at the school gates this morning i noticed three distinct group of mums.......

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croc wearers, birkie wearers and 'the only pair i could find' wearers.

do you have the same distinction? the groups remained totalk separate not one pair of crocs could be seen in the birkie group!!

My got, have people got crocs and birkies out already? It is only April for chrissake. I am wearing kneehigh black boots today.

What is a Birkie?

I don't fall in any of those groups. I wear black shoes with a small heel for work, black Boots with trousers in the winter and black/cream canvas sandals type shoes in the summer.

in sunny west wales we're all off to the beach- weather is fab atm (but remeber we live in wales so anything warmer than -4deg is warm to us!)
birkies= birkenstocks

Wore Birkenstocks when pregnant but really I think there is no justification for them otherwise. Their ugliness is only surpassed by that of Crocs .

It was wellies all round this morning.

Where are you?

aberystwyth! seriously the weather's fab!!

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Footwear at my children's schools split into:

(a) trainers;
(b) Sensible Shoes, chosen for ease & efficiency in commuting, but not for glamour; and
(c) scary scary high fashion boots.

I am in camp (b). They all seem to mingle, somehow, and I quite like talking to members of camp (c) because I can't but sense just how much more comfy I am. (They're probably thinking gratifiedly how much cooler than me they are, so we're all happy!)

Millie, they are just awful!

I know ... I agree entirely!!

those toms are slippers surely?

we seem to have 4 groups...

trainers
scary high heels (boots or shoes)
sensible nice boots/shoes
flip flops that are clearly too small or old.....yack!!!

Too cold here for Birkies.
We have another category-skinny jeans and Converse All Stars-deffo no crossover with Croc wearing section.

mine are funky sensible ( or else I am deluded) camper Mary janes. Rocket dog flats and leather toe thongs. Plus have boden ballet flats circa 2004 wearing very well.
birks only for garden/home.
yeah we have nice mums who wear hooker shoes. Abundance of crocs too. The crocs spot number increasing day to day. I do not shun on that count yet.

I have been wearing my sheepskin knee lenght leather uggs. Everyone stares. i can't blame them, I look ridiculous but yes, they are the only pair I can find

Not quite sorted out the summer plan yet

Ooh there is one mum with lush long blonde hair (tousled I think is the word) and high topshoppe wedges and purple tights

she would be lovely to look at if she could a) smile and b) walk. It looks depressing.

At our school there are the mums that wear the following:

Ballet pumps
Trainers
ugg boots
Wedges/high heeled boots
Yucky flip flops/crocs

Depending on whether I am working or not, I usually wear ballet pumps or wedges.

When I'm at home, its either ballet pumps or ugg boots and in the summer, a very nice pair of flip flops, without any overspill! It helps that I get such a generous work discount!

I am in the Birkie group and will wear mine from now until at least end of October unless we have truely awful weather - freedom for my feet at last from boots and trainers!

Most women round here wear birkies, crocs (bleugh!) or long posh boots!

Had my birkies on yesterday. Too wet today though.

I'm in the birkie camp. I find the fat mums wear crocs. Sorry, but true!

LOL Blousy! Just discovered this thread and was thinking the same thing and then saw someone had actually written it. Made me laugh...now have to get juice out of keyboard!