Do people not make the effort with appearance anymore

[Scarletthoo2]

The last couple of months, I've noticed in restaurants, bars and social places that majority of women/young adults have replaced heels for trainers and dresses for jeans and dress pretty much causal when out socialising in bars or eating out. Is this the new norm? Why don't people make an effort anymore? Especially the younger generation. AIBU or is this a minority?

My DD gave away wearing high heels in early teens and subsequently wears ‘dress trainers’, which are different to the ones she uses to exercise.

Happy Birthday!

Dress and trainers for me at work. Or trousers and trainers. Or flat boots.
Anything that goes with trainers, flat boots of sandals works for me.
I havent worn heels for 10 years+
Dated aren't they?

@MammaTo Liverpool is like nowhere else on earth though! 😁I have very fond memories of the city where it's normal to see completely dolled up women and people in trackies and trainees together not batting an eyelash about it

Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I’m currently in jeans and a top and slippers. No ballgown today.

I see lots of heels in the shops so someone is still buying them. But I think it’s great that girls don’t feel they have to wear them and wreck their feet in them. I have bunions from wearing heels so much when I was younger. Worked in offices and we all wore suits and heels. My mum even had to wear heels in the house as she had wrecked her calf muscles so flat shoes hurt her. Even her slippers had to have a bit of a heel.

I think at the end of the day these days life is a lot more casual which is great in some ways that we can all be comfortable but like someone mentioned the fashions back in the 50s and 60s seemed so much more elegant in a way.

Maybe that will all come back one day? Everything seems to eventually.

I actively avoid places that I feel the need to dress up for, much prefer to be casual.

Lol. I'm not wearing a dress to anything less than a wedding and I'm NEVER wearing heels.

@Scarletthoo2

None of your business how others dress/how they look.
HTH
YABU.

Sweepstake this makes a rather dull article in a crappy "newspaper"?

Weird thread. Looks like the OP just means she’s just noticed that the fashion’s just changed. When we came out of the pandemic period it was visibly the case that fashion had suddenly gone less dressy and more scruffy, but OP is allowed to take time to notice things!

Five/ten years ago heels and dressy dresses were still fashionable; the current fashion is more dress-down 1990s (if anything, more scruffy than the 90s tbh). Sure, in ten more years’ time heals and knee length dresses will probably be back….but scruffy and informal is definitely the current vibe.

This is so funny.

Lots of people being lovely to each other on this thread though, it’s nice. Happy birthday @Peridot1

*heels! Argh. I changed that three times and autocarrot STILL changed it back when I pressed post! Grrrr.

I have better things to do with my life than think vain thoughts of how to dress up prettily for humans I don't even know or will ever care about.

Clean ?
Privates covered ?

High heels looks really dated. You need to get out more.

Good for them. This is great news.

Sorry OP you seem to be getting a pasting on here. I definitely think post pandemic things became more casual.
I feel that lots of women still make an effort but the style is just more casual. If I am being honest I think there's quite similar dressing out there; white trainers and dresses, jeans jacket; it's smart but I think it's a bit of a uniform.
I wear heels but they aren't so high, it's still business dress at work for me and it does feel more dressed up. For evening events I tend to wear heels too; chunky heels mainly.

Why do people defend people who chose comfort and practicality over old fashioned "style"? Why do people defend girls who would rather wear a baggy jumper than some skin tight dress ?

Perhaps because people have more in their lives to think about , worry about , enjoy , do , than clothes ? Perhaps they are somewhat less vain and less concerned with using shallow methods to impress others ? Perhaps they have sone respect for their body ?

I’m over 50 and spent many years wearing heels for work and on nights out.

Since lockdown, I haven’t owned a pair of shoes. I take care of my appearance, wear very nice dresses or tops with leathery leggings, have my nails and hair done regularly and always take time getting ready and looking well groomed when I go out. But on my feet I either wear chunky heeled boots - with leggings - or trainers/Vans worn dresses. I al say coordinate and I’d estimate I own around 50 pairs of flat very comfy footwear.

My friends of similar age all commented how great it is that dresses and trainers are the norm these days and wish it had been more common when we were younger rather than ridiculous heels.

I love coming home from a great night out having spent hours dancing - yes even at my age 🤣 - and my feet don’t kill me.

If anyone looks at us oldies in our dresses and trainers and judges, well quite frankly IDGAF

@Scarletthoo2 you know YABU. Everyone dresses more casually now - this is not an age thing.

The question relates to 'people' yet your content clearly relates to women - please stop with the everyday sexism! You are part of the patriarchy problem.

Are you related to the op of this thread @Scarletthoo2 ? https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4805604-to-think-friend-was-embarrassed-by-what-i-wore?page=1

I love that young women dress as comfortably as young men now, much more sensible than shoes they can’t walk in.

Lots of young women still wearing heels at night in my city.

Heels are v v v v old fashioned. As are the Vic Beckham, Karen Millen tight dresses and pencil skirts.

smart boots/wedges etc very in.

I scandalised my neighbour yesterday. I wore leggings and tshirt to dig a hole in the front garden.

That isn't how a lady should dress for gardening....