I bought a white coat in the sales to look like Olivia Pope, but I actually resemble a middle aged taekwando instructor

[DollyMixtureLulus]

I bought some black coated jeans that I wore with a cream blouse on Xmas day. DH said. “ Oh I didn’t realised they’d reopened the pantos for Christmas!”

The thing I’m loving about this thread is the dry put-downs from all of our beloved relatives.

I fell for the boiler suit hype also. I've only worn it once to my friend's house for her husband to say have you come over the bleed the radiators?

It went in the charity shop bag soon afterwards.

@MLMsuperfan

As the saying goes it's only a joke if everyone is laughing. A joke at others' expense may not be so kind.

I imagine the majority of us on this thread are middle aged!

@Purplethrow

Ah the old expectation vs reality trap!

Did the same with a green satin dress with a ruff round the collar. Expectation was cool elegance - reality was Hissing Sid who’d swallowed a dinner plate

Crying with laughter!!!!

@habibihabibi

I wore a very expensive silk spotty dress to a chic city wedding. Outside the chapel the tiniest flowergirl pointed and shreaked with joy " Mummy , Mummy ,Mummy, it's ,it's , its .....Mr Tumble ".

I’m just reading through these now This one is som so funny

After losing 3 stone last summer I celebrated by ordering some white shorts and a blue milkmaid top with puffy sleeves to channel a boho/free spirit/festival vibe. In reality I looked like an adult baby.

Nothing wrong with taekwondo instructors. Gold medals for team GB remember!

Absolutely loving this thread. My contribution is I bought a knitted loungewear set thinking I’d look elegant yet cosy like the model. I look like a fucking pink teletubby.

I'm here for the title which made me chuckle.

I am cracking up at this thread!

I love dungarees. So comfy. I wanted to look hip, boho and effortlessy cool.

Move over Jimmy Krankie, there's a new girl in town.

(I'm fat, middle aged and not an "older person" thank you @MLMsuperfan, and blimey your name is just perfect for you)

Crying here

purplethrow..i am crying

Brilliant thread!

I had a long sleeved jumpsuit made with visions of it being practical to wear for all occasions. Didn't want black and picked a nice bright blue. Maybe if the fabric had been slightly different I would have worn it more but on the first wear DH started singing the Kwik Fit tune so it's not been out the wardrobe since. Maybe if I dyed it black it could make a reappearance.

I saw a gorgeous bodycon dress and showed the photo to DH who promptly told me I’d look like a Bueno in it.

He was right. I didn’t order it!

I would love to be able to wear empire line dresses, but they make me look like a head with legs.

@Purplethrow

Ah the old expectation vs reality trap!

Did the same with a green satin dress with a ruff round the collar. Expectation was cool elegance - reality was Hissing Sid who’d swallowed a dinner plate

You made me laugh out loud and actually snort 😂

Brilliant thread...tears have steamed down my face..DH is giving me the look!

Photo please?

I bought some fingerless gloves and a matching beret thinking I would look artistic and interesting - I didn't anticipate the effect would be so instantly ageing - dh said I should be manning a bric-a-brac stand selling knitted loo roll covers.

Inspired by the bravery of @Purplethrow. Here is my toddler outfit.

To be fair, my daughter has a point with I don't understand why you didn't know it would look shit. But I did genuinely think I'd look like I could be eating Lindor in a Swiss log cabin somewhere. (Which I do - but I'd be with my father and I'd have chocolate smeared around my fat toddler cheeks...)

Bless you, @NovemberR!!! Those leggings are not from a Lindor ad, are they?!!

Bought some-I thought - chic black midi length shirt dresses for work teamed with what I believed to be stylish flats. DH refers to them as 'your Amish outfits'.
His mother appeared for lunch in town in an LK Bennett coat dress. He asked why she had come as Camilla Parker Bowles.