Anybody else wear Converse /band Tees Aged 40 plus?

i also still go to shows,i just get there a little late and hang by the soundboard trying to be inconspicuous [with my white hair that can be a bit difficult though].

re: band t's and chucks over 40, I think its a risky area. As individual items they're fine, but paired with poor jeans would spell a heinous fashion disaster. People over 30 have a responsibility to dress in a reasonable manner imo. I don't care for anyone with the "I'm comfortable" line, no excuse for looking poorly.

chuck's and band t's can be good, whatever your age, its just down to style and dress sense - and by 40 you really should have that figured out. and not in a i've got my own individual (read weird) style. in a way that other people think looks good.

the absolute worst thing though is women with non-natural hair dye colours over 30. red / blue / purple / yellow / green etc is all absolutely horrific and a case for social exclusion imo.

Should I change?

basic rule I've always held more-or-less strictly: never wear band tees in public, only for gym & sleep. once in a blue moon I sport my Keith Haring "DJ" t-shirt though.

in a couple yrs I'll be 50, however, and then all bets are off!

I never wear any clothing that advertises anything but I would like a Hijokaidan t-shirt as worn so fetchingly by mr mikawa

That's insane. How old are you and where do you live? I understand that 30 seems old to teenagers, and people in rural areas of the U.S., where people who don't have a family by the time they are 30 are seen as weirdos, but 30 ain't old. Life doesn't even get good until the late 20s in my opinion. It's definitely too young to be worrying about what everyone else thinks of them.

By the way I bought a new pair of Chucks last night partially inspired by this thread, and they are killing my pinky toes. I think I should have gone a half size larger. I might see if I can return them.

On the other hand, that stuff about women over 30 not coloring their hair IS moronic.

I am 26. I live in London. The point is not about if 30 is old or not. It's saying that by 30 you shouldnt be committing such as serious fashion faux pas. It is frightening to think someone can live for 30yrs, with some passing observation of the world around them, and think such a hair colour would be at beffiting of their age. Non-natural hair dyes are bad at best, but at least with some degree of youth you could be sympathetic. Post 30, lost cause imo.

On some people certain supposed "serious fashion faux pas" (what is the plural of "pas"?) look great. And other people's appearance would be made far more interesting by said faux pases. And "not about if 30 is old" kinda contradicts "befitting of their age," dude. As for your rockist allegiance to "natural" hair dyes (i can't tell the difference myself), pshaw.

The frightening element is the warped delusion that when looking at their blue bob / fire engine red locks in the mirror is that they actually look good. You are right though in some extent, it can make them 'interesting' but I find it hard to laugh at their expense, rather just look away with some sense of sadness and pity.

As Mike points out, if you're over 30, you probably *do* look better than most angsty teens.

In some places people dying their hair unnatural colors is rebellious; in some places it isn't. Clearly wherever you live is a place where it is, and people like you are the ones being rebelled against.

There should be a general rolling thread where wet-behind-the-ears young conservatives come on and tell us to grow up and get a nice cardigan and a pair of slippers.

Sounds fair imo. Cardigans are actually quite fashionable at the moment.