middle class uniform

[southeastastra]

st albans today was like a boden/joules catalogue

why do the middle classes have to follow such uniform? it's all very samey, those designer welly boots and colourful rainwear

don't get it myself, surely if you have ££ to spend on wear why pick fatface/white stuff boring brands

Is there nothing in between chav tracksuits and boden/ff?!

I personally hate both extremes...I tend to wear Zara/h&m/oasis/warehouse.

Brora is great, washes very well, totally disagree!

Interesting comment :)

Round here (south norfolk) joules is really "common" - I don't know how else to put it. Everyone is wearing it, especially the wellies, even when they are in town and nowhere rural.

My sil who is a single mum on benefits living in a council house (and I used to be exactly the same except the council house so I'm not judging just being factual) dresses herself head to toe in joules and both her dc in nothing but boden. It's like to her to try to be middle class those brands are the markers.... but ironically now I am in a better position financially and I mainly shop on ebay and tesco! I'd rather spend the money elsewhere.

Some days I even wear a bun ring.... shoot me.

I do know what you mean a bit :D
I always stick out like a sore thumb in my clothes - im chanelling grunge pinup at the moment but Im the opinion of if you like it wear it

There's cashmere and cashmere pumpkin.

But as I said, if you see something you really like at a good price, go for it.

pist - definitely Muck Boots they are fab and very warm, Hunters really are fashion shite.

What the hell is a bun ring when it's at home??!!!

Love a bit of Brora.

Bun ring....just think Peru two

I like quality clothes but don't like spending a lot of money (no idea why, I have money and I'm not tight in other ways - I think I just like a bargain), so I tend to shop in charity shops, "nearly new" designer shops (of which St. Albans has a plethora) and (whisper it) TK Maxx. My last few purchases have been a Cynthia Rowley cashmere cardigan ( TK Maxx, £27), a DVF dress (charity shop, 35 quid), and a gorgeous cashmere Crombie coat (90 quid, second-hand designer shop), so I do alright out of it.

I've no idea what class I look, but I have my own style, which is more important to me than fitting in with a certain "tribe". I find Boden, White Stuff and Fat Face clothes very dull and bland. But I do own a pair of Hunter wellies (TK Maxx again).

What's wrong with fun wellies? I have asda's version!

formerbabe I'm even more confused now

Just do an internet search of them when they were first arrested...now that is a bun ring!!

Loopytiles
used to swear by fun cheapo wellies - until sole came undone in the floods - about 2 miles walk from home - yikes!

A bun ring is a foam doughnut shaped object you use in your hair... If you you tube "sock bun" you'll see some examples of how to do it with socks, but you can just use a bun ring instead.

It CAN look nice but it can look fucking awful too. Depends how messy and how big it is. Messy is good. Tight and pulled uber high bloody awful.

limitedperiod my Brora cashmere is wearing extremely well. Far better than any of the cheap cashmere I had from M&S. And unless they are lying through their teeth on the website and labels it's woven and made in Scottish mills which I approve of.

What a shit OP. Sure, there are loads of popular 'looks' adopted by social groups, but to claim that this is due to MC lack of imagination is rude and bigoted.

I'm just dying to know what 'imaginative' people should be wearing, and where they should buy it.

I think you're off-base here OP. Middle class uniform is more skinny jeans/flats/cashmere sweater.

I had a barbour jacket in the 80s - wore it with a velvet Alice band. When I first came to London and worked for an investment bank there was a lovely posh chap in a scruffy barbour and I innocently thought "goodness, he must be hard up to be wearing his Country coat in London"

I'm also foreign and new to rural England. Could someone explain the class implications of the gilet/body warmer? Rural middle-middle class dog walkers?

I wear a vest almost incessantly in the transitional seasons. I'm probably not middle class, I'm not sure, but I seem to have middle class taste.

Book - I wear a gilet to keep warm and for ease of movement when driving, my favourite (red quilted) one comes from 'Target' in US and cost $8.00.

Love it - welcome to Sunday farmers market in St a. Everyone will be in Zara/whistles for work tomorrow. Or wellies for walking dog.

Target! Yay! I have a cute navy quilted one from LLBean.

Love it - welcome to Sunday farmers market in St a. Everyone will be in Zara/whistles for work tomorrow. Or wellies for walking dog.

Of course people wear a uniform. Personally I have no interest in high end fashion, I'm a short 40something scientist with 3 kids in the NE of England. Along with a lot of my workmates and most people at the school gate I wear the MC uniform that is generally bought online because the town I live in has very little choice in the shops, it's an interesting mix of bottom of the range high street or designer shops. And frankly I haven't got the time to wander round the independents in Newcastle or York to try and find a 'unique' look.

I want good quality trousers, skirts, dresses, shirts and jumpers for work in a range of neutrals. Boden sells all designs in a range of colours that means I can easily get appropriate clothes for work. I think they still tend to show the brighter colours on their website because you can see the design details more easily online on a brightly coloured dress than a black or navy one. And they use a lot of natural fabrics which I like and are good for short curvy people. And their kids clothes are fab, DS is now wearing T-shirts and coats that both the DDs have worn and they still look good as new and will have a good resale value on ebay.