To ask when Timmy Mallett became such a style icon for middle aged women?

[PuttingOnTheKitsch]

Or Dennis Taylor for that matter.

I'm talking about the ludicrously OTT spectacle frames that seem to be de rigueur for women these days.

Men don't seem to be encouraged to hide their gasp aging face behind overly large spectacle frames. Why are women being conned into it? It looks daft!

I’m agreeing with you, my glasses are the size of my car and have been since I was 3.

Read all my earlier posts, I think everyone on this thread slating people for just wearing what they like are nasty bullies.

Slightly off subject but recently saw some of Timmy's paintings he is an excellent artist. Check out his facebook page.

Dungarees are bloody comfortable and I live in them.

Also, I'm a gardener and they stop you getting that builders bum/gardeners sunburn thing you get if you're wearing jeans and a top that ride apart.

Timmy Mallet has always been awesome so even the OP’s comparison to him is shortsighted. Maybe she needs glasses (but only approved ones sent to a committee of bland people)

Waves to @SisterAgatha from behind my big glasses. I've been wearing them since I was three too. I knew you were agreeing with me and was agreeing with you. 😎 (Couldn't find a smiling emoji with ordinary specs....that's probably significant).

OP is, presumably, an adult who has never let go of the mentality of a 13-year-old bully.

Hilarious that you’ve tried to frame this sexist garbage as concern for women “hiding their faces”.

And no I don’t have those glasses, and I’m not that age. I still think this is a horrible thread.

I agree.

Toddler's clothes are:

1. practical
2. comfortable
3. fun/visually appealing

At what age should women and girls put aside practical, comfortable and fun clothes?

If you need good quality varifocals you need large frames.

Firstly I think Prue Leith looks fantastic, but secondly she needs those glasses TO SEE. They are not just something she picked up in Claire's Accessories.

If you have a complex lens prescription you need a solid frame.

Better Dennis Taylor than Dennis Nilson, which is who DH compared me to when I bought wire framed glasses a couple of years ago.

I sent them back and haven't strayed from acetate frames since 😂

bought some rather bright glasses for a change for myself lately, feel like the shine has been taken off of them a bit, I will try not think of Timmy Mallett when I look in the mirror 😱

More that as fashion changes it's harder to find them than changing with fashion
I'm not one for following fashion trends anyway 😉

I like big glasses and sunglasses, my eyes feel better in them.

Not everything is for the male gaze / your gaze, @PuttingOnTheKitsch

Please don’t listen to nobheads who want to make you dress and accessorise for men.

Wear what you like, I bet you look lovely.

Many older people have to wear varifocal lenses which require a larger frame in order to work properly or would you rather women walked around with a second pair of spectacles hung around their neck like years ago? I suppose you'd ridicule them too.

One of the first things I brought for uni was a bright pink pair of Doccers which I'd always wanted and could now justify as I'd have chance to wear them!

Me too but they left it up, even though it's pretty offensive

Totally agree.

@MartinCrieffsLemon I honestly don't think I understand the "guidelines" I've reported other posts which are factually incorrect and or offensive and get the reply it does not break guidelines, had several consecutive with moderators about it. Yet I had the Mumsnet calling email for telling someone they were Gossips ( I'm not allowed to repeat it I presume) when the people in question were factually and legally incorrect

It’s violently offensive!

Report it then, surely if people find it offensive it should be removed

Oh you've had an email telling you posts have been removed of yours? I've had them removed and had no idea why!

But that one, implying there's something wrong with being autistic and a lesbian and that people only dress a certain way because they are autistic and a lesbian, is ok?

Yes two removed I knew nothing about, one for the gossip comment told them i stand by it 😁
Agree the comment that we've reported should go x

"Sad and enslaved lives"

This is a hilariously histrionic reaction to someone saying that they don't like glasses with OTT plastic frames.