Is the floral dress and white trainers look out?

Trainers last for years. Are we supposed to throw out perfectly comfy, well made shoes because they are 'out'?

Fuck the environment eh?

Yes, IME men are very happy to tell colleagues they're dressed like an old man or other such "banter" and young women often offer advice to smarten up or modernise male colleagues.

Op said, "My go to for work is the floral dress and white trainers and I was told by my younger colleague this look is “out”"

Can you really imagine a younger colleague telling an older male, "You can't wear those chinos and brown shoes anymore - they're out" Different standards.

Obviously mens fashions do change, but more slowly.

I've just bought a pair of wide leg bleached jeans, so I image skinnies will be back any day now.

I love a denim jacket with a summer dress, trainers and a cross the body bag so I think this thread has established that I am deeply off trend 😂

I'm going for a more sporty tshirt/vest type dress this year and coloured trainers, but I won't be giving up trainers and dresses.

I've just bought these crocs https://www.schuh.co.uk/womens/crocs-stomp-fisherman-black-sandals/1748777060/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=surfaces-across-google&utm_campaign=organic-shopping&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw16O_BhDNARIsAC3i2GCM1Bt-lPTXIJlEtQIe01bCYtUy7thZOVjuJhUpgb77AUSN9qjUJrYaAj7UEALw_wcB.

I love them.

My work and going out ensemble is going to floral dresses and these all summer long for me!!

Sod fashion, they are comfy and give me extra height and who doesn't love a beautiful floral dress?

Exactly.

Why do people ALWAYS feel the need to come on threads like this and come out with this ‘wear what you want’ and ‘you can do what you like’ tosh? It’s so painfully predictable and dull, dull, dull.

We know. Everyone knows. OP knows. She even explicitly said I know it doesn’t matter as long as you like what you wear, but I’m also conscious of not looking stylish but keeping my look “fresh”

You are not contributing anything new or interesting to the conversation by declaring yourself an individual who doesn’t follow trends. That’s nice for you. Some people are interested in trends. This OP is one of them.

Not everyone has sweaty feet. Sorry you suffer from them but mine don’t sweat any more in trainers than they do in sandals. Even when I run in the summer, my feet don’t sweat. Sorry for your affliction. 🙄

I have to say I agree - wear one trendy thing per outfit not all over trendy. Then people hone in on that one thing and say ooh I like that.

Wear the dress with beige Adidas special gazelles. That seems to be the trendy trainer (observations in London).

Someone has been deciding that for centuries otherwise we would all be having mice living in our wigs and have our hand maidens do our corsets every morning.

No irony that, as a middle aged woman, you saw what was deeply uncool on a TikTok?

I’ve been wearing floral dresses in the summer since my 20s I’m not going to stop now.

Never wear trainers for anything other than training.

This. Honestly I wouldn’t be feeding a twentysomething’s ego that they are the arbiters of style and what’s in. You have the opportunity to model for her not giving a fuck and the fact that she can learn something from you, not the other way round.

I guess someone has decided we're not spending enough on clothes and has declared its time to change and everyone needs a new wardrobe.

There is no other reason for trends.

I'm short, fat and walk a lot. Trainers and dresses/skirts is not a great look for me but it is practical.

Yes, this is exactly what I was getting at. You don’t throw everything out, just wear it differently.

It’s lack of creativity and individuality that makes you look dated imo.

I still wear my denim jacket, but now I wear it with wide leg trousers and white t shirt. And I still have long floral dresses but I’d wear them with sandals or with a cropped jumper over.

Yer I’d say it’s had its day . Brightly colored adidas sambas or gazelles are what seem to be in now . I’d wear a bright trainer with a dress but not a white trainer . However each to their own and if you feel good and happy wear what you like xxx

I live in a very trendy city with lots of universities and colleges, and have been surprised to recently see quite a few rather beautiful young women wearing skinny jeans!

I was welll into floral dresses with White trainers. I am 47 but work in design so try to keep relatively up to date. Mind you, I have worn skinny jeans for so long they have come back around!

I now tend to do Oliver bonas skirts with a light sweater and gazelles

I also love a Lucy and yak jumpsuit

This. We've ruined for the youth.

I think the long pulled up white sports socks looks completely ridiculous on anyone tbh, but I accept that I am in the minority and just don't wear them myself.
I really do think it's fascinating that something can be so hideously uncool and then be cool. God if any girl at my secondary school had ankle socks showing above trainers she would've been laughed at. Some were even folding down trainer socks because the 0.5cm visible was just too sad.

I feel like you either dress like others your age, which means you end up in the ‘mum’ uniform of the day or you try keep up with the kids and look silly. Better just to wear what you like and feel good in.