Fashion observations from a day people watching in London

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• Lots of different styles of jeans. Still lots of skinnies, with oversized tops
• Lots of bags like this picture
• A very large proportion of trainers were New Balance
• Those not in trainers mainly wore chunky flat or low heeled boots (no one in heels)

Shoreditch is your friend.. Old St..Hackney is fab especially in summer where I'm always blown away by the inventive/cool outfits both M/F other.
Canary Whatf and city circa 2000 was like no other in summer.. short short skirt suits, sandals to die for..I don't know what it's like now.
Walthamstow (my home) is a great mixture of people and clothing wise never fails.. I find Hamstead rather dull, it's neighbour Islington and Stoke Newington is eye-catching.
Brixton is totally absorbing in the sheer variety of people and dress sense, I haven't ventured much further south although I worked in Croydon for a while.. much tracksuited folk..no definitive code but nothing much to see either.
The suburbs of woodford/Epping are interesting.. the 14-21 all have a very common dress code..they look like clones, much the same as Ilford.
Stratford (grab a pew in Westfield) is eclectic, but not a nice place to spend the day 🤔

I can't escape it! I actually said to my 25yr old very chic DD that I'm not able to be an ankle show person when she advised me to turn my trousers up.. it makes me so cold🙈.. I know many disagree but its comfort for me now..I just can't bear being restricted in clothing/cold/ have sore feet..I haven't given up( I run most items past the 25yr old) the tops that someone said NEXT were responsible for ..they would never pass the DD scrutiny 🤣 ..mind you most of me is covered by a long showerproof coat by M&S naturally...it gives me proper protection against the cold/rain and confirms my middle age credentials 🤣🤣

He should try being in a classroom with half a dozen of them!

With flares, you’ve no need to turn your trousers up! You can wear your long socks underneath!

@Maireas i can imagine. He’s not usually one to comment. We have two DDs aged 19 & 22 so he is used to all sorts of clothing and he was quite tentative with his comment because I usually support the person wearing what they like but he did have a point.

Mind you @Floisme, I shouldn't deride the stretchy stuff. I was told off and sent home by the nuns for wearing a Pam Hogg catsuit to sixth form in the early 90s.

It did look brilliant.

Accessorised with red Chipie trainers.

Oh, please tell me you have a photograph, @RhadamanthNemes

Thanks SerenaB12, some neighbourhoods there I don't know and that I'll try and incorporate next time I visit.

If I have a particular “look” I’m going for is there a personal shopper or someone who will do all the leg work & just find it for me?

Aah but Sleigh Ride was written 75 years ago and uses the word comfy!

Our cheeks are nice and rosy
And comfy cosy are we

It rains so much where I live that I only wear jeans occasionally. I have a lounging day today but my style yesterday was pretty much my typical attire most of the days: Johaug concept leggings, two merino layers as tops and an Aran sweater, Fjallraven parka and Hoka Speedgoats - my total favourites.

NE England, big city and what I noticed the most was the jeans, sweatshirt and trench coat look.

That's a very fair point, although 'comfortable' wouldn't have scanned

That's why I'm so pleased DD has gone for the goth punk choice rather than god awful leggings option.

It depends what you're after.

What are you after?

Sadly not.

I think I have about four photographs of my teens!

Some other bugger may have though.

😂

Re: people watching:
I was in Stoke Newington a few days ago and it was rubbish for people watching - mostly pensioners in badly fitting jeans and nasty shoes, and young mothers in leggings and trainers.

I was also in Clerkenwell, which seemed to be mostly camel coats and platform Converse.

You’re using too many exclamations to imply you don’t care but really you’re rattled!!!!!!

I’m starting to think goth punk is the most resilient fashion trend EVER. Hippie, punk, new age, heave metal, mod, grunge etc… all came and left, goth has been going strong since mid 80’s and has no plans to leave us. Wonder why.

Sorry I mean “goth”, not “goth punk”, bloody typos.

That blasted bag is preventing Google lens finding the dress.

These are close but not it.

www.epitomeofedinburgh.com/item/9002/CawleyStudio/Lydbrook-Japanese-Cotton-Dress-BrownEgg.html

www.asos.com/asos-edition/asos-edition-oversized-midi-shirt-dress-in-white/prd/202354549

www.harrods.com/en-sg/shopping/eskandar-a-line-shirt-dress-19237020

It does have its own trends. Neon accents come and go and the shoes and accessories change over time. But it being black-based probably helps to keep it as a kind of classic.

Agreed -although hippie has hung on as well.

I think the dress is Uniqlo like the bag @Carpediem15