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Are these really bad??

76 replies

Th1me · 29/11/2019 21:24

me and my daughter disagree!!

Are these really bad??
OP posts:
PickAChew · 29/11/2019 23:32

If she likes them, she likes them. There's a lot of stuff at the moment that would either be chosen by a 16 year old or a 60 year old.

ploopsie · 29/11/2019 23:36

On the plus side they have a sensible sized heel & toe shape which I certainly didn't pay attention to at 16.

RonaldMcDonald · 29/11/2019 23:36

Yes

SlightlyBonkersQFA · 29/11/2019 23:40

I don't dislike them. On a 16 year old they'd be a bit quirky.

Honeysucklerose1 · 29/11/2019 23:40

I LOVE them and I'm a forty something mum of 3....
Your daughter is very cool...great she knows her own style.

scoobydoo1971 · 29/11/2019 23:45

I love them, and would buy a pair myself. But then I am 'ancient' Goth mum according to my kids...aka the 'wrong' side of 40 with an unhealthy interest in alternative music and black clothing. I think they would look great with some of the new trends I have seen in the shops this week. There are lots of long skirts and high neck blouses on the rails now...Victorian like.

IdblowJonSnow · 29/11/2019 23:46

I quite like them. I went thru an alternative phase at college and had something similar.
I can imagine the quirky but lovely helena bonham Carter wearing them!

astralweaks · 29/11/2019 23:47

Awful. Sorry.

Pieceofpurplesky · 29/11/2019 23:53

I was a goth and would have worn them with all my black and lace stuff.

I would probably still wear them to be fair.

LemonPrism · 30/11/2019 00:02

Are you a Victorian school teacher? If no... yes, they're awful

LemonPrism · 30/11/2019 00:04

But I wore triple platform converse at that age so can't really comment

user1471449295 · 30/11/2019 00:08

They assault my eyes

Ladybirdbookworm · 30/11/2019 00:09

I love them

ScreamingValenta · 30/11/2019 00:13

I think they're great!

HetHetHet · 30/11/2019 00:18

To my eyes, they're like if Hotter tried to go goth. Sad

MoltonSilver · 30/11/2019 00:19

At 16 she can make anything look cool. Let her enjoy it.

WombleishOfTheThighs · 30/11/2019 00:24

I'm 53, short and fat and I bloody love them Grin

dontgobaconmyheart · 30/11/2019 00:25

Meh, I like them! It depends on the style, on someone a bit alternative or into some of the japanese kawaii fashions then they'd look fab, especially at 16. Good for her for liking something less ubiquitous- I'd get her them and let her explore her sense of style herself, rather than spoil it for her.

Tarkus · 30/11/2019 00:28

Theyre a bit steam punk? I quite like them

They are. I like them. I'd wear them. I'm 60.

badg3r · 30/11/2019 00:28

Op what do DDs friends think of them?! I am on the fence but also mid 30s and decidedly unfashionable!

Tarkus · 30/11/2019 00:32

She won’t have anything like Vans or trainers

Showing a bit of originality. A girl after my own heart. I've never owned trainers (hideous footwear)

TheSilveryPussycat · 30/11/2019 00:35

I'm pretty sure Irisruby is a scam Chinese supplier. Such sites repost gorgeous clothes they have found on the net, but if you order you get tat.

You could reverse search the image of the boots, you might find where they actually originate.

redastherose · 30/11/2019 00:37

I love them Grin

1forAll74 · 30/11/2019 02:15

I have an old photo in one of my albums. it was of a female family member, wearing boots very much like those, the photo was taken in 1898 !, They do say,that fashions come round and round again !

GlamGiraffe · 30/11/2019 02:26

I REALLY like them but then I do at times go for the eccentric vibe with a slightly steam punk look at times amongst other more way out looks!😉🤣
Where are they from?
Clothes and chores are all about how you wear them and what with, not in isolation so if you wear them with the right outfit theyd be amazing.

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