It seems to be common knowledge that once you say hello to motherhood, you say goodbye to fashion forever. You’re practically required to trade in your stylish, strappy pumps and dry clean only wardrobe for the official mom uniform of tank tops and yoga pants.
But is that really true?
Nope! After careful thought and consideration, I came to the conclusion that we all wear the same things we always did, just for entirely different reasons.
Flip FLOPS
Why You Wore It Then: To avoid getting foot diseases in the dorm shower.
Why You Wear It Now: Because they’re the easiest things to slip on when you have to run an errand, take your kids to school, meet up with friends in the park, go out to dinner with your spouse or pretty much anything that requires you to put on footwear.
SEXY UNDERWEAR
Why You Wore It Then: They made you feel flirty and feminine.
Why You Wear It Now: It’s laundry day and you’ve run out of all the comfy stuff.
HAT
Why You Wore It Then: To avoid getting wrinkles from sun exposure.
Why You Wear It Now: To avoid getting weird looks because you didn’t shower.
Scarf
Why You Wore It Then: To add a splash of color to your outfit.
Why You Wear It Now: To hide the blotch of discolor from the baby’s spit up.
IRONIC T-SHIRT
Why You Wore It Then: You liked to express your sense of humor with your clothing.
Why You Wear It Now: You haven’t bought yourself any new t-shirts in 15 years.
CARDIGAN
Why You Wore It Then: It was Halloween, and you were dressed as an old lady.
Why You Wear It Now: There’s a little chill in the air and it hides your hips nicely and oh yeah, you are now an actual old lady.
Oversized Bag
Why You Wore It Then: #ontrend
Why You Wear It Now: #omfgTheseKidsHaveSoMuchCrap
JACKET
Why You Wore It Then: You didn’t wear one on your date, so when it got chilly your boyfriend let you wear his.
Why You Wear It Now: Your kid is wearing shorts in November, and it’s making you cold just looking at him.
PONY TAIL
Why You Wore It Then: You were headed to the gym.
Why You Wear It Now: You’re headed out and you have no time to shower.
PANTS
Why You Wore It Then: They elongate your legs.
Why You Wear It Now: You didn’t shave your legs.
STATEMENT NECKLACE
Why You Wore It Then: You believed a bold piece of jewelry was the key to a great outfit
Why You Wear It Now: The statement is, “My kid made this and she gets very angry if I attempt to take it off.”
GRAY SWEATER
Why You Wore It Then: Gray was the trendy new neutral.
Why You Wear It Now: All your black sweaters have been washed in hot water 4,283 times.
DRESS
Why You Wore It Then: You’re going out for the night.
Why You Wear It Now: It’s so much less time and energy to put together an outfit when the top and bottom are already attached.
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This post was written by Robyn Welling. To read more from Robyn, visit Hollow Tree Ventures.
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Sneakers – then you were going to the gym.
Now, you are going to be running to 56 different stores to pick out the exact shade of turquoise cardstock your kid needs for their science project due in 2 hours, and all before you get in the carpool line 45 minutes before school gets out so that you aren’t that mom who’s kid has to wait until the last 5 cars to get picked up.
I love the one about pants for unshaved legs. It’s an actual decision I make way too often in the summer…capri jeans or full jeans based on how long since my last shave! Too funny.
So true! All of it!!
I thought scarves were for hiding hickeys.