'I dress up to the nines for the school run - my husband says it's embarrassing'

A woman has taken to social media to ask whether she should tone down her outfits for the school run after her husband complained about her being 'overdressed' for the chore

A woman has been slammed for dressing up when she collects her children on the school run - but some say she's setting a good example.

The 42-year-old mum explained how a teacher compared her style to Sex in the City characters and she took it as a compliment as it's an iconic movie.

However, her husband and children believe the teacher was actually commenting on how 'overdressed' she is for the school run. The fashionista said on Reddit: "I was told by my husband, 52, that I shouldn’t dress up to go to our child’s elementary school.

"I love fashion and do tend to dress up. I don’t like wearing jeans. So I wear a lot of skirts (usually tea length or to-the-knee and trouser type pants). I love finding interesting prints and cuts. I usually wear heels and only wear activewear to the gym.

"I’ve spent a lot of hours cultivating my wardrobe. I volunteer at my daughter's school often, am on the PTO board, and do pick up and drop off so I’m there a lot and the teachers know me pretty well. I’m also one of the older moms in elementary and my husband is the oldest dad."

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Her husband claims other parents "don't appreciate her trying to show off" since they usually wear jeans or active wear when dropping off their kids. Wanting to know whether she should tone it down, she asked users: "My husband is retired and rarely dressed up.

"This is fine with me, especially since he had to wear a suit every day for 30 years. It’s all personal preference I think. I just prefer different. He used to love my style but seems over it since he retired. So should I be dressing more like other parents?"

Commenting on her post, one user said: " My great-grandmother use to say 'If you're always overdressed, you'll never be underdressed.'"Another user added: "Unless you’re solely wearing the Carrie ‘naked’ dress or the fashion show panties with blazer you’re good.

A third user said: "If you want to really annoy people and still be yourself, start sewing your fab outfits. instead of buying them, parents at school can be awfully clique."