https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:18:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209110 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:41:46 +0000 Echo 1209110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with MRL and Mo. First, if you reject every trend that's a repeat, soon you will be left naked. I have seen skinny jeans, wide leg jeans, flared jeans, pointy toe shoes, round toe and square toe, floral trends, neon trends, jewel tone and pastel trends, etc. There is almost nothing new in fashion, so it is all in how you reinterpret the look to make it current.</p> <p>Like Mo said, I wore leggings in the past... with baggy sweaters, matching neon socks and a scrunchie in my hair. I wear leggings now, but most assuredly not in the same way!</p> <p>So YES, go with the sneakers; they're fun and current. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209106 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:40:09 +0000 Helena 1209106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with the prevailing sentiment - you can wear it the second time, providing you are wearing the current version, and it's flattering to you and works with your style and station. </p> <p>Also I think it's different if you are wearing the look from head to toe vs. one pop, such as a shoe. I suspect head-to-toe 'retro' might be a little&nbsp;hard to pull off if you wore it the first time.</p> <p>Bottom line though of course - if you love it, wear it :)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209098 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:31:57 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1209098@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The author of that book was a class or two ahead of me. I thought it was very funny (a lot of names in it are shout outs to faculty and dorms.)</p> <p>I have the same issue with the new crop of sweatshirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209068 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:06:11 +0000 April 1209068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it depends on two things, both of which are necessary for me to wear it the second time around: 1.)&nbsp;whether I love the look&nbsp;now, AND 2.) whether I love the look&nbsp;<i>on me</i> now. &nbsp;</p> <p>For example,&nbsp;I bought a generously-sized mixed-media sweatshirt in the fall and wasn't wearing it because it felt too oversized. &nbsp;Then I had the sides taken in, just&nbsp;to reduce the volume a bit, but&nbsp;I still struggle with it. &nbsp;Every time I put it on, I feel like I'm right back in 1987 and that's uncomfortable (even though I love the shirt on the hanger.)</p> <p>So that one fulfills #1, but not #2. &nbsp;Not yet, anyway. &nbsp;Have to allow for eye adjustment.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209054 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:51:15 +0000 karymk 1209054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only way I would wear the 80s or 90s&nbsp;trend the second time around is if it was the newest, hippest version. &nbsp;I wouldn't drag out the&nbsp;black and white checked Vans that I had in college.&nbsp;I would get the Vince or Dolce Vita version now, with maybe a more refined toe and slimmer profile.&nbsp;</p> <p>I would NEVER wear overalls again. &nbsp;That I gotta say. &nbsp;</p> <p>You went to Choate, eh? I just read, "Where'd You Go Bernadette." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209050 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:46:47 +0000 Mo 1209050@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's better to say don't wear it the very same way the second time around. &nbsp;I wore leggings in the 80's/early 90's and again this time. &nbsp;But not with scrunched socks that matched my sweater color &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209045 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:41:56 +0000 ironkurtin 1209045@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think if you love something you should wear it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209038 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:35:54 +0000 Lyn D. 1209038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes- wear the up to date version and tailor it to your current styling preferences. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209033 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:31:20 +0000 MRL 1209033@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm 56. If I refused to wear something the second time around...well there would be little left for me to wear! Seriously, I think it's fine. I have noticed that trends change slightly when they repeat so you need to be aware of that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209013 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:19:08 +0000 Golden 1209013@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it is ok as long as you are not actually wearing the item from the first time around.&nbsp; It should also be tasteful and fit your style and I think you can get away with it.&nbsp; Have fun if you love it!&nbsp; Just be sure it is current.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/if-you-wore-the-style-once-can-you-wear-it-second-time-around-or-is-it-just-nostalgia#post-1209007 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:15:59 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1209007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>More than thirty years ago, I began attending prep school in the United States. Until that point, I had lived all my life in Saudi Arabia, with annual vacations outside the "magic kingdom" when all my clothes shopping was done. Because most of the other American folk in my town were of Californian or Texan origins, the prevailing style for my age group was something like surf/ skate punk. I had a pair of those black and white checked Vans sneakers that seem to be au courant today. When I showed up at Choate, I quickly learned that boat shoes and blucher moccasins were the prevailing aesthetic. Moreover, we were not permitted to wear sneakers or collarless shirts to class. Yet I wore my black and white zebra tee and checked Vans on the weekend. I've been tempted by the repeat Vans shoes (and their imitators) but am on the fence as to whether one can hit the same trend twice, without seeming dated. Opinions? </p>