What’s the mum “uniform” in your area?

[GrinAndBear]

Is there a mum “uniform” - aka what you’d typically see someone in the playground or at the school gates wearing - in your area, and if so what is it?

I recently moved from Highgate to Finchley Central and it’s pretty different, despite being just two tube stops apart

CE / Highgate mums seemed to all wear Birkenstocks, hiking boots, straight cut jeans, parkas or Patagonia fleeces and fair isle or cashmere jumpers with hair in a messy bun.

Finchley Central mums are all in floral dresses Chelsea boots, blowdries, make up and proper coats and look at my scuffed old Blundstones as though I was living rough in a caravan… Not that I’m going to do anything about it mind, I’m very attached to my boots and fleece, but it’s odd how different it is

White stuff and Lucy and Yak.

I literally came on to say that EVERY fucker including me wears DM Chelsea boots at the school gates in Cornwall 😆

They wear clothes. And shoes. A coat if it's cold.

Honestly everyone is so different I don’t think there is any particularly uniform. Also a fairly even split of mums and dads at pick ups. I see a lot of passenger/jazzy fleeces with jeans, dry robes and leggings, Lucy and yak dungarees (that type of look), gym clothes

Affluent area round here and everyone is wearing

New balance trainers with pulled up socks
Gym leggings
Longline puffs coats
And I'm increasingly seeing the dry robe coats, usually the camo prints one. I really not into these coats, but they do look warm and comfy.

I wouldn't worry about what other people wear. Chances are if you stand out and look different people might start copying you if it looks good or sends a certain message anyway.

It is weird how everyone has 'uniform' in some places. Do people consciously dress alike? They can't all have identical lifestyles surely?

Where I live there are vastly different styles because we have impoverished, middle income and wealthy families all living pretty close to each other. It's generally casual here and anyone dressed up too much looks odd. I've seen some very skimpy stuff in the summer too, but maybe I am just an old bag. I have rarely thought about what I wear as I'm always in a hurry with work.

There isn't one, some wear gym stuff, some work clothes, some jeans, some tracksuit bottoms.

People just wear whatever they need to for their day, for some it's the same thing every day, for others like me it changes depending on what they have on. Very occasionally I'll be off, not at the gym and feel like making an effort so I might actually look reasonably turned out instead of the slob I look like when I'm off, can't be bothered and shoved anything I could find on regardless of what it looks like.

I've bought one recently, mainly because I still like to walk dog/exercise when the weather is shit and I always got wet in a normal coat. It's massive because i share with my OH and I look like the grim reaper in it. I wouldn't wear it unless it is absolutely chucking it down. Definitely not meant to be a statement.

Massive mix her in one of biggest English cities.

Basically this, generally with a grey hoodie as well. Village school, wide range of affluence levels.

South Devon, went to a toddler zoo recently where me and (it seemed) every other mum in the place were wearing black dungarees, white shirts, and white converse.

Leggings and long duffle coats, at the moment.

The first one is how I dress 😂
But most of the mums I see are wearing active wear! Can't stand active wear unless you are at the gym

I’m not really worried about it. I was more or less unaware there was a specific ‘look’ or that I was conforming to it in Highgate. But since moving to somewhere where about 80% of the mums dress alike and I’m not in that 80%, I’ve started noticing more and taking a bit of an anthropological interest!

Perhaps in time the Finchley Central look will seep in and my and my hair and boots will get slowly glossier and I will only notice it when I up sticks and move again.

North east of England - Quilted short jackets, mom jeans and woollen beanie hats. Shoes are normally chunky Chelsea boot style.

School draws from quite a wide catchment but there are a few themes;
Jeans, fleeces, some type of walking boot/shoe
Leggings, 325s, hoodie, long padded coat/dryrobe
Uniform (NHS/Carer/Salon)
Jeans, wellies/country boots, wax jacket
@crackofdoom you made me chuckle, I’ve never seen anyone (apart from me!) in those boots, clearly I should live in Cornwall 🤣

Really?
I recently saw Ms. Rayner on the TV dressed like that 😂

I'm in London and this doesn't resonate with me at all. I see people in smart work clothes, scruffy work clothes, gym clothes, traditional dress of different cultures, plus lots of jeans and t shirts. I haven't noticed a 'look' at all

Lots of leggings and New Balance / puffer coats. Dry robes.
But also people in fell running gear / outdoors work gear / gym gear.
A smattering of pale beige loungewear. A few suits.
Lots of sensible all-weather clothes.
Big oversize jumpers with leggings.

Im in Ireland. Lots of leggings & 1/4 zip fleece tops. Trainers. Just been at a thing in the school and that’s the majority I think. No one is dressy.

Blundstones are the best - accept no sneers!

Swimsuits and Dryrobes around here (Kent coast)

Long time ago for me. I can't say I ever noticed what others were wearing. I did drop off and pick up on some days when not working and was fairly scruffy sometimes :-); if I was working I looked quite smart. I doubt anyone cared one way or the other. I see young mothers now doing the same, they all look ordinary enough to me.

Same round here, rural East Mids

I don't do the school run much (and live in Berkshire not London) but when i do i see lots of full length puffer coats. I'm sure they are nice and warm but they make the wearers look like a load of hot water tanks waddling along.

When i was last on ML (2014) the mum uniform was jeans, black converse, breton stripe top and olive green parka. Absolutely every "mum" character on TV had the same parka! I had one and it wasn't at all flattering but very comfy though I had to stop wearing it because it made me look like a shoplifter.

Edited as double posted.