Why do lots of mums wear baggy t-shirts and 3/4 cargo trousers ....

[PetitFilou1]

is it a uniform or what? I am about to have dc3 (and already have two under 5) and am working from home for 2 days a week now so no need for work clothes. How do I avoid going down the slippery slope to comfort and not caring (wails)

i am thinking linen type trousers, as I need to have something other than my staple jeans to sling on. I need to grown up in the trouser dept

but I am a size 14/16, and about 5.4. Linen equals all my flab wobbly, doesn't it??

What sort of shape, shuodl I get?

I am obviousy so unstylish....

(fortunately, I am with Trinity on this one and don't give a monkeys )

i threw out my 3/4 trousers from 1999 the other day. I have been saying will wear them, every summer, and they don't suit me!! They were kind of skatey, and now i am approaching 40, well, who the hell was I kidding.!!

(sobs at appraoching 40)

no, linen is very kind to all
don't get a crispy shiny one
and make sure they're long enough to flop down but not too long to drag

if you get some that suit, buy loads then you never have to think about it again

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havent read the thread

linen is horrible i think. i dont wear it. goes baggy andhorrid around the arse and creases where you sit, like th hips and back of knees. niiiiiiiice

mid calf trusers have to be the worst thing ever invented
capri pants ie knee length pedal pusher htings are much more flattering

cant answer rre baggy t shirts. why wear a baggy one ? i dunno

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I like linen tops though little vesty things better than jersey for boobs.Agree that linen skirts and trousers are mumsy apart from rally well cut black slim ones for work otherwise noooooooooo Cargo pants have never been stylish on women although v popular here too

Cheap linen = crappola. Expensive well cut linen = luvverley

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yes

i would rather wear a skirt too thatn cropped breeks

an NO clarks hiking sandal thingys

Cropped trousers are far better than the alternative which is proper shorts with corn beef legs sticking out. And anything is better than jeans. I'm banning myself from them - i can neverget a good fit and they are such a cop out. Agree linen trousers the way to go. Loads about at the moment. Even primark have some cheap wear and chuck ones.

i am terrible have a girly weekend with very old friends this week and is a major military operation What is a maven?

I'd go for a nice, properly fitting pair of jeans myself and dress top up or down depending on occasion. The fit is, IMHO, critical. If it's too hot then decent linen trousers - yes or a nice flippy knee length skirt and pretty top.

I haven't done cargo trousers for a long, long time. I luuuuurve clothes.

Slim-leg 3/4 cropped trousers with fitted t-shirts and good quality sweater/cardigan (I seem to wear extremes of either chunky knits or cashmere).

Linen often looks nice on other people (DH in a white linen shirt, v. sexy) but makes me look like I slept in the dogs basket.

I can spend an entire summer in shift dresses with flats or heels.

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those are not the type of thing which most people wear.Those are lovely esp with heels or ballet pumps.It is the drawstring waist sack of potato ones that look terrible

something else i do have is cartgo pants but mostly for the gym and or climbing or gardeing

i mostly do tight t shirts tho

Because it's easy.

you are all wrong about linen trousers being mumsy

I cannot see the problem with linen trousers, I'd rather wear them than 3/4 myself...

i think it depends who is wearing clothes tbh how mumsy they look

some people can wear a hesian potato sack and look sexy

Baggy T-shirts or polo shirts are a complete non-starter and should be binned.

Three-quarter length trousers are fine if they are slim-fit and glamorous. They should never be remotely baggy or cut straight - they need to be close to the leg and end below the calf, where your leg slims towards your ankle. And they must, imperatively, be worn with glamorous shoes (ballet flats or gold leather flat sandals are fine) and a pretty top.

I don't understand the linen trousers either.

They are always crumpled and faded.

Cod - you are very wrong about combats/army look etc - very low-key glam providing the rest of the outfit is feminine - and, crucially, they shouldn't be ironed