https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 16 May 2026 14:31:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated/page/2#post-1608976 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:43:23 +0000 Anonymous 1608976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm glad you decided to pass them on. &nbsp;They are not the "you" I have come to know. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated/page/2#post-1608973 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:37:37 +0000 Anonymous 1608973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Summer, I know what you mean. I see retired women who are nicely dressed but look like they are wearing their office clothes from 20 years ago.<br /> Lara, I will probably pass these on. I have some wide navy pants that I want to try them with, but I think the heels on these shoes are too high for any pants that I have. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated/page/2#post-1608956 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:11:12 +0000 Anonymous 1608956@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a very similar pair in black that I wear with my jeans or dress slacks. They are comfy which in my book trumps everything else. Continue to enjoy them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated/page/2#post-1608955 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:02:22 +0000 Summer 1608955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, I've been following this thread with interest as I have some boots with a similar heel and square toe. &nbsp;I still wear mine for now, but I've been threatening to pass them on for some time.<br />I agree with what April says about the age factor here - unfair but true, and I speak as one of the older members myself. &nbsp;Angie's post on flared crops gave me the same impression: &nbsp;I could see younger, trendier women pulling off the look beautifully, while on me it might read as if I were sporting my old flares at half mast - a look I see quite frequently when I'm a out and about, and it's not pretty!<br />Still, Angie has validated the shoes, so we can both please ourselves, I suppose. &nbsp;Are you going to keep or pass?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated/page/2#post-1608816 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 02:44:11 +0000 Anonymous 1608816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gaylene , Rachylou and Aida, thank you for sharing your wisdom. I will think about navy and figure out if I really want/need to keep looking for navy shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608811 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 02:29:31 +0000 Aida 1608811@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm I think the toes on these are more squared than the current iteration which has a softer feel. They don't look bad styled the way you have, but I don't see them as super fashion forward either due to the older toe style. And uncomfortable trumps all, so if they were pinching then certainly a good idea to let them go </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608618 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 21:20:40 +0000 rachylou 1608618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think they're dated, but if styled classic, they'd be frumpy in the not cool way. They need to be paired with long and swingy or something... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608604 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 20:49:56 +0000 Gaylene 1608604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, for what it's worth, I think you made the right decision. I agree with April. Revisiting a trend can be tricky for those of us who can blow the dust off the "trendy" item sitting in the back of the closet. If you were dubious enough to pose the question, you really answered it. Resurrect only when said item makes you feel uber styllsh and current, never when you have doubts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608532 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:11:41 +0000 Anonymous 1608532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It kind of goes with the saying that if you wore it the first time you should pass the next time it comes around. I do not necessarily agree but this is one case where a young person could look great in something that an old lady cannot. I tried these shoes on again for a photo of a styling idea and my left pinky toe was feeling pinched. It's time to let them go.<br /> In the photos below they are styled with coated black jeans and a navy high- low hemmed sweater, although I did not get the hem pulled down right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608520 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:50:00 +0000 Susie 1608520@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, I agree with what April said, too. While there are certainly styles that I feel are too young for me, I also worry about those that might look 'fresh' on a 30 year old but could skew too "frumpy" on me at 50+. This getting older thing is tough!</p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608489 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:35:36 +0000 catseye 1608489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Now I am intrigued by the glove shoe. Since I cannot keep any pumps on my feet, I wonder whether the glove shoe may stay on better. Sorry for the hijacking. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608479 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:10:56 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1608479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think these could go either way, but if you 'toughened' them up with a leather moto, they would look AMAZING. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608442 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:36:18 +0000 Anonymous 1608442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, you are very wise. I think I'll put these in the donate bag and maybe someone much younger will enjoy them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608433 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:10:01 +0000 April 1608433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, I'm going to take a risk here and say that for me, in my 50s, I would worry that these would look dated because it would be unclear whether I was wearing them&nbsp;<i>fashionably on purpose -- </i>like the typical Zara client, or the woman buying the Glove shoe --<i>&nbsp;</i>or merely because&nbsp;<i>I still had them in my closet from the last time this look was around.</p> <p></i>Once a trend is fully established, it's different. &nbsp;Then anyone can probably wear it and look au courant. &nbsp;But when a trend is just getting started, like the return of this shape shoe, I say if you're over a certain age, proceed with caution. &nbsp;<br /><i><br /></i>I know it's not popular to say that age has anything to do with what we wear (or "should" wear, or feel comfortable wearing), but in my experience, that's a position that's easier to defend when you're actually still quite young. &nbsp;Once people perceive you as "of a certain age," it's easier for looks like this to be perceived as frumpy and dated.<i></p> <p></i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608428 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:51:11 +0000 Anonymous 1608428@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, I have a pair of similarly styled coppery brown Ferragamos I'm guessing date from the same time as yours. I'm telling myself they're still okay, but I do limit what I pair them with, avoiding more trendy clothing items and making an effort to go current with accessories. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608351 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:38:47 +0000 sienna 1608351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that it could either look classic or dated depending on the styling. I kinda like this and I think it could look really cool!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608330 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 04:20:32 +0000 Anonymous 1608330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So much wisdom here.&nbsp; I will polish them (hoping to find navy polish) and try to make an outfit.&nbsp; unfrumped, I have some wide navy pants that may be just the thing.&nbsp; I'm not sure about a jacket though.&nbsp; What makes a jacket modern now? length? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608260 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 01:30:13 +0000 unfrumped 1608260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would try some outfit creation where you used the shoes to achieve a certain "modern" look that you couldn't get with a less comfortable shoe.<br />For me, that might be some kind of tapered track pant + heel ("pump") + trendy jacket look, where I could never do that with uncomfortable heels. Or maybe flowy wider or bootcut pants in not-winter, hence&nbsp;not wearing boots, &nbsp;where I just let the shoe peek out but benefit from longer pant length = longer legline.<br />On me, these&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;would tend to read the most dated if I wore them with a&nbsp; skirt or dress that was also very classic and sedate, but not as much if I had a "trendy" dress. Again, a longer skirt benefits from higher heel, which is hard to do because not comfortable, so if wore a longer pencil skirt with these pumps but amped up the style of the top somehow--that sort of thing..&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608241 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:34:25 +0000 Style Fan 1608241@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay I want the gold ones from Top Shop.&nbsp; Takes me back.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608210 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:04:19 +0000 Angie 1608210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And look at these from Zara.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608207 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:58:22 +0000 Vicki 1608207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, I think they look very similar to what Angie has posted here. &nbsp;With a little buffing, they'll be in tip-top shape and I like the ink blue color along with the comfortable, stable higher heel. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608200 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:39:02 +0000 Angie 1608200@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Jules said. Here is the glove shoe. I vote vintage in a good way. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608193 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:13:56 +0000 olga 1608193@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>well, after seeing you in blush and grey with that great flats, yes, these are dated in my opinion </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608185 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:00:32 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1608185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There is something about the higher vamp plus the squared off toe that is not looking current to me. Block heels are coming back in style, but this pair looks pretty worn. I think you could keep them for the odd need if you wanted to, though. They're pretty basic and would blend in to the background if the rest of your outfit was nice. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608181 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:52:37 +0000 RoseandJoan 1608181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="http://m.topshop.com/h5/product?productId=22214569&#038;geoip=noredirect&#038;cmpid=ppc_pla_UK_ip&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;tsrc=vdna&#038;istCompanyId=38aa0d7f-6514-4cb3-bbdc-df0d32d48b7f&#038;istItemId=qtlqllpmi&#038;istBid=tztx&#038;gclid=CPGu0p35ysoCFcG6GwodcxkNDg&#038;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="nofollow">http://m.topshop.com/h5/produc.....lsrc=aw.ds</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608180 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:45:51 +0000 Style Fan 1608180@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it might be the vamp as someone else has pointed out that is raising the question about these pumps.&nbsp; There is something that moves them towards the dated edge and away from the current moment.&nbsp; However, they are filling a need and they are not that dated looking.&nbsp; I like the heel a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608173 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:33:37 +0000 RoseandJoan 1608173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, I think they have the look of a glove shoe, introduced by Celine and being replicated by a few retailers including Topshop, so I don't believe they are dated, however, do you think the people in your life would find them dated and would this be a concern to you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608162 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:07:57 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1608162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Joy, your gut instinct is sound, lol. I think they are dated and not in keeping with your style. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608160 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:03:53 +0000 Jules 1608160@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The heel and toe shape don't strike me as all that different from the white pair in Angie's recent blog post! That said, the overall affect is not as current seeming. Maybe it's the shape of the vamp??? I'd like to see them styled - I have that initial reaction of "fine but not fab enough for Joy", but then I wonder if your fab wardrobe &amp; styling might just elevate them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-these-dated#post-1608157 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:03:00 +0000 Anonymous 1608157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd say they are on the line of dated and classic. I would never recommend them to anyone but perhaps on you they look good! My mom always puts comfort before look so she isn't always the most fashion forward but I think they should be fine! </p>