Hey Mom, What's Your Fashion Style?

Mom fashion is a quandary. I am sick to death of that middle-of-the-road wasteland of clothing that's "practical" yet "stylish", because really, it's neither. Like the ubiquitious semi-platform slides, which add an inch or two of height but can also be whipped off for a sandbox extravaganza. Those slides are okay, I guess, but they make your feet smell really bad. And every mother wears them. Or polyester jersey basketball sweats. They look really cute on 15-year-old girls but make us look like Eastern European fencing coaches. Or yoga pants with newfangled brightly colored sneakers. I don't know about anyone else but this outfit makes me look like a shapeless blob with jellybeans stuck on my feet.

Maybe there's something to be said for just putting up the white fashion flag until they go away to college. We can spend the next several years looking like we just crawled out of a doggy bed. After we've helped unload all their stuff into their dorm rooms, we can stop at the nearest gas station and change into beautifully structured blouses and smart heels.

Lisa from That's Empress to You ( http://thatsempresstoyou.typepad.com/ )

Oh, all those broken nails and blistered fingers - just to get into a pair of jeans. I was partial to horizontal wiggle, myself!

Good times.
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Heading over to your place now, thanks for the heads up!
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Big hair and poodle heads...ACK!...when I started high school, the "Farrah" was in (long and extremely feathered hair) and, by the time I grew mine out (it took me 'til junior year) the short poodle head was in.

Man, even then, I just couldn't keep up!

Until I became a mom - around the time stirup pants and loooong sweatshirts, were in - and if it wasn't comfortable, I just didn't wear it.

I say we all just throw in the towel and spend the rest of our days...naked! Then again, I'd have to move to a tropical island somewhere (the more uninhabited, the better!) because winter on the east coast could be a bitch!

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For more from Liz Thompson, read:
C.E. Fashion & Shopping ( http://www.blogher.com )
This Full House
( http://thisfullhouse.com )The Imperfect Parent ( http://imperfectparent.com )

First of all I am a classic like you.

When I was single and working I had nice things, lots of rayon and dry cleanables, a favorite pair of black pumps, lots of coordinating jewelry.

Once I became a mom, it changed to cotton and cotton blends and jeans.

I go for comfort and washability now! Oh how the times have changed.

BTW, I was a teenager in the 80's and thought it was fabulous fashion while I was in it. Loved the big hair!

Given my druthers now I would love to have the classy look of the 50's come back in style.
Linda
Musings of a Domestic Goddess ( http://musings-of-a-domestic-goddess.blogspot.com/ )

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The 80's redux look is horrid. Maybe it's because this is the first "comeback look" that I actually lived through the first time. Nothing from the 80's is flattering unless you're ten and dressed for Halloween or a supermodel built like a twelve-year-old boy with breasts.

I remember those jeans you had to lie down to zip up. I actually saw a pair with zippers at the ankles. At JC Penney's! One blessing was that they weren't acid washed, and I suspect that will be the next in retro chic.