Mom Clothes → Silky Veil

Naturally, my conclusion is... I should double-down. If Prof. Sarah was any indication, that expression's likely to change quite a bit even if I don't go out of my way to make it. So, let's reinforce the harem thing by changing 'Mom Clothes' to 'Silky Veil.'

The camera flickers. We're outside again.

As for Mom, well, oh boy.

She's wearing some kind of gilded headband with an amethyst centerpiece. Her ponytail looks the same at first glance, but a second will reveal that she's actually wearing a purple cloth over it - huh, I guess that's a 'veil' as well, isn't it? Moving right on down, she's got some ear-rings, and her eyes are - as predicted - not quite as soulful anymore.

Her necklace has gained a few additional layers of gold chain and a smaller gemstone of the same cut as the one on her headband, while her top has... shrunk, basically.

It should be noted that not just the veil, but all cloth in Mom's outfit is the same shade of purple and nearly matches her hair. But back to the actual description...

The sleeves are the same length, if tighter, but her neckline is basically just a massive opening for her shoulders and cleavage to peak out through, while her belly is totally exposed. Everything's held together at the center by another purple jewel, this one with a little pommel of cloth dangling from it. Finally, her dress is more a skirt, although this portion still falls all the way down her legs.

Altogether, I think she looks far more like I imagined when I put her in a 'harem outfit' - which is to say, some kind of dancer or risque performer. That's what you usually see women dressed like this doing in the movies, anyway.

Where to go from here...?

(mature woman, disappointed mother, average build, long purple hair, tidy ponytail, hands on her hips, harem outfit, silky veil, dog collar, standing on the doorstep)

[AN: I think you hit the nail on the head with what was messing with the harem outfit on this one.]