Comments on: Yea or Nay: Knee High Socks

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 23:02:51 +0000

No Betsey Johnson WOULD look rediculous, she can’t even wear the clothes she designs any more, she’s about same age as my mom who wouldn’t be caught dead in her clothes. And even I can’t wear her clothes any more and I’m just under 40. If you look at the photo of her on the tags on her new clothes, she is really not even wearing anything that looks like most of her clothes, shes just wear plain white tank and cropped denim, no wild pink or leopard, thank god, but she’s still wearing too high heels and the whole outfit is still questionable and if she’s not worried about looking rediculous, then why did they touch up the skin on the photo to make it look young? Then the funny thing is they didn’t do the skin on her face, so her bare chest/arms/legs look 20 and her face 70, it is odd, if you live by a Betsey store they should have the large poster version of this mishap and you will see how awful that looks and even in that photo she looks awful trying to pretend to be young and cute. She should maybe not take any more personal photos and use either old photos on her tags or use a model or drawings/artwork. It is fine if she designs young because that is what she does for her trade, but she shouldn’t pretend that it is for her to wear herself any more.

I’m not the best with this myself, I am totally attracted to young styles and so I walk that fine line too I think and go thru that heartbreak of giving up something and forcing myself to change, I like the Emma Pillsbury look and I’m trying to pull that off in a way that will be ok for late 30s/early 40s and maybe in a few years I’ll even have to give that up entirely. We get older and it sux.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:40:06 +0000

Age has nothing to do with what you “should” or “should not” wear. Fashion is (and always has been) about personal expression and art. None of us are the same in terms of personality, likes or dislikes, so it’s a bit daft to believe that all older women should not wear clothing made for “young people”, or that if someone does, it’s “wrong”. If someone likes over the knee/knee high socks and decides to wear them, then more power to them – no matter what their age. I’ve seen women in their 70′s rock new styles that other people label as “age inappropriate”. Betsy Johnson immediately comes to mind as a stellar example of how fashion is not age-dependent. I have a feeling she wouldn’t have any issues wearing over the knee socks at “her age” if she felt so inclined, and I highly doubt she would look “ridiculous”. You can count me in for a big “Yea”.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:00:15 +0000

I love the look…..but only for the very young and very thin. And even then, you have to pull together the style right; otherwise, it looks trashy. I vote a very cautious “yay”, on the right body.

By: Alejandra

Alejandra — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:26:23 +0000

In response to Rubi:

I think there’s a certain age for everything, even if you look great! theres nothing more beautiful than women who reaches a certain age and looks beautiful, elegant and sophisticated. Theres nothing wrong with feeling or looking young, but theres certainly something wrong with wanting to look like a teenager when you are not… it looks ridiculous!

About the socks, i LOVE them!!!

and btw… THANK YOU FOR THE MENTAL PIC ABOUT THE PANTIES… now i’ll have nightmares tonight…