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)

You almost got bingo with my entire outfit today OP- I was out in SW London in a fleece, flat chunky Chelsea boots and THAT bag.

@newbie202020 So true!

North East coast.
Lots of long, long sleeveless puffa jackets, think calf length, worn over black leggings and thin fleece tops. Worn with trainers or boots.
Young lasses wearing crop tops with skinny jeans or black gym trackies.
Quite a few had thick fleecy jackets on.
Mind you the wind was biting today, the sea was whipping up lots of white foam. No surfers out today though.
Lot of Sherpa fleece jackets in the shops,

I haven't done any people watching in ages

Am in a market town in commuter belt so it's hardly hi fashion here
Near Essex so lots of Botox and filler though

I find it difficult to look stylish when the weather is cold. I have a couple of wool coats, but in today's biting wind they wouldn't have been warm enough, so I wear my 3 in 1 parka, which also has multiple zip pockets that negates the need for a handbag. I'm so stylish me

I wear straight leg jeans with trainers (not chunky ones as I really dislike this fashion). Today I am wearing a lovely warm cashmere jumper.

fleeces are defo back in

and everyone in black leggings now wears white sports socks

I noticed the same about no heels. Did not see a single one. Or indeed hear one...I particularly noticed the lack of noise of heels whilst moving between tubes/platforms...they used to be part of the hubbub....

go out at night & you will see them, big platforms.

I was in London this week. Trainers or DMs or chunky boots everywhere. Lots of bright pink coats (an favourite of mine so probably I am more conditioned to notice them). Every shape of jeans. Combat trousers mostly on under 20s.

the only thing I don't like about fashion today is that it seems more homogeneous. So in the 90s when I was a tween/teen you had your different tribes but even within that tribe there were different looks. Now they all seem to wear the exact same outfit & often the exact item.

There were 4 girls in front of me in black leggings, white sports socks, the same NB trainers, black puffa & bag in the OP photo. It was a uniform!

@safeplanet chunky flats yes but classic pointed mid heels or even kitten heels are fashionable again here. 70's sandals are around but dainty shoes with baggy jeans are back!

i did a day trip by train via London recently.
I was very interested in the amount of 90s grunge looks I saw on young people - oversized baggy chunky knit jumpers, high waisted boyfriend style stonewashed denim, round John Lennon style glasses, dyed hair, mini rucksacks. Plus skinny cropped t shirts with waistcoats and again stonewashed boyfriend jeans.

This! With either trainers or mini Uggs.
Fleece and/or gilet on top.

All I ever seem to see lately is black leggings (sometimes in very thin fabric so everything is on show) and those big duvet type coats.
I don't really do casual very well, but that seems to be the fashion nowadays.

What's "try hard"? Is it to designate Londoners as being special, cool and oh so enlightened with their clothing, and to paint Northerners as being ever so stupid in their clothing choices?

@back289 I don’t know which part of “north” you’re referring to but it’s all casual / athlesiure “up here”

Funnily enough, I’ve always found London to be very “look at me” so the complete opposite of your own opinion.

So true. I actually find it unnerving how much kids and even adults look the same.

Oh .. living vociferously through this thread! I love London and people watching is my favourite thing! (I’m in the Southern Hemisphere 😂)

Well, fleeces seem very practical? Puffer jackets are still big here in winter (Australia), worn with leggings, jumper and trainers.

Ithi

Ooh I seems to have hit a nerve with the northerners! 😂 but they are here on a thread about london fashion 🤣

Northerners are much more dress up than down south, that's a FACT. And generally behind the times fashion wise ..., shoot me now... I don't care!

I'm actually northern so I can say what I want, and what I see! Stop being so defensive, it's pathetic!

Meant to say I recognise the black leggings, trainers and crop top look too - with either the puffa coats as above but also paired with beige ankle lengths macs or camel tailored coats too. Are over-sized blazers still in anywhere or have they fallen by the wayside?

Surely the ultimate accessory is the Roka backpack?

ffs 😂😂😂😂

@viques if you're 60 and on mumsnet 😂