What are you wearing today? Autumn/Winter 2022

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I know I'm not as much of a regular as I used to be (and would like to be if life didn't get in the way!) but thought I'd start the new thread as I know @EllaPaella often ends up needing to do it so thought she might want a break, and I had a spare 5 mins and would hate to lose you all!

Will tag everyone I can remember below, apologies if I miss anyone!

@Sooverthemill
@sickoffamilydrama
@OublietteBravo
@Softpebbles
@Cardigansalltheway
@Purplecatshopaholic
@Niftythrifter
@toucaninjapan
@Puddinandpie
@EnoBaby
@QuietNeighbour
@KiteFlyingKoala
@Shannith
@PalacePaper
@justonedayatatime11
@Greyhairwarmheart
@WestrayWife
@faffadoodledo

Looking forward to seeing all the outfits on this new thread! Hopefully having started it might prompt me to post more, too!

Brrrr. It’s definitely winter! I’m in jeans today. I don’t seem to wear jeans as often as I used to. And yet I have many pairs. I am hunk it’s time to sort through and eBay some. Although not this pair, because I really like them.

Jumper: Jigsaw
Jeans: Jigsaw
Boots: Matalan

@Sooverthemill I love today's outfit. Very comfort chic. My go to!

PS @Sooverthemill I think black looks lovely on you against your hair.

A bit of colour for a grey and miserable day.

Jumper: ASOS
Jeans: Zara

Love that jumper @Cardigansalltheway

Oh no @Purplecatshopaholic in solidarity with you I can barely walk today have irritated my foot flexor with all the museum walking I've been doing.

Yesterday we also went to a customer's Christmas party which was lovely.

Bodysuit other stories
Jumpsuit Mint Velvet

Yesterday's dress which I bought about 7 years ago and has worn really well.
Heels are from Next

@countrypunk that's so kind , thank you! And one of the benefits of going grey is being able to wear black!

@Purplecatshopaholic ouch. I hope you get better soon

@Sickoffamilydrama you look fabulous

It’s rainy and chilly over here today. I’m wearing my Joules raincoat over Uniqlo’s cashmere scarf and some of the warmest jumpers I own, to take DD to a doctor.
DD has been sick for 3 weeks now, catching a new virus each week in her nursery. We’ve been taking her to a paediatrician all this time, she’s been drinking her medicine, and DH and I each took some hours off work last week to take her to a otolaryngologist every single day (according to whom, DD’s been getting better and better each day). Still, she suddenly had a fever on Saturday night, we took her to a paediatrician on Sunday morning and it turns out she had developed otitis. The doctor had a go at me, saying he’s shocked I didn’t take last week off to look after DD, no work can be busy enough and he’d feel so bad for poor DD when she would get hospitalized as she’s obviously been and will still be neglected. 🙄Apparently he’s one of those traditional people who believe a woman, once she’s a mother, should turn into a housewife, otherwise she’s guaranteed to fail at motherhood (too bad we as a family can’t afford our main breadwinner to turn into a housewife!). Reminds me of these earlier days when DD was small and I took her for some health checkup, where some midwife felt like she need to lecture me to look and dress like a “mother”, and not like some “career woman”. Ugh.

Jumper Kin at John Lewis
worn over Jigsaw knitted dress
boots M&S. ( I don’t care if heels are “out”, I like them )

@toucaninjapan that’s awful! I’m so sorry. Also that DD is unwell, always a big worry.

I know I look the same but I have different shoes ( vans) and an arket tee under. More DIY ( building a hamster house) and a trip to the exotic vet for new hedgehogs check up. They like them to be settled before they see them.

Ordered a load of new fancy baubles yesterday, decided that this year is the year I stop putting up all the garish ones chosen by the kids over the years! I expect I will actually miss them
but still

I’m sorry your DD is unwell @toucaninjapan. I recognize the assumption that childcare is always the mother’s responsibility. My mother is still horrified that not only did I keep working after the DC were born, I didn’t even drop to PT. The fact that I’ve out earned DH for 15 of the last 16 years is completely beyond her comprehension. And any suggestion that DH should give up work/drop his hours was met with incredulity. Plus the schools always phone me - irrespective of which parent was down as emergency contact. I don’t have mobile phone reception at work, and I once got threatened with being referred to social services because they couldn’t reach me EVEN THOUGH DH WAS THE EMERGENCY CONTACT AND THEY HADN’T EVEN ATTEMPTED TO PHONE HIM. That was the catalyst to giving up on the state system and moving them to private school. They’d also ask for ‘Mrs HisName’ when they got through to my secretary. I’ve never used that name, and my correct name was on all their paperwork.

Really cold and grey again today. I’ve already had to add a jumper as it’s so cold in the office.

Blouse: Boden
Dress: Hobbs
Boots: Doc Martens

@OublietteBravo yes similar for me. I always earned more than DH even when part time briefly after DD was born. School phoned me once and pulled me out of a meeting with a cabinet minister because it was 'extremely urgent'. She was coughing. DH worked close by and I was hours away in London. He was the contact. So annoying as I then had to call DH to get her . I know it's tricky but they had his number. Our tree was DH, nanny, close friend ( who didn't work and offered) and me!

Hope your DD feels better soon @toucaninjapan and yes I'm with @OublietteBravo I out earned DH and the school always called me (and this is a private school so that hasn't it fixed it!).

Luckily his saving grace was that he was as pissed off as me. We worked at the same company but I was a board director and he was senior too so we both flexed equally - him perhaps even more so. He famously changed his whole depts working hours from 9-5 to 9.30 to 5.30 to fit with our childcare. His (mostly young) team were delighted.

@WoollyHooligan glad you are back to life and with a lovely new shirt to boot. I agree, it looks even better done up.

@KiteflyingKoala you look stunning and I'm also with you in that I've decided I don't care if heel are out - I'm wearing block heels as they are nearly as comfy as flats.

Please excuse the fact that I'm standing on a pile of (were folded, now I've messed theIm up) clothes as I'm having a winter sort out and tidy.

Scarf - no idea
Coat - DKNY
Jeans - white company
Boots - Hobbs

All charity

@Shannith - DS boards, so they’re more set up for dealing with slightly ill pupils. They still phone me, but at least they do this on the contract number they’ve been given (rather than my mobile) and refer to me by my actual name. The first question I ask is have they phoned his dad? And if they say no (usual), and it doesn’t appear to be an emergency, then I suggest they try him.

Although I did stop his piano lessons because they phoned me every time he missed one (they were at a different time and different venue each week). How was I supposed to make sure DS went to a piano lesson at the correct time on a Wednesday or Thursday, when I hadn’t actually seen him since Monday morning? Did they really think I had the headspace to deal with that on top of my workload?

What utterly depressing stories of casual, everyday sexism in schools - totally unacceptable in this day and age and it really does need calling out. It just goes to show that we have a long way to go on the road to equality. I'm frequently on my high horse about the need to encourage men in the workplace to avail themselves of flexible working arrangements. Thoroughly depressing when the assumption in many workplaces is that these policies are seen as a driver for retaining female staff.

Anyway, back to clothes!

Love your boots @KiteflyingKoala. I find heels so much easier to wear when they are in boot form, court shoes just seem to fall off my feet.

Jumper: New Look
Trousers: Uniqlo
Boots: H&M

@OublietteBravo that's madness! The piano lessons that is. The greatest joy of DD moving from prep to senior has been that they are fully expected to manage their own timetables. If she misses her piano lesson, she misses it and I doubt the school would phone me. Though saying that I still check the online system to work out what she's supposed to be doing just in case - though I'm trying to phase that out.

But woe betide anyone who referred to me as Mrs. DH surname. A 3 hour lecture later and they wouldn't do that again.

I hope to god DD doesn't not have to deal with this shit. I'm actually quite optimistic about her generation - thankfully.

Back to non sexist boots - @Cardigansalltheway I love yours - are they current? I've got a friend who is on the hunt for a similar pair and my charity shop hunt on her behalf has failed.

All Saints dress and Michael Kors boots. And my two partners in crime, lol

www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.1016112001.html

@Shannith they are indeed this season's, link above. One of my best purchases this year, super comfortable and go with everything, highly recommended!

Hope your daughter improves soon @toucaninjapan . There
are so many nasty viruses around at the moment. No need for the casual sexism though. You've all reminded me of the days of trailing up to the school when ds had his prolonged adolescent rebellious phase. Lack of organisation is part of his condition and trying to get the school to support that rather than complain to me! Yesterday dress boden, cardigan verve ami. Dress is a mid blue moleskin if you can make it out through the gloom!

Boden wide leg jeans ( just love these and I wish I’d bought another pair. And perfect for me being petite)

Longchamp bag

John Lewis cashmere hat and scarf

Clarks ankle boots

From the charity shops

Didrikson parka

Uniqlo x Innes de Fressage pussy bow blouse

Belt

I am going for a 70s vibe

Wondering if I’ll be warm enough today (my office felt really cold yesterday). The sun is out - which probably means it’ll be OK.

Tank top: Cos
Shirt: Boden
Jeans: Jigsaw
Boots: Ecco

black superdry jumper, leopard skirt Vinted I think, DM boots, long brown coat

hope all those who are poorly are feeling a bit better

This is an old photo but it’s what I’m wearing! Another DIY day ( did I say how much I hate DIY?)
Btw I tried the marni/Uniqlo collab wide leg corduroy trousers in navy. They are fabulous but I needed an extra 6 inches height! Recommend for tall people
Finally all my Black Friday things have come. Need to try on a few more times to be sure

cardigan: wrap London
trousers: le bon shop
shoes: Birkenstock

Loving the cream and neutral outfit @Sooverthemill - very on trend.

Baltic here! Soo flippin cold. Have cranked the heating up in my office, lol. Dress from Ganni with Top Shop boots. With my lovely boys who are Spanish rescue dogs and not fans of Scottish weather, bless them.