Are European women better groomed & better dressed than British women?

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Following two interesting threads & posters are saying that the Dutch & German woman are impeccably groomed & dressed. The "scruffy toff with I untidy hair covered in dov hair" is absolutely not a sign of wealth... It's interesting!

I too admire the flat sandal and cute dress Italian look. Are there Italian brands who sell this kind of thing online?

I love to sit a people watch in Germany and Italy. The older couple/those out on their own are so fit and very much take pride in their appearance. There are so many independent boutiques to buy clothes from. I now try and model myself on what I’ve seen there, I’m much fitter and healthier, and I’m far better turned out now that I try to only shop in individual boutiques.

They all dress like this with natural makeup, natural hair, just very natural and fresh looking.

I'm in Spain at the moment and have been for a couple of months, (smallish MC town, quite a bit of wealth to be seen) and yesterday I saw a woman in her 40s or 50s with electric ultramarine blue hair but otherwise dressed quite normally for here. Unfortunately the dye job was not done well and really stood out. (The sort of colour that if you saw it in the UK you'd think the woman had lost a bet.)
It's quite a conservative area and middle aged people tend to dress similarly but fairly well. The men tend to look better than middle aged Brits in terms of clothes and shoes (no footie gear or baseball caps) but are similarly shaped!
Women tend to be more within a 'normal' size range but larger ones are not unusual. Thank god, or I'd stand out even more. Scarves (not head scarves) are everywhere and definitely seem to smarten up an outfit, I'd say. Nails are done but makeup is light.
Youngsters -- well, the same as everywhere else, really. Jeans, trainers, puffa jackets. Not much makeup though.

but this is just another capital city/major city thing

yes in Stockholm and Gothenburg you will see scandi cool, normcore, neutral colours in big voluminous shapes, minimalist jewellery, ‘no make up’ make up, etc. but at the same time it’s uniform and no one wants to stand out, so you won’t see people chucking on a paint splattered tracksuit to run and get some more milk

leave Stockholm head to the rural towns and you’ll have women dressed in velour tracksuits, loud jazzy prints, eighties make up and highlights, knitwear, clompy shoes. Whatever really. Anything they want to wear

Exactly the same as the uk

but this is just another capital city/major city thing

Im currently watching a series on Netflix called Fauda and one of the female leads this time round is dressed identically to the woman in that
picture except she also wears a headscarf. The series is set in Tel Aviv.

Single mums from Great Yarmouth or Blackpool?
What's single mum got to do with it? Snob

She looks like she's wearing a dressing gown.

PennyToffee · Today 10:00
I don't think so. And when did we stop being European?“

2016 ☹️🤬

We are quite a poor country & getting poorer as GDP per capita and looking good can cost.

Maybe this is the reason?

You are totally wrong about this with regard to France at any rate. It's a different approach, less fast fashion, and it doesn't take effort, it takes buying items carefully, but not necessarily often. When you get to really know French women, you notice that they wear the same clothes again and again.

I hear this quite a lot then from the same group we are 5th 6th richest country and we have x or y it’s outrageous

Seems to change based on whether we are to be seen as poor or rich.

I think things vary wildly even just within the UK according to what region you are in and whether city or rural, rich or poor, old or young.

am genuinely puzzled as to where you are to see the streets thronging with orange people

Student areas of Newcastle @BitOutOfPractice

RampantIvy · Today 12:59
am genuinely puzzled as to where you are to see the streets thronging with orange people“

Lots of towns here in the NW of England.

Race debate, race baiting, chip on shoulder, why does everything have to be about race, etc. Then the word narcissist will be thrown in.

I have no idea where Michelle Obama, an American comes into this or why she is relevant.

The discussion is about British women and European women. The tenor of this thread has made it abundantly clear that the image of the women from both these categories are white women.

You might want to label it race debate, race hating, or a number of terms to distract from that clear point. It is simply an observation and goes to why this idea of a fundamental difference between British and “European “ women is nonsensical and insulting to British and “European “ women - all of them, no matter their race, class or sense of style.

Slightly different, but I noticed that East Asians are much better groomed and chic than British women. The reverse culture shock returning to the UK was dramatic. Never mind fashion, everyone looked like they needed a good wash.

On a serious note, this really is the internal monologue of certain sections of London remain voters.

The stats are quite clear, GDP as a total is 5th/6th but as per capita, we are way down the list.

Per capita is where it matters in regard to how we all feel & on how much the country can spend per person on public services or on fashion etc this is all that counts.

I hear this quite a lot then from the same group we are 5th 6th richest country and we have x or y it’s outrageous

GDP per capita is what's important. We are a rich country but have high inequality.

Some British women are East Asian.

'Dutch' and 'stylish' in the same sentence!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I've lived here 20 years. I love the Netherlands, I love the Dutch, but stylish? No.

Compared to where? We’re about the same re inequality with Aus and NZ, lower than US but higher than Nordic countries

It hasn’t increased in last decade or so although you see a fair few posts re increasing inequality

Re we are a rich country or poor I don’t mind but people seem to switch when making a point. Either one or the other

There was a funny thing on IG the other day in Gail’s people listing what’s terrible etc reminded me of mn

@Whatwouldnanado I bought some lovely 100% cotton, italian made skirts & dresses in Secret Firenze & Wuside in italy. They might have online shops I've never looked