Today has put me off floral dresses 😩

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I live on the south coast and had a day in the nearest big town today. I had been feeling pretty pleased with the floral dresses I'd bought ready for summer, but after wandering around today I've just totally gone off them. I just feel saturated with seeing floral dresses all day. I love a floral dress as much as the next person but they all started to blend into one, a uniform of floral dresses often paired with the same kind of shoe, it was all a bit much in the end. Anyone else feeling the same?

I'm not sure many people, even in 'unfashionable' parts of the country, wear floral dresses to the playground.

Do you feel the same about blue jeans? Or do you just wear them? Wear what you want, forget what others are wearing. If you like those dresses and feel good wearing them then go ahead! Who cares about what’s trendy and what’s not.

I’d disagree. There’s an incredibly glamorous women here wearing an olive leather skirt and matching blouse. Now I feel underdressed for the park 😉

I was thinking more about this and now ive gone a bit deep. Forgive me.

Anyway, why is it when we see dresses everywhere there's this reaction of 'oh god, no!'? Is there something fundamentally wrong with dresses, say, unlike jeans?

We have been wearing jeans for decades, no one seems to have such a visceral reaction to them being everywhere. It never put anyone off buying more, or finding new ways to enjoy them.

I wonder if this is because dresses are synonymous in our culture with 'overt' femininity? Could there be some odd perceptions wriggling around in this that we are not fully conscious of? So when we adopt a traditionally male garment there's no criticism in the same way....

Just thoughts.

I am currently staying in an 'unfashionable' part of the country and most women are wearing leggings, or leggings as shorts. On hot days they wear cropped tops with them. Come to think of it I haven't seen any dress wearers here in a while. There are lots of dresses in the shops, at all price points, so I doubt it's an economic issue.

By unfashionable, I mean shit.

I loved that style - and the skirts with the belts on the hips. Wouldn't look so good on me now though as I don't suit those colours any more - and I no longer have the slim, toned arms I had 15 years ago .

I've never like floral print on any clothing, prefer animal print abstract stripes or dots.

I felt a bit the same last summer, but then I realised it was the uniform of white trainers and denim jacket that I was sick of seeing.

I’m glad I didn’t throw out my floral dresses as I think they still work really well but I do mix it up and I never wear a dress with white trainers unless it’s short.

I go for tan sandals instead - I think it’s much classier.

I think there is something about the effect en masse of the floral dress - it's like everyone has tried to exert their individuality by choosing a different print, but by wearing it in the same way (ie with white trainers and a small denim jacket) it just looks exactly the same.

I always notice it when you see a group of female friends together - basically dressed identically in a way I don't when there are a group of women wearing essentially more neutral clothing.

I think I notice it as well as I'm not a massive pattern person so there are very few floral prints I actually like - I do own one myself, but that is it.

That really is bollocks.

I did. I wear dresses all the time. Some of them are floral.

Do you own jeans and trainers?

And yet again, can someone not wear a crossbody bag simply because it's much easier than actually carrying a bag? Are we all supposed to be more concerned with how we look than with what suits us and is functional or comfortable? What decade are we living in? - it seems we have regressed to the 50s or even earlier on this thread.

Don't you sneery people wear bras, undies, socks and swimsuits?

Those are uniforms too. Same shape but different patterns. Or are you basically nudists? In which case - do you then shave your public hair into zaney patterns to keep up with the edgy look?

😂

Naha I’m absolutely loving them! I’m fat and they are just so comfortable and cool to wear with a pair of cycling shorts or chub rub pants underneath. Can wear to work, to the beach, shopping, out for lunch, school run, parties… just love this trend

Yes I noticed this (in London) yesterday. There were mothers and daughters together in almost identical outfits, such as you describe.
I mean they looked fine but it felt like a uniform.
I was never known for following the rules on uniform so I wasn't conforming.

😂🤣

Pretty much everything she said.

they are easy to wear, comfortable, and to be honest I couldn’t give a flying fuck about looking “sexy” . Don’t think men spend a lot of time thinking about it either

Come to Canada for a break. I have not once seen this look.

I certainly believe that!

I was in a big M&S today and there was literally hoards of people around the Nobody's Child dresses.

I get that they are 'easy' and some of the prints are nice. They suit a certain body type and those of average height. But my god, it's like a cult. There has been one from Tu at Sainsburys that is everywhere, it's a nice enough print but it is very dominating and a very 'unflattering' cut. I say unflattering, I know clothes don't have to be slimming, but the dress is like a small girls dress that makes anyone with soft arms or large boobs look like Bo Peep.

They're nice but they're like a uniform for women over 30 with white trainers or plimsolls. I like them but not for me. I like a knee length dress.

Don't come to NZ if you want to avoid it!! While not owning a floral dress myself I certainly wear dresses (linen, no pattern) or midaxi skirts with sneakers (what you would call plimsolls) - and a denim jacket on the one or two cooler days in summer. So easy, so comfortable, and I don't care if half the women in town are wearing the same thing. The patterns are all different, and the women don't look the same. What they do look is at ease with their clothing.

I was thinking of this thread yesterday morning on my walk to work. On a 40 minute walk I saw one woman wearing this "uniform". Jeans, trainers and a nondescript black jacket on the other hand......

For me it's not actually the floral print but the whole outfit of dress, denim jacket and white trainers.

if it's cold enough for me to need a jacket it's too cold for a dress. If it's maybe 20c I'll wear a cardigan.