Is wearing doc martens & shorts U? (Light hearted)

[drnoitall]

For a 13 yo boy?
Please help settle a long standing disagreement with my son.
I know I should let him choose, but meeting friends and I really think it looks a silly.

You old meanie. It's a 13 year old's job to look silly! As long as he's comfortable, what does it matter?

I think your being unreasonable. He's 13 years old and wearing shorts with doc marten boots, i don't see anything wrong with that and it could be much worse. Plus he will be happier for your friends meet if you don't give him a hard time over it

Are they khaki shorts? Is he going to look like a 1950s scoutmaster?

YABVU if you don't let him wear what he wants and take lots of photos to show to future girlfriends

12y dd has worn little denim shorts with her DMs before now. Didn't seem too bad, just a bit student like :)

Let him wear what he likes.

I love DM's.

DM's are the mark of a stylish young (and old) man.

I'm not sure about the shorts, but wearing DM's over rides any other faux pas.

I think it looks silly, but that doesn't stop my 12 year old DD from doing it

I've given up all pretence of even caring what my DD wears to be honest, she's the one dressed like it, she can knock herself out

Meeting your friends or meeting his? If he's comfortable, leave him alone.

I used to wear that back in the 80s. DMs are much more expensive than they used to be though.

He sounds fashion forward to me! They are lots of young "hip" people sporting this look at the local art school.

As long as they aren't Daisy Dukes, let him get on with it.

Why don't you like it? The combo of shorts (hot/summer) and boots (wintery?).

Young people (and not so young) have been wearing big boots with shorts, dresses, all sorts, for decades.

My 12 year old wears doc marten boots some times with long trousers and sometimes with shorts. He is wearing ten hole boots

DMs are always cool. Depends on the style of shorts.