Are you a beige dowdy?

Are you wearing beige Rufus?

ie Beige trousers, beige and whatever checked shirt, beige and fawn diamond pattern zip-up cardigan - the uniform for some elderly men?

I am dressed in black today, long sleeved black top and trousers. I think I own a beige cardigan but I have never worn it.

I'm in boring navy blue and white

I have got a beige cardigan, it's from White Stuff (funnily enough )

I hate beige. Today I'm wearing navy trousers and a navy and red rugby Jersey with only a few small stains and spillages on it!

I've never liked beige, for myself.
Some people look great in neutral shades, but I'm more a fan of black.

Dear lord, I’m not yet ready for beige, or fawn. Ken Dodd's “fifty shades of beige” made me giggle though. I do love a splash of colour here and there if I’m looking a bit samey with colours. A dash of crimson or, my latest go to colour, orange. Purple is good too. But no beige. Not yet

I look hideous in any shades of grey!

I wear mainly black in the winter, sometimes branching out into grey. In the summer I am much more colourful with turquoise and green, and sometimes even pink!

I believe beige is nowadays referred to as taupe.

Working Londoners practically dress in all black. Made me rebel against it when I worked in London.

Are you wearing beige Rufus?
No way Jalima, It's just gone the witching hour, again, so I'm just about to crawl off to bye-byes. But if it wasn't so damn cold I could sleep in the "nuddy", (doesn't bear thinking about); would my sun-bronzed torso count as beige?. Didn't think so; now I'll probably have nightmares.

I hate beige, mushroom, taupe, cream and brooooowwwwwnn!!! Purple, cerise and blues for me.

I think navy is the new beige, look at anyone over 60 most will be wearing navy.

Chartreuse is my favourite, never, ever beige, far too Bournemouth.

I’m a beige dowdy.
I’ve just bought these (beige) trousers in the Boden sale, although Boden steer clear of the B-word and call them ‘sand’.
They fit me perfectly & I’ve worn them with a white shirt & last night went out in them with a black vest & cardi.
They’ll also go with my navy t-shirt, sage green t-shirt & lots of other things I have.

Well there is beige and there is whatever neutral colour is fashionable at the moment. I think some of it is because retired people have limited incomes and wear something practical.

I never wear beige myself, but on the right person it can look very elegant, as most neutrals do.

Can’t stand beige above the waist I have some fawn/cream cropped pants otherwise it colours for me
Wearing a sleeveless (splashes of a variety of blue) top and cut off denim bottoms today but like all colours bright or pastel I like green and yellow but don’t wear them as I don’t think they suit me so I m more of a blue mauve purple pink person oh yes got some bright oranges in the wardrobe too very rarely wear black find it too dull
None of my friends wear beige either

Beige near the face absolutely drains colour from it. Avoid!

I wear beige sand/taupe with black in the winter.

Grey drains colour imo - avoid!!

For summer, I do have a couple of pairs of natural coloured trousers (beige by another name I suppose!). They go with all my brightly coloured summer tops. I don’t possess a beige garment of any other description though.

I never wear beige. I was once in a waiting room full of oldies on flu jab day and noticed that I was the only one not wearing the colour. Today I have on black joggers with a Joules Harbour top in navy and white stripes with shocking pink and purple flowers.

We had a thread about beige not long ago. I think the consensus was -

1) don't dress head-to-toe in beige and go around with a beige husband.

2) you might get away with beige trousers or skirt if your top half is in a dark or bright colour.

3) beige is very unflattering near old skin. It only looks good with you tanned skin.

I am 60, (only recently) and have some beige (or as I prefer to call it "camel") items in my wardrobe, goes very well with black!

Aw poor beige husband.