ANY Look Can Become a Trend....

.......these days.

That's why it's good to keep an open mind and keep poison eye to a minimum. You almost have to desensitize your eyes, IYKWIM. Let go of preconceived prejudices, and see fashion and style in a new and evolved way. I know I've had to do just that over the last ten years or so.

Like I mentioned in La Ped's post - since she kept it real with her Chacos:

"Chacos could be the new trend! Anything can happen when wearing Birkies and rubber poolside slides with thick white socks is trendy...."

See my little nephew (19) in his new Super Dry tee and joggers - WITH poolside slides and athletic socks. That's how he dressed to go out to lunch, and we took the train. He even matched the colours!

He asked me what I thought of the combination - and I said he looked hip, fabulous and handsome. Fun juxtaposition next to classically casual Opa

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lyn67

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Wow, his bright pink toes areTDF but you have to have his age(and gender I believe:-)) to sport this with panache like he does here! LOVE!:-)

Anonymous

The sandals with socks look is pretty common around here - a holdover from high school and university sports dressing, I think My daughter does it still - even with her Birks Love the fit of your nephew's sweat pants .

Angie

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Lyn67, I don't know about the relevance of the age thing. If I saw my 53 year old brother wear Birkies and poolside slides with socks, that would be good too. And VERY authentic because he's been doing it all his life like my Dad! But if you saw me do it - it would look off. Not my style and therefore not authentic.

Lisa p, and the stuffed pockets of the sweatpants..... - that said, my nephew usually carries a bag, and his stuffed pockets are not the norm.

Your nephew is super stylish.
I am also noticing ultra-preppy looks and fishermen’s hats are the big thing too.

I don’t know, Angie. I like it all. Young people add zest to everything!

YES, Smittie. I've been noticing head gear make a big comeback across the ages. There's an ultra preppy component to Hipster looks, which is fun to see too. VERY big look with men in Salt lake City. A good look to my eye.

Personally, I think we can add zest and verve to an outfit at any age! The older we are, the higher the potential is for an authentic, confident, unaffected and strong attitude. Bonus.

Jenn

Did you see Kanye West wearing this look to a wedding? Your nephew wears it better.

https://www.washingtonpost.com.....ac0aa909c4

Jenn, HAH. Hilarious. Quite the fashion statement. Agreed - little nephew wears the look better. I prefer his colours for one...

Laura

I like it! I'm going to show my sons. Joggers are all the rage here, too.

Runcarla

Crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man....

You ALL make me laugh.

Suz

Your nephew looks great! Love the pops of red!

And Opa looks wonderful, too.

merwoman

The men are rocking it!!

Jaime

Love that the socks match the waist tie. A great picture of style at any age!

rachylou

Is little nephew (this cracks me up, Angie, little nephew is freeking tall!) in college? This is totally the look on college students here... except the colours are either Stanford Red or UC Berkeley Blue...

I had a client that did this with 2 different colored socks to an interview:( she said it was a thing.
I have been known to do this while camping, and have to get up at night!

LaPed

Love the pops of red! I'm wholeheartedly in favour of ugly/comfortable sandals. Where I live, Birkenstock, Teva and Chaco make up abut 90% of the summer footwear I see on the street. Now, with the college kids coming back, I'm seeing more pool slides too (and yes, with socks seems to be a big thing!).

Joyce B

Nice slides with socks on the kid. I have to show you the Birks with colorful handnit socks , that has been around for some time though.

Jane

So cool! I love this look! It is a lovely photo!

You're ALL making me laugh....

Rachy, little nephew is 6ft tall.

Suz, you’re as gracious as ever.

Jules

My daughter got some black on white polka dot socks recently for fall. She tried them on with some 70s running-styled black and white shorts and I said get those feet into my rose gold Birks because that is going to look on fleek... she laughed at me but did it anyway and we agreed it was a really cute look.

Janet

More and more, I’m feeling like trends are less relevant to me, as long as I don’t look out of it. I would argue that when a poison eye reveals something that would feel inauthentic to the wearer, poison eyes may actually be helpful. Not to be too contrarian.

Your nephew and your dad both look great! Handsome family.

Thanks, ladies. Fun stories.

Janet, I don’t understand actually, but would like to. Do you mean inauthentic on you, or on someone else? A look that feels inauthentic for you feels authentic on someone else - and you like it on that person too. That’s not poison eye. Poison eye is when you don’t like a particular look on anyone - ever. And you are right about trends. Trends are a buffet that you can graze from at your leisure. Go hungry, go light, go healthy, go moderate, or stuff your belly - it’s all good. Hope that makes sense.

Sara L.

Hmm, I have a hard time thinking of this look as "fashion". Not because I hate it, but because my kids wear socks and slides to and from soccer practice so they don't wear down the cleats on their soccer shoes.

Tina

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mtnsofthemoon

I love his confidence and swag! hahahah So cute - both of them. He is owning this look! Lots of the same here at the High School and kids home from college for the summer.

Sara, tell your kids they're trend setters.

Tina, that's in the Netherlands

mtnsofthemoon and others, sounds like a VERY common Varsity look.

DonnaF

I'm still waiting for clogs to become a trend. . .A gal at church looked down at my clogs (I think they were the red ones, or maybe the blue ones?) and asked, "How many pairs of clogs DO you have?" Busted. I refused to answer.

jussie

It looks good! I think because the socks are a feature in themselves with the colour. And they look in good condition/intentional. I saw a lady with gold brogues yesterday with cobalt polka dot socks and slightly cropped pants. It looked really striking.

cindysmith

Normally I would be freaking out over pool slides with socks but I really like how he's done it, it looks like it was done with INTENTION rather than just sloppy.

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