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Observations from a sunny pub garden!

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Starlitexpress · 22/06/2023 20:20

I know it comes up a lot as to what to wear to the pub, so here's my observations from a sunny London pub garden last Friday. Admittedly, patrons were of the younger variety but there was still enough decrepit old farts like myself, so here goes.

Footwear, trainers are still very much the no.1 choice, wide variety of styles, mostly white but with some coloured ones, chunky as well as plimsoll types with no brand dominating. Converse were strictly for the longer legs! After that, Birkenstock type competed with flat strappies and flip-flops, not good for those in need of arch support (I was in chunky flats)

Younger ones wore shorts or playsuits, some t-shirts but a lot of stappy suntops. Mostly plain with very little pattern. Floral dresses were of the ditsy type and hovered just below the bum and barely there satin slip dresses looked fabulous. Over 25, much more pattern but floral on the way out so small geometric style or fern prints, with hems from knee to mid calf. Styles were very unfussy, though saw some lovely puff sleeves.

Hot evening but saw small cardies and denim jackets carried (no pasminas ....sob!), bags were either large, I assume they may have come from work, or non existent, just phones being carried or in pockets. Just s few of us with cross body camera bags.

Hope this helps and I'm going to a different pub tomorrow night if anyone wants an update!

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Youmeandacupoftea · 23/06/2023 10:24

Yes please!

I love seeing what people are wearing and I get inspiration from seeing people’s outfits.

Enjoy your night and thanks for the update x

GonnaGetGoingReturns · 23/06/2023 10:53

I think this is moreorless what I’ve seen too in pub gardens.

the midi dress which we were told was out isn’t and I certainly still wear mine and so do lots of others.

In my office a much younger colleague wore an interesting nice sort of orange shirt dress maybe canvas and maybe utility style vibes.

Saw lots of people not in pub gardens in co ord flesh colour Lycra shorts and crop tops, broderie Anglais dresses, tops and shirts, and crop tops - the crop tops are mostly younger women. Rewind to my teens and early mid 20s and I was in crop tops too so I guess if you’re younger and with the figure why not!

Footwear has been white trainers or white with colours, espadrille wedges or Zara sliders or Birkenstocks.

I do find if it’s an event like a music one in a pub like last year you’ll get the dress up crowd which is mostly black or sequins etc with heels.

BastetsWhiskers · 23/06/2023 11:02

I like this thread!

It makes me reminiscent of being in my twenties and being able to get away with slip dresses.

I'm not going to the pub tonight but I'll report back on any out on the towners when I go to the supermarket this evening 😁

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