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

[DollyMixtureLulus]

I once bought a beige trench coat as glamour magazine kept banging on about it being a ‘classic wardrobe staple’

I looked like inspector gadget

wellthatsunusual

I remember when we were teenagers my sister begged for a white coat, it was kind of thigh length and had big square pockets. She wore it in public, ran into a boy from school and gained the nickname 'Prof' for about two years afterwards.

I lived in South America for a couple of years when I was a teenager.
When it was time to come back to the UK in November, we realised we didn't have any warm clothes. So we just had to get what was available.

I only wore that bloody Peruvian poncho once into town (to buy nice, normal winter clothes), and was tormented by cries of "Howdy, Clint!" until I left for sixth form college.

I look remarkably similar to a hot water cylinder when I wear a puffer jacket.

My BIL bought me a (half price in the Boxing Day sales) white beanie hat from FatFace for Christmas a couple of years ago. I looked like I’d just been let out of hospital after neurosurgery

I bought a kimono-style 'throwover', thinking I'd look fancy.

In reality, I look like an overly exuberant laboratory assistant.

I bought some new curling tongs the other day, thinking i'd do some really lovely, 50's pinup hairstyles.

Instead, I looked like i'd been dragged through a hedge backwards.

Brilliant title! Some brilliant comments.

I do think magazines/internet sites should be banned from showing pictures of celebs in lovely clothes unless they also display a photo of a 53 year old, size 18, 5ft 2in, woman with no make up and jowls like a basset hound wearing the same garment.

It needs the subtitle this is what it will look like on you, Janet next to it.

I had a lovely (in my view) long white over shirt that went with anything and hid the bulges in summer. Wafting through the playground one lad said "Hi Miss, I always think you are a lab technician when you wear that"

Lost its appeal somehow

What's wrong with being middle aged? Or a martial arts instructor?

@Proudpeacock

There is a marvellous thread in Classics on this very subject. Search for Suzi Quatro's fat nan.

[Big grin]

I mean

@MLMsuperfan

What's wrong with being middle aged? Or a martial arts instructor?

God there's always one

Nothing at all wrong with those things but I expect OP was probably going for something a little different!

@proudpeacock that classics thread still makes me laugh. ( As does the OP and indeed the fishmonger tonight.) 'Bloody hell it's Colonel Gaddafi' 😂😂😂 please can someone not on their mobile link to it? Could do with cheering up on Saturday night lockdown.

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

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We need to have a "Best Thread Titles" MN category

Seems ageist to me. Don't find it as thigh slappingly hilarious as others.

I had a lovely pink coat I liked very much until it rained and cast dark circles on my coat and then I too looked liked mr blobby.

@torthecatlady

I'd rather look like a middle-aged tae kwondo instructor than one of these guys though!

😂👍👏🏻

I love your title!! And it reminded me of the Suzi Quattro's fat nan thread too! Someone on it said they had a haircut....a pixie cut dyed (?) Red....they looked like a match.

I'm going to read that thread now.

I too bought a trench coat....thinking effortless chic.

Housemates used to always say "here comes Colombo" every time I wore it.

Which was not often after that.

Oh stop it @MLMsuperfan with the bloody "ageist" crap!!! OP was going for a certain look and didn't achieve it. She achieved a look she isn't happy with and it is NOT your place to decide what sort of look anyone should want.

Unless you're joking.

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

I bought an olive trench coat and looked liked Vera.

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 assumed that the OP is middle aged,* but wished to look like a glamorous and sophisticated middle aged woman and not someone on their way to get the mats out at the local martial arts centre.

I'm middle aged and I thought it was funny.

*Sorry, OP, if I've misunderstood.

I'm middle aged and thought it was funny too.

Move along if you don't.

No I won't move along. Sorry. You move on.

I looked like the world's oldest Brownie.

Love that. I know exactly what you mean.