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School gate style for mums

September 5, 2011 11:21

ByJan Shure, Jan Shure

2 min read

Am I alone in finding the whole celebrity yummy mummy thing an intolerable tyranny?

All those celebrity mummies, ironing-board flat tummy three weeks after giving birth, flawlessly made up and attired in Burberry Prorsum or Gucci to deliver little Apple, Cosima or Aurelius, to prep school, while all the real mummies, who don't have a housekeeper, a driver and two nannies on rotating shifts, who struggle to get their kids up, dressed and fed, packed lunches made and little emergencies (like finding escaped hamsters) dealt with, are now also under pressure to look like a domestic goddess by 8.15am.

To give you a little help, we have found some hero pieces; great clothes which, even thrown on with no time and less thought, will make you feel just a bit more yummy, and won't break the household budget.

A relaxed blazer teamed with ankle-skimming trousers, skinny jeans or a skirt/dress, opaques and flat boots, is nicely on-trend yet still almost effortless. And this look will work for a (hopefully) warm September and mild October, before becoming an extra layer for the chillier months. French mail order firm La Redoute, for which Vanessa Bruno creates a collection each season, has well-cut unstructured blazers, at £65; River Island and Warehouse have blazers and low-key tuxedo jackets at under £100.