What little updates are you adopting to stay current?

[Maising]

I'm trying to make a few changes to keep looking current; I thought it might be helpful for others to add theirs too. I have found it's very easy to suddenly take a look around and find that things have moved on without me noticing 😁, especially as I'm working with ever increasing younger colleagues.

Disclaimer- these are just observations, I am not saying they are all correct or that anyone has to do them.

• wide leg trousers instead of slim/skinny for work
• flat shoes for work
• sports socks instead of trainer socks
• less eyeshadow

Cliche, but being kind is (also) always on trend 🙂

Thankyou for the necklace tangling link. I had given up on the layering of necklaces because of the tangling so might give another go.

To person who asked about oversized top and bottom I never do both. A lot of the cargo trousers I have bought are still quite fitted around the bum. I find the paper bag style does not work for my mum tum.
Also I am liking sporty leggings as a replacement for skinny jeans when you are wearing something quite baggy on top. Have bought a load of “My Protein” leggings in colours like khaki and wearing them a lot.

Another sock thing - I have bought in different lengths and much shorter crew socks for if wearing a skirt and trainers so not halfway up the calf but still see the top of the sock.

I'm more concerned if things are made of cotton or linen than being fast fashion tbh so I'm quite

Fashion has been followed and evolved since time began, it's nothing new to follow the changes. It's why we don't still wear ra-ra skirts and blue eyeshadow to go to parties.

Some people care, some people don't and that's all fine. No need for judgements, I don't think anyone is aiming to look like a teenager. I won't be going out today in bum enhancing leggings, crop top, sports socks pulled up and carrying a Stanley cup don't worry.

Thanks to all the contributors, it's been a really interesting read.

..... particular when buying tops.

I have ditched all my heels, pencil skirts and opaque tights that I had for work in pre-pandemic times. I now own one pair of heels and all my other shoes are flats, including more trainers and chunky flats than I had before.

Blazers are now loose fit and trousers are either wide leg or tailored and cropped at the ankle (for workwear). Tops are also loose fitting.

I wasn't aware of the sports sock thing but no way will I be adopting that. It's like the worst of the 90s back to haunt us. The chunky-soled loafers are bad enough, I don't need to go all the way back to Year 9.

I won't be going out today in bum enhancing leggings, crop top, sports socks pulled up and carrying a Stanley cup don't worry.

This made me laugh. My work gave me a Stanley cup as a gift and I discreetly left it on my desk for someone who cares to help themselves to it.

@henlake7 where do you get these hairbands from? I have never seen something like this but they sounds nice.

Nailed it.

What I meant it the young are embracing the " be yourself" but also not GAF about how "big do I look in this"
Bums are bums

Time to stop the body shaming of women

I adore clothes, am very concerned about fabric cut etc
I love checking out style but not fashion
I have absolutely zero intention of emulating 18 year olds
I know what suits me and it isn't white socks pulled up😆
The socks pulled up over leggings is a runners thing btw
Running tights with calf length compression socks has been my style for years

Blazers are now loose fit and trousers are either wide leg or tailored and cropped at the ankle (for workwear). Tops are also loose fitting.

I am interested in this as so far I’ve held off wearing slouchy blazers with wide leg jeans, and stuck to the straight cropped jeans that were everywhere before wide leg took over. I do wear wide legs with oversized shirts, though. Am I right?

I have worn wide leg, no eyeshadow and flat shoes for 20 years. Who knew I was trendy!.

I will never ever go for the long white sports sock thing. All the young people here wear them with sliders and it just looks awful on everyone. I don't want my attention drawn to anyone's smelly socks!

I love a straight or wide leg jean and have always worn flat shoes so feel pretty much on trend at the moment!

Mr Monkey, a runner, always wears sports socks pulled up to just below the calf with shorts. I'll have have to tell him he's on trend.

Me, I hate socks full stop and am always barefoot in sandals as soon as the weather allows.

I have used leather, cross body, satchel type handbags since I was 20 in the early 2000s (when I first started using "proper" handbags) and you'll have to take them from my cold dead hands. Nothing else comes close in terms of practicality for big city living.

@LoobyDoop2 i find I have to wear something more fitted on top when I wear wide trousers / jeans or I just feel like I’m wearing my dad’s suit that’s much too big for me. I’m not sure I could pull off wide leg + slouchy blazer even though I fully love both of those things separately. I might give it a try.

@Maising i outraged my sister recently by wearing gym leggings (to the gym I might add) with a sweatshirt that didn’t fully cover my bum. She could not compute it as a look. I think she’s still on the leggings and tunic Top vibe. They were not bum scrunch leggings. Nor was it a crop top 😬

Ha ha @BitOutOfPractice

Apologies, has someone linked to a necklace gadget that stops layered necklaces tangling? If so could someone re-post; I've scrolled twice and not seen it....

@creekpassage
https://www.amazon.co.uk/necklace-separator-layered-necklaces/s?k=necklace+separator+for+layered+necklaces

Oooh bloody hell, if they work, that’s JUST what I need. Thank you!

Easiest way is to get a young person to advise.

My DD will either pull a face and says No Mother! or will steal the piece .

What trainers are you wearing that look good with the wide jeans? I can’t work it out.

New balance 530. https://www.newbalance.co.uk/pd/530/MR530-42232.html

I think they need a bigger trainer than skinny jeans. I generally wear HOKA Gaviotas.

I do also wear Superga pumps, but tend to keep those to my straighter leg "boyfriend" type jeans.

I think fashion is moving very slowly these days, the same things for 2-3 years at least: neutrals, minimalism, oversized, baggier bottom half/slimmer top half, trainers, chunky gold jewellery (now just moving into silver). Out: pattern, skinnies, baggy top half/slimmer bottom half, anything too neat, twee or fitted.

Small tweaks make a big difference and tend to have some longevity. For example that Uniqlo bag has been about for years now.

Wide leg jeans. Flat shoes or Doc Martens. Oversize blazer, very long skirts or dresses, although my summer dresses have had no wear at all because it keeps raining. Little tops tucked in. Although again, due to weather have spent weeks throwing big winter cardigans over my carefully planned outfits 😕

Ok am far too short to do loose fitting top and bottom - so I’ve gone wide leg with tight fitting top that’s tucked in to show my waist band, baggy blazer needs to be worn fitted bottom half or I’ll drown in material.

updates - stopped doing as much eyeshadow - I’m just putting a slick of a creamy colour over the whole lid, no longer doing the whole thing of dark colour in the crease, lighter in the lid and blending. I read a thing about eyeshadow that if you do still want to do colour, but one over the lid, with nothing above the crease for a more modern look, but I can’t carry that off so it’s just looking eyeshadow free for me.

i noticed how thin all the eyebrows were at the Met gala, so I presume over the next year or so the last of the dying out slug brows will disappear! Brows seemed lighter in colour as well (compared to photos of the same celebs a couple of years ago).

I really really struggle with visible socks with trainers. I only feel I can comfortably do this when I’m wearing gym leggings and sporty trainers, looking like I’m just being practical.