Ds's first day at school on Monday. How should I dress?

[Northerner]

To avoid the cliques I mean?

Should I look drop dead gorgeous, frumpy (ala high waisted jeans, a fleece and comfortable shoes) or sports casual look.

Oh wise mumsnetters experienced in this please offer your advice.

Thank you so much.

ah but you're going to a nice religiousy school, so just wear your best floral pinny and casually dangle your book of common prayer from your handbag and they'll be flocking to invite you and your ds round for quiche

Drop dead gorgeous always works!

Laura Ashley pinnifore it is then, I'll bake a cake for the teacher.

FMF is that how you dress at your school too then?!

make up adn brished hair

id do jeans and flip flops

Make up always Coderoo. Would never go without. Btw I now have Estee Lauder individualist makes up - far better than chanel.

Nah! But that's why no bugger talks to me, I got it so wrong!!

go on abotu el

Oh I see! So you go in your heels and mini skirts and they all think you are 'loose'?

in summer some mums do dress in "beachwear" ahem

What you mean bikinis?! No!!???

we have one (very young) mum who turned up on Tues with the teeniest skirt I have ever seen, supported by the fattest legs I have ever seen in a teeny skirt and the highest heels....well, the collective intake of breaths, followed by the collective hiss of ''Well did you see that'' caused a small tornado felt as far away as Blackburn....

And there is a small dedicated band of 'professional yummymummies' who walk in with their £400 handbags dangling on the end of their outstretched arms in a ''somebody notice my bag'' manner. They spend each and every day shopping.

(Yes, I am a little envious )

well?

Think Italian: nice hair, little make-up, nice jeans, good shoes and bag, big pullover

So far this term I have done flipflops, cropped jeans and gypsy top and flipflops, linen skirt and t-shirt.

Best thing to wear is a big smile and talk to everyone about their kids

well?? What did you wear?? Did the other mums play nice?
Did Dh sweep the teacher off her feet with the bouquet???