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Things you wear that you said you wouldn't.

86 replies

PassingStranger · 06/10/2025 19:25

Never used to like Crocs, and had no desire to wear them. Saw no appeal.

That was until I got Plantar fascilitis.
They are the only shoe I find comfortable, so now wear them and are thankful they exist.😀

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Catterbat · 06/10/2025 21:16

Long white cotton Victorian-style nighties.
With crocs.
(not down Asda but give me a couple more years)

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 06/10/2025 21:14

SpottyAardvark · 06/10/2025 20:50

Skechers. They are so ugly, I never imagined owning any. I do quite a lot of walking and I was persuaded to try their ‘go walk’ line. Game changer. Now I love them.

I'm so sure I remember Sketchers being considered super cool in the late 90s/early 00s and now I believe they are considered ugly granny trainers. Wonder when this changed.

TheChosenTwo · 06/10/2025 21:13

Birkenstocks - so good for my back although even I admit they are chronically ugly looking!
Ugg Tasman slippers - bought for when we go away in the U.K. and the houses don’t have underfloor heating and hard floors 😂 niche but happens a couple of times a year in the colder months, I can’t abide a cold floor. I wouldn’t be seen dead in them in my own house so they were a rather expensive purchase for a very first world problem!!

BlueEyedBogWitch · 06/10/2025 21:11

Bikinis.

I have a long torso, and after decades of wedgies, I thought ‘fuck it’ and bought a bikini. What a revelation. Comfy, and nobody has died at the sight of me.

Redheadedstepchild · 06/10/2025 21:10

Just to buck the trend towards comfy clothes, I have, recently, under duress, had to wear:

A proper grown up suit jacket/blazer.
A scarf that had knotting patterns/fabric origami known only to secret societies or The French.

I think I got away with it.

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 06/10/2025 21:09

Sports bras. I was always under the illusion that they were uncomfortable but I couldn't have been more wrong. Now I just shove em in and go. And I have a better shape, next to no back pain and excellent support as a bonus.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 06/10/2025 21:01

Black.When I was teens,20s and early 30s I hated it,said id never wear such a miserable colour.Its mainly what I wear now!

ThorsMistress · 06/10/2025 20:53

Crocs here too! I absolutely love them! 😂

Kreepture · 06/10/2025 20:50

Non wired bras.. i can't stand wires now, so bloody uncomfortable.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 06/10/2025 20:50

Onesie. Perfect for post workout slumming.

SpottyAardvark · 06/10/2025 20:50

Skechers. They are so ugly, I never imagined owning any. I do quite a lot of walking and I was persuaded to try their ‘go walk’ line. Game changer. Now I love them.

Snippit · 06/10/2025 20:48

White leather trainers
non padded bikini top
leggings, love them

dicdicnurse · 06/10/2025 20:48

Definitely crocs! Love mine despite ridiculing them for years. So comfy and multifunctional 🙂

billandtedsexcellentadventure · 06/10/2025 20:47

Leggings

HourlyTime · 06/10/2025 20:46

FateReset · 06/10/2025 20:10

High waistbands on everything! I used to hate anything high on the waist, until I had a c-section after 2nd baby. Didn't really get into high waisted jeans, leggings and trousers until I had radical hysterectomy for endometriosis 2 years ago. Suddenly high waists just felt natural, comfortable and suited my shape. And of course they don't rub on the scars.
Can't imagine wearing low waistbands now. I wore some old 'hipster waist' pj pants the other night, had to change in middle of night as kept tugging them up! Chilly too.

Off topic, sorry, but how are your endo symptoms now? Did you go private or NHS? I'm researching a consultant for the same procedure!

HazelBeeZee · 06/10/2025 20:46

Crocs too! I have end stage ankle arthritis as well as back issues and they are the most supportive and comfortable shoe for me.

Pretty much everything in my wardrobe. Leggings, high waisted jeans, big pants, bright knitwear, Ugg’s, long sleeve nighties. 2002 me would be cringing.

JustJani · 06/10/2025 20:45

Leopard print! Thought it was just for Coronation Street barmaids, but have somehow become quite partial to it in my middle age.

oldFoolMe · 06/10/2025 20:44

Full breifs in a size up!

CheeseWisely · 06/10/2025 20:43

And dungarees! I’ve fully embraced toddler-mum life with my slip-ins, mega pants and dungarees. Couldn’t give two tosses what the younger Mums at playgroup think in their barrel legged jeans and NB trainers, or socks over leggings, with NB trainers. Probably wearing thongs too, poor loves.

I’ll continue to resist crocs though. For now.

TheDandyLion · 06/10/2025 20:42

Cardigans. But only ever at home, I'd never leave the house in one.

BlueEyedBogWitch · 06/10/2025 20:41

Big knickers
Crocs
Uggs
Dungarees
Leggings
Dry Robe
Fleece
Thermal base layers

Sorry I’m such a sex goddess, I can’t help it.

FlyingUnicornWings · 06/10/2025 20:40

Can we all just agree that Crocs are cool and be done with it? 😆

ToLoseWeightAndNotMyMind · 06/10/2025 20:40

Crocs too

CheeseWisely · 06/10/2025 20:39

Oh yeah and mega-pants. I bought a couple of packs of massive briefs for post-birth and still wearing them daily 16 months later, despite having treated myself to some lovely lacey sets when I finished breastfeeding. That’s life now. Soz DH.

CheeseWisely · 06/10/2025 20:38

JaquelineHide · 06/10/2025 19:34

Sketchers slip ons. So easy to just...slip on.

Same. After spending last winter trying to balance to take my shoes on and off while holding baby DS I bought myself a pair of slip-ins when the weather got too cold for flip-flops. Game changer.

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