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Old 09-14-2014, 07:13 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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My theory is that certain articles of clothing are automatically assigned to old people just because people see old people wear them. You take the same style and have teens and women in their 20s wear them and they become cute and sexy. I can think of a number of things including shoes, hats etc.
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Old 09-14-2014, 07:24 PM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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Examples?
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Old 09-14-2014, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Pa
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Lol, certain patterns scream older people clothing.Stretchy elastic pants, anything from sag harbor, some st.john's bay, shirts with side pockets, tight fitted sweatshirts with flowers on them.

Now many older women wear the same clothes as me.

Depends on the person.My mom wears old style capris.

My aunt wears the same clothes if not better than me.
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Old 09-14-2014, 08:38 PM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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Macklemore made a LOT of money last year by taking your grandpa's style.

I know what you mean, though, OP. I was in Macy's today and I avoided an entire section of the store because it was the "old lady" section.
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Old 09-14-2014, 09:02 PM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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Lol, certain patterns scream older people clothing.Stretchy elastic pants, anything from sag harbor, some st.john's bay, shirts with side pockets, tight fitted sweatshirts with flowers on them.
But the OP claims:
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You take the same style and have teens and women in their 20s wear them and they become cute and sexy..
I cannot see any of those things becoming cute and sexy when on teens....
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Old 09-14-2014, 09:02 PM
 
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Examples?
How about hats? Is this for old people?

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Old 09-14-2014, 09:05 PM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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Not in my area. I have seen that on all ages for many, many years.
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Old 09-14-2014, 09:09 PM
 
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How about hats? Is this for old people?
Personally, I think it's cute. I like men in those types of caps and can't stand baseball caps.

Old people clothing is usually made for comfort and ease of getting dressed and undressed. A simple sweatshirt is easy to put on, doesn't need buttoning, doesn't need ironing, is soft and comfy. Dress it up with a theme and you've got a perfect old person's top. Nothing wrong with that if that's what they need but I like to see people wait as long as possible before they start wearing the uniform. Uniform=themed sweatshirt, sweatpants, and sneakers.
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Old 09-14-2014, 09:12 PM
 
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How about hats? Is this for old people?
No! Hipsters love newsboy caps.
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Old 09-14-2014, 09:16 PM
 
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No! Hipsters love newsboy caps.
Lots of elementary age kids rock those too!
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