Is the floral dress and white trainers look out?

Too late

I'm 'older' and shall continue to wear it

I don’t see how you can be because they’re out, I think it may even be illegal for you to still be wearing them!

The only one being catty is you.

And why would that matter? An item of clothing is simply that - you won't 'catch old' if you buy the same pair of trainers or same jumper as somebody older than you.

Saw multiple late teens/early 20s wearing leggings, crocs and socks over the weekend. Wouldn't be trusting their fashion guidance.

@EmmaEmEmz Cold dead hands for me too! Don't do floral anything though.

I have so many floral midis but they suit me and I’m middle aged. I’ve never been a fan of white trainers and do have some more colourful ones. I’ve never been able to wear those big new balance clumpy trainers. Make my feet look like boats. I also look like a fat little troll in the fashionable baggy clothes.

Flowery dresses and white trainers?
Now theres a thought...
🙂

I love Veja’s as they really suit my sligthly wide feet. I don’t see them much where I live which is why I like them too. You can’t move from New Balances though, to me they are too clompy, look like massive bread buns on feet 😜.

Vejas last me for about two years, then they get binned. The soles go first, all the grooves disappear and the heel starts to thin out. By then the whole shoe starts to look quite tatty. I do only have three trainer pairs at circulation at any one time, so all get heavy use. If you have more shoes, they will of course last longer.

Yes, I'd say out in terms of looking a little dated. I'll still wear my white trainers but probably with jeans etc not floral midi dresses. I guess it was a formula that worked so well it got a bit over done. I wouldn't think anything of someone still wearing that look though.

My DS (13) did say the other day that my white trainers look nice, he then said "they're mum trainers but they are nice mum trainers" 😆.

'You compared lemons with trainers'.

I really didn't.

But not as short a life as a lemon 😂

That's not what you were saying. You were suggesting ditching 'unfashionable labels' for more 'fashionable ' ones. If you meant to say 'when your current ones are worn out after 5 years or more'....(but you didn't say that.)

I'm not offended in the slightest, but you compared lemons with that fancy lemony juice (it's in my fridge but no lemon died in the purchase of it) and trainers.

I wouldn't dream of throwing away a pair of trainers that weren't broken or split at the seams. Do people really do that?

Trainers have a shelf life too, @Justa60sRockChick. I've had my Vejas for five years. I am sorry if the thought of my getting a new pair offends you.

It's an interesting form of fashion (trainers) as it's far more focused on the label than the shape of the shoe. This doesn't apply to clothes, other than sports stuff.

Agree
In London, women wear every brand of trainers imaginable and in all colours.

Is it a hanging offence to wear some that are not 'in' (according to someone else's ideas)?

Because a lemon is 30p and trainers are £100?
Lemons have a shelf life or you use them up, whereas chucking out shoes and clothes is just wasting resources and leaving a legacy of waste in the oceans or landfill.
All because a name on them is suddenly not 'in' any more.

Can you see there is a difference between 'taking an interest in fashion' and how shallow it is to focus on the motif/name on a pair of trainers?

By quoting your post I wasn’t accusing you of a defensive reaction, @fratellia! Just making a general observation.

Maybe it depends on towns and regions. Someone mentioned new balance being the rage a couple of years back but virtually all the teens round here are in either new balance or adidas.

I like my Vejas, and I do see a fair few where I live. I probably won’t wear them with floral dresses any more though as that look just seems a bit tired and overdone; like it or not, we all subconsciously absorb what’s out there. I’m always up for a fresh look - that doesn’t make me a mindless slave to fashion, just someone who takes an interest. It’s like if you’ve always used lemon but someone tells you about yuzu - you’re up for trying it and you might like it better. I don’t understand why taking a similar interest in fashion tends to lead to a defensive reaction on here.

Maybe it depends on towns and regions. Someone mentioned new balance being the rage a couple of years back but virtually all the teens round here are in either new balance or adidas.

I suppose knowing what trainers are in/out can be helpful if you are in the market for buying trainers. But what if you already have decent trainers that aren't in the current fashionable colour - most people will still need to wear them rather than chuck them out

I am wearing them right now

Oh no, how will I cope with being ‘well out of touch’ 😂 out of touch with what or with whom? Who is the arbiter for this?!

If you don’t live in London you should get there immediately, because I hate to tell you but there are many well out of touch women here today and yesterday, who clearly need your assistance! I just counted six pairs of women wearing white trainers in my tube carriage, help!

Wow, imagine having looked at everyone’s feet in order to establish what shoes they’re not wearing 😂

Vejas are definitely out, I haven’t seen a single person wearing them now
They are definitely ' in' at the city i live and work!

Yes absolutely men tell each other what to wear. DH and his over 40’s colleagues were made into a meme at his work for wearing slim fit jeans and chelsea boots at a work do.
My Dad was presented with a pair of trainers as a birthday gift at work after being mocked for wearing shoes to every occasion.