what will you NEVER wear because it will "make you your mum"

[MaureenCognito]

Always remember laughing at noddyholders posts about her mum and her penchant for silver chunky jewellery and flicky hair.

what item epitomises your mum?

My mother has a uniform

Skechers shoes - the vile clumpy ones.
Baggy men's jeans bought from somewhere like the officers club.
Hideous surfy t shirts from somewhere like animal.
Fat face fleeces x a million

Graduated bob 'style' but always looks a mess.

She started dressing like this when the happy mondays came out and this was trendy and she has never altered. I am amazed she hasn't got a global hypercolour t shirt and some nike air jordans with great big tongues.

Strange woman.

My mother orders her shoes from Cosy Feet

To be fair, she is 76.

I am beginning to realise I am the same age as a lot of the mums referred to in this thread.

Really lol at dooin's mum 'navy for smartness' and 'donkey brown'

I just think my mother had a bloody wonderful time at Glastonbury in 1989 or whenever and seeks to recreate that vibe in her daily life.

How else can you explain friendship bracelets and tattoes of an evil eye on your wrist?

Oh yes, the white cropped trousers that come out for holidays...(shudder).

Remember late May/early June when it was normal weather for the season for a while, and then suddenly went back to being freezing, torrential, jet-streamy and apocalyptic? That was precisely the moment when I drove up to my Dparents, forgetting to take any sensible warm clothing with me. And I had my first ever night off without DS! Yes, I got to take a train to the South Coast to see a friend.

I had to borrow something from my mum to keep me warm.....

......a Per Una waterfall cardigan. In Brighton

My mum has had pure white hair since she was in her 30s.

She once decided she was going to dye it blonde with a home kit.

She ended up looking like a corn fed chicken.

A red boiler suit and a flat top. She was an '80s lesbian

Tbh I probably would wear the boiler suit now...

High waisted mum jeans with a wide chunky belt! (to pull the middle in)

My mum has some lovely clothes actually. I have my eye on the vintage burberry mac which she won't hand over.

But I will never stuff a hanky up my sleeve

She has a uniform of
Polo neck jumpers in "jewel" colours
A-line calf length skirts, often jersey, sometimes patterned
Opaque black tights regardless of weather
set of with a co-ordinating scarf
it sort of looks ok, for being 74 in
ALWAYS worn with absolutely hideous comfy yet deliberately ugly shoes - often crepe soled or low wedge heeled, often peep toe, despite the opaques, and absolutely rank co-ordinating handbags....I absolutely shudder

She would look great in the whole lagen-look thing, layers and neutrals....

God I'd forgotten the badly fitting bras. I can see them cutting into her under a "thin knit" and I don't think the band sits closer than 4 inches from her rib cage on the front. Nobody is an M&S 36C but especially not my size 16 mother whose bosom is probably best described as amply formidable.

Once you turn sixty you never ever have to wear uncomfortable clothes again :-) I am 68 and my wardrobe is in your posts ! I am wearing M&S olive green cords with an M&S cashmere jumper in a lighter green. I am warm and cosy,nothing digs in or rubs and I'd happily shake hands with the Queen .

Clothes that are 2 sizes too big.

My mum is a walkling 'Toast' catalogue, all neutral colours and a bit drapey bohomian, expensive weave your own yoghurt.. in Celtic sheepskin boots.

I can't see me ever going down that road, i'll never be floaty enough

I remember anxiously "helping" my mum pick out clothes for one of my parents evenings.
She wore the outfit I picked (probably something very dreary) and then topped it off with a massive Chewbacca stylee orange fake fur coat. And a beret.

doinmummy Yes! My mum does this!
"Oooh yes, that's a nice "salmon top".
Also, it's all bouclay and raglan sleeves and peplum

My Mum has been seen walking down the street in ski trousers with ankle boots, my dads jumper, my late grandmothers cashmere camel coat, one of those tiny rucksacks that were fashionable for a few months in the 90's and a giant purple baker boy hat. I think she deliberately does it to wind my sisters and I up. She also went through a godawful phase when i was in my teens of having pieces of clothing copied by a tailor in bright coloured lace. Bright blue lace t-shirts etc.
She buys my sister and I things that are tight, short, Lycra, sparkly. I'm 30. It's become a bit of a running joke in our family. She also buys us all knickers every Christmas. I would be disappointed not to get some at this stage.

A perm in the style of HM The Queen and has done for 40 years now, A-line, homemade skirts, American or Capri Tan tights, twin-sets although I did buy a cardi the other day top that just happened to match but it was only a coincidence they shared a colour of one of the stripes - honest!!

My Mum would never wear trainers because the soles 'draw her feet '

I had a phone call a few years ago . It went like this-

Mum: you'll never guess what

Me: No. go on what?

Mum: Your Mother's gone all withit

Me: Really ? How ?

Mum : I've only gone and bought a top from NEXT

PMSL

those loafer shoes with the wee tassels on the front

A zip-up fleece over a patterned shirt.

Gabor, Ecco or similar shoes (several pairs of the same style in different colours).

Blue and green, everything. She tried to dress me in the same colours as a child and as a result the only blue things I now own are jeans. I look like a corpse in navy.

A small but outdoorsy rucksack instead of a proper bag. Her "visiting a city" (any city, even in the UK when she is never more thn 500m from an m&s sandwich) uniform is small rucksack (contents: sandwiches, map & cagoul - why? cities are known for having cafés and places to shelter in) on her back, tiny cross-body bag on the front, fleece, bootcuts, mum boots and a concerned expression. She looks like Dwayne Dibley on a trip to Windemere and it's a fucking wonder she doesn't get mugged each time she steps off a train/plane.

My mum dresses beautifully - she always looks very elegant. I hope I do dress like her when I'm 71!

A lemon (never yellow) 'courtelle' jumper'.

Does anyone even remember 'courtelle'...?