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

[DollyMixtureLulus]

I broke the budget and bought ex partner a beautiful pure cashmere navy db overcoat for his newish posh job. He was greeted with
"F*ck me its Terry Venables" from his boss.
He threw the coat away that very day.

Fck me its Terry Venables*

I decided to mix up my usual boring work outfits (I worked in financial services) with a new white unusual styled blouse from Cos, teaming it with stone coloured trousers and some pinkish leather trainers. Really enjoyed wearing something different to the usual dresses and suits. Then all day at work I had people coming over to me laughing and asking if I was the new physio, the dentist etc. The final straw was when I came home and my 3 year old looked at me puzzled and asked if I was a doctor now? The top went on eBay!

Huge fluffy mohair coat. I thought it would be instant glam. Reality was Honey Monster in drag.

I've had to stop reading the thread for the night because my husband is asleep next to me and has an early start in the morning. I literally keep snorting with laughter and disturbing him

@70isaLimitNotaTarget 'DD and I were trying on hats (when it was allowed)
She looked quirky, cute, studenty ,elfin
I looked like Nerys Hughes in The District Nurse '

The above is what has just about finished me off

Omg a fig roll

My friend bought a beautiful shaggy sort of sheepskin scarf, in grey, trouble was she used to have it tucked into her jacket, so the ends just peaked out of the bottom, looking like unkempt fanny hair.

Surely you mean vulva hair

I bought a pair of white dungarees from Jigsaw a few years back and I probably don't need to say I looked like a painter and decorator on my first job.

Just before Xmas I bought. Large brown fleece teddy coat with a bit of leather trim. I looked like a big turd.

Terry Venables and a fig roll...I am crying.

@IceIceCoffee

My baby has a yellow sleep suit with light pink spots , I love it but after reading this I’ve looked with a more critical eye and she looks like mr blobby

Just caught up from where this was written.

Want to say you've made me proper laugh again. 'With a critical eye'.

Am loving the funny sweetness of that!

You'll smile every time, now!

@Cherryup

I treated myself to a cool pair of tan ruched fabric trainers, wore them to work, my boss said it looked like I had scotums on my feet.

Sold them on eBay.

Picture, please.

How can trainers look like scrotums?

We need to judge know.

😂

I'm young, thus my white coat doesn't make me look like a middle aged tae kwando instructor.

It makes me look like the cartoon polar bear from the Coke Christmas ads.

One of my friends who's an extremely beautiful and thin model/actress owns a tight-fitting denim boiler suit. She looks like she's about to model for Vogue.

The same garment, on me?

Sexually confused plumber.

@MLMsuperfan

Why should I be silenced? The 'joke' is at the expense of older people. It's harmful.

Mum??

@Thisbastardcomputer

My friend bought a beautiful shaggy sort of sheepskin scarf, in grey, trouble was she used to have it tucked into her jacket, so the ends just peaked out of the bottom, looking like unkempt fanny hair.

😂

This is the thread that just keeps giving

I tried on a pair of skinny jeans, you know those that lift and sculpt. I have now realised how they work. They seem to push everything around to the front so I looked like I had a swollen vag, never mind camel toe, could have parked a bus in there.

I had a lovely DKNY summer top, white with large fuschia/red splodges on it. ExH said I looked like Id been shot.

I have a lovely cardigan. But it needs a belt.

So i put a belt around it,and i looked like Compo from LOTSW.[GRIN]

My baby has a yellow sleep suit with light pink spots , I love it but after reading this I’ve looked with a more critical eye and she looks like mr blobby

Aww, that made me want a baby to squidge again just for a moment ❤️ could we have a little pic? Just for the middle aged on here 😊

@Purplethrow

I also bought a white trilby for a holiday, I looked like a bloody fishmonger.

In a misguided decision to stop wearing so much grey and black running kit and to "brighten things up" a tad, I invested in a lightweight skintight pink hoodie and matching running tights.

Was asked by my husband if I was "going to a fancy-dress party as a penis".

This is making me so glad I listened to the nagging voice in my head that tells me something isn’t right when I try on trench coats. There is something very “just one more thing....” about them on me.

On the other hand I once bought a lovely light blue v neck belted summer dress. Not my usual thing but I thought it looked lovely with a tan. When autumn arrived there was one chilly morning I hastily chucked some black tights on under it. Black shoes. Cardi. The minute I arrived at work my colleague asked why I’d come as a nurse. She was quite right as well. I looked like Duffy from Casualty.

I look like I'm wearing the remnants of a jumble sale, whatever I'm wearing.

Loving all these descriptions, so funny, but I'm waiting for MLMsuperfan to come back onto the thread, they're hilarious!