Current fads I'd like to see go away

[CheshireVal]

I think it's funny how all the old 80s fashion is coming back now: leggings under skirts, silver shoes, jelly sandals, sideways pony-tails, skinny tapered jeans, popped collars.

I saw a recent picture of my 9 year old niece (well, she's my cousin's daughter-- I feel like her aunt even though I'm not!) and she's wearing almost the exact same thing... even down to the pink converse tennis shoes-- that I was wearing in junior high in 1987!

 

[lucyanna girl]

Body Piercing Earrings, I love, but when you have holes in your tongue and check and many other places -NO

 

[ryka]

The girls around here just starting wearing the really really short skirts with the leggings underneath. I don't get it. If the skirt is to short that you have to wear leggings then don't wear it.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

I got in trouble once looking at what was written on some young ladies (late teens, and I mean 18-19, or early 20's) rump. This young lady had UNH written on her the rump of her sweat pants. Well, we both come off the T (the subway here in Boston) and proceed to the escalators. She gets in front of me and I can't help but see this lettering. Being from New Mexico, I was curious to see it was UNM. So, I take but a few seconds to see what it says, and just as I start looking she turns and sees me looking at her rump. Well, you can imagine her reaction, "Stop looking at my rump (the dis friendly version)!" To which I replied, "Well, if don't want anyone looking at your rump, then don't wear them." She did not like that answer. I won't tell you what she said, but I'm sure with some imagination someone can figure it out.

That's what is so absurd about this trend. If you don't want someone staring at your rear end.....

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Those big, flowing, short pants. What are they called? Gauchos or something? They look like a giant skort.

Let's call a spade a spade...a fancy little name doesn't change the fact that these are "un" Koolats! (sp?).

Hated them in the 80s when step-mom made them for me. Thought when she wore then she looked like shamu and they still look stupid to this very day in their new "hip" design.

they are UGLY!

 

[flatline]

the tattoos. hands, necks, throats...disgusting. we saw a a 20 something girl on the beach this weekend with a giant skull tattoo on her upper back. they're so white trash.

 

[Wish Upon A Star]

The HUGE sunglasses!

Ahhhh yes . . .DD (below) LOVES her sunglasses, poka dots and large beaded necklaces . . .she thinks she's all the rage . . .LOL

 

[Shugardrawers]

Ok so you're wearing a polo right? And it's got a collar that is folded down- when you fold it up so it covers your neck, this is called "popping your collar".

I think that it comes from people who sail- they would pop their collar to protect their neck from the sun. A lot of people who sail are rich- so therefore it became a status symbol and a lot of rich kids do it (at W&M there were certain fraternities and types of people known to do this). It's also a big UVA thing, but I've seen it on the internet and people making fun of it on the internet so I know it's got to be other places than just here.

Ah gotcha Heck I used to do that to all my collars in the 80's!

 

[NikiM20]

my fashion look never goes away..jeans and sweatshirts in the winter, jeans and t-shirts in the fall/spring, and shorts and tanktops in the summer

 

[TaraLee4]

Ok, the whole legging thing is driving me crazy!!!! I looks horrible. I can't believe that it is back in style.

YES!! my best friend and i had a discussion of all the 'hip' girls wearing these at the airport (where we work)

we laughed for awhile then promised each other if one of us went nuts and bought a pair the other would make her take it back!!

 

[princess pooh]

Leggings and skinny jeans just suck. I had a bubble dress in the 80's and that era has come and gone for me.

I also hate those lace things that cover your arms. I don't know what they're called but they're like the arm version of leg warmers (arm warmers???)

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

please tell me that the stud punk rock look isn't back.

(you know the leather straps with silver "spikey" studs),

 

[crazyme5kids]

The only fad that I would really love see go away is plastic surgery. I'm not talking about plastic surgery to repair a disfigured face or breast due to an accident or medical issue, say breast cancer. What I mean is the need to have the perfect body, perfect breasts, perfect legs, no wrinkles. I wish people especially woman and young girls didn't have so much pressure to be perfect looking.

 

[swea_pea1]

The dreaded belly shirt- nobody should wear them IMO but especially not heavy or pregnant women.

Thong underwear that are visible above the the pants. A properly fitting shirt would take care of this, but see my above post.

I totally agree with this. Add the mandatory tattoo on the lower back with the belly shirt and thong showing and it's a total horrible look.

I'm also pretty sick of trying to find my DD7 pants that actually come to her waist. I mean, c'mon...whoever wants to see my DD's Barbie undies poking out of the top of her jeans is not somebody I want to meet! I resorted to buying her boy's jeans at Old Navy at the beginning of the school year because I just couldn't find any that weren't "low-rise".

 

[INDISMOM]

T-shirts with obscene sayings on them

Little girls dressing like they are 25. I help with a brownie troop of 7 & 8 year olds and you would be surprised what some of them wear!

 

[UrsulasMyHero]

The dress over jeans look that I still see people pulling off.

Net Speak. U kno wat I meen?

 

[Froggyswife]

Ok read all through this thread and nobody mentioned..... THE DREADED FITTED T-SHIRT. I can't stand these things they fit like a glove are so thin you can spit through them. Half of them go almost to your waist the other half go past your behind. I'm 5' tall and 108 lbs and they still make me look fat. I do have a roll due to 2 c-sections and a hysterectomy ( you can only cut those lower stomach muscles so many times till they just don't stay firm anymore no matter how much you diet and exercise)

 

[LindsayDunn228]

The only fad that I would really love see go away is plastic surgery. I'm not talking about plastic surgery to repair a disfigured face or breast due to an accident or medical issue, say breast cancer. What I mean is the need to have the perfect body, perfect breasts, perfect legs, no wrinkles. I wish people especially woman and young girls didn't have so much pressure to be perfect looking.

I totally agree!!

 

[beckmrk04]

OK, I just read through the whole thread.

I also hate the face-swallowing sunglasses, BUT- that is better than the UGG trend! Those things are so hideous. I actually have a theory: celebrities conspire to make normal humans look idiotic. They know people will wear whatever they do, so every season they all get together and pick a few utterly ridiculous trends to start, then sit back and watch the fashion disasters take off!

The tattoo over the butt: we call that a "tramp stamp." My sister has one.

Super short or super tight anything is bad.

I DO love me some polka dots, though. Not big ones- just subtle. And I wear my hair in pigtails on occassion- I get complimented a lot, actually.

I also hate the shaggy hair! UGH! There are NO surfers in Southern IL!

And finally- last time I went shopping, there were lots of shirts with ruffles. Bad, bad, bad. And long bohemian hippie skirts. Can't get behind that either.

 

[snowwite]

Muffin tops!!! Or rather, the lowrider pants that cause muffin tops!

what is a muffin top?