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WTF is this new trend

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 15:33

AIBU to think the trend for Lingerie lace and silk as outer wear is really odd?
Everywhere I look there’s cheap lace appliquéd onto skirts and t shirts.

Then today I saw bra’s, as t-shirt motif’s.

AIBU to think this trend is awful.

WTF is this new trend
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HRHCurmudgeon · 23/08/2026 16:18

Agree with you @Askandyforcompo about the current trend for wedding dresses - the ones that look like lingerie / a basque are awful.

LondonLass2026 · 23/08/2026 16:17

Not the bra on shirt thing, but in the late 90s there was plenty of lingerie-style as outerwear being worn. I did. Silk skirts and lacey camisoles and hems. Everything had that lacey hem to it. As pps said, Madonna began the trend in 1983 or so. No doubt some 18 year old is taking credit though.

Askandyforcompo · 23/08/2026 16:16

I think a bit of heavy lace can look nice but cheap lace looks awful. I also hate the see through wedding dresses. I'm sure brides will look back and wonder wtf they were thinking.

justrelaxandsleep · 23/08/2026 16:16

I saw someone in a skirt the other day on a train that reminded me of a petticoat and then I felt old!

MyLimeGuide · 23/08/2026 16:15

nonoono · 23/08/2026 16:04

Really? Bra's stitched on t-shirts in the 90’s? I don’t remember that at all.

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Me either! Im 46 and never seen fashion quite as ridiculous as this! Poor girls of today! 😂

Superhansrantowindsor · 23/08/2026 16:13

Saw this in Next last week and thought it looked utter shite but I know nothing about fashion so assumed it’s what the young folk like these days.

HollyhocksandPeons · 23/08/2026 16:09

nonoono · 23/08/2026 16:04

Really? Bra's stitched on t-shirts in the 90’s? I don’t remember that at all.

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Sorry, not stitched on t-shirts, you are right.

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 16:08

These are being sold as running leggings.

WTAF!

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 16:06

WecanbeheroeslikeBowie · 23/08/2026 16:04

It would look worse on a flesh coloured t shirt.
But hey each to their own, it's not that bad.
Nude scrunched arse leggings are worse on any size of woman. compared to that t shirt.

actually, you are right.

What are those running shorts that gather into the arse cheeks?

They look hideous even on the best bodies.

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WecanbeheroeslikeBowie · 23/08/2026 16:04

It would look worse on a flesh coloured t shirt.
But hey each to their own, it's not that bad.
Nude scrunched arse leggings are worse on any size of woman. compared to that t shirt.

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 16:04

HollyhocksandPeons · 23/08/2026 16:02

Sorry, I must be showing my age, but this is a very old trend - like really old. 1990s.

Really? Bra's stitched on t-shirts in the 90’s? I don’t remember that at all.

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ThatCyanCat · 23/08/2026 16:03

WeatherbyGeorgeDupris · 23/08/2026 15:36

Don't know if it's new or just come round again - I had a skirt in the 2000s that older people were always stopping me to tell me "your slip is showing" because it had a bit of silk and lace at the bottom. I also used to wear M and S nighties as club dresses, with a boa and sandals.

I also used to wear M and S nighties as club dresses, with a boa and sandals.

I am pissing myself laughing, and I salute you for your honesty.

HollyhocksandPeons · 23/08/2026 16:02

Sorry, I must be showing my age, but this is a very old trend - like really old. 1990s.

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 16:01

ElenOfTheWays · 23/08/2026 15:59

Silk and lace have always been used on clothes. However I do agree that the bra T shirt is a new spin and looks fucking awful. Reminds me of those terrible aprons with the woman wearing "sexy" underwear printed on.

at least it was often men wearing those INDOORS.

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ElenOfTheWays · 23/08/2026 15:59

Silk and lace have always been used on clothes. However I do agree that the bra T shirt is a new spin and looks fucking awful. Reminds me of those terrible aprons with the woman wearing "sexy" underwear printed on.

AnitaCam · 23/08/2026 15:57

Young.. very young.. people will imagine it’s sexy and think they are daring, so will buy them. Being young is weird like that.

Portmore · 23/08/2026 15:55

God that's awful. I've thankfully not seen anyone dressed like that (yet)

It's probably showing our age if youngsters are all wearing it but God that's hideous.

Those poor girls will look back at photos of themselves & wonder what the hell was going through their heads.

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 15:53

This! Urgh.

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 15:50

bluescarf · 23/08/2026 15:49

Hideous! Like those ridiculous Chanel bare foot shoes that an actress wore the other day on a red carpet.

Emperors new clothes! Seriously people are so gullible and sheep like at times.

what are those? I missed that one

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bluescarf · 23/08/2026 15:49

Hideous! Like those ridiculous Chanel bare foot shoes that an actress wore the other day on a red carpet.

Emperors new clothes! Seriously people are so gullible and sheep like at times.

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nonoono · 23/08/2026 15:49

Mycatisreal · 23/08/2026 15:46

Madonna started all that in 1984

I can’t find the one I saw in a high street shop today but it was a plain, short sleeved, cotton t-shirt with a lace bra aplliqued on the front.

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ElenOfTheWays · 23/08/2026 15:49

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 23/08/2026 15:42

On the plus side, Superman must be relieved. He's not the only idiot with his underwear on the outside any more.

👍🏼

EveryoneUsingOutro · 23/08/2026 15:47

Snap @Mycatisreal 🤣

EveryoneUsingOutro · 23/08/2026 15:46

I remember a trend in the 80s for bras as outerwear after Madonna’s cone bra scandal.

theres nowt new in fashion, it all just goes round in cycles.

Mycatisreal · 23/08/2026 15:46

Madonna started all that in 1984