White trainers and maxi dresses...

[MintyCedricRidesAgain]

...is this look still a thing? Or will I look like a bit of a dinosaur?

Dd turns 18 in a few months and we have a weekend away planned some of which will involve a lot of walking but still want to look a bit glam from the ankles up!

I'm mid/late 40s and considerably overweight (but working on it!) and having given up work 18 months ago to care for my Olds my wardrobe currently consists of uber smart office wear and heels or jeans, tatty tops and cheap pumps, so any additional fashion tips would be gratefully received!

Crikey. Style is so subjective 😳😂.

I can highly recommend these www.schuh.co.uk/womens/superga-2341-alpina-cotu-black-trainers/1971317070/ from a comfort point of view. They're "my" style and have just wore them on holidays with long and short dresses and palazzo pants. I dress to express myself with comfort being incredibly important (plantar fascitis and lots of chronic pain). They are not waterproof. I've just bought a second pair.

I wish for you to find your style and what makes you happy. Be confident and rock it. Confidence is most important. I am not and have never desired to be fashionable - to me that is boring and predictable. So you wear what you want and feel happy and confident in. Maybe try things on order and send back to find what suits you .

Im in my 40s, size 16--18. Good luck. ♥

Ooh I like those @Bagelsandbrie and I think the middle trainers are also my favourites.

Well tbh, as @TalesOfDrunkennessAndCruelty says, the ones with the rainbow bling are probably my absolute favourites but as they're Kurt Geiger not really in my budget.

That said I'd they got enough votes on here I might be tempted..😁

@Myshitisreal 😊

That's what I thought when maxi dress was mentioned. Is there a worse pain?
I bought long legged control pants which just cut my circulation off then trued those thighs bands. Just went back to trousers in the end because I was going through too much talc

Discovered Mike air max brought a perfect condition pair from eBay dead cheap new laces live in them I’m 55 and love them. Don’t do dress or skirts now.

Oh, I hadn’t noticed they were Kurt Geiger. Mind you, my trainers-that-aren’t-trainers are Kurt Geigers bought for a song at TK Maxx. Lead me not into temptation, as some folk say.

Big no from me. Trainers are hideous unless being worn for sport or training.

Plimsolls are fine with a dress.

Those are lovely- those are far more idly rambling around a French village look , which is nice.

Have you tried them?

@KimikosNightmare you're the second person to have suggested those. They're very pretty and I can see the attraction but crochet really isn't very 'me' tbh and I worry about it rubbing.

@TalesOfDrunkennessAndCruelty I'm always happy to be led into temptation where shoes are concerned and the KG site is a rabbit hole I could cheerily launch myself into.

I bought a pair of KGs in the sales years ago but was talked into returning them...I've never forgotten those bloody shoes and have regretted it ever since.

Off to check out TK Maxx!

These threads are always so funny… The crochet Toms are hideous to me. They’re like something my Mum would have worn in the 80s 😳😆 I think if anything these threads show we should just all stop worrying and wear what we like because chances are half will love it and half will hate it anyway!

This is exactly what I'm wearing atm except my black & tan trainers are from Mint Velvet (same style as NB's). They are years old but sooo comfy

Having sent decades tottering along in uncomfortable footwear, I've decided I won't doing that any more and wear trainers pretty much all the time so whilst I'm aware it's a 'uniform', I don't care mostly

@MintyCedricRidesAgain I meant to add that yes you can definitely wear trainers with dresses, maybe swap the denim jacket for another type-cotton/canvas-a friend bought a lovely khaki one from Zara recently which she wore with a dress and it looked great.

Fitflop have definitely upped their game style wise so maybe check out some sandals to wear instead of trainers

This is so true.

I imagine there's a few people reading this thread and tactfully refraining from giving their opinions on the KGs with the bling, but I'm seriously considering holding off buying anything and seeing if they either end up in a sale (or TK Maxx!) or I can find a way to justify spending stupid money on a pair of trainers.

Not to be a lifestyle guru, but seriously, wear what you like - since I started doing that, I'm much happier and have less social anxiety. Giving no fcks is very liberating. Also, definitely still a look - the young and gorgeous are wearing white trainers with mini dresses, I was watching some girls visiting bars in our city centre just a couple of weeks ago - dolled up with makeup and gorgeous. Wish it had been a thing when I was their age, instead of walking home barefoot because heels! I still love a maxi dress, trainers & denim jacket, I like what I see in the mirror and it's comfy. However - chub rub shorts are essential! Enjoy London.

So what would you suggest? What sort of jacket for example?

That was "uniform" at 16, I can't quite believe I'm old enough to remember it the first time around. I loved it. And I looked good. Would look hideous if I wore it now though!

It was last years uniform for me and shall be this years aswell lol

Trainers with big floaty dresses just make people look like they’ve escaped from an asylum.

So what should women who are the 'wrong' age and shape wear then? A mini dress? Banned from dresses altogether? If one gets to an age and size when the most forgiving of garments fails to 'forgive' them, what should they wear?

I've seen a few people wearing this sort of thing just this weekend.

I really like the look, though it's not one for me as I don't think it would suit me (trainers, even leisure trainers, I only wear with gym/exercise/dance clothes).

That's sort of true, even although it's a look I like (as long as the trainers are plimsolls)

Most, if not all of Neverendingdust's post is subjective (or if you prefer, nonsense)

OP, I bought those LG ones in black. But I wasn't quite sure snd pusyed a thread on S&B. Once it was pointed out that the gems looked like infinity stones I couldn't unsee it and had to send them back.
I liked the Skechers. But my dd says Skechers are old lady trainers - you may or may not care about this. I think I'm about to buy some as my old Skechers were sooo comfortable!

LG = KG. Not sure what happened there!

Have you looked at air and Grace. I have a gray leopard print pair. 🤭

Each to their own. ♥ I'm sure I've seen superga rainbow trainers. I mean if I were you I'd go all out 😂