According to dh, my style is 6th form drama teacher. What’s yours?

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So I do have a penchant for some ‘ethnic’ style jewellery and a billowy frock. And a bit of beading/embroidery/sequins/faux fur. I think I pull it off but no matter what I wear this is what I look like. You could put me in a trouser suit and I’d still look like a art/drama teacher. What’s that all about? What’s your inescapable style?

To be clear, I asked my DH, not a DJ

Asked DH and he replied immediately, "Mean Girls". Yikes.

Locked, are you still at high school??

I sort of look like I'm in the 1960 s
The thing is what was cool when I was younger is bordering on fancy dress now I'm older - am not being ageist to myself - it's just the way it is . I love the minimalist ugly clothes cos look - but as I have a slight beehive hairstyle it doesn't work and the clothes tend to ' wear ' me !
I'm not sure wether to try change my look or to hell with it . I can't do elegant tho somehow - I just look bland in my eyes .

Ooh
Wish I looked like I was running a Cornish tea shop .. if that means ( as it does in my mind !) rocking tea dresses and fab hair .!

Like an explosion in the knitwear section of a charity shop.

Grandma apparently. I buy a lot of my clothes from Sainsbury’s as it’s only up the road from me. Have seen lots of elderly women wearing the same outfits I’ve picked out. So don’t care

DoAsYouWouldBeMumBy

No, I'm 37!

Asked DH and he said 90s indie/soccer mum/page 3/unique style icon.

He's not one for decision making!

'Cold front rolling in from Rockall' - lots of charcoal grey, dark grey, medium grey, light grey, light grey-blue, mid grey-blue, dark grey-blue, dark grey-green, dark sea green, black, black, and more black. Occasionally ... plum, white. Mainly jeans, no fancy washes and no worn patches.

Love my massive ugly (black) boots. I also love metallic boots and shoes. Big black coat. Black handbags. Helmut Lang 'Cuiron' perfume.

Berlin depressive might cover it too .

*also, grey-navy, navy-grey, black-navy and navy.

In my head: slightly retro intellectual with an eye for texture and colour
Reality: moth-eaten 1970s librarian training cat hair

trailing, not training

Scruffy kitten according to my husband!!

I have more than once been mistaken for a John Lewis partner when shopping there. That's not a bad thing, but I guess I need to funk up the tailored black a bit.

VERY their uniform is very naice ... my DD2 works for them and I do her laundry .....very naice quality and tailoring .....love it !secretly would love to work there 25% discount is not the only reason--

mathanxiety your cold front description is brilliant!

Mrsmad - I'd love to work there too! I don't think my version is as good quality as their uniform, alas. (Sadly, even when I'm wearing all black I never, ever get mistaken for one of the assistants in Selfridges. I will never be that hip.) Since then I've tried to avoid wearing black on top and bottom when I go shopping there, although I guess I could just go with it and give my opinions on the merchandise :)

I guess I aspire to chic art gallery owner, but end up JL partner on very good days, and disheveled uni lecturer/cat lady on most (which is what I am, really).

math

DH said "casual chic". He was being polite.
By day: joules sale rail escapee late for the school run
By night: Loose Women escapee on the razz

Well I asked DP, and he looked scared then said "seasonally" and was very pleased. He is happy for me to post that in case it is of guidance to other DPs on the spot.

I used to be quite cool in a vintage, east London DIY sort of way. Then I had kids.

2Cold you might feel worth spending money on if you didn't live with someone who feels that is an acceptable thing to say to you. You are worth more than that.

mathanxiety Your style sounds amazing! (actual envy)

At the moment I seem to be chanelling the look of Karen Taylor off Eastenders....

I gave the thread to DH to read and asked about me. He said 'Sort of Mary Poppins meets preppy meets 1960s meets English country thing, not sure if that quite says it'.

I'd say dog walking mum - Seasalt coat, Dubarry boots, beanie hat most days at the minute. When I can be bothered shorts skirt/ pinafore with nice Liberty print shirts and cardi and thick tights and vintage jewellry

Well I don't have a DP to ask an opinion, my children said "lady that wears black". I think I look a bit gothic chic