What does the best dressed mum at your school gate wear?

[Goodwitchglenda]

What does the best dressed mum at your school gate wear? And where in the country are you?

Posting in the spirit of curiosity and inspiration!

At our school there is a big gap between those who brush their hair and those who don’t!

One mum always has really nice coats, wide leg trousers and clean trainers. She looks great. Another wears oversized sweatshirts and decent leggings a lot and she give Princess Di vibes. A lot of it is about consciously looking like you’ve not just throwing on whatever is creased on the floor.

I honestly don’t know half just wear leggings and a sweat top like me and the other half wear work wear there’s nothing in between well I suppose it’s the Nannas and Grandmas but none of those are particularly stylish either!

When I was at the school gate it was worming mums in workwear eg suits / dresses. Or gym kit.

Three types - 1. stay at home Pilate mums with lululemon, On or Hoka shoes, 2. working from home mum with great fitting jeans, dresses, tops, coats, think max Mara, me+em, or even designers Prada, Chanel etc 3. Office working mum similar to the above but more corporate sometimes in full jacket + trousers/skirt Hugo boss, Hobbs, a few custom tailored.
basically invest in a few expensive clothes that fit you well and just use them every day. Cashmere looks particularly sophisticated and is really simple.
a couple of piece per year, well maintained, you build the wardrobe with time, they last 15-20 years and it is way cheaper than all this Chinese crap

Nice quality flares or bootleg trousers, a nice top of any variety and in winter a fancy coat (fur/suede and the like), in other seasons either no jacket or a nice quality one of any variety. Jewelry to add that polished finish, hair well kept, make-up on.

Most wear work clothes, gym clothes, or just joggers/hoodie (not much of an effort) but I don't judge them because I know mom life is hard and it's a miracle just to get out the door some days.

The only one I did judge was this mother who used to show up every single day in the same pyjamas and I know everyone will scream "depression" but ffs if you can make it out the house and walk to nursery then you can put outdoor clothes on, or at least bottoms and a coat over a PJ top. The exact same pyjamas every day. Just embarassing for the kids tbh.

There is a mum at our school who just rocks this kind of hippy goth look. It's amazing - she has a buzz cut, dramatic jewellery, and wears a mish mash of things when you describe it but she looks amazing in person. Like sometimes it is a black goth lacy crop top under bright Lucy and Yak.

I would look like a crazy person if I wore what she does but she looks wonderful

Most of the best dressed mums round here aren't doing the drop off. The nannies do it.

The ones that do - a lot of matching top and bottom track suits (lounge wear) and sleek pony tails.

Why on earth do you care?

I hate to be that poster but for god's sake what is the obsession on here with what mums wear to drop their kids off to school?

Funny that nobody ever cares what the bloody men wear.

Usually the ones who are going to work after - styled hair and smart casual. No particular brands.

Not if you've got moths. I love cashmere, but even with regular treatment and a lot of care, moths still get to them eventually, I don't think I've got any more than about 5 years old now.

I think I'd be judging the ones turning up in fur!

Get rid of moths. It’s possible. You can buy products and clean everything, then leave them in the wardrobe and keep on changing them. Avoid carpets as much as possible, they not only host moths eggs, but nits and loads of other bacteria even if shampooed professionally regularly.store wool and cashmere in plastic bags with moth killers inside.

If only that worked. I’ve been using hanging things and killer spray and cleaning out the whole wardrobe regularly and keeping it aired for years, but it’s not working completely. No carpet in bedroom. If you’ve found a product that totally eliminates the problem, please let me know.

Seems to be a common occurrence where I live in the winter months

If you hate to be that poster, then: why are you?

Likewise. I aim for a small percentage of synthetic in with the wool/cashmere to deter the moths. Seems to work!

West London?

You might need to get a professional pest control in then. And after that, keep with products regularly. I did not need it but I know a few people who did.

I seem to remember seeing a post on a FB page where I used to live, saying how someone always cheered up on the school run when seeing someone who dressed like it was the 1950's! A lot of people commented positively on how nice she always looked.

Around here, the tiny local primary school (rural Wales) is largely made up of children of farmers and vets, so if you're reasonably clean, you can probably count yourself amongst the best dressed!

Based in home counties in England, I wouldn't say anyone stands out as being well dressed on school pick up, most of us are wearing work clothes as in a uniform or shorts and t shirt or what ever is appropriate for the weather. It isn't a fashion parade and no one makes it feel that way luckily.

I use London Moth and plastic bags

The mums and dads are mostly in 3 camps.
Some have office attire, some have smart casual wear (they WFH), some have gym gear and all are usually polite and say good morning. 🌄

The fellas who insist on wearing shorts and flip flops in the winter months are bat-shit IMHO 😆 but if that's what they feel comfy in, then so be it 😇

@Goodwitchglenda

I have no idea, I’m not standing around checking other parents out. I drop my kids off and go to work. Don’t you have a job?

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I do have a job! But I don’t work that much so have a lot of time for other passions and interests, which includes fashion.

I hate the assumption that caring about and being interested in good design and aesthetics is somehow a less worthy pursuit than eg maximising shareholder profit by slaving away in an office. Somehow work is worthy but fashion is not? What a dull way of looking at things.

No one is as disparaging of things like football or other traditionally male passions as they are about fashion.

Fashion and clothes give me much joy in my life and I’m very lucky to have the time to devote to them. I like expressing myself through clothes and I like being inspired by what other well dressed women choose to wear! I won’t apologise for that.