Fashion Trends and Revivals Of Past Atrocities

[Gravekeeper]

Wearing sandals in the winter or anywhere when it isn't summer/warm spring (at a pool or in your own home is fine, so long as it's not outside)

Why, exactly? I tend to wear sandals earlier and later than most people because I am a horrific exothermic man creature. I'm not cold yet. Don't blame me because you're cold already. ;p

I'm going to toss in track suits/pants absolutely everywhere EXCEPT the track and especially with a designer purse. Though this maybe exclusively a Surrey Girl thing. I'm not sure.

Also, ditto on low hanging jeans. Pull up your fucking pants, idiot. You're not 4, you should know how to dress yourself by now. I have never and will never understand that particular trend or how anyone thinks it actually looks cool. You look and walk like you shit yourself and you're desperately trying to carry it in your pants without it touching your ass or legs.

Finally, white girl ass curtains aka the skirt so short its not a skirt it's a suggestion. Typically found in the company of fishnets/hose and/or ridiculously heeled hooker boots. Bonus points if you're trying to wear it when its -4c outside and bitching about how cold you are the entire way downtown. Then falling on your ass outside Granville station when your 5 inch stilhettos hit the ice.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Time to add my input. XD I will never be a fashionista; I wear clothes cuz I like them, full stop.

I don't care if Hot Topic decided it was trendy, hot pink and black is tacky

I have some socks and a top in pink and black, and I don't care two shits if someone thinks it's tacky or faux goth cuz I'm not a goth and am not trying to be one. I'm a me. We don't have Hot Topic here; the top came from a friend's store and the socks came from Clares. I happen to like neon pink and black, tho if I wear the top and socks, I always tone it down with a black skirt.

Band t-shirts are not super cool. Band t-shirts mean you had $30 extra dollar to spend at a concert.

A lot of my t-shirts are band t-shirts, thank you very much. And none of them cost THAT much to buy. I do have a lot of concert bought tees, but rest assured that I didn't buy them to look "cool". I bought the tee for a mememto of a fantastic concert; and honestly, if I was trying to look cool and in with the teens, I think I could do better than Magnum and Dio. XD I'm actually very happy that I bought a concert tee when I went to see Dio; it means I have something in remembrance of him.

I do however agree on the Uggs, especially when girls wear them with shorts in summer. They're just so ugly, like dead ferrets wrapped around someone's feet. And skinny jeans; if you are skinny, or have thin legs, knock yourself out. If you're big, then for the love of cheese, JUST DON'T! Oh yeah, and if you're male, don't count on ever reproducing.

I also hate those jeans that have words on the butt. Especially "Juicy". I know that represents the brand, but honestly, who wants to go around with a sign on their jeans saying their butt is juicy? O_o

Finally, I hate the whole "prostitot" fashion. Little girls should not be dressing like King Cross's finest. Their mothers should really know better than to be buying them hooker skirts and heels.

[AdminAssistant]

The point of taller winter boots is to keep the bottoms of your pants dry. It defeats the purpose if you then walk around with the hems of your pants hanging loose around your ankles.

When I would wear my snow boots, I'd let my pants hang loose around the ankles. And yes, the bottoms would get a bit wet, but that never bothered me. Not as long as my feet were warm and dry. I can't wear skinny jeans (since I'm not, y'know, skinny), and you can't tuck boot cut jeans into boots to save your life.

A lot of my t-shirts are band t-shirts, thank you very much. And none of them cost THAT much to buy. I do have a lot of concert bought tees, but rest assured that I didn't buy them to look "cool". I bought the tee for a mememto of a fantastic concert; and honestly, if I was trying to look cool and in with the teens, I think I could do better than Magnum and Dio. XD I'm actually very happy that I bought a concert tee when I went to see Dio; it means I have something in remembrance of him.

A lot of the kids around here DO wear them with the express purpose of "looking cool." As in "I'm so much cooler than you because I'm wearing a Led Zeppelin vintage tee with the jeans I got at American Outfitters. Meh."

God I hate hipsters.

If I may add something else, and this will probably tick some people off - Corsets. Outside of a Ren Faire, where you're going for historical accuracy - why????? I've worn one, for a show, designed and built to 18th century standards, and it is the single most uncomfortable garment I've ever put on. You get flushed in the face and chest and your legs get cold, because your blood supply is being cut off! Not to mention, can't sit down easily, can't take deep breaths, and your breasts could be used to rest a glass of water. Another girl in the same show passed out because hers was too tight. They aren't fashion, they're torture devices and we should all celebrate the fact that we don't have to wear them anymore!

/soapbox

[Boozy]

You know, half the time I hear someone complaining about fashion trends, it's not that they hate the trend so much as they personally cannot pull it off, or can't afford it.

I don't think that's so much the case in this thread, but I am reminded of it all the same.

I use to complain about women wasting money on designer handbags all the time, back when I was a starving student.

Now that I have disposable income, I own several designer handbags. I'm not necessarily proud of it...but God, I really love those bags.

So I try not to judge others too much. Many of us are only 20 pounds or a few hundred extra bucks away from succumbing to the same trends we claim to hate.

[Gravekeeper]

Many of us are only 20 pounds or a few hundred extra bucks away from succumbing to the same trends we claim to hate.

My pants are staying right where they are. >.>

I dress in the most boring fashion possible. T-shirts and relax fit blue jeans. Swapped out for cargo shorts in the spring/summer to carry all my nerd stuff. I need pockets <sob>

[telecom_goddess]

My pants are staying right where they are. >.>

I dress in the most boring fashion possible. T-shirts and relax fit blue jeans. Swapped out for cargo shorts in the spring/summer to carry all my nerd stuff. I need pockets <sob>

I hear you on the pockets! I hate the fact that most clothes made for women have no frickin' pockets......I don't always carry a bag or purse and want and need my damn pockets!

[XCashier]

Many of us are only 20 pounds or a few hundred extra bucks away from succumbing to the same trends we claim to hate.

Well, to an extent, yes. I'd love to be able to fit into skinny jeans and have enough money to splurge for fancy clothes. The main reason I've never been a fashionista is namely that I could never afford it, even when I did have the figure for it.

I still wouldn't want a low-cut blouse, even if I did have the cleavage to make it work. And no way in hell would I ever like saggy-butt jeans! They look ugly on everybody, even extremely beautiful people.

[kibbles]

I don't know if this counts as a trend, but WTF is up with plus sized stores only carrying clothing that looks like it's made for old ladies? Seriously, bigger girls want to look modern and nice too! Though this is mainly something I notice when I'm physically in the store, online it's not difficult to find cute plus sized clothing, the prices on the other hand .

I absolutely hate that. I would love for some of the more popular stores to open a plus sized version with all the same clothes in bigger sizes.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Band t-shirts are not super cool. Band t-shirts mean you had $30 extra dollar to spend at a concert. Oh, you bought it vintage? So you never even saw the band. Loser.

By this standard, nobody of our generation should be wearing Beatles, Led Zepplin, or Bob Marley T-shirts, to name a few, because there's no possible way they could have seen them live.

The Beatles broke up 40 years ago and two of their members are dead. Led Zepplin essentially ceased to be when John Bonham died 30 years ago. Bob Marley's been dead for 30 years. But lots of people still enjoy their music.

This is how it was for me in high school and college. I had t-shirts of punk rock bands that were only active in the early 80s, when I was still trying to master proper use of the toilet.

I give band t-shirt wearers the benefit of the doubt and assume they're fans of the bands they're wearing. Even if the shirt is a mass-produced one from Target or the swamp.

[blas87]

I actually am about 20 pounds away from my "perfect" weight and body shape, and even then, I wouldn't wear skinny jeans.

When I was thinner, I still wore low cut flares. I always will wear flares. They are the only jeans that make my thighs look skinny and my overall legs look longer and thinner. Pair them with a nice pair of heels and it's perfect.

I wear camis under just about any kind of top, for cleavage control. I don't mind that trend, I've been doing it for ages. I have camis in every color and style. During the work week, I use men's undershirts in lieu of a cami.

I don't get the wild color combos, either. Again, just an ugly reminder of the horrendous 80s trends. Lime green and hot pink worn together? Blech.

I also think it's funny when I see a tiny girl toting around a huge diaper bag of a purse. Is it just because it's designer, or are you homeless, or do you always have to bring your whole bedroom with you everywhere you go?

[muses_nightmare]

I also think it's funny when I see a tiny girl toting around a huge diaper bag of a purse. Is it just because it's designer, or are you homeless, or do you always have to bring your whole bedroom with you everywhere you go?

Okay I'm not tiny, but I do carry rather large bags. To be fair, I often put my 11X14 portfolio book (this thing: portfolio ) in my bag when I go for interviews, and I like to carry books with me pretty much at all times, and often a sketchbook. And to think when I was in elementary school I said I'd never carry a purse!

I can't stand a lot of hipster fashion, like the big fake glasses, and skinny jeans on guys that also hang most of the way off their asses. Also, people try to look like you've bathed in the last month at least, thanks!

[tropicsgoddess]

I hate the skinny jeans, they never look good on anybody, especially guys. Worse is when you see the guys sagging their skinny jeans.... The spandex leggings no matter how skinny or fat the figure never looks good. Then there's the patterns that look like the reupholstered couch covers,bicycle shorts and day glo colors.... blech. I hope the parachute pants and zooba pants don't ever come back.

[Amanita]

I think the corsets worn for fashion aren't as extreme as those used in period, in terms of tightlacing.

That pic in the OP, of the woman wearing the extremely tight leggings showing ass crack and pantyline is just obscene. If I were a manager, and some employee showed up for work dressed like that, I would make them change. That's not just a fashion faux pas, it's outright obscene, nothing left to the imagination.

I'm a plus sized woman, and I hate how few fashion trends get made in our sizes. I remember asian inspired stuff being fashionable a while back, and how frustrated I was that I couldn't wear any of it, because none of it was made large enough. I love many asian textiles and clothing styles, and would have loved to take advantage of that trend. But nooo. The people who make plus sized stuff figured that a fat chick like me couldn't possibly want mandarin collars, chinese brocade, or anything else like that.

What's really sad? A lot of real traditional asian clothing styles look good on women of different figures, not just beanpole. Sari are a great fit for all body types, the only tricky part is tailoring the choli, or under-blouse. Korean Han-bok would likewise look good on many figure types, and I've seen variations on Kimono worn by everyone from rail-thin models right up to Sumo wrestlers.
But as soon as western designers get ahold of some pretty Chinese brocade or Indian sari fabric, it seems all they can do with it is turn out stuff you have to be a stick to wear.

As for skirts and leggings, I won't wear a skirt without something underneath. Sorry, but I refuse to wear pantyhose, and in any case, I feel exposed wearing nothing but slip/underwear/pantyhose. So I wear biker shorts or tight leggings under my skirts for modesty. But I only wear ankle length skirts in very loose styles, so they're not generally visible.

[Andara Bledin]

I happen to like neon pink and black...

Ditto.

I bought the tee for a mememto of a fantastic concert...

I've got a lot of those, too.

I can't wear skinny jeans (since I'm not, y'know, skinny), and you can't tuck boot cut jeans into boots to save your life.

Then you're doing it wrong. I can tuck full bells into boots if I wanted to. You just have to fold them properly. It's kind of like wrapping an unevely sized round package for Christmas.

I've worn one, for a show, designed and built to 18th century standards, and it is the single most uncomfortable garment I've ever put on.

If you're built right for them, they're so very comfortable. I've got a couple, mostly for faire, yes, but I have another that was for a slinky dress I wore for New Year's Eve 1999/2000.

I helped pull a car out of a ditch in my steel-boned denim corset. Was actually in full hoops, too, at the time. And yet, I was the most capable person among the dozen or so people helping out. >_<

And, yes, when laced up, I can use my chest for a dinner plate. Heck, you can bounce a quarter off those puppies.

Many of us are only 20 pounds or a few hundred extra bucks away from succumbing to the same trends we claim to hate.

Nope. All the fashions I hate, I hate because they're obnoxious. I don't even carry a purse, so will never own some designer bag. And most of my other complaints aren't about the fashions so much as the people wearing them doing it wrong. Except skinny jeans and jeggings - nothing can make either of those attractive, ever. Same for Uggs.

I hear you on the pockets! I hate the fact that most clothes made for women have no frickin' pockets......I don't always carry a bag or purse and want and need my damn pockets!

I buy men's coats because of this. That, and men's coats fit bigger busts better than women's coats.

I always will wear flares. They are the only jeans that make my thighs look skinny and my overall legs look longer and thinner.

I adore flares, too. I like jeans that swirl around my feet. I have cankles (no escape, had em even when I was a scrawny kid), so anything that shows ankle is an absolute no-go.

I remember asian inspired stuff being fashionable a while back, and how frustrated I was that I couldn't wear any of it, because none of it was made large enough. I love many asian textiles and clothing styles, and would have loved to take advantage of that trend.

This. A million times this. There are a lot of Asian fashions that are gorgeous and I'd be willing to spend a lot more on them than most western styles, but if you're over a size 10, forget it. >_<

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[Hyena Dandy]

Ugh, skinny jeans are stupid on guys. There's just something about it that reads "I am a pansy." It makes guys look like sissies.

Watch it! As a pansy, I object to the implication that I would be caught dead wearing skinny jeans.