Another trouser question: do you think it's ok for a SAHM to wear jeans every day, or just boring?

[scampadoodle]

I don't mean scraggy saggy crappy jeans with a shapeless t-shirt & rubbish bra, but good, well-fitting, flattering (hopefully) ones in various styles, worn with different tops? Before I became a SAHM I worked in a creative industry & always made an effort to look nice (tho not spectacularly trendy or anything). These days (I have 2 small boys) jeans are just so practical - they go with everything & I just have to add a groovy top or little jacket & I'm there. I cycle most places so...

But am I just being really really dull & fortysomething? What would Trinny & Tranny do ?!

[OFSTEDoutstanding]

I live in jeans , but then again I am a childminder with 3 under 2's so all my clothes get trashed!!! Do get a bit bored of wearing them by the weekend but I find them so comfortable and can dress up or down. Always wear make up and jewellery even when working in fact even put make up on in hospital about an hour after having ds!

[Angela2005]

LOL
People in jeans, you're well beyond me...I made the huge effort of buying some jeans a few months ago to get me out of tracksuits and maternity wear (dd2 born in jan)...but can't keep track of my belt, so jeans are special dressing up whenever I find it!

[Angela2005]

How can anyone manage jewelry?? The last necklace I bought lasted half of a wedding&reception, before its beads got scattered over the floor

[Tenney73]

Come on girls lets face it we all want to be yummy mummies. But i have to say that you can be a yummy mummy in a nice pair of jeans and a fitted top and a touch of mascara and lip gloss does wonders. Wear jeans just dress them up abit. They look tons better than black trousers any day.

[mamandedeux]

I'm a SAHM and alternate between jeans (skinny/bootcut/wide-leg),leggings,skirts or knit dresses depending on my mood..& the weather! Do believe though that boot-cut's have come full circle fashion-wise and are stylish once more..must be true as La Moss is wearing them in the new Topshop campaign..
(thank god, they're so flattering on fat days ;) )

[scampadoodle]

Fircone: try Duo for boots. They sell boots in loads of calf-width fittings, from skinny to even-bigger-than-mine. They are mail=order, but have a shop in Bath & a fitting room in London (Savile Row) where you can try them on & they order them for you in your colour & size (mine arrived the next morning).

I am going to try patterned tights with boots & a skirt (denim, natch!) but I know from experience they're just not as easy to wear as jeans!

[bobbiewickham]

Just had to say, pmsl at "trying to look ethereal" in a long skirt.

Oh, the times I've fallen into that trap.
See also, "trying to look bohemian" (in fact, looking like a tramp) and "fondly imagining oneself to look adorably eccentric" (in fact, looking mad).

[Caroline1852]

I would wear jeans almost every day - if I could. Not scruffy, horrible ones but smart, dark ones, nicely cut. I can't get into any of my jeans since I had baby no. 4 almost 2 months ago (I am working on it!). I like the fact that I don't have to think about it too much. Looks fine slopping about the house with a long sleeved t-shirt, looks fine with a floaty feminine top, looks smart enough for lunch with a nice jacket and some jewellery. For me it is one less thing to think about. At the moment I spend ages trying to decide what I am going to wear today - now THAT really is boring.

[susiemj]

I can second the kind of brown trousers suggested by Dexter. Somehow they go with more things than black and feel less like ofice wear. I got mine from Laura Ashley, but they don;t do brown anymore. They've got these which are the same style. Made me feel a bit more glam.

[susiemj]

They're more flattering and comfortable than they may appear at first, promise