Anonymous
Post 05/23/2026 12:06     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:You need to upgrade your stores if you want them to cater to your age group


+1
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2026 08:29     Subject: Re:Clothing trends are awful now
Terrible. My summer plan is to dress up basics with showy yet subtle jewelry pieces. I’m not a peasant and I’m not a prairie woman, and most importantly, I’m not a high schooler, which is the only type of woman who would look good in these fashions.
Anonymous
Post 05/22/2026 08:27     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
The balloon leg pants are awful.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 21:12     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just shop at Chico’s and JJill and Talbots and be done with it.


In my 50s seems like all that will work.


NP. I actually see quite a bit at all of those stores that I like. But what really irritates me is the random embellishments on so many of the clothes. I'll see a great pair of pants or a top, but on closer inspection, there's some weird embroidery or bedazzling that just makes me want to run. Chico's especially is guilty of this. Do they think that all women 50+ like that kind of thing?
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 21:02     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:Alright so where are my 40-something’s who don’t want to look like they’re trying to be Gen Z but also want to be somewhat on trend shop? I’m struggling to find the balance between anthro and Talbots.


Quince, Uniqlo, Gap, COS
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 18:28     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:Alright so where are my 40-something’s who don’t want to look like they’re trying to be Gen Z but also want to be somewhat on trend shop? I’m struggling to find the balance between anthro and Talbots.


I just wear my clothes from 10+ years ago. I get a surprising number of compliments.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 18:25     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Alright so where are my 40-something’s who don’t want to look like they’re trying to be Gen Z but also want to be somewhat on trend shop? I’m struggling to find the balance between anthro and Talbots.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 18:15     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
There are always silhouette and color trends. If you follow those, you can buy stuff anywhere and look up to date. Key difference is you have to keep up, I don’t think you can rely on retailers to push out cute stuff.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 16:48     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
I don't know what happened, but I'm pretty confident if you showed me a picture of anyone between 1900 and 2000, I could guess the year it was taken within two years. And be totally accurate.

Not so much today.

Different times. There are no meaningful fashion trends anymore.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 16:38     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
I switched to searching on EBay and Poshmark. I look for older Anthro pieces.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 16:36     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:I have been buying high-quality, brand name, age appropriate clothes for the last few months and spending much less. I am thrifting exclusively. Better a skirt or blouse manufactured in the nineties that’s 100% cotton or silk than the garbage coming out now.

True story; I saw a plain white blouse at Nordstrom being sold for almost $250 (!). The kicker: it was 100% polyester. This is what we’re dealing with, people.


Deeply agree with this. It takes time, but the clothes are so much better. I often filter for "new with tags" or "excellent condition" and still find so much high-quality clothing, for about the same price as the polyster crap in the good stores.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 16:31     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:Just shop at Chico’s and JJill and Talbots and be done with it.


In my 50s seems like all that will work.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 16:28     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to upgrade your stores if you want them to cater to your age group


THIS. I don't shop at places that carry this kind of stuff.


Agreed. One of the reasons I like this forum is that many of you help me find new places to shop.


NP but where do you all shop?
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 13:53     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
Anonymous wrote:I have been buying high-quality, brand name, age appropriate clothes for the last few months and spending much less. I am thrifting exclusively. Better a skirt or blouse manufactured in the nineties that’s 100% cotton or silk than the garbage coming out now.

True story; I saw a plain white blouse at Nordstrom being sold for almost $250 (!). The kicker: it was 100% polyester. This is what we’re dealing with, people.


Same. I walked out.
Anonymous
Post 05/20/2026 12:32     Subject: Clothing trends are awful now
I have been buying high-quality, brand name, age appropriate clothes for the last few months and spending much less. I am thrifting exclusively. Better a skirt or blouse manufactured in the nineties that’s 100% cotton or silk than the garbage coming out now.

True story; I saw a plain white blouse at Nordstrom being sold for almost $250 (!). The kicker: it was 100% polyester. This is what we’re dealing with, people.