Does your area have a 'Mum uniform'?

[DitchTheDodo]

I was out and about with DD in two different areas today, couldn't help notice how differently the Mums were dressed between the two.

The first area was very 'Oliver Bonas' (bright midi dresses, cross body bags, new balance) while in the second area everyone seemed to be wearing cycling shorts and tight tops! Areas on 30 mins apart. I'm still trying to find my style since losing a bit of weight so I notice these things!

What's it like by you?

No uniform look at all here that I've noticed.

Outdoor gear (Lake District - we love a fleece and waterproof)

Midlands here.
It's very much mum jeans and new balance trainers or Birkenstocks, with some kind of slouchy jumper. Usually grey.
Shorts/Leggings & oversized T-shirts
Gym wear

Prestwich?

SW London - Sweaty Betty leggings seem to feature quite heavily at our school gate.

At DS’s school, literally anything from hospital scrubs to corporate gear uniforms to paint-covered dungarees and blue hair to jeans and jumpers to the ‘asymmetric black and interesting jewellery’ look I associate with arts admin. The gym or cycling gear can be deceptive — a lot of medics and architects (overrepresented ant the school, which is city centre and near two hospitals) around here cycle to work and change there.

There don’t appear to be many SAHMs. I know some of the vaguely boho/very informal dressers are yoga teachers and musicians, one runs a youth theatre, and one runs a circus skills school. (One dad occasionally shows up on a unicycle, and there’s another who arrives from a run, clad only in tiny athletics shorts…)

housethatbuiltme, this made me laugh as I’m the older mam slash grandma, most of the mothers at our school are young. Some could even be my daughter… Most if them wear the same thing all year round, and never any socks! (on the dads, either).
I don’t understand the duvet coats… I look like an (old) boiler in a lagging jacket in one. Women in white ones look like snowmen. Tried on a gorgeous teddy coat last winter. Didn’t buy it, because, what happens when it rains? You’d be a big soggy Elmo?

I wish there was a parent on a unicycle! That would make drop off more interesting for sure.

Well if they all wear the same or similar things it is noticeable

Out of fashion now!!

Cycling shorts, crocs and hoodies for those that don't exercise and full running gear for those that do (underneath dry robes when it's raining).

The line of little ducklings waddling after them.

No cycling shorts here except for those actually exercising! Quite a bit of Lululemon and Sweaty Betty.

Southern Portugal here and it’s a mixed bag.
Obviously hot at the moment, so dresses and flip flops/sandals, denim shorts, flip flops, oversized striped shirts, sunglasses, large beach bags

Trainer fashions are weird. Was everyone supposed to throw out their Adidas Sambas and buy Adidas Gazelles instead, or was it the other way round? The two styles were almost identical anyway.

Sambas are more likely to be good in white, gazelles were the colour pop choice. Sambas were more fashionable for those who like to do the neutral colour palette- then Sunak wore them and suddenly lots of people got the ick so when buying new trainers replaced with gazelles.

trainer fashion though- if you wear them a lot/do a lot of walking (pretty common if you are a mum of a little one), then last 2 years before needing replacing, so fashion makes sense.

Very affluent SELondon - really depends on whether you are a mum in your 30s with a baby or toddler - then leggings plus top or jumper, baggy jeans plus top or jumper. For mums with kids in primary i.e. in their 40s - dresses, lots of dresses esp. in this weather.