I like em but I have track record of poor taste.
Is it complete no or are there circumastance when it could be ok?
Wear what the hell you want.
Do you think the kids ask if it's ok to wear their jeans halfway down their arses?
Wear what you like -don't let anyone tell you otherwise*
*there are limits to this statement, but they're usually covered by laws related to public decency.
50 years old and still worried about what random strangers think of your clothing choices?
Wear what you like and don't give a monkey's hump about what anyone else thinks.
Wear what you like. Who cares what anyone else thinks.
I'm sat typing this in leopard print Speedo's, argyle socks with sandals, a sombrero and divers goggles
They already said it for me.
53 here, you should see the crap I wear. Past giving a shite. Especially what the clothing-snob-fail twits on here say!
@binners: #strangest.
I personally don't like converse as they're a bit flimsy. Since Nike took them over they've done something to address that with the stiffer canvas and lunarlon insoles, but still a bit lightweight.
As for 50 year old wearing them? Couldn't give a wotsit. Run free aged hipster 😉
Edit: Also, after seeing some of the monstrosities some STW'ers wear, Converse are positively perfect.
Binners - He said "Converse" NOT "Perverse"
Do you keep crayons in the brim of your sombrero?
Don't canvas shoes make your feet whiffy though?
Two things will never go out of fashion: Converse All Stars and little black dresses. Enjoy! 🙂
Two things will never go out of fashion: Converse All Stars and little black dresses. Enjoy!
I'm sure the OP looks delightful in both.
Do you keep crayons in the brim of your sombrero?
He just dips his old chap in the paint and jiggles over the canvas.
Right close the thread I'm off to get them before someone turns telling me to grow up and 'cognitive dissonance' kicks in.
Whaooh there even reflective for cycling duty!!
I like em
Then Yay.
The great thing about not being a Teen / Twentysomething anymore = who cares about what others think about your style.
I prefer heels with my LBD
As Mark Radcliffe correctly observed: as a bloke in your 50's you're effectively invisable.
And PP I keep my crayons strapped around my person in a bullet belt..
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Wear what you want (within some boundaries...)
I'm wearing some Walsh '81 Ensign trainers at work today, no crayons in a bandolier, but i do have a lead holder in one hand 🙂
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😉
With a hoodie?
Plimsolls let the bullies know who to pick on. Keep up the good work.
*is sat in my Crocs. Feeling justified*
I like them and was tempted by a nice blue pair.
My sons stepped in to forbid it!!!
"They are not for your age Dad."
Stoner - Member
* shat in my Crocs
I know you're ill, but....
I'm sat typing this in leopard print Speedo's, argyle socks with sandals, a sombrero and divers goggles
I have two things:
1) Apostrophe rage
2) A massive boner
2) A massive boner's
FTFY.
I'm sat typing this in leopard print Speedo's
It's unfortunate that the "S" has peeled off.
I am 49 and sitting here wearing a pair right now.
I'm sat typing this in leopard print Speedo's, argyle socks with sandals, a sombrero and divers goggles
*Retches violently and scrubs brain with bleach*
"They are not for your age Dad."
Surely they're worth getting just to annoy them!
kerley - Member
I am 49 and sitting here wearing a pair right now.
Speedos?
If you're also wearing slim fit jeans, a plaid shirt, have gone grey but spike your hair up a bit, have some growth and are a generally cool dude, then the converse are ok. You ride mountain bikes (presumably), you must be a cool dude, right?
Ed Oxley's beginning to look old
It's unfortunate that the "S" has peeled off.
Damn you, PP! My laughter has betrayed my non work-related computer use. Penance is making a round of tea.
*waves fist impotently in the general direction of "ooop North"*
Wearing mine now and I'm 46. Mind you, I also have orange hair at the moment so maybe I'm not the best judge...
Rachel
Pfft Chuck Taylor would be about 120 now, I say go for it, they youth stole them.
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I was 50 years old on tuesday, i wear converse, skinny jeans, hoodies, a bobble hat and ride a long board all whilst sprouting a grey beard
WGAF
I wear my teens' Converse hand-me-downs. Their feet became to wide and/or too long for the extensive collection I'd bought them on business trips. Very comfortable if you have narrow feet like me. They graduated to Vans.
I'm 48 and still wear them. What else am I supposed to do? Dye my hair beige and adopt beige clothes?
The singer with Underworld is 60 :
Pete Tong is 56.
Fatboy Slim is 53.
Paul Oakenfold is 53.
John Digweed is 50.
David Guetta is 49.
Carl Cox is 54.
etc.
Don't canvas shoes make your feet whiffy though?
About the only downside, far as I can see.
Personally I prefer Vans skate shoes, or ex-Army desert boots, whatever's comfiest at a given time.
teamhurtmore - Member
I like them and was tempted by a nice blue pair.My sons stepped in to forbid it!!!
"They are not for your age Dad."
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44 this year and still wearing Converse.
The Boomers and older are acting like tiny toddlers so what's wrong with middle-aged men dressing like teenagers?
RegressiontochildhoodrulesUK 🙂
converse have become the uniform of the middle classes rebelling at 50 ...
Along with a Ramones t shirt ....
5:10s are fine ... and I look great in them .... at 56!
My sons stepped in to forbid it!!!"They are not for your age Dad."
Converse was apparently founded in 1908, so the brand was already 60 odd years old when you were born...
Tell him to get over himself, bloody yoofs thinking they invented wearing shoes invented by someone else's great grandad...
teamhurtmore - MemberI like them and was tempted by a nice blue pair.
My sons stepped in to forbid it!!!
"They are not for your age Dad."
Tell him to sodd off and get his own style/fashion ideas instead of copying others, or be more accommodating of others (which is a bit more mature).
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Charlie can carry it off and he's 72!
50 years old and still worried about what random strangers think of your clothing choices?Wear what you like and don't give a monkey's hump about what anyone else thinks.
This.
Worked ok for this 45-year old:
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^ After a winter regrowth it was (yesterday) finally time to shave my receding hair again. I tried a grade 3 mohawk for some variety, and then realised with the help of two mirrors that the crown of my head was now a 'NOhawk' zone. 😆
Sad days. Anyway, it's (was) just hair. And I still have:
1 Life-affirming groin injury
2. Crocs n' socks
**winning***
I tried a grade 3 mohawk for some variety, and then realised that the crown of my head was now a 'NOhawk'. Sad days.
Yep. I have a middle parting in my hair.
It's about eight inches wide.
Thansk for the advice but he was correct in truth. They can really only be worn with narrow legged denim too - and that is a definite no:no for over [s]50s[/s] 35s
I still wear DC and Etnies skate shoes. Never gone back to them, as I never stopped wearing them! For casual use I could never wear walking type shoes or trainers, can't stand either of them. Skate shoes are very hard wearing too!
I had to search on Google to know what they are. I guess that makes me too old to wear them. 😳
Yep. 48 here, in plum-coloured Chucks. Bar laced too.
[url= http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/straightbarlacing.htm ]Worth a look...[/url]
Ye gods, I'm going to lose an hour of my life to that website.
Thansk for the advice but he was correct in truth. They can really only be worn with narrow legged denim too - and that is a definite no:no for over 50s 35s
Are you TJ in disguise?
50 and happily wearing Vans. Not too keen on Converse, maybe in summer but Vans are the go to.
If you want to waste an hour, look at the custom Vans maker on their set. Shame they won't export them as I much prefer Old Skool Hi top Pro Skates to Chuck Taylors
Two things will never go out of fashion: Converse All Stars and little black dresses. Enjoy!
I'd add turn-ups and DMs to those.
wilburt - Member
Is it complete no or are there circumstances when it could be ok?
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Converse are nasty whatever age. Every one I see wearing them looks like thier feet are far to big for thier body. Plus the fact they are the height of fashion for middle class mums in thier 30's/40's.
Someone should post a 'What was the last pair of shoes/trainers you bought' thread so we can see just how sharp STW is dressing these days.
Someone should post a 'What was the last pair of shoes/trainers you bought' thread so we can see just how sharp STW is dressing these days.
A bold suggestion from the man in the elasticated trousers. 🙂
A bold suggestion from the man in the elasticated trousers.
From the ankles down I am as dapper as they come.
Jury is still out on the elasticated trews.
Mine are red 🙂 I wore em when I was younger, I can bloody have them now.
Same goes for jeans * and t-shirts too !!!
Mikedabear, whats wrong with yummymummies wearing them too ?
* not sure about the low slung waist look showing ones pants, looks like it makes it hard to walk and could be a tad cold this time of year. Get a belt I say.
I fail to see what's actually wrong with the guys dress code in geoffj's pic.
It's unfortunate that the "S" has peeled off.
Jeez. You snort some monkey dust or something...
Oh dear. Nearly 62 and still wearing them occasionally. 'Slim' jeans, too. I don't see why I should wear M&S slacks and Velcro fastening shoes.
I don't wear Converse trainers (I'm 49) but I would 8)
More importantly - can I start wearing my Bullet belt again?
Last worn in 1988 and now sitting in a box under the spare bed! There must be 40 or more 7.62mm cases and bullets in that bad boy and I used to LOVE wearing it!
Wear whatever you like whenever you like. I still like to wear a tutu whilst riding and I wear old man [url= http://twowheelsbetter.cc/bikes-gear/best-budget-best-value-for-money-and-just-plain-best-mountian-bike-socks-autumnwinter/ ]hiking socks[/url] from mountain wrehouse with it. I also wear an ageing pair of poo brown adidias shell toes.
You snort some monkey dust or something...
Nope. Cake.
It's stimulated the part of my brain known as Shatner's Bassoon. The part that deals with time perception.
I really should use my cheesebox and say No before I cry all the water out of my body.
Worth a look
The decision to wear or not wear Converse doesn't age you anywhere near as much as finding "Ian's Shoelace Site - Bringing you the fun, fashion & science of shoelaces" somewhere where you could happily spend an afternoon does.
Jeez. You snort some monkey dust or something...
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Had some time to kill at Bicester yesteryear while Mrs THM had a quick scoot round - for some bizarre reason I tried a pair of denim jeans on. Fortunately, they went back on the shelf and I remembered my age!