To ask what being "dressed posh" means?

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Was out in a cafe today with DD whose 2. Owner comes over to chat to us between orders and mentions that another customer has said that DD is "dressed posh". She chatted generally but I was a bit confused by this particular comment, what does "dressed posh" mean?

DD was wearing a grey and black checkered skirt supposed to be knee length but DD is tiny and the skirt 18-24 so it was a bit longer, thick white tights with silver hearts on, and a blue and pink jumper with snowmen on, the skirt I bought on Ebay so not sure of the make but the tights are Nutmeg (Morrisons) and the jumper was a present last year which she bought from Next. She wears startrite shoes as she has a hip condition and currently has shiny navy leather shoes.

So am I missing something? I don't really know which "class" i should fit into, but I don't intentionally dress my child in a particular way. Have I accidentally given the impression I'm a higher class than I'm supposed to be?

*present from a friend

*has a hip condition and they were recommended by her consultant

Does it matter what class you are?

Dressed up nicely?

Not a term I've heard before.

I'd have just taken it as a compliment. I suppose. Dressed nicely perhaps ?

I think the owner meant your dd was nicely dressed rather than intending to trigger an existential crisis.

We say it ‘oooo don’t you look posh!’

It just means you’re all dressed up to go someone fancy.

Perhaps the owner was simply trying to say your DD looked smart and lovely.

I don't know if clothes really can give off any kind of unintentional class signals though (except Uggs because according to many on MN they are the devils own footwear and must be avoided at all costs).

I’m sure that they simply meant that your dd looked nice. You are really overthinking this!

Dressed posh to me would mean like Sunday best or more formal - so long skirt in a little one with tights and proper shoes would be "posh" clothes vs her being in jeans and a Shimmer and Shine T Shirt and trainers.

I don't think that makes you look like you are a "higher class" or that you have pretensions. Its just your preference for clothes. As long as those clothes keep tapir child protected from the weather so what?
They were just saying she looked nice

Just means nicely dressed. Don't worry about it.

Posh in the context of clothes just means smart. Posh frock is one that you wouldn't wear everyday, and which probably makes you feel a bit special. Doesn't mean trying to dress to look upper class.

She was saying your daughter looks nice and as if you've made a bit of an effort.

it was meant as a compliment...dressed posh as in smart or nice. don't over think it

Thank you everyone, wasn't over thinking it just not a phase I've heard before, nice to know other people think my childs dressed well.

“Dressed posh” might mean dressed in the sort of thing Princess Charlotte would wear for a photo shoot , as opposed to in a sparkly T shirt saying “daddy’s lil princess”. I.e. smart but low key and a bit old fashioned. However it might equally well simply mean “dressed up” and cover George at Asda’s blingiest party frock. No big deal either way.

It sounds like when my grandpa used to tell us we looked 'chic' as opposed to my usual childhood outfit of jodhpurs and a rugby shirt.

It means overdressed for the occasion, but the clothes themselves are nice (individually).

It's just a word some people mean. Like 'dressed smart' means 'looks nice' rather than 'dressed in business attire'. The other customer 90% likely meant your daughter looks nice in her clothes. She wasn't passing comment on her perception of which social class you belong to.

*use, not 'mean'

Stealth boast.

You’re not allowed to say girls look pretty/cute anymore so they have replaced with posh which is relatively gender neutral

chickenowner

Stealth boast.

Means smartly dressed. People will say it here if you wear a dress to go to a restaurant.

I don't think anybody's going to mistake you for royalty due to your 2 year olds snowman jumper. I also don't think it's that difficult to decipher what dressed posh means.

Really odd.