Things I am getting tired of

always trying

Things I have but will not by more of, but will continue wearing them for now are:

BF jeans-just getting tired of the look!

short blazers, especially with lapels..I have a longer white one without lapels, hardly worn it until recently and found it to be a fav now.

And am really tired of ballet flats!

Will not buy any more footbed sandals-have ones from last summer, and my new gold white mountain ones that I will get a lot of wear, but just not liking the look much now..

8 years ago

Dressing

40 replies

Latest reply was from lyn67

Anonymous

Same. Totally over the boyfriend jean look. I don't think they really looked good on me anyways and I was a sucker for buying so many pair. They aren't as style- able as skinnier jeans . Totally over ballet flats too - sadly, as I bought an expensive pair last summer. They may get pulled out once in a while, but only maybe.

8 years ago

Janet

(website)

Veteran

I've been over ballet flats for a few years now. I am much more into slip-on sneakers, oxfords or loafers as alternatives that seem to work better with my style. Although I still hang onto my old, old black Repettos as house shoes.

I never fully embraced baggy BF jeans, so I never invested really heavily in them, thankfully. I cut off my Gap BF jeans into cutoff shorts and enjoy wearing them that way. And I was much happier with the AG Nikki jeans when I bought a new pair a size down from my original purchase (which I could take off without unzipping,). I like BF jeans when they are not so big and baggy. I wore my only pair of ripped/distressed BF jeans the other day and hubs mentioned for the first time that he likes how they look on me, which nudges me to wear them more. But I won't buy more of them.

8 years ago

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

High five - me too to some extent. I only wear my white BF jeans because they are dressier and fit like relaxed skinnies. I am over the slouch.

I love pointy toe ballet flats and blazers. Amazing current classics.

I have to say though that I am tired for booties - and have to wear them SO frequently in our climate.

8 years ago

Anonymous

I never really loved boyfriend jeans, but I gotta say, I am still in love with flats (ballet flats, oxfords, loafers, sneakers).

Because of my fussy feet, I never really developed a fashionable shoe capsule. This year I am working on amping up the shoe capsule. My goal is to buy a minimum of one new pair each month. If I come across ballet flats in wide width I am buying, buying, buying. My only goal is to try and limit the black. I would love a pair of cobalt blue ballet flats.

8 years ago

Anonymous

I still love ballet flats, as long as they're plain black leather!

I'm a bit tired of all the stretch denim.
I agree about BF jeans.

8 years ago

Carole

Veteran

I'm tired of my Gap always skinny jeans...I have two pair and finally wore a hole in one pair...black or gray skinnies have replaced my regular denim. I'm tired of ballet flats, too. Much prefer slip on, slipper or pointy toe flats.

8 years ago

kellygirl

Veteran

I always *think* I'm getting tired of my baggy BF jeans but I can't seem to stop reaching for them. I tried the girlfriend and the Resolution skinnies sized up but I wasn't smitten so I returned. I guess I can say that I was over knee high boots this past winter after wearing them non-stop the winter before.

8 years ago

milehighstyle (Linda)

Veteran

Cardigans - I've sold quite a few, kept a couple thinking I'll throw them on with shorts in the summer for restaurants and such, but not wearing them to the office so much.
Trousers - if I wear pants to the office these days it's skinny pants only or jeans on casual Fridays.

8 years ago

K.M.

Veteran

I got tired of my skinny cords. They used to be my favorite thing to wear in the Fall, Winter, and early Spring.
I'm a bit tired of crewneck sweaters too.

Never got into the whole BF jeans thing!

8 years ago

Suz

(website)

Veteran

I have never been into ballet flats since they don't stay on my feet. Never bought footbed sandals, either.

I'm not completely over BF jeans and will still wear mine. But apart from one pair, mine are more like relaxed skinnies.

I'm not over blazers -- I like them all lengths and cuts.

Things I am "over" for now: MY SNOW BOOTS with tucked jeans. YAY!

8 years ago

Aziraphale

Veteran

I'm not over BF jeans at all -- I still love them. But I am like Suz in my preference for "slim fit" BF jeans -- i.e. the ones that are more like relaxed skinnies. I find those easy to style. The wider-leg ones are much more difficult.

I was never into ballet flats to begin with, so I'm neutral on those, but boy oh boy do I ever have a case of tall boot fatigue!

As far as really tight, stretchy skinny jeans go, I still wear them, but I'm styling them in different ways. No more skinnies tucked inside tall boots. Instead, I'm wearing them hemmed right at the ankle bone and with flat oxfords, with just a sliver of skin showing.

8 years ago

DJP

Active Member

I do seem to be over ballet flats even though I still love them and have many pairs. I almost always choose slip on sneakers or sandals in warmer weather. Somehow tapering down to a dainty flat shoe silhouette just doesn't look current. Some exceptions are my Halogen Olsens and my Dolce Vita Laynies.

I'm still crazy for BF jeans (all jeans in fact!) and I doubt I will ever be over blazers especially shorter cuts.

I am growing very weary of low rise skinnies and was surprised how quickly my poison for higher rises changed to a sugar eye!

Nordstrom

Halogen 'Olson' Pointy Toe Studded Leather T-Strap Flats (Women)

$89.95 $44.90

Sale

View Info

Top Pick

Nordstrom

Dolce Vita 'Laynie' d'Orsay Flat (Women)

$129.94 $77.98

Sale

View Info

Top Pick

8 years ago

annagybe

(website)

Veteran

Maximal, hectic dressing.

8 years ago

Anonymous

Yes, I agree that a pointier toe is more current but I find it adds so much length that I just can't go there (yet).

@DJP: The high rise on the front looks really good to my eye, and also has some sort of gentle girdling effect :-). On top of that, the jeans stay up without a belt! (These are all good things!) I then cover the mom-jean backside with a loose shirt tail. Bob's your uncle.

8 years ago

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

(website)

Veteran

I'm definitely over round-toed ballet flats. I've still got some that I wear but I haven't bought any new ones since the middle of last year. Instead I'm picking pointy-toed ones or, increasingly, smoking slippers or loafers.

I'm also tired of skinny jeans, although again I'm still wearing some pairs. I will probably never get tired of cardigans, but I am preferring ones with a longer, boyfriend-esque length, e.g. below the low hip, rather than the mid-hip length that was predominant for a while.

8 years ago

catgirl

Veteran

I have never been a fan of ballet flats.

I am tired of BLACK. And yet I can't find enough in color that fits my style goals.

8 years ago

Gigi

Veteran

I don't have a pair of BF jeans, but I did buy a pair of BR chinos near the end of last summer that fit like BF jeans. It was an experiment for me. I didn't wear them much, and I don't feel like reaching for them now. So I don't know if I was ever really on the BF jeans bandwagon.

I am actually getting more into ballet flats now than I have in the past. I have one pair of pointy toes and am considering finding a pair of round toes. I have to be careful with the round-toed ones, though, because I am short and they can make me look stumpy. But I really want the pair that I buy to be distinctive somehow, not just plain jane.

Like DJP, I am really getting over the low-rise look. I am more into midrise right now. I think it is because I am enjoying the idea of wearing crop tops and need a higher rise to cover up the ol' belly button.

Unlike Una, I am really loving black right now! The more the better.

8 years ago

Suzanne (ambergreen)

Veteran

I thought this was going to be a thread about some of the trends out there that some of us might feel are overdone whether we adopted them or not. My #1 on that front: that darned black "floppy" hat (that keeps getting called a "fedora" whether it is or not)! Can it go away now?

Never did the BF jeans, and I've only ever had one pair of ballet flats myself (silver ones, at the end of the 70s). I'm not a flats (or super-high heels) or classic cardigan person. But I'll commiserate a little with Una on the black. I've moved away from it, yet I find that I've added more black items this spring than other colors--why? Partly because of the same problem--things not coming in enough colors when I find the shape I want--and partly because, well, they go with what I already have. Yet, some things really do look best to my eye in black.

But the style I find I'm tired of for now? Tees! Especially the classic women's tee silhouette, though it suits me well enough and I have some in colors and patterns I like (I don't do white tees). It's just that I lived in tees more than anything else for about 5 years and I'm gravitating to JFE, chiffon-y print blouses, somewhat peasant-y tops of various styles, and even button-front shirts (in colors and chambray and with fun details. Not white). When it's hotter I'll layer openwork and sheer tops over colorful tanks and crop tops.

Hmm. Great thread for thinking through style shifts. I hadn't really even thought about whether I was having one, but I think I am!

8 years ago

kkards

Veteran

work….
but i don't think thats what you were looking for….shorts with 4 or 5 inch inseams- these days i'm more inclined to think about Bermuda shorts or really lightweight cropped pants. sandals -again thinking more covered up, like slip on sneakers, closed toe ankle strap shoes or d'orsay style flats.

8 years ago

catgirl

Veteran

Oh and I still, always have, and always will love BF jeans.

8 years ago

Lyn D.

Veteran

Interesting!
I too found the looser BF cut hard to style except with fussy belts and semi-tucks etc.
I haven't owned any Ballet flats for a few years now.
Nodding along re. the long boots over skinnies look that I wore all the time a couple of years ago, but not now!

8 years ago

Anonymous

I'm sick and tired of my capri pants. I would rather wear long, lightweight pants. The problem is that lightweight pants almost always have an elastic or drawstring waist, which I hate.

My fussy feet don't allow me to wear fashionable shoes, but at least I have nice jewelry to compensate.

8 years ago

Style Fan

Veteran

I have never owned ballet flats and never will. I love BF jeans. I still wear mine. I find them very easy to style. Through on a T, belt , nice sandals and off I go. Even better with a blazer which I love and always will. Blazer have been in my wardrobe forever. My best look is a blazer that is waist or high hip.

I am not crazy about skinny jeans. They are too skinny.

8 years ago

Helena

Veteran

I was going to ask about ballet flats, sounds like I should consider a pointy tie to update them (mine are worn out from wear). I am over classic cardis but still like the longer styles. I think I will replace my riding boots with short flat boots come the fall, they too are several years in and a little the worse for wear. And I am generally over scarves which is annoying because I still really like them! They just don't feel right lately.

8 years ago

rachylou

Veteran

My tunic dresses, esp worn with legginfs. It's so so gone all bad country club food on me...

8 years ago

Pree

Active Member

Ballet flats and cardigans- I agree that I am totally over them. My prefer slipper flats.
I still love my BF jeans- I have one pair which are lightweight and comfy.

8 years ago

shedev

Veteran

Anything too classic, colorblocking.

8 years ago

frannieb

Veteran

totally over summer dresses with a cardigan
bored with pencil skirts and summer dresses
Finally admited flats and I need to break up as I am a chunky shoe girl at heart
just purged almost all my heels because I am a chunky shoe girl at heart and while I love a pointy heel on others - it is all chunky wedge for me.

8 years ago

DonnaF

Veteran

Black. When an item comes in multiple colors, all to often they just order the black for Petites. Give me charcoal gray instead!

Skirts and dresses that are TOO SHORT. At least as a Petite, I can sometimes order the Regular size and it will be long enough, but even then it is sometimes too short.

Seeing jeans (not here, however) with really weird fading in places where fading would not naturally occur.

Super blunt-toed ballet flats. They are no doubt more comfy than pointy toed ones, and maybe I have a poison eye because ballet flats don't work for my feet, but I would like them to disappear from the market.

8 years ago

Category