[Closed] Am I too old for converse?

Flossie,

Buy them.

I am also 47 years of age and currently wearing converse.

I have 5 pairs. One black, one red, one grey, one maroon, and a pair of black lo tops.

🙂

45 here and have a few pairs of converse.

Only the shoes though, not the hi tops
And when I'm as old as you I definitely won't wear them! 😉

41 and have a pair don't wear them as they're uncomfortable as hell.

Could be worse you could be wanting a pair of Flossies.

41-and-a-quarter and I still have Converse. We all dress like teenagers these days you know 🙂

Although I was once advised if you remember clothes from the first time around you shouldn't be wearing them second time round...

Yup.

....all those saying you're ok are delusional and in denial 8)

40 here and proudly wearing Converse.

Do it properly & get some air max

Do it properly & get some air max

Wearing mine as I type, 😀

Haha! Rocking Air Max like it's 1990...

Surely "to embarrass your kids" is a compelling reason to get them?

Buy some.
🙂

Or if you've got wider feet and/or aren't flat footed, get some Vans.
Cheaper and waaaaay better looking, imo.

Regards,
Pete
Aged 45 and a quarter.

Avoid.
Get some [s]vans[/s] brogues instead.

I have the same dillema but Vans.. My daughter wont give me the go signal 🙁

Not sure about the vans I was hoping to go more for 'Rockstar' than 'Skater Boy'.

Floss

PS. The daughter is following this thread and finding it hilarious!

20-30 = Converse
30-40 = Merrells/Vans
40-50 =

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PS. The daughter is following this thread and finding it hilarious!

Flossette,

Think yourself lucky he's not looking for a pair of comedy socks and some nice sandals. Or Vibram FiveFingers.

If you have to ask...

I have the same dillema but Vans.. My daughter wont give me the go signal

WTF?

With teenage daughter's approval, I bought a pair of the totally black ones (the ones with the black rubber logo & toe-caps). I'd always wanted a pair of those.

They're not comfy, and I look ridiculous in them. Size 9 1/2. Worn maybe 4 times. £10 each, or £17.50 for both. Make me an offer.

You're selling your shoes individually?

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You're selling your shoes individually?

Plimsoles were shit when I was doing PE in vest and pants.
A five point star doesn't change matters.
You may as well man-up, go the whole hog and get some silver shadows.

😛

of course you are not. The most important question is do you have narrow enough feet for Converse. I'm 47 and get my kids cast offs because their feet are now wider than my D-width stick feet.

Vans are where it's at, apparently.

[url= https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091216111059AAvIoFb ] Is there an age limit for converse shoes? [/url]

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I am surprised nobody has suggested the "c" word yet. Threatening to wear "those that shall not be mentioned" is probably the easiest way to get your daughter to sign-off on the Cons/vans.... or (frankly) anything else.

I have been wearing cons and vans all my life,48. Due to age I just switched shoes to some 5 10 dirt bags. Should arrive by the weekend what what.

The day I start caring about what other people's opinions are about what I wear is the day I am old. 38 and I have owned one pair of "proper" shoes in the last 10 years. 😀

I wore converse as a kid, I now wear the £10/20 pound knock of versions.

David Cameron wears Converse so for that reason alone no one should wear them

I used to have a pair but lost them somewhere. Must go on a hunt, I think they're in the tardis cupboard under the stairs.

The converse weren't an issue, it was when I put a pair of the wife's 'jeggings' on as well to look like a hipster that the kids forbade me leaving the house. I was never going to...... but then again we will never use nuclear weapons either. Simply knowing that they exist (the converse / jeggings / band T-shirt outfit) makes them fear what I could do to them if I had to, and that's enough.

Thankfully, no pics exist, the wife was crying with laughter and couldn't find a camera in time.

(Nearly 46 BTW)

But then and prove to her, when it comes to personal style, some one else's opinion means nothing at all.

I think you can get more comfortable, better stuff for the same money, but depends if you want to be one of the kidz or not

The answer is 'yes' if you feel the need to ask. You shall wear your teenage fashion fetish with the mien of the desperate and insecure. You shall openly invite silent yet crushing opprobium from strangers and family alike. Those furtive glances at your feet-folly are not the admiring kind. They are the same kind that peek at a leather blouson, or a white sock and loafer. Try brogues and cargo shorts?

say you're really keen for the bright yellow rubber ones, she'll probably compromise with the trad plain white and consider it a minor victory.

I'm allowed Vans, but Converse, no.

Saw a dad wearing a pair of Converse when he was dropping his child off at pre school.
Pink FFS! Pink
What was he thinking?

Ps Please tell me it wasn't one of you

You're never too old to wear Converse! 🙄
Just bought myself some new orange ones this summer.
(I'm 43 - not that that makes any difference.)
My 16 year old way-stylish daughter is more than happy to be seen out with me in them! 8)

im a 51yr pie eater and my 27yr old niece says im cool for wearing mine.. ( three pairs blue red black) the kids all have them only mrs tts goes without.

47 here and still wearing them.

Ask her why she's wearing old people's shoes 🙂

43 and have always worn converse vans etc so I ain't stopping now. 13 yo daughter doesn't seem to mind.

Good mate of mine wears them and he's 54. He has been wearing them since he was a kid (he's American).

Wear what you want, the fashion trends of the kids will come and go. The issue here is your daughter (quite rightly !) doesn't want her Dad wearing the same shoes she does when she regards them as a cool fashion accessory.

[url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3650188/Can-anyone-explain-David-Camerons-trainers.html ]David Cameron tells the Daily Telegraph about his favourite Converse trainers[/url]

The head of marketing department at Converse took his own life later that day

Ask her why she's wearing old people's shoes

ftw 🙂

Just get some Ugg boots or some of these

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She's soon accept the Converse as very much the lesser of 2 evils.

44 years old here, converse, vans and DC shoes.

If you want a pair of Connies go for it - although I switched to Vans a long time ago...
just wear them with conviction.

I bought a pair of these recently to feed the Vans addiction:

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Even I find them offensive. 🙂

Yes - You're too old to be wearing children's shoes.

Sorry...

Yes. You are a middle-aged mature adult. You have to dress like one.

Buy yourself a pair.

It won't be long before you realise they are overpriced crap. Then give them to your daughter. She can probably wear them with a nice pair of woolly socks.

somewhatslightlydazed - Member

It won't be long before you realise they are overpriced crap.

Never paid more than 30 quid for a pair of Vans.
Outlets and sales all over the place.

Must be the same for Cons?

my fifteen year old daughter has forbidden me making the purchase on the grounds of my age

That's the best reason for buying them 😆

That's the best reason for buying them

Certainly is. Then make sure you wear them with shorts when you turn up at school to pick her up, let her friends know just how cool you are 8)

45 here, and rocking some John Vavartos Ltd edn Converse with metal studs, but I do play guitar ina bitchin' band! 😉

Oh dear. 59, me. Anyone want to buy some blue Converse?

Converse are the best plimsols for the over 40 man about town. I have several pairs. Bright red hi tops and camo shorts are a top combo for picking up the kids from a friends = Maximum shaming for the teenager.

binners - Member

David Cameron tells the Daily Telegraph about his favourite Converse trainers

The head of marketing department at Converse took his own life later that day

Highly unlikely, they have had a renaissance since out of touch middle age men started wearing them again!

Sorry, it's golf shoes or Hush Puppies only. Put on with the aid of a tortoiseshell shoe-horn.

I'm over 60 so I have to wear 5-10s for the extra grip, or I'd totter over.

Never paid more than 30 quid for a pair of Vans.
Outlets and sales all over the place.

Must be the same for Cons?

We obviously have a difference of opinion of what is "overpriced" for a pair of plimsolls 😀

But my fifteen year old daughter has forbidden me making the purchase on the grounds of my age.

montarius - Member
Yes - You're too old to be wearing children's shoes.

Sorry...

ohnohesback - Member
Yes. You are a middle-aged mature adult. You have to dress like one.

I'm 37 and have merrills (trailgloves), air Pegasus 89s, DCs, numerous red wings and 2 pairs of cons (not sure I'd go with hi tops tough).

you're not a contributor to that publication by any chance, are you

No, he's just the most miserable f***er to walk the face of the earth.

Wear what you want.

48. Dedicated long time Vans wearer.

Nice to see Tony Martin on the podium today sporting a pair of old looking black high tops! Never saw them as podium slippers.

If they are good enough for Keith...and he's 20 years older than me.
Been wearing them since I was 15 don't see a reason to stop now, they fit my long skinny feet perfectly.

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no you are not too old but I find them as uncomfortable as hell

One reflection is where you wear them, big meeting LEA's and Cabinet office Whitehall folk all suited and booted (rare for me) and in walks a thirty something male, thin, beard with expensive suit and converse trainers, the chair asked if he was a Whovian, the answer was yes, Chair( easily early sixties) whilst I applaud the writing of the series it is not appropriate to bring to dress in the manner of Dr Who at this meeting it was not a fancy dress party or ComCon, he was asked to leave the meeting and attend with appropriate footwear. We waited 20 minutes for him to return and his delivery of the presentation.

so choose wisely where you wear your footwear...............

Age IMO isn't important here.

How you behave is.

Say for example I am 20 and wear formal shirts and slim jeans (not skinny), as wearing a t shirt, hoodie and skinny jeans doesn't match my somewhat serious and some say prim and proper personality.

So likewise if you don't behave like a stereotypical 40 year old, then they may well be quite fine for you to wear.

on a side note: for the record I wear converse to add a bit of youth to my attire, since I would look like I'm trying to hard to act older if I wore more formal shoes say.

Go for it - partner with a Snapback slightly tilted to one side - that'll show your pesky daughter!

Say for example I am 20 and wear formal shirts and slim jeans (not skinny), as wearing a t shirt, hoodie and skinny jeans doesn't match my somewhat serious and some say prim and proper personality.

sick of kids these days thinking they invented fashion, i used to wear them and skinny jeans and all the rest of it 30 odd years ago, skated all thru the wilderness years. now i wear open toed sandals and socks as often as possible. i'm sick of being told what to wear. little ****ts

I've got some. Only really wear them at the gym as they're not particularly comfy. Vans fit me better.