Editor's letter 6th December 2020: Mums are not cool - and that’s cool Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Editor’ s letter Mums are just not cool And that s cool By You Magazine - December 6, 2020 Recently, my 15-year-old daughter, in her politest, most respectful tones, begged me to please stop buying clothes for her without her supervision. That’s quite a bruising request of someone who’s worked her entire life in fashion, and likes to think she knows a thing or two about putting together a nice outfit. But even when I try to buy something within her strict parameters – it must be battered, loose- fitting and woe betide if it is any colour that isn’t black or white – I manage to widely miss the mark. As smarting as it is to be told that you are simply too old and naff to understand what the cool kids are wearing, I must admit it immediately had me hurtling back to similar conversations with my mother. She and I are as agreeable on matters of fashion as Donald Trump and Joe Biden are on vote counting. I have always respected and frankly admired that Mum doesn’t really have much time for fashion: garments in her wardrobe are largely judged on their ability to endure the rigours of stable-mucking. And yet, bafflingly, she felt fully qualified to put together a stylish wardrobe for her teenage daughter. I love my mum, I really do, but she was incorrect on this point. She did, though, hold the purse strings and thus the power. My father would look terrified whenever it was announced she was taking me shopping for new clothes. I will never forget the very last of these trips, to find a dress for my Year Ten formal. We even drove about 20 miles further than usual to ‘the good shops’. We lasted all of about half an hour before a ferocious clash of wills ended with Mum storming off and driving home, leaving me to eventually figure out that I’d be making my own way back on the train. We laugh about it now (not that I dare mention it much). I think our fashion wars may have been my main motivation for looking for a job and taking charge of my own money and wardrobe. Thank goodness Mum and I bond over our insane love of dogs. Similarly, my daughter and I both love stand-up comedians and Taylor Swift. So when I read that our own contributing editor Trinny Woodall – one of the most stylish women in Britain – rarely sees eye-to-eye with her daughter Lyla about outfits, well, I’m starting to wonder if women have an almost biological imperative to view our mums’ dress sense as a bit off. In this issue Trinny and Lyla share their tips for mother-and-daughter harmony on clothes-shopping trips, how you can pinch this and that from each other’s wardrobes and not end a single day with anyone being deserted in a mall. But perhaps the biggest lesson to learn is, unless one of you is breaking some kind of public decency law, just let everyone wear what they want – no matter how much you might hate it. Editor’ s picks A few things I’m coveting this week Never met a Marimekko print I didn’t Dress, £39.90, Marimekko x uniqlo.com A stylish, sustainable way to wrap those presents. Bag, £20 for 3, bagsofethics.org Sparkles are for life, not just for Christmas. Blazer, £55, cottontraders.com RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life Groomzillas Brace yourself for a new breed of monster rampaging down July 7, 2019 Elizabeth Day Sorry can t make your party I m on the sofa August 11, 2019 Using these 10 words makes you middle class apparently September 9, 2019 Megan Phelps-Roper ‘ I was born to preach hate I chose to October 6, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey No energy You may need an iron boost November 10, 2019 Emma Winterschladen Meet the mega matchmaker December 1, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey Comfort joy… and a festive hug December 22, 2019 Elizabeth Day I’ m not grumpy… it’ s just my face January 19, 2020 Elizabeth Day Oh the joy of knowing nothing February 16, 2020 This postcard is a sweet simple way to help others during March 16, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved