mfad•3y ago

Is there an age limit to certain styles?

I do like the puffy cropped top, straight/slightly baggy pants look, but all the pics I see of people wearing them are probably in their 20s. I'm getting close to my mid-30s now, and I feel like I might be out of place wearing something like that. So.. I'm wondering is there an age limit younger looking style? And if so.. how can you make it work for someone who's a bit older?

julie•12/9/23, 10:41 PM

Yes if we see you in baggy pants we young people will beat you with sticks

julie•12/9/23, 10:42 PM

IDT it's a big deal

julie•12/9/23, 10:43 PM

A lot of the people who wear a similar style on this server are also older

andrewOP•12/9/23, 10:43 PM

For reference stuff like this:

Jjulie Yes if we see you in baggy pants we young people will beat you with sticks

andrewOP•12/9/23, 10:44 PM

lmao

julie•12/9/23, 10:47 PM

Also might just be me but I feel like this style relies on having a very thin torso? Probably more of a problem than age

andrewOP•12/9/23, 10:49 PM

Or I guess a follow up question would be... How can you adapt this style for someone older..? Maybe it's a matter toning it down to be less flashy? Or getting better quality pieces? idk.

tun🌻•12/9/23, 11:08 PM

tbh these are nearly all wearing some form of vintage like 60s - 80s styled peices. I think the only association to the outfits looking like a young person's style is because these are young people wearing them

Ttun🌻tbh these are nearly all wearing some form of vintage like 60s - 80s styled peic...

andrewOP•12/9/23, 11:29 PM

Yeah, but regardless of the history, the association currently exists. I'm curious if there's a way to make it still work for an older person and not be mistaken for a young person? Or maybe this is a problem I'm just inventing in my head haha.

Sal•12/10/23, 12:35 AM

I don't think there's an age limit, but some styles do look anachronistic regardless of how well they're pulled off. I'm sure @The Teenage Gentleman lol can speak on this pretty extensively. I think a hallmark of a well-developed sense of style is the ability to tweak something that might be popular with a different demographic, with some exceptions. A cropped top/big pant silhouette is so common and basic though that it's not difficult at all to adapt across different ages.

sioku•12/10/23, 12:54 AM

i think theres plenty of mid 30s influencers who wear small top big pants look lol

sioku•12/10/23, 12:54 AM

but to echo salem, i think its fine to be anachronistic

sioku•12/10/23, 12:54 AM

though there is a difference between anachronistically picking styles

sioku•12/10/23, 12:54 AM

and then picking a style that is quite popular within younger demogrpahics

sioku•12/10/23, 12:55 AM

what matters is how sensitive you are to it

sioku•12/10/23, 12:55 AM

are you going to change the style when the young people stop wearing it?

Ssioku are you going to change the style when the young people stop wearing it?

andrewOP•12/10/23, 2:00 AM

hmm... probably. I feel like by then if you don't change your style, then it'll be as though you never figured out what the next trend was. Might be equivalent to someone wearing 2000's preppy abercrombie and fitch in 2023.

sioku•12/10/23, 3:33 AM

But why go on to the next trend?

sioku•12/10/23, 3:34 AM

I mean the challenge is to find something “good” and stick with it

sioku•12/10/23, 3:34 AM

And the “good” making metrics can’t be that it’s trendy

sioku•12/10/23, 3:34 AM

it should be based in something more concrete rathe than social clout/interest

sioku•12/10/23, 3:35 AM

There’s nothing wrong with doing trends of course, but the hope is that it unlocks intentional thought on proportions and personal style rather than doing it because young people are dojng it