What now looks dated

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As in looks you've worn in recent years that now look wrong or frumpy? (no Mumsnet debate on the word frumpy please!)

They are lovely but I wouldnt call them ballet flats but pumps 😃
I lived in the ones Boden did a few years back, more structured than a true ballet flat.

If ballet flats are out, what should I be wearing instead?

I do apologise. What’s the thing that Yasser Arafat wears round his head? The things that were popular in the bought had that kind of pattern - and that subversive “freedom fighter” kind of look. I hate the feel of anything around my head or neck so I pay no attention to what those things are called, I just file them in my head as “scarves”.

“Common” would be a useful word of it wasn’t for that pesky double meaning.

I just bought a Shacket very versatile

How do you all know these things!!
I’ve never even heard of Vejas…….or half the other brands mentioned. And I always thought that once something’s for sale in M&S, it’s definitely not fashionable.
My friend always wears long flowery dresses with white trainers and a denim jacket. Even walking the dog. She also has shellac nails and lash extensions. I always thought she was super stylish and felt a right frump next to her. But now, thanks to you all, I’m educated and I understand she’s so last year. I shan’t feel so bad now in my trackie bottoms and jumper.

I don't think vejas are dated!

Heavy makeup
heels
please God the scary thick, alien looking eyebrows.

I think a well styled Other Stories type cardigan (eg a wrap one in the right colour) looks great. Traditional cardigans look a bit dated.

Oh dear lord. Just try to inform yourself.
It's called a keffiyeh and is a traditional Arab head covering. The late Yassir Arafat did indeed wear one, as do millions of others.
I have one that I bought in Israel, often worn and so clearly acceptable there.

What are you meant to have instead? I didn't understand this comment. One of the plastic ones without a lid?

No, they're not. Some people think popular means dated. (Or ubiquitous! 🙄)

Well it’s official - I’m out of fashion. Along with practically every other female I know!

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It’s easy to change up your look to be more current, you will never get me to give up my denim jacket in summer but I switched the white trainer for a flat sandal and it looks much more up to date. I don’t get why some people here think jackets of all kinds are dated, I think jackets are still very much in style, from a slightly boyfriend blazer to a classic denim jacket to a khaki shacket, these are practical and make you look pulled together and can also give you shape.

also I won’t give up heels, I’m loving a chunky platform or clog sandal this summer, easy to walk in, flattering and work with lots of clothing. My only dilemma left is wha to replace my battered Vejas with. I am not sure what the most up to date trainer look is right now.

Heels are back in though hence the popularity of Mach & Mach & Amina Muaddi. Party shoes will likely be big for December although maybe Dec 23, it takes a while for things to filter through.

www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/high-heel-trend/amp

@britinnyc New Balance

I don’t remember new vocabulary so well these days, but the name isn’t central to the point, which that it was a crass, derivative trend with an awkward reference point (the millennials would say it was cultural appropriation) and presumably there are thousands of those scarves languishing in the back of drawers now.

I can guarantee you I’m not alone in thinking of it as “the type of scarf Arafat wears”.

Im really not sure why you’re trying to start an argument purely on the basis that I don’t retain the names of obscure textile articles well. I made it clear didn’t like it as a fashion, so you can’t have thought I was posting it support of it.

or trainers that look like running ones eg Asics

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/platform-shoes-how-to-wear-them-and-the-best-to-buy-5bnq7md76

You can wear ballet flats.

@HinchcHinchcliffeandMurgatroyd - I'm genuinely not trying to start an argument.
This is obviously an area you are not familiar with, but you will have to concede that labelling any garment, particularly a traditional one, as something a terrorist would wear is somewhat crass.
They're nice scarves, widely available. Fashionable? Not sure. Terrorist apparel? Not necessarily.

Nooo not ballet pumps 😢 aren't they classics?

Keffiyehs were definitely a fashion item at one point, often made as a political statement on the Middle East but not always and yes, they are very very dated now.

I can't stand Vejas and I don't know why. Stan Smiths are just as neat/smart and half the price!

Obviously they're not dated as traditional Arabic wear!

Yes they are. Vogue and The Times fashion correspondent have declared they are back (not that they ever went away) so some posters on here are a bit out of step with current trends.