

Why are they not appropriate?

As long as your are comfortable, who cares if you (and I) wear ankle boots and straight/skinny jeans? As PP have said, what about dadsy clothes, particularly those awful baggy knee length shorts they wear with weird shoes and unfunny slogan tee shirts?

Mummy also seems to mean clothes worn by people out of their teens. What else are going to wear shopping/out for a walk but jeans and a top?

Round here teen girls use jeans and a top with flat shoes.

Low heeled boots, skinny jeans, long sleeve top - exactly what my teenage girls wear
They have recently adopted the fleece as it's now a fashion item but have worn at home for years as house is cold
So what are grown women expected to wear?----

Why are they not appropriate?
Because they're not made for walking and are neither practical nor sensible.
They just look trying too hard on the school run.

I wear heels on the school runs and I don’t look try hard thanks.

I wear heels on the school runs and I don’t look try hard thanks.

Like I said earlier, it's in the eye of the beholder.

It is literally impossible for a woman to wear anything without being judged and criticised.

Men however....

Maybe those women enjoy wearing them, or find them easy enough to walk in. Even if they don't, who fucking cares. Do you honestly spend time looking at other women thinking 'well that's not very sensible'?

justfor EXACTLY. All the young kids wear fleeces these days.

Yeah only if the beholders a bitch.

Why do people make out on these threads that Dads or men don't get judged in the same way? I think men get judged on their appearance and dress all the time.

Why do people make out on these threads that Dads or men don't get judged in the same way? I think men get judged on their appearance and dress all the time.

Is this for real?

Do you honestly spend time looking at other women thinking 'well that's not very sensible'?

Sometimes when I'm waiting for something or just walking.

But my point is being missed about what constitutes being stylish.
I was exactly pointing out that wearing heels can be the opposite of being stylish. And that what is here considered mumsy is the most stylish option for certain environments, such as the school run.

I'm sure you look lovely umbongo What are (office) working mums meant to do? Wear jeans for the school run and then go home and get changed?

I wear heels on the school run if I come straight from.work, park at home and walk.round to the school. I'm now going to be judged for being mumsy and unmumsy.

And why is everyone equating what is fashionable with what teens are wearing ? It might be fashionable if you are a teen but not for a 40 year old woman.

To me, when someone says mumsy, that means little care taken for style, comfortable clothes with little aesthetic merit. If that's how people want to look, there's nothing wrong with that. But it is possible to be comfortable and look good, if you want to.