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A friend of mine was joking recently about the Carpool Uniform at her children's school: yoga pants, sunglasses, and lipgloss. "Everyone's doing it," she said. "We all like to pretend that we're going to work out after we drop the kids off, but really we're just too lazy to get dressed."We're all familiar with that -- it's often all a mom can do to get the kids dressed for school; if you don't have to show up at an office precisely at 8:15 am, what's the point of getting all dressed up just for car pool? But there's more to what you wear to school than just convenience and comfort; according to Lesley Thomas, fashion blogger at the Telegraph, Carpool Chic is an elusive look. "Look glam and you alienate other mums, wear pyjamas and you mortify your kids." So what's the middle ground?
Thomas reminisces about moms who used to announce that "'School's not a fashion parade!" And while they were talking to their kids, she recently realized that "the same adage now applies to today's school-run mums. Not the glitzy Yummy Mummies for whom life's a catwalk, but the ones who seem to believe that motherhood equals sacrifice, fashion equals selfishness, and a mother who dresses well is a bad one."
So what's the middle ground? Thomas points moms to sensible flat shoes and classic wardrobing pieces that look crisp and chic without being too over-the-top. Everything she suggests is wearable and affordable.
What are you wearing to take the kids to school? Do you ever wish you could spiff up your look just a little more, or are you good with your yoga pants and ball cap?
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ReaderComments (Page 2 of 2)
9-10-2008 @ 10:19AM
Michelle said...Oh, I can relate! Last year, on the days I would just drop my daughter off at preschool, I would just throw a cap on my head with my pjs, no bra, and zip off to school. One morning, I got stopped for speeding by someone who knows my husband. (hubby is a cop). I was mortified sitting there with my arms crossed over my chest and my hair all askew!
Last time, I ever left the house like that!
9-10-2008 @ 3:29PM
cindy said...When my 16 year old daughter is fortunate you have me drive her to school, I am usually jumping right out of bed to take her. She has usually missed the bus when I drive her and we are running late. I wear stretch pants, a baggy t-shirt, no bra and flip flops. I never get out of the car so why should I get dressed? I am going right back home and go to sleep. Maryland Secretarial Services, Inc. www.webmss.com
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