Are you or are you not a copykate?

As a teacher of young children I always dressed in washable, comfortable clothes so I could get fully involved in all the activities, sit on the floor etc etc. I had to go out in the August before I took up post as headteacher and try to find some 'grown up' clothes to help to convince me and others that I really was in charge! After a couple of months I realised it was not about the clothes!

I've always dressed to please myself and have always favoured comfort over fashion,I swop between my jeans and most times have a t-shirt or long top with plenty of room in it,when I was at work I used to run in after parking the car and no one was allowed to talk to me until I had taken the suit off and jumped into comphy clothes and trainers.When going anywhere posh I only dress up a plain black dress with nice scalves or very very chunky jewellery thats the best you will get from me I'm affraid.Copying from The Dutchess has however given the fashion a must needed boost I think and it can only be good for the economy,but I'm not a size 6 so there I rest my case

susie

I try to follow Lady Gaga as closely as possible - causes a stir in Morrisons.

Still, I suppose it's better than wanting to dress like Rhianna...

I think it's quite sad that young women rush out to buy the same dress as Kate (or anyone else in the public eye, for that matter). Why?

I still tend to dress sort of formally.
I think I've spent so many years having to look smart, I now don't feel comfortable any other the way.
The only time I've dressed casually, is when I was sailing. That was more question of practicality though!

According to my daughter, I usually look as if I have just rolled around in my wardrobe. I spent years having to wear professionally acceptable clothes and now I can wear what I like. She does not get embarrassed when I visit her in New Zealand, as most kiwis seem to share my fashion sense!

I'm just beginning to develop my own style - it's only taken me 60 odd years! I like colour, comfort and casual. If I go to work or out for a meal, then it's smart casual. I don't go anywhere posh these days though some of my casual dresses can be dressed up a bit. I use jewellery and scarves to tart up an outfit. I have to bear in mind that a lot of my time is with the GC so I wear things that can be washed! 'Kate' is far too slim for me! I used to make my own and the children's clothes in my youth - by hand until I got a machine! - but Asda et al have saved me a lot in time and effort.

No...I just couldn't see myself wearing the same styles as 'Kate'! They're far too formal. I like to wear colourful, loose stuff. Cannot wear beige or grey - or even black now, as those colours make me feel gloomy! Bare feet with colourful nail polish in sandals are the order of the day at this time of the year.

vampireq Isn't it nice to have someone who makes you feel good instead of criticizing you all the time?
I'm glad you've got your confidence back and can wear what you like.

Comfort, colour and fit are what interest me now. In the 60s I found that the shift dresses that were in fashion were perfect for my then shape, especially living in the tropics for five years. Coming back to Britain in the middle of winter, 5 months pregnant, put an end to all that!

vq -

I dress to please myself. Up to 4 years ago I dressed to please others in that I wore what I thought other people would accept a fat lump wearing. Then I gradually began to stop chasing the impossible figure and accepted what I am. I'm not fat lump I'm a BBW. Now I wear whatever I choose. Nice undies, skirts, jeans....anything I feel comfortable in and if other people don't like it then tough.

I can't take all the credit though. Six years ago I escaped a very nasty man who made me feel disgusting and four years ago I met a lovely man who constantly tells me how beautiful I am.

I tried to be fashionable in the 60's when a teen but at 5'2" with curly hair and not a size 6 I was never going to be Twiggy or Jean Shrimpton! I then learned to like who I am and wear what I like! Sometimes that coincided with what was currently fashionable but most often not! Now I am such an odd shape I am lucky to find anything to fit properly! I have made clothes for myself and kids and DDs mostly dress to please themselves and have not been fashion slaves.. as kids they were often in those lovely collections of mis-matching outfits..but they were happy! DGDs now following suit!

I don't think I copy anybody now - unless there is someone famous walking around in a tee-shirt, cotton trousers and walking boots, and wearing a ridiculous baker-boy hat with a big peak.
As a teenager in the 1950's, I did wear the prevailing fashions, but they were lovely and flattering - especially as I always had a good bust and a small waist. The full skirts hid my generous thighs.
I thought some 60s fashions were hideous but by then I was married and stuck to classic clothes.

I just wear what I feel comfortable in; occasionally I break out and wear a dress, but never feel too comfortable and revert to the norm. Daughter No.3 has always done her own thing and does the same with her 2 year old who looks, I must admit, a real cutie in her strange attire - stripes, checks, flowery hat, leggings at half mast with a dress over the top, most of which have been acquired from Oxfam or the like . I can't see the point of spending a fortune just to look like someone else - or in my case, if I followed Kate - a wobbly sausage stuffed into a strait jacket.