You Can Thank Your Mom For These 20 Bad Fashion Choices
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Mom: usually she's pretty stylish, but when she gets it wrong, she gets it so, so wrong. From forcing you to bundle up when there's barely a chill in the air to gifting you packages of granny panties, she's enabled some pretty questionable fashion choices on more than one occasion. So while we can't wait to celebrate her this Mother's Day, we're also embracing all her funniest faux pas — nylon tights included. Read ahead to see all the times your mom was, well, so incredibly Mom by making you wear all these awful items.
Telling You to Bundle Up
"Um . . . it's 65 and I'm not spending the day outside. Pretty sure I'll be fine."
The Extras She Tells You to "Just Put in Your Purse"
A sweater and a change of shoes? Might as well carry a backpack.
Sometimes, It's Even Food
Which, OK, can totally come in handy — if you eat it. Otherwise, you're stuck with a squished granola bar that you end up finding a month later.
Telling You to Wear Nylon Tights
"Mom, no one wears nylons anymore! No one!" Really — what's the purpose?
When She Dressed You Like Your Sibling
The first time, it was adorable. But once you hit a certain age, not so much.
Buying You Matchy-Matchy Jewelry Sets
"Who under the age of 85 wears matching jewelry sets?!"
Getting You Something Because It Was "on Sale"
There's a reason it was on sale, and that reason is it's hideous.
Telling You to Button Up
"I think I'm choking myself."
Convincing You to Choose Comfort Over Style
It only leads to regret once you realize you're underdressed.
Buying You a Size Larger So That You "Grow Into It"
"Hate to break it to you, but I've stopped growing."