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If you're in your 30s what are you wearing for autumn?

26 replies

DragonsAndMoons · 26/08/2022 14:28

Are skinny jeans and boots back in for autumn?
I like my mum jeans!
I've seen lots of over sized shirts.
Help! I am rubbish with autumn and spring clothes. Summer is easy, winter in great. It's the inbetween!

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Fluffygreenslippers · 26/08/2022 15:39

Shirt dresses with an oversized grungy cardigan and boots. Or black mom jeans (can just about squeeze back into them now i’m 3 months postpartum), a graphic tee, high top converse an you guessed it, a slouchy cardigan. 🤣 I also have a couple of knitted dresses that I’m looking forward to wearing again, and my pinafore dress with a printed or frilly blouse underneath. Mac sin or black lipstick and winged liner.

appreciate my style isn’t for everyone though.

CaptainBarbosa · 26/08/2022 15:46

Mom jeans, sweatshirts and Chelsea/ DM boots.

I refuse to now let go of my mom jeans, even if they go out of fashion 😂

Inside the house, sleeping bag with legs and arm holes cut in to it, to save on the heating bill 😂

Ws2210 · 26/08/2022 20:10

Mom jeans and sweatshirts here too. Or crop tops with grungy cardigan. Hoping to still wear long dresses but swapping sandles for biker boots (but will I need tights?!)

WishDragon · 26/08/2022 20:47

We’re talking ‘mom’ jeans yes? Because I cannot go back to skinny! Think I still lived in trainers last winter.

I love all the dresses around at the moment so I’m hoping some might go with my DM boots.

OnSilverStars · 26/08/2022 20:54

Are mom jeans out of fashion? 🤦🏻‍♀️

DragonsAndMoons · 26/08/2022 21:22

Do mom jeans go with over sized shirts? I usually wear crop tops with them.

I've also seen a lot of plaid around.

Boots don't suit me 😣

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CTPT · 26/08/2022 21:34

Mom jeans, I'm never giving them up now!

Dresses, chunky boots..

HouseofArchitect · 26/08/2022 21:38

I'd love some black / dark grey mom jeans.

I'm a size 8-10. 5ft 2 and have a bit of lower belly.

Can anyone recommend their mom jeans? I'm really struggling & I've returned so many that just don't fit.

I'm wondering if I'm a Next size 12 in "mom jeans" but I'm an 8 in their skinny jeans. (Couldn't even pull size 10 mom jeans over my bottom!)

CTPT · 26/08/2022 21:39

@HouseofArchitect have you tried M&S , I hated jeans until I tried theirs and now live in them.

HouseofArchitect · 26/08/2022 21:40

Ooo I haven't actually! I'll give them a go on pay day!! Thank you :)

Marghe87 · 26/08/2022 21:53

I usually wear straight jeans with ankle boots and a loose/silky shirt and knitwear. I like skinny jeans, as long as they are not “tooo skinny” and worn with the right shoes.
i also like wearing coulotte type trousers. Not flattering maybe but I like them.

LadyWithLapdog · 26/08/2022 21:58

What are grungy cardigans? I’m not your age range but like to know what’s in.

Fluffygreenslippers · 26/08/2022 22:26

LadyWithLapdog · 26/08/2022 21:58

What are grungy cardigans? I’m not your age range but like to know what’s in.

Sort of slouchy and oversized, like something Kurt Colbain would wear. Bonus points for tortoiseshell or wooden type buttons. I wouldn’t say it’s exactly in though i’ve been wearing this sort of thing since my indie days.

For anyone looking for good mom jeans I recommend Asos farleigh.

tiredandstripey · 26/08/2022 22:28

Following for ideas. I’m 35 and I seem to oscillate between looking like an ageing librarian and a children’s TV presenter.

CaptainBarbosa · 26/08/2022 22:32

OnSilverStars · 26/08/2022 20:54

Are mom jeans out of fashion? 🤦🏻‍♀️

No, and they never will be in this house. 😂 Give me a high waist and a comfy fit any day of the week!

I think we were all traumatised from the low rise jeans of the naughties if we're in our 30's now. You needed and like a ironing board to pull them off 😳 which I never possessed and never will!

Lottapianos · 26/08/2022 22:34

'I refuse to now let go of my mom jeans, even if they go out of fashion 😂

They're hideously unflattering but so comfy that I don't care! Mine are from M&S and they're great

SuperlativeOxymoron · 26/08/2022 22:39

Work: dungaree dresses and jumper dresses with thick tights and ankle boots

Casual: skinny jeans/thick leggings with oversized jumpers and knee high boots or trainers

Pretty much same thing I've worn for half my life 😂

WishDragon · 26/08/2022 22:43

@HouseofArchitect you’re the same size as me. My mom jeans are from river island. I’ve got two pairs I adore them that much!

Ticksallboxes · 27/08/2022 01:55

This is my go to site for inspiration - it's LA based and ridiculously expensive but I've always found high street dupes:

emersonfry.com/collections/shop-all

bluejelly · 28/08/2022 07:26

OMG I love Emerson Fry!! Thanks for the tip

LadyWithLapdog · 28/08/2022 07:54

This spurred me to go on a couple of expensive sites to have a look at what’s on trend. I reached the conclusion that everything is (skinny jeans, boyfriend, mum, wide) it’s just a matter of how you put them together.

CallmeMrsPricklepants · 28/08/2022 07:56

I hate 'mom' jeans, they make me look like a toddler. I will be in dresses tights and boots the minute I can be.

LadyWithLapdog · 28/08/2022 08:00

Some of the jeans I saw go up to your armpits. A most bizarre and unflattering look.

InsomniacVampire · 28/08/2022 08:14

@tiredandstripey I think this is my permanent look. I love love love patterns and bright colours but then I dont care, may look like a crazy cat lady but black somehow never suited me and I dislike cream/beige sort of neutral outfits.

InsomniacVampire · 28/08/2022 08:15

To answer the question, DRESSES, I got quite a few off vinted etc, really looking forward wearing them in autumn, Midi, mini, patterns, trousers with some eye catching patterns, I just need to get some nice boots to do with.