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AIBU?

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I found this dress totally unacceptable

286 replies

Whatwouldyado · 22/02/2023 21:07

Would you wear this out to a restaurant? Wearing nothing underneath but nipple covers and thong?

just to be clear…this is an open all day brunch/lunch then tapas burgers kinda place. family friendly, kids menu crayons ect. Not an evening or drinks venue.

I was completely taken a back as to why anyone would think it’s appropriate to wear that to a kid friendly restaurant

couldn’t find a link to the actual dress but it’s very similar to this Kylie Jenner one.

AIBU here?!

detail missing incase it’s outing!

I found this dress totally unacceptable
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SerafinasGoose · 22/02/2023 22:02

Looking at the pic that old post about donning 'edgy' clothing, only to realize you look like Suzi Quatro's fat nan, springs immediately to mind.

In which case, no, I definitely wouldn't wear it.

If another woman wore it in this setting (in February?) she'd look a bit of a Charlie and I'd probably just grin up my sleeve. Is that viewed as a 'cool' response? Nah, I'm just too lazy to be arsed.

PS. does my bum look big in this?

JesPrinee · 22/02/2023 22:02

OldTinHat · 22/02/2023 21:10

I would have done 30yrs ago. Not now though, the nipple covers would be scraping along the pavement behind me followed by my arse cheeks.

pmsl Grin

WalkingOnTheCracks · 22/02/2023 22:03

I care so little that I can barely be bothered to say so.

Hellybelly84 · 22/02/2023 22:03

I really dont get the whole showing underwear thing. Its purely to shock people/or for celebs to get in papers. There’s so many gorgeous dresses out there i’d buy with their money!

But it wouldn’t bother me and would make a point of not looking at them (as to wear that in the day, you are really just looking for attention).

XelaM · 22/02/2023 22:04

OldTinHat · 22/02/2023 21:10

I would have done 30yrs ago. Not now though, the nipple covers would be scraping along the pavement behind me followed by my arse cheeks.

This for me too 😬

Snugglemonkey · 22/02/2023 22:05

I would not wear it,but I would not be bothered about what other people wear.

Screwcorona · 22/02/2023 22:06

I personally wouldn't, but 10 years ago I might have 😅 in my area we all wander around in bikinis half the year though

icefishing · 22/02/2023 22:06

I did a long time ago. You aren't young forever.
Although Yorkshire maybe wasn't the most sensible place for this dress sense.

I'm glad I did stupid things when I was younger and had the body for it.

I do think it is an evening look though.

Melroses · 22/02/2023 22:06

Ah she's put her knees through it already 🙄

QueSyrahSyrah · 22/02/2023 22:06

A friend has worn something like this to dinner but with a thong bodysuit under it. So a little more covered up at the front at least.

She's tiny and toned and looked phenomenal, but we were at a very high end restaurant in a fairly 'fabulous' location abroad.

She'd have looked a twat a Nando's in Nottingham on a Saturday lunchtime.

ChristinaXYZ · 22/02/2023 22:07

Puffalicious · 22/02/2023 21:13

Seriously? Policing women? I'm all for women doing what they want BUT nipple covers and thong during the day in a restaurant with children and families? Totally inappropriate. Why sexualise everything all the time? And I'd say exactly the same if it was a man/ non-binary person. I don't want to see your arse/ chest over my lasagne and sticky toffee pudding.

Do what the hell you like in a bar/ club/ night-time.

I'm not cool enough to think it's okay.

Agree with this - no adult, male or female has the right to expose themselves in front of children, and whilst that dress is not quite as bad as exposing herself it is still inappropriate outside of an adult only setting. In the evening and in adult only settings then hell yes, the woman can wear what she wants.

Other adult women might shrug and say so what, but I bet some of the kids there felt very uncomfortable. Not all, but some and kids can't articulate why and they can't just vote with their feet and leave. N othing to do with policing women. It is to do with protecting kids from adult behaviour.

FlissyPaps · 22/02/2023 22:13

JaneJeffer · 22/02/2023 21:40

She'll catch her death

She lives in Los Angeles, I’m sure she’ll be fine.

Siameasy · 22/02/2023 22:14

Not something I would wear but whilst I’d definitely notice and probably comment to whoever I was with I would be offended by it.

Tallulasdancingshoes · 22/02/2023 22:16

I think it’s inappropriate for a family restaurant.

ladymaiasura · 22/02/2023 22:16

FlissyPaps · 22/02/2023 22:13

She lives in Los Angeles, I’m sure she’ll be fine.

You do realise the thread isn’t actually about Kylie Jenner…?! We don’t know where this took place.

category12 · 22/02/2023 22:18

I think it's very bizarre to say other people are "sexualising" someone wearing that. It's meant to be sexy and provocative, surely?

It's not like people perving over someone wearing yoga pants or some other items of eminently practical clothing and turning it into something it isn't, it's just recognising oh yeah, lacy, sheer, underwear showing, yeah that hits all the sexy lingerie buttons. Pretending it's not seems a bit like putting up your telescope to your blind eye.

And there are places to wear that sort of thing: nightclub - maybe, holiday -maybe (depending on where), bedroom - for sure, sex club - yep, red carpet - if you fancy, photoshoot - yep, etc etc.

There are places it's not really appropriate to wear it - funerals & weddings, office job, family restaurants, supermarket etc.

WilsonMilson · 22/02/2023 22:20

We all went out wearing inappropriate shit when we were young.
I couldn’t clutch my pearls about it too much, especially when I think of the things that I wore back in the 90’s! I once went to a Prince concert wearing symbols on my bra underneath a totally see through top. Those were the days!

Soontobe60 · 22/02/2023 22:20

theycallmestacie · 22/02/2023 21:08

I wouldn't, but it wouldn't bother me if someone did. Stop policing what women wear. YABU.

Where would you draw the line though? If she had just worn the underwear without the lace cover up - which actually doesn’t cover anything up, would that be ok?

500thousand · 22/02/2023 22:21

I doubt the kids were upset - do they get upset at the beach? - that's a b it silly IMO. Maybe a few of the adults got a bit distracted.

Soontobe60 · 22/02/2023 22:21

Alltheprettyseahorses · 22/02/2023 21:47

Mummy, I can see that ladies knickers.
Yes sweety you can, but it's not polite to comment on others clothes or bodies.

Hard disagree in this case. Children should be encouraged to express their discomfort when someone basically exposes themself to them, not told to hush and accept it.

Absolutely!

AllWorkYoPlait · 22/02/2023 22:22

Well, I'd clear the restaurant if I did it, so I don't think the owners would thank me 😂

Odd choice for a family friendly day time venue but I wouldn't be offended.

category12 · 22/02/2023 22:23

WilsonMilson · 22/02/2023 22:20

We all went out wearing inappropriate shit when we were young.
I couldn’t clutch my pearls about it too much, especially when I think of the things that I wore back in the 90’s! I once went to a Prince concert wearing symbols on my bra underneath a totally see through top. Those were the days!

Thing is, I think that's a perfectly appropriate thing to have worn to a Prince concert.

If you'd worn it to the local Harvester of an afternoon, it would be a bit more eyebrow-raising. 😂

BankOfDave · 22/02/2023 22:23

If that’s a kiddie friendly lunch with tapas outfit, what does going “out-out” look like 😂

SammyScrounge · 22/02/2023 22:24

Eyerollcentral · 22/02/2023 21:33

Sincerely, what is wrong with you? We all live in society together, there are social conventions that allow us all to live together happily and although it’s passé to mention it, common decency. It’s completely inappropriate to wear an outfit like that in the day time especially in a family restaurant. I would laugh my head off, I’m not a pearl clutcher but I would think the person wearing it was utterly pathetic and possibly deranged.

Well said!

Cherryblossoms85 · 22/02/2023 22:24

I'd laugh. It's not a terrible thing to wear just because there are kids there though. It's not like she's having sex in public. Just making a tit of herself.