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AIBU to think wearing grubby bras as tops outdoors looks bad?

26 replies

Oblongtriangle · 25/04/2026 17:08

Yes I know it’s warm. I have seen around 20-25 teen girls and women out and about in just a bra on the top of their body. In the 40 mins to I was out.

They are bras as they are washing machine grey or any other grubby shade of what colour they were.

It is not a great look

OP posts:
Doggymummar · 25/04/2026 17:10

I'm under my electric blanket so I can't support it being warm, but th3 thermometer says it's 18 outside but I bet it looks pretty grim

mumofoneAloneandwell · 25/04/2026 17:10

Yeah if youre gonna do the underwear as outerwear, you cant do it in your everyday bra 😩😩😩

araiwa · 25/04/2026 17:10

Stop wearing them then...

Ohdearwhatnow4 · 25/04/2026 17:11

I think wearing bras as tops isn't necessary as you can get some lovely proper bra/tops. Also why would someone wear something grubby

likelysuspect · 25/04/2026 17:13

Im currently wearing a grey bra. It is grey. Bras come in grey. Particularly sport top bra tops, so perhaps they were in that grey marl fabric, for running, leisure?

Tigerbalmshark · 25/04/2026 17:13

I have never seen anyone do this! Or the “white M&S granny knickers as shorts” thing somebody mentioned a few days ago.

Where are all these teenage girls wandering around the shops in a state of undress?

toomuchfaff · 25/04/2026 17:14

Where you're from sounds grim. You should move...

c3pu · 25/04/2026 17:16

I'm in the south of England, it's baking hot and I've been out all day. I've seen absolutely zero women and girls wearing bras as outerwear! Where is this a thing?

SalemSaberhagen99 · 25/04/2026 17:16

No one would do this where I am! Where are you??!

Bristolandlazy · 25/04/2026 17:23

I've read a few curious posts on this site lately that make me wonder if they're fiction.

likelysuspect · 25/04/2026 17:27

Bristolandlazy · 25/04/2026 17:23

I've read a few curious posts on this site lately that make me wonder if they're fiction.

I started a thread about this very thing. It was a real thread!!

Apparently you should never question a thread, a) you get deleted and b) you never know if someone is having a really tough time or experiencing something you just dont understand.

That was the conclusion from other posters on the thread

Listlostlast · 25/04/2026 17:30

20-25 women not only wearing a normal bra as a top, somewhat unlikely already, but they were also all greying? Really 😅seems pretty vanishingly (pun intended!) unlikely to me!

FeelingSadToday1 · 25/04/2026 17:40

Of course OP. I have been in the park all day and seen zero. Maybe the odd sports bra type top but not an actual bra. I call bull 💩

PillsBox · 25/04/2026 17:41

Lol at 20-25 in 40 minutes! 😂😂

WoollyHeadedMammoth · 25/04/2026 17:42

A regular basic light-coloured bra as a top on its own, rather than being able to glimpse the bra through deep armholes/skinny straps/low neckline? I don't think I've ever seen that and I doubt it's intended as any kind of style or fashion statement. Perhaps everyone had to leave the house very suddenly in an emergency, in the only bras they can afford? Or took off their top to sunbathe, not really thinking about what was underneath?

(Of course, grubby discoloured clothes look bad; a grubby white T-shirt wouldn't be ideal either. Items can get that way, though, after many washings especially if they're not great quality in the first place. An item can be completely functional while still not looking its best.)

KimberleyClark · 25/04/2026 17:52

19 degrees here, very nice, for th3 first time this year I went out without a coat!

FuglyBitch · 25/04/2026 17:55

Maybe just don’t look 🤷‍♀️

PullTheBricksDown · 25/04/2026 17:56

PillsBox · 25/04/2026 17:41

Lol at 20-25 in 40 minutes! 😂😂

Did you also encounter 30-50 feral hogs on this outing?

Wingedharpy · 25/04/2026 18:01

Grubby anything is not a good look.
It's glorious here today but that hasn't stopped me wearing my 2 thermal vests and a fleece!
No bra tops to be seen - ever.

FeliciaFancybottom · 25/04/2026 18:05

So every two minutes you saw a young woman wearing a grubby bra as a top? Are you sure it wasn't just one young woman running laps around you 🤔

mondaytosunday · 25/04/2026 18:12

A regular bra? Not like a sports bra type thing? Never seen that!

Bristolandlazy · Yesterday 18:56

likelysuspect · 25/04/2026 17:27

I started a thread about this very thing. It was a real thread!!

Apparently you should never question a thread, a) you get deleted and b) you never know if someone is having a really tough time or experiencing something you just dont understand.

That was the conclusion from other posters on the thread

Yeah I get that, I thought I was reasonably tactful with my comment plus this thread isn't about OP. I've only been on here a few months and have noticed quite a few threads that seem unlikely to me. Thanks for the heads up.

Arlanymor · Yesterday 18:58

But would it be better if they were in full Ann Summers regalia?

hahabahbag · Yesterday 19:00

Yes I’ve seen women and teenagers out in basically underwear but mostly black, the shortest shorts (basically large knickers, Nike) and sports bras. It’s warm but hardly the Med, I’m in jeans and a long sleeve t shirt

MargotLovesTom · Yesterday 19:02

Tigerbalmshark · 25/04/2026 17:13

I have never seen anyone do this! Or the “white M&S granny knickers as shorts” thing somebody mentioned a few days ago.

Where are all these teenage girls wandering around the shops in a state of undress?

I literally saw a teenage girl today wearing what looked like big white knickers. They were cut quite high at the back so half her cheeks were on display.
Not seen any grubby bras yet though.