Is the floral dress and white trainers look out?

What about adding crew socks to the combination?
Would that bring it up to date?

Someone mentioned the cross body bag as part of the dress/trainer combo.

What bags are replacing them - an old crone who doesn't give a fuck about fashion would like to know please?

Vejas are out too 😹

Well yes they are mostly millennials but I live in an area with lots of young parents and so some of the other mothers at these places are clearly only in their early-mid 20s. I was looking to these women as much more on trend than older me, haha.

No, because trainers have little holes in for breathability. They are literally made to wick away sweat.

I wear white trainers and midi dresses still, just separately. I tend to wear platform Converse with my dresses!

Honestly, unless you really are seriously following cat walk fashion, then once the look is seen in public it's already almost out.

What sort of 'in' do you mean?
Do you mean 'in' as in everyone on the school run is still in it?
Or the rich and famous are still in it?
Or french models are clamouring to wear it?
Or Sainsbury's are still doing a version of it every year?

Once everyone and their mother (literally) is in it - well it's looooonng dead wrt being actual high fashion, but what does it matter? Who are you worried about seeing you and thinking anything?

Whatever the heck it is, wear it if you love it.

I felt sad reading this. Its like another thing that women my age are criticised for: not wearing the right clothes. Are men in their 40s told they can't wear certain combinations of clothes? No! It's just more hoops for women to jump through.

Well I’m still going to wear my floral dresses because they’re cool and comfortable but for a change from the trainers I’ll be wearing either fisherman sandals (chunky ones with a caged toe) or maybe some Birkenstock clogs. They seem quite “in” at the moment. I think the “in” alternative to the floral dress is plain maxi dresses or a lot of linen in natural colours.

Well surely even with trainer socks your feet are hot and sweaty?
I'm a sandals in summer person - I have multiple pairs.

Do you live in a particularly cold area because I'm in Scotland and it's certainly warm enough here for sandals. Obviously not in winter but it will certainly be warm enough for them soon.

Do people seriously talk about what is “out”?!!
Good lord, who cares 🙄
I bet your floral dress + white trainers looked gorgeous OP!

My 16 year old Grandson told me recently that you can wear whatever you want to do these days.
So I’d go for it if I was you.

If it's in my wardrobe then it's in. Who's got time and money to keep changing their clothes?

Never sure white trainers and floral dresses were in with younger people anyway.

I bought some yesterday and plan on wearing them as have zero fucks to give.

Of course it doesn't, you wear trainers socks with them obviously. It's hardly ever hot enough anyway.

And what’s the average age of people at those places?

OP that look is “out” for young people, but millennials it’s still clearly very much in. If you’re a millennial then crack on!

I’m 50 and fresh out of fucks to give. I like dresses and white trainers.

But everyone should wear whatever they like anyway regardless of what's fashionable or not

Well thank goodness if we are seeing the back of white trainers at least!

I'm sick of the sight of trainers.

They are OK in their place and I understand they are comfortable but I don't understand how women were brainwashed into thinking they actually look good with dresses. Give me a pair of Roman sandals or chunky sandals with a dress any day.

I just can't get away from thinking wearing trainers in summer must result in disgusting smelly, sweaty feet.

White trainers definitely out.

Young uns are wearing bright trainers and ballet pump style trainers.

Yes, totally over

It’s all bright coloured gazelles now, and floral dresses are no longer

I still wear both, though. 40+ and don’t care

Bloody hell.

Wear whatever you like.

Personally, I don’t give a toss about “in” or “out”. There are no rules, just what some nauseating influencers or whatever decide will make them more money.

You do you.

I only saw a very few women wearing this look last year, complete with cross body bag so I think it’s definitely out. It’s a shame as it’s one of my best looks, I’ll probably still wear my dresses but with different footwear and bags. I’ve also bought a few belts so will try these with the dresses to see if that updates them.

I have this question too 🥺, I'm still a young woman in my head 😅 and want to be semi cool

I absolutely love dresses. I'm not even 5ft and I find dresses can be way more flattering on me than trousers so that look has always been my thing. It's dresses and boots in the winter lol. I always get compliments and people often ask me where I bought such and such item so I'll stick with it.

If they are, what are the cool young things wearing? Surely dolly shoes/ballet pumps are not back in with dresses?