Why do some people on here hate fitted clothes?

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I posted a ‘which dress?’ question on here a few weeks ago, and both dresses were very fitted, and both got a lot of hate 😂

It doesn’t matter of course, they’re just clothes, but I like fitted clothes! At 5ft3 I find that loose fits drown me and sometimes infantilise me. I’m 30, and I suppose the average mumsnetter is around 50, so maybe that has something to do with it. That said, I don’t see why older women can’t wear fitted things either.

Do they ?
I LOVE them, especially bodysuits with jeans etc… I’m 50+ 🤣🤣🤣

I don’t hate fitted clothes. And I’m not 50 either, I did just search for your thread and couldn’t find it.
Were people saying they hated them because they are fitted?

I don't like them because I don't like my shape and don't want to draw attention to it, and because I prefer the freer movement that looser clothing gives me. I am usually not bothered by what other people wear but I hope that fitted clothes are being worn for preference rather than purely for fashion purposes.

I prefer looser things that are not closely fitted because after three pregnancies I don't have a great body and need to cover a multitude of sins. Jeans and trousers obviously have to be better fitted, but I prefer tops that just pull down over the outside of them.

That is for myself, and I am 60 now. I have no truck at all with those (my age, older or younger) who prefer fitted and tailored stuff and can carry it off. It just isn't for me. You go with whatever works for you. Use

Yes some posters seem to!!

More or less. One user commented that some Mumsnetters hate tight clothes.

Fitted and tailored clothing is fine if you have a slim toned figure. I don't, and many others don't either. For me, there's nothing as bad as doing the "sit down" test (😊) and feeling like a stuffed duck with bits squashed in. If I get a bigger size the rest of it doesn't fit properly, so although I'm within my BMI range I am far from slim, trim, and toned!

Therefore, it is far more comfortable for me to get unstructured clothing, apart from trousers/jeans that is. I don't mean voluminous stuff, just nicely draped with a bit of forgiveness in the fabric.

Everyone is different!

Not sure it’s an age thing, i’ve never liked fitted because it’s just not my style, did have the figure for it too!

Yes it’s because we are all OLD FRUMPS of 50+ and EATEN UP WITH ENVY

Seriously though it depends on body type and proportions. Im 5’ 3” and prefer slightly looser clothes, within a balanced, flattering, comfortable and reasonably current silhouette.

It’s not all about size, some women are petite (small boned etc, not just short) and need everything slimmer cut, some women who are larger look amazing in bodycon clothes.

I will say that it’s rare I enjoy seeing a woman looking very squeezed in by a dress or with all her assets on display, especially if the fabric and cut of the dress look cheap.

One user commented and you make a TAAT claiming the average 50 year old Mumsnetter hates fitted clothes.

Maybe the dresses were just ugly? Most of the dresses I have seen posted here are IMO hideous but that's not a helpful comment.

In fairness I think tighter fitting silhouettes have been out of fashion for a while. It feels like they’re coming back along with the 90s/00s trend but I still see plenty of oversized or boxy looks around that feel current.

Also, at 30 I felt far more comfortable in a bodysuit or work dress than I do now after two kids age 37. It’s a website for mothers so that’s doubtless reflected here like other posters have said.

I never said that 50+ women were frumpy?

Fitted and tight are two different things in my head. I like fitted but not tight.

No not just that one comment, I’ve seen lots of similar comments over the years I’ve been on here.

Fair enough!

I've not seen the hate no.

I do think often clothes would look better up a size (this is more often something I see on Reddit than here TBF). I think people get very invested in being a certain size.

Also until fairly recently it was just unfashionable.

Well do you mean fitted or do you mean tight? I think there’s a difference. You haven’t linked to the dresses so it’s impossible to say but I doubt the “hate” was purely down to fittedness in the sense of tailored. There are some posters on S&B who frequently link to sack like dresses though.

Fitted and tight are two different things.
Which do you mean?
Can you link to your previous thread for examples.

I personally hate sack-like dresses.

I hate them too. I look ridiculous in them.

These were the dresses:

Do you mean bodycon type clothes? There were lots of young women wearing them last night when I was at a restaurant.

I'd look an absolute state in something that form fitting because I'm fat and at my age gravity hasn't been my friend. . My niece wears them all the time because she's very slim and young.

Fitted clothes are nice on someone slim. Many women just aren’t slim enough to get away with them.

I think fitted until very recently was just very much not fashionable

no hate

it just would not have been getting a lot of love from fashionable people here

I get bloated really easily so don’t like tight waistbands. I also dog walk every day and have 2 little kids, tight clothes just aren’t comfortable. The only time I wear something ‘fitted’ as you describe is if it’s a special occasion.