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Converses

22 replies

WherecanIhide · 27/06/2011 21:08

Hi,

I'm 39 and was wondering if I'm too old to wear Converses (with skinny jeans)?

tia

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apple99 · 27/06/2011 21:10

No you are not. Converse can look good at any age, my mum still wears them with jeans and she is 53 (and looks great in them).

KenDoddsDadsDog · 27/06/2011 21:14

No not at all. Have a look at Superga too.

WherecanIhide · 27/06/2011 21:14

Oh thankyou apple99. My 16 year old dd wears them and I didn't want to look muttony Smile

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WherecanIhide · 27/06/2011 21:15

Thanks ken

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SpringHeeledJack · 27/06/2011 21:16

round ere they are definitely Mum Wear

I still do 'em, and I've got a few years on you Wink Envy

WherecanIhide · 27/06/2011 21:20

Do you wear them with normal socks or trainer socks?

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upahill · 27/06/2011 21:21

I have got 3 pairs.I don't wear the high tops anymore though.

smartyparts · 27/06/2011 21:23

Definitely OK. Ubiquitous footwear on non birkenstock/fit flop/haviana weather in my playground!

NoCarbsBeforeMarbs · 27/06/2011 21:23

My mum wears them at 53 too, and looks great.

I wear them too, at 29, but look less great Grin

LovelyDaffs · 27/06/2011 21:23

Am 43 and I wear them, but then maybe I'm muttony and in denial - nope don't think so.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 27/06/2011 21:38

No socks or trainer socks. And lace them inwards. Smile

WherecanIhide · 27/06/2011 21:40

Erm...won't they get a bit whiffy, Ken?

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 28/06/2011 07:11

Mine are fine but I don't wear them all the time. Trainer socks then!

MissBeehiving · 28/06/2011 07:38

Mine don't get whiffy. Socks in summer look a bit er lame Grin

gapants · 28/06/2011 07:43

I think skinnies with converse look good if you have smallish feet, other wise your feet tend to loom out infront of your tiny little skinny clad legs. I would opt for a straight leg jean if you are size 5+

missmartha · 28/06/2011 07:43

My colleague is 62, super gorgeous and she wears them.

She looks great.

franke · 28/06/2011 07:53

If mine get whiffy or dirty I wash them in the machine. Come up a treat.

strawberryjelly · 28/06/2011 08:32

surely Converses are ageless?
hope so as I'm 56 and wear with skinny jeans. Mine are not the bootie type though!

TrilllianAstra · 28/06/2011 08:42

They're not exactly controversial, are they?

shelscrape · 28/06/2011 10:21

oooh I love converse. I'm over 40 and still wear them. Current pair are purple, hightops are for jeans only though, look crap with shorts and skirts. Normal sneaker types are required for skirts imho.

Butterbur · 28/06/2011 11:35

It's strange that so many people have a thing about Converses and skinny jeans, when ballet flats and skinny jeans have been an MN staple for ages.

LadyClariceCannockMonty · 28/06/2011 12:28

I have thin legs (I'm a tall lanky size 8) and size-8 feet. I wear skinny jeans and Converse. I don't care. Grin

Low-tops only though. And no visible socks.

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