STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

boobaby · Kate Spade

Are the 90s coming back or am I imagining things?

squishy · Coach

the fact that today's high school kids were born in the 90s is SCARY.

halleybird · Hermes

don't forget the plaid! Ugh

erin · Chanel

unfortunately, there will be ugly shoes no matter what decade we are in.

luckylily · Gucci

erin wrote:

unfortunately, there will be ugly shoes no matter what decade we are in.

Agreed. I'm not sure if the 90s are coming back or not, but there is definitely a significant contigent of people who will ALWAYS wear big, cluncky unattractive shoes.

littlebean · Kate Spade

They're definitely coming back -- the grey, the plaid, the chunky platforms, the long hangy stuff, the new minimalism. I don't think I'm particularly excited by this development fashion-wise! Or ego-wise, since it makes me feel old.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

luckylily wrote:

erin wrote:

unfortunately, there will be ugly shoes no matter what decade we are in.

Agreed. I'm not sure if the 90s are coming back or not, but there is definitely a significant contigent of people who will ALWAYS wear big, cluncky unattractive shoes.

You hit the nail on the head with that one, luckylily.

boobaby · Kate Spade

pollyjean23 wrote:

luckylily wrote:

erin wrote:

unfortunately, there will be ugly shoes no matter what decade we are in.

Agreed. I'm not sure if the 90s are coming back or not, but there is definitely a significant contigent of people who will ALWAYS wear big, cluncky unattractive shoes.

You hit the nail on the head with that one, luckylily.

That is true. I work in a tourist destination and spend my lunch breaks people watching. There are a whole lot of ugly shoes in this world. Maybe its because these are made by a brand that I usually look at when browsing for shoes because they normally have affordable and cute shoes. Every other pair I saw was pretty trendy and these were in the first row with a big New! over them.

kenzie · Chanel

Aw, I like plaid and grey, just not the flannel, grungy variety.

However, I do agree that there will always be ugly, chunky shoes. They never went away where I currently live. I see them everywhere. It was so shocking to move back here after living in Philadelphia for years. It was like a fashion time-warp. I can't believe the amount of chunky shoes still walking around.

blink · Coach

Yeah, they are coming back. I am 31, so the 90's were totally the era for me and I have been noticing clunky and platform shoes and other 90's-ish stuff in stores and magazines.

I live in the suburbs, and in some pockets, clunky shoes never went away anyway. But interestingly, my favorite pair of clunky shoes I wore in the 90's was actually a pair of sandals that belonged to my MOM in the early 70's.

And um, I don't think those shoes you listed are so bad. They aren't my style, but I think they would look pretty cute on my semi-emo, 9 years younger, non-gen x sister.

And alas, isn't that the key....would look good on someone younger.... cry

I am thinking like Littlebean, this 90's comeback isn't good for my ego.