https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:45:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1421281 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 03:29:04 +0000 Carla 1421281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What Rachylou said. S/S runway featured versions of low/flat versions of simply strapped sandals. Birk's were in evidence, as were spongy looking 'flat-forms'. Gladiators Popped up, too. Styling in the mags and catalogues - same. Oxfords and slip on athletic shoes, too.</p> <p>A lot of styling for S/S look foot friendly to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1421106 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:52:51 +0000 Windchime 1421106@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad I live in my mid-sized midwest town where things that are "out" in the big cities are just starting to be "in" here. There can be a full-year delay. So come visit me with your plaids and Birkies; you'll be leading the trends here! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420928 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:31:14 +0000 harmonica 1420928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Birks and plaid! Will stay in my closet until its worn out! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420920 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:17:56 +0000 Angie 1420920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really enjoyed reading your comments, ladies. (Thanks for the shout out, Gaylene).&nbsp;</p> <p>There are <b>definitely </b>items that are more fashionable (or "trending")&nbsp;than others at any time, <i>which is the reason fashion exists in the first place</i>. And classics have to be updated too. But seasonal fads no longer exist, and mainstream&nbsp;trends can continue for a decade or longer, like skinnies. This was NOT the case 20 years ago. We are living in a FABULOUS fashion era actually.&nbsp;</p> <p>Any style of check, stripes, animal patterns&nbsp;and polka dots are modern classics. Like all colours, they are <i>always </i>in style.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420913 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:01:15 +0000 trekkiegirl 1420913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My sentiments echo many of what others have said - if I like something, I wear it. Period. There have been trends that I tried for a bit and let go of, but whether it was "in" or "out" wasn't what influenced my decision as much as my own opinion of the outfit or piece or whatever. </p> <p>Take Birks for example, I have never really liked them. Plaid though, I love and always will. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420897 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 17:13:32 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1420897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, these kind of comments are more about what you might want to buy or not buy, as opposed to wear or not wear if you already own it. E.g. if I'm someone who cares about being very up-to-date, and I don't have strong feelings one way or the other about Birkenstocks, I might wait and see what the hottest trends in sandals are this spring before I buy a new pair. But if I already own a pair and like them, I'd go ahead and wear them. Same with plaid shirts. </p> <p>I was at the thrift store yesterday, and I saw several of those poly knit tops with an empire waistline, in prints. Remember those? That's the kind of thing that I think of as being "truly out" at the moment. (Not that you couldn't make them work if they are an integral part of your style. If you had a boho Stevie Nicks thing going on they could work.) Plaid and Birks have barely gone from "super-trendy" to "a bit mainstream" at this point. It's kind of a sine curve or a spiral - things don't go from instantly in to instantly out anymore, they rise and fall in popularity (and have niche popularity separate from that) over years and decades, not a season or two.</p> <p>Last summer I had a pair of cheap Birk knockoffs; they got worn a lot and then thrown away at the end of the season because they were already falling apart. I haven't decided whether I'm going to try to get a new pair or not. I will probably let fate (in the form of a sale) decide one way or the other. </p> <p>Plaid, on the other hand, has always been in my wardrobe and always will be. I think saying plaid is 'out' is like saying stripes or out, or a certain color. It's more about what's new, not what's out, you know? Pantone doesn't say to everyone "here's the color of the year, if you ever wear anything other than marsala you are a fashion failure", because that wouldn't make any sense. Same with classic features like plaid or preppy or military influence or a certain kind of fabric or seaming. If they resonate with your own aesthetic preferences, they can always be worked into a look, whatever's trending. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420804 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 13:20:56 +0000 viva 1420804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>"Wearing only The Very Newest Thing is important to only a small segment of the population." So true, MsMary! </p> <p>I do like to see and hear about what's trending, and sometimes something will catch my eye and I will try it, but really, I wear what I love. My BF jeans are old, and I wore them cuffed with booties when everyone else was wearing long long jeans with scrunch! (Remember that? haha) And I will keep wearing them when everyone has moved on because I love them that much. </p> <p>But seriously, plaid is out? That just seems like a weird thing to say. It's been in for centuries. Maybe it's no longer on the runways but it will never be out of my closet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420796 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:55:23 +0000 Anonymous 1420796@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I resisted the plaid trend because I couldn't find anything that suited me. When I found the RL ruffled tartan plaid skirt, I instantly loved it and ordered it on the spot. I plan to wear it whether plaid is still on trend or not. As others have noted, plaid is classic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420786 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 11:34:15 +0000 crutcher 1420786@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Shhhhh...don't tell my plaid sneaks that they are out...These little sweeties are my absolute favorite shoe...I say wear what you love and what looks fab...Forget the outs and ins.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420751 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 07:15:36 +0000 Dimity 1420751@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay to all those in favour of individual expression. Birks are seriously good sandals and I love mine and will continue wearing them for ever. And plaid is a classic. It may not always be flavour of the month, but then you can wear it and be one less lemming on the street.<br />I think I recall a post of Angie's advising people to stock up on colours when your fave colours happen to be in, because some years it's hard to find what you want. So I'm thinking that a similar thing applies here - wear them if you like them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420743 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 06:11:51 +0000 rachylou 1420743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They can't be out because the Nordstrom catalog just said active sandals are in. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420739 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 05:54:12 +0000 MsMary 1420739@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suspect by "out," the list means "no longer the Very Newest Thing."&nbsp; Which I'm sure is correct.&nbsp; But the reality is that most people buy clothes and shoes and then wear them until they're worn out or they get tired of them.&nbsp; Wearing only The Very Newest Thing is important to only a small segment of the population. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420734 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 05:46:38 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1420734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought my sort-of Birk-alikes about 3/4 through last summer, so I figure mine weren't ever quite the "in" thing anyway. So I guess I'm safe, yes? :)</p> <p>Really, it takes a while for trends to filter down and then to filter out, among us non-runway-walkers, doesn't it? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420658 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 03:08:07 +0000 Echo 1420658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Next thing you know, I'll take a few more months to warm up to the idea of skirted leggings, and by the time I buy a pair, they will be "out".</p> <p>As for plaid, I've always been a fan of plaid pants, but not plaid tops. They somehow give a completely different vibe. But as far as I can tell, the fans of both plaid pants and plaid tops wore them long before they were deemed fashionable and will likely wear them long after the trend is over.</p> <p>It is even more fun when short hair is "in" one season, and long is "in" the next! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420649 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:58:07 +0000 shedev 1420649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Tartan is not only always in for me, it is part of my cultural heritage. It's not going to leave my closet any time soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420640 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:50:06 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1420640@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What??! &nbsp; How are those things 'out'?? &nbsp;They just got in. &nbsp; Seriously, that's ridiculous. &nbsp; Like "Ding! Time's up! &nbsp; Your 15 minutes of trend-fame is over, Briks. &nbsp; You don't have to go home but you can't stay here."</p> <p>I'm guessing that many many women who bought plaid and bought birkenstocks are going to continue to wear them and be happy and fabulous and stylish.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420632 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:42:35 +0000 Deborah 1420632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think those lists are hilarious:)&nbsp; I decide what is in or out in my closet.&nbsp; Plaid for example has never been "in' for me but it's very cool on others.&nbsp; When it comes to dressing I am very big on individual expression.&nbsp; I sometimes wonder if the people who write these lists consider the consumer to a mindless little sheep?&nbsp; Oh and I will be wearing Birks fro the rest of my life lol.&nbsp; They are so comfy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420627 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:38:50 +0000 retailgirl 1420627@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Plaid is always "in" in my wardrobe! I don't like Birkenstocks, and I have narrow feet, so they would be hard to fit, but even if I could get them to fit, I wouldn't wear them. Although they're fine for people who do like them! ( I wore Dr. Scholl's back in the day and loved them! You used to buy them at the drugstore or pharmacy and they cost about $12. Circa 1967 or so.). One example of things I wear regardless of they're being in: longer skirts...past my knee, towards mid calf. Boot length, I guess you'd say but I don't usually wear boots...just tights and flats, may not be in but I like the way it looks and I'm comfortable. I compensate with less length, volume on top. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420623 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:37:06 +0000 Jaime 1420623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with all of the above, particularly if the 'out' is being determined by a lone voice rather than by my own eyes.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420619 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:26:12 +0000 Anonymous 1420619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I couldn't care less if Birks (or plaid, for that matter) are deemed in or out. &nbsp;They have been worn and loved for so many years before any fashion maven decided they were hot. Same with plaid shirts. &nbsp;As we've said before, it's all in the "how" &nbsp;, and also all about what makes you happy. &nbsp; I'm not wearing my plaid shirts right now either - but am not worried in the slightest if they are not a trend this next fall. We'll figure out a way to make them look current and fun! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420618 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:24:23 +0000 Gaylene 1420618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find these lists of "In" and "Out" amusing, which probably answers your question. I think Angie's explanations of what is trending much more useful so I can decide when to retire plaids or Birks from my daily outfits. Besides, isn't fashion supposed to be about individual expression instead of blind conformity to some arbitrary rules? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420617 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:20:00 +0000 Karie 1420617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm crazy for plaid! It's always "in" with me :)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420612 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:59:11 +0000 Echo 1420612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The vast majority of Birkenstock fans wore them for years while they were "out", and I don't anticipate that changing. I love my older pairs and the newer pair I purchased last year and will absolutely continue to wear them.</p> <p>And I think it depends on the source for who is saying what is "out". Most trends have been lasting more than one year, so we'll see when summer rolls around what is still in stores. The comfort of Birks is hard to resist!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420611 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:58:11 +0000 Staysfit 1420611@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Plaid out? I say you can always wear plaid, it's classic! So are birk's. I will continue wearing mine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420610 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:57:08 +0000 carter 1420610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not only do I wear things after they are "out", but I continue to wear them until they come back "in". If you like it, wear it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/out-for-2015#post-1420606 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:49:24 +0000 always trying 1420606@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you still wear things after they are supposed to be "out"?&nbsp; Just read that Birkenstocks and plaid are "outs" this year.&nbsp; I sure am going to continue to wear my two plaid shirts as I just bought them at the end of summer, and have not been wearing them as I have been in warmer sweaters and sweatshirts these colder months.&nbsp; </p>