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Getting ready for the school run in the mornings can feel like running a marathon before you’ve even had your first cup of coffee. There are breakfasts to make, lunches to prepare, and kids to sort. You’re probably lucky if you manage to get your clothes on the right way, never mind looking your best.
Unfortunately, leaving the house with breakfast on your shirt and a messy hair bun isn’t the best way to boost your self-image for the rest of the day. But, what if we were to tell you that there are some simple, speedy ways to get yourself looking better on even the busiest school mornings? Simply keep on reading to find out what they are.
Speedy Style for Mums: Your Go-To School Run Fashion Guide
1. Make Friends With Accessories
If there’s one thing rushed mums don’t often bother with, it’s accessories. You probably ditched these back in the newborn days, and chances are you just never got round to re-introducing them. After all, carefully positioning a diamond necklace feels a little decadent when every second of your morning counts.
In truth, though, accessories are one of the quickest ways to make yourself look put together. After all, it only takes 30 seconds to slip on a ring or undo a necklace clasp. Whether you start trialling a little costume jewellery or research the best place to buy natural diamonds, you could quickly become the style envy of every other mum in the playground without needing to add unnecessary get-ready time.
2. Tune Into Capsule Wardrobes
Capsule wardrobes have been a hot style choice since the early 2000s, and they hold a lot of appeal for rushed school mums. Why? Because a wardrobe like this is specifically designed to ensure that every piece works in complete harmony. Forget having to rummage through your drawers just to find something that looks half-decent; this is a sure way to a put-together outfit that takes exactly 30 seconds to find.
The key to making a capsule wardrobe work for your school runs is simply making sure that you position your capsuled style staples in a way that makes them as easy as possible to navigate. Set up a section for bottoms, tops and jackets, then just grab one item from each area every morning, and you’re sure to look good.
3. Choose a Statement Coat
Statement coats were big news during Milan fashion week, and they stand to make your school run easier, too. That’s because one large statement overcoat can add fun to any outfit, and is also specifically designed to hide a multitude of sins.
Even if you still have your PJ top on, or your youngest was sick all down you this morning, you can slip into a statement print coat and look fun, fashionable, and like that messy morning simply never happened.
Looking good ain’t easy when you’re living the mum life, but these speedy school run fashion tips could still see you becoming the envy of the playground.
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