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Please assure me that this 'look' isn't back on trend...

112 replies

ThePrologue · 03/09/2024 08:58

...on Monday Susanna (GMB) wearing a very large-pussy-cat-bowed blouse with a powder blue jacket. It looked just like a 1980s Lady Di ensemble.
Please don't let this be coming back into 'fashion'!!

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AnchorWHAT · 03/09/2024 12:56

Or austin powers

Britpopbaby · 03/09/2024 12:57

I love a nice pussy bow blouse with jeans!

ThePrologue · 03/09/2024 13:01

DappledThings · 03/09/2024 11:25

What if it is trendy? You don't have to wear it just because others are.

Why the argumentative tone?!
This was a ligthearted 'oh my god, pussy-bows have escaped from the 80s' post
No, I won't be wearing this abomination!

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henlake7 · 03/09/2024 13:04

Britpopbaby · 03/09/2024 12:57

I love a nice pussy bow blouse with jeans!

Yes! Me too!!
I dont care if I look like an escapee from the '80s!
Although TBF I dont like the way she was wearing hers. I prefer a lower neckline and much less starchy looking bow. Also wouldnt wear it with a suit.
I prefer to go back even further to my '70s childhood and wear with flared jeans or an a line skirt!

MrsMoastyToasty · 03/09/2024 13:11

Well if the 1980s mullet hairstyle is in for men then a pussycat bow is our contribution to the retro vibe.
FWIW I will not be wearing bows or mullets. I remember them from the first time!

SuperGreens · 03/09/2024 13:27

I thought it was supposed to be satirical! Personally however, if it replaces the trend for having your arse cheeks hanging out, side boob etc then Im ok with it 😄

"The trend exploded after TikTok creator Jools Lebron, who has over 1.7 million followers, posted a satirical video to her channel detailing her conservative and “modest” approach to workplace makeup.
“You see how I do my make-up for work? Very demure. Very mindful,” Lebron says in the video. “I don’t come to work with a green cut crease. I don’t look like a clown when I go to work. I don’t do too much. I’m very mindful while I’m at work. You see how I look very presentable? The way I came to the interview is the way I go to the job.”
Since the video was posted at the start of August, it has racked up over 10 million views and inspired a host of tongue-in-cheek etiquette videos. Ever wondered how to be demure when walking through the airport or eating a doughnut? A quick scroll on social media will tell you."

TikTok - Make Your Day

https://www.tiktok.com/@joolieannie/video/7399736793119247662?_r=1&_t=8p0Knbi6ik1

spaceshooter · 03/09/2024 13:32

I wouldn't be paying attention to what susannah Reid is wearing Grin

TangoTarantella · 03/09/2024 13:43

The Susannah pic made me immediately think of Austin Powers

spanieleyes22 · 03/09/2024 13:45

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 03/09/2024 10:21

I think (it’s just my opinion) that these looks suit younger women - they have a sense of irony.
Once you reach a certain age you start looking like you’ve walked off the set of ‘Acorn Antiques’ - Miss Babs territory.

Agreed! I think if you wore it the first time around it should be avoided when it comes back into fashion lol

henlake7 · 03/09/2024 13:55

spanieleyes22 · 03/09/2024 13:45

Agreed! I think if you wore it the first time around it should be avoided when it comes back into fashion lol

I cant see many people agreeing with you when skinny jeans come back into fashion!😅

Sandwichgen · 03/09/2024 14:01

I love a pussy bow with wide leg trousers - but never with a jacket over the top

LoobyDoop2 · 03/09/2024 20:09

I like a pussy bow. I think you have to do strong colours though, rather than sugary pastels- to avoid the Miss Babs look.

Thevelvelletes · 03/09/2024 20:17

Loved her glasses..but then she's my celeb crush.😍

icelollycraving · 03/09/2024 20:22

I saw her and thought it was a beautiful blue and I love a pussy cat bow. Her face was very tanned against it.

LochKatrine · 03/09/2024 20:23

Sometimes Susannah looks really good, but this ensemble was just awful. The hair, the glasses, the hideous suit and blouse... like the love child of Margaret Thatcher and Ronnie Corbett.

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 03/09/2024 20:25

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 03/09/2024 10:47

This is the lady in question. To be fair, I love that shade of blue.

I thought she looked like a Barclays Bank employee. They used to wear suits in that colour.

LochKatrine · 03/09/2024 20:27

AppleDumplingWithCustard · 03/09/2024 20:25

I thought she looked like a Barclays Bank employee. They used to wear suits in that colour.

They did. Awful.

GoldenSunflowers · 03/09/2024 20:31

Neck arrangements are for this autumn-winter what sleeves were for the past season. So expect to see lots of stuff happening around the neckline.

GoldenSunflowers · 03/09/2024 20:31

Better than the enormous sleeves we’ve had recently.

buntyreturns · 03/09/2024 20:39

I don't hate them, but it puts me in mind of Mrs Slocombe, who was fond of a pussy bow blouse.

Aroastdinnerisnotahumanright · 03/09/2024 20:44

I like them but never with a blazer ! They're better in a print than a solid colour too I think, less Thatcher-like.

LochKatrine · 03/09/2024 20:44

buntyreturns · 03/09/2024 20:39

I don't hate them, but it puts me in mind of Mrs Slocombe, who was fond of a pussy bow blouse.

Miss Brahms liked a ruffle neck too, as I recall.

tobee · 03/09/2024 20:51

buntyreturns · 03/09/2024 20:39

I don't hate them, but it puts me in mind of Mrs Slocombe, who was fond of a pussy bow blouse.

😃

I thought that Liz Truss had put the kibosh on pussy bow blouses?
🐈‍⬛🎀

IDontHateRainbows · 03/09/2024 20:51

I love a good pussy bow blouse!

TeaGinandFags · 03/09/2024 20:54

Pass the Gordon's...