...to think my school run is turning into a catwalk?

[Pedicuri]

...and too many of the other mums have spent hours getting together their outfit? Apologies, a bit of a rant.....
My DC has started at the local prep (were aiming for local church/ state but didn't happen for us), and at first meetings the other mums seemed very friendly and were generally in smart jeans/ smart casual outfits. Now, I do admit to being fairly well groomed myself, as i don't feel awake if i am not up and dressed/ hair done etc...but this is in another league.
Gucci wellies? Glittery Boden cardies (more like evening wear)? skinny jeans and vertiginous platforms and heels? Elle Macpherson has nothing on these ladies.
In fact I would say that the mums going to work are not even as smart as those mums staying at home all day.
What gives? What is the point? Why do they put this pressure on themselves and others? I'm all for looking good, but this is just ridiculuous. Surely if they are hoping to display their 'wealth', wouldn't it be obvious that as they have children at this school, they are probably fairly minted anyway. None of them look particularly comfortable in their clothes either.
So far I have only seen one more relaxed sloaney outfit and a lady (probably richer than all of them) in moth-eaten and muddy 'walking the dogs' outfits.
Conversely all of the husbands I have met (military, pilots, lawyers) are all down to earth dress, mostly unshaven. What a contrast.
WTF - why are the women so 'try- to-hard'? Grrrrr.
Lots of money, no class?

There was a woman at the dc's old school who had been entirely remade in plastic (pots of money) and dressed like a hooker first thing in the morning. I tried to get to know her, but she was so excrutiatingly shy she could hardly say a word. Her husband who was no better than he should be, yet often wore plus fours (oh dear lord), would speak for her. Bizarre mix. Pore ol her.

She is tiny, Asian, very pretty and never knowingly covers her arse. He looks like a middle aged accountant called Brian. Yes, lots of groin massage while he laughs and picks croissant out of his dentures.
The other woman is blonde, wears lots of scarlett lipstick and equally scantily dressed.
And it's usually about 10.30 in the morning.

I am just heading out.....

Bet she's mail order

Don't go out, I'll have to work...

It's all sorts at our school and everyone gets on (or if they don't, I haven't noticed because of my social ineptitude...)

I like clothes and like wearing whatever I like, but also reserving the right to be a scruffbag. DP is horrified that I will happily leave the house in my PJs (until someone has to run up the street to catch the bin lorry, that is :o) but I really don't care. (Haven't got as far as school in my PJs, yet, but I would.) Some days it's jeans with a hole in and weetabix-smeared t-shirt, some days if I have time it might be a skirt, tights and a nice coat and even make-up. Whatever. The only thing that does make me sad is if anyone is feeling under pressure to wear particular items because of what other people might think - but it's their lookout really.

I also love people-watching and checking out who has glam designer stuff on - but generally those who have are off to work.

Actually if DS went to a school where all the mums were like this, I'd probably enjoy wearing something really off the wall or scruffy to give them something to talk about

But if I don't go out I can't find her at the cafe.

It's a classic dilemma

Oh yes, go go if it's to find her.

Ask her how much she cost

Do you really think they are dressing competively, or just putting their clothes on? I don't wear heels during the day, but am always made-up, hair done, smart, well put together outfit at school. Beacuse those are my clothes. And no, I don't go and get changed once I've gone home. Often, I don't go home, I take DS straight to swimming, music class or whatever, then go to the supermarket/library, and back to school to pick up again.

I don't understand this preoccupation with the way other women dress on the school run. They've got their clothes on, that's all. You may think their clothes are smarter/more expensive/less practical than yours, but you don't have to wear them, they do. The fact that they've got trousers/top/shoes on doesn't make them less intelligent than you, nor does it make them better/worse than you.

Tell us MORE about Badger Woman Pag - I am fascinated.

Sadly no school run for me, but we do have lots of fodder in the neighbourhood - my new fave is "inappropriately dressed woman" who runs about on Saturday mornings in stripper heels and a mini bandage dress. Our single friend loves her. Then there's "bag lady", who can always be seen holding on to her handbag. Go to a party, she walks around with her hand bag permanently attached to her shoulder. Go to the park, she's there with her bag on her shoulder. At someone's house for dinner, hand bag at side, stands up to go to loo - hand bag goes with her. We checked her FB page - in every picture she has her handbag with her. It's FAB - O

Hully, doesn't everyone wear plus-fours to school now?

If they don't they certainly should, Plum. And have a brace of partridges slung over their checked shirt shoulder.