Reading The Guardian magazine yesterday I came across the fashion section 'The Measure'
Kimonos on the beach are where it's at, apparently, whilst Kaftans are a bit 'Mumsnet.'
Well to be honest with you Guardian Magazine, I've been loving the Kimono look for quite some time, but I'm not averse to a Kaftan either. But this isn't what irked me with the comment in this section of the magazine. The Guardian promotes itself as a liberal, left wing paper, one that features many a feminist article. However a comment such as 'Kaftans are a bit Mumsnet' has many derogatory mummy hating undertones....
For me I read:
- Mums are not cool
- Mums are not fashionable
- Mums are frumpy
- Mums are dull and boring
- Being a mum is not trendy
- Being a mum is not something to aspire to
Maybe I'm paranoid as I'm trying to get accustomed to my new post-pregnancy shape as well as working my wardrobe around what is practical for feeding my baby every two to three hours and which colours blend well with baby dribble. But what is wrong with being a member of Mumsnet? What makes being a mummy unfashionable? Why is it acceptable to be dismissed in this way?!
I'm not claiming to be the trendiest mama on the planet, and I'm not one to read fashion magazines on a regular basis. I have more pressing things at heart, such as my daughter, her well-being, happiness and future, my partner, my family and friends, and my career, so fashion isn't the top of my list of concerns - but why do women in fashion and lifestyle magazines feel the need to criticise other women's lifestyle choices so readily?
Anyway Guardian Magazine, there are plenty of trendy mamas out there, Thais aka Mama Dalston and Josie - Oh! You Pretty Things , to name two that I love in the blogosphere......and if you're not a trendy mummy, just a mummy trying to work out your new role in life and in society, then trendy doesn't really matter, or does it?
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