Very chic/stylish women that you've seen out and about

[SophieKaczynsky]

I've just returned from holiday and there was a very chic woman staying in my hotel. She was French (of course! I thought she probably was before I even heard her speak). Average height, maybe 5ft 5ish, slim but not skinny, brown bobbed hair worn in a natural wave style, minimal make up. She wore very simple outfits such as black denim shorts with a white fitted tshirt but just looked so good all the time!

Has anyone else seen anyone who really stands out as looking stylish recently?

There's something about a bob haircut that makes the wearer appear composed and confident. I am always fascinated by women with beautiful bobs, and would love one but have hardly any hair.

Oh god I actually went up to a woman yesterday and asked her where she got her coat from She was lovely and friendly and probably a bit flattered too in that she wears clothes people love.

I always think it's lovely to be asked where something is from. Apparently some people feign memory loss in order to deter you from acquiring. Nowt queer as folk as they say.

All the women who look amazing in my experience have great hair, nails, and not a single facial hair out of place.

Note to self: Must ensure facial hair is nicely styled

You sound like a lovely and warm person @Gingernaut . I'd happily be your friend; you don't seem to take life too seriously & have your feet firmly on planet Earth

I think it's a lovely thing to do, to tell someone they look chic ! ( obvs when they do, don't make up stuff) as it's a great way to support a stranger as you don't know what is going on under their fab look, and your comment could make their week!

Mid-30's woman on the tube, also slim with great posture. I want to describe her as 'glossy'. Her hair looked shiny and soft and she had amazing skin.

Her outfit wont sound remotely stylish so I wont describe it, but what it was was carefully chosen, ironed, with no signs of wear. Really weird thing to say, but she looked very clean and as if she would smell nice.

Well I haven't recognised myself in this thread :)

@spiderlight I wonder if we are neighbours.... (SW London suburb?)

I remember seeing a woman at a fast food kiosk at a service station and she looked remarkable. She was a size 12/14, blue jeans, rolled up a little, a grey slouchy off-the-shoulder t-shirt, perfectly painted toenails and brown leather sandals, a matching brown leather crossbody bag and her hair was up, messily, and was just the right shade of caramel. She glowed with 'my life's awesome and I'm about to eat a burger' and I've tried to emulate that look ever since.

I also love the way some women look when wearing a cape or poncho. I'm terrified I look like a member of a really bad Mexican group.

@hippospot - no, I'm in South Wales, so there must be two beautiful old ladies in purple (but not with a red hat that doesn't go and doesn't suit them )

Just looked up cis meaning and has nothing to do with women, it's for very technological terms.

In this context I thought cis was pertinent

Please do not participate in making that “word” common parlance

One is a woman or one is not. There are no grey areas unless you have a medically-recognised chromosomal abnormality.

We, as women, should not use this term. We should reject it as meaningless at best and offensive at worst.

I saw a woman in Truro late summer. Chic silver grey short hair, full soft denim midi dress cinched in at the waist with a widish brown belt, she wasn't particularly skinny but had a bit of a waist, she looked brilliant. I've been looking for that outfit ever since!
@notoldjustpastyoung cis is also used in the context of molecules rotating light waves, but def taken to mean a lifelong biological woman, rather than one who has become identified as one. But maybe you knew that.

@Hibiscusroses
I really dislike the term "cis", too. Why is there difficulty in using the word 'woman'. It makes me feel as if women are being cancelled......

Yes please but what exactly does cis stand for.

It’s interesting that the majority of people described this thread are above 40. Must be something about the way people of a certain age carry themselves and have learned to be comfortable with themselves that helps to make them chic and stylish.

@notoldjustpastyoung

Yes please but what exactly does cis stand for.

It is a new word that was invented and supposed to mean a biological woman with XX chromosomes, as opposed to a "trans woman" with XY chromosomes. A lot of people prefer the terms "woman" and "man" to describe someone's biological sex and don't use terms to describe gender at all, as they don't believe it exists.

It's a bit lacking in stylish people near where I live, but I once saw a woman dressed head to toe in yellow, with long straight dark brown hair. She looked like a sunbeam peeking through a sky of grey clouds.

@spiderlight

There's a beautiful woman who lives near me who always attracts my attention. She must be in her late 70s at least, but she's tall, slim, very upright, very elegant, and she always wears purple - not in a Bon Marche kind of way, though! Whatever she's wearing, it's all beautifully coordinated, and she has the most gorgeous long expensive-looking wool coat in a fabulous shade of deep purple.

This reminds me of the Jenny Joseph poem:

"When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit."

@Practicebeingpatient yes, 'CIS' is considered quite offensive. Not having a go at you though, it seems that you didn't know.

Oh come on Mumsnet - how the heck did you turn an interesting thread into another flip pin’ trans debate?!? Cis is the opposite of trans. It’s not trans or nothing. Cis was the correct term to use in these circumstances as it’s more correct than ‘not a woman’

As for stylish people, I used to know the loveliest woman who always looked amazing - even after a gym class. She was petite, and as others have said, always well groomed (hair always cut, eyebrows and nails done but in a subtle way not a flashy way) she moved away a couple of years ago. I think that the secret is to pay attention to hair / nails etc (not that I do… I have two inch long roots and never get my nails done) as then you always seem ‘put together’ no matter what you are wearing.

'Cis' is about a belief system. A cis woman is one who a) believes in the concept of a gender identity and b) whose gender identity is of a woman. As regards a) lots of woman do not believe in gender identity or aren't familiar with it or don't care one way or the other. As regards b) some woman do believe in it but don't have a woman's gender identity (transmen). So you might use the word to describe yourself but assuming it about other women is a bit presumptuous, which is why you're getting pushback.

The most interesting dressers I see round here are teenage Muslim girls who dress traditionally but bend the. rules as far as they can and who clearly put a lot of thought into the fine details e.g. their phone covers or their pencil cases.

My friend is like this, late 50s, she's tall, so clothes look fabulous on her. She doesn't wear run of the mill clothes either, 1950s dresses, faux fur hats, quite retro outfits. I can't remember the last time I saw her in a pair of ordinary jeans. I always feel short, dumpy and unfashionable when I'm with her

Very disturbing deletions on this thread.