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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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nonoono · 24/08/2026 09:23

DeftGoldHedgehog · 24/08/2026 04:45

Quite easy to just not wear it yourself. Or did you come here for a good bitch about other women?

Women’s fashion is generally about men and the way they view women.

Young women wearing this stuff are just following the male fashion designers

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BunnyLake · 24/08/2026 09:26

SurferRona · 24/08/2026 08:14

I think she looks pretty good. Great tan, shapeley strong legs….what offends you? Broderie anglais all over 😁. Don’t google, there’s also one of her smiling in denim hot pants too. I still think they look great on her too

I think she looks great!

LoafofSellotape · 24/08/2026 09:38

Mycatisreal · 23/08/2026 15:46

Madonna started all that in 1984

She did,it's not new at all.

ThatsCute · 24/08/2026 09:38

BunnyLake · 24/08/2026 09:23

After that scene in The Inbetweeners thank god the side testicle trend didn’t catch on 🫣

Perhaps we should encourage the lads to bring it back! 😂

Baldrapunzel · 24/08/2026 09:43

I saw something on social media over the weekend - woman looking for a wedding guest dress. Beautiful Gucci (I think) number in a bronzy shade, she looked beautiful in it but it had a weird sewn in visible white bra. Totally spoiled the look of a beautiful dress.

GarlicAnything · 24/08/2026 09:50

Mumtobabyhavoc · 24/08/2026 08:31

A spikey apricot pom-pom?!😂
Please explain!!!! 🙂

I with you if you mean Farah Fawcett 1970's hair? Years ago I asked for a Farah Fawcett-inspired cut. Loved. It. I tend to get really '70's inspired: blue suede trench in my wardrobe and I always go for over-sized sunglasses.
I like the idea of a boa (!!!) mentioned somewhere here as well. 🤗😀🥳

😭😭😭😭 deleted last part - wrong thread.
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I love your style, madam! Am very glad your deleted comment wasn't for this thread 😂 I mean, there's bum-scrunch leggings and then there's ... that.

WeatherbyGeorgeDupris · 24/08/2026 09:53

nonoono · 24/08/2026 09:23

Women’s fashion is generally about men and the way they view women.

Young women wearing this stuff are just following the male fashion designers

I don't know. A lot of 90s fashion came from vintage shops - we were all wearing velvet jackets at one point, as well as the slip dresses and the boas, I remember a brief fad for evening gloves- and the designers were following the existing trends rather than vice versa. I think we were doing it for joy, not for men, although at that age of course you probably want to pull as well.

AnchorWHAT · 24/08/2026 10:22

ThatCyanCat · 23/08/2026 16:03

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.

In the 80,s I once wore my dads pyjama bottoms because they matched a blouse i had, fastened at the waist with a broad cummerband, stilletto heels and lace gloves.

AskingQuestionsAllTheTime · 24/08/2026 11:48

Lavenderandbrown · 24/08/2026 03:11

This photo of Liz Taylor? I always think this photo says…having the best sex of my life

No, because the one I am thinking of wasn't lacy, and she had just split up from Richard Burton at the time.

nonoono · 24/08/2026 11:51

ThatsCute · 24/08/2026 09:15

True. I see a lot more side boob than side testicle.

I love this and it’s true

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99bottlesofkombucha · 24/08/2026 13:24

nonoono · 23/08/2026 16:04

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

It was probably just bras then, and now we are more practical and active wear and stitch the image onto a tee instead!
I like the longish line silk camis with an asymmetrical hem with lace on the hem, but couldn’t find one in maroon with cream/white lace.

99bottlesofkombucha · 24/08/2026 13:27

SurferRona · 24/08/2026 08:14

I think she looks pretty good. Great tan, shapeley strong legs….what offends you? Broderie anglais all over 😁. Don’t google, there’s also one of her smiling in denim hot pants too. I still think they look great on her too

Her legs look smoking

ImmortalSnowman · 24/08/2026 13:38

nonoono · 24/08/2026 09:05

This look co-incided with female singers complaining bitterly about needed to gyrate and dance naked to get a record deal.

it’s misogyny plain and simple

Not debating that. Didn't mean teenagers didn't see them dressed like that and copy them.

00s teens didn't spend their life on phones or reading the news.

ImmortalSnowman · 24/08/2026 13:44

WeatherbyGeorgeDupris · 24/08/2026 09:17

More like this! Sold as nighties or petticoats, worn as club dresses. Mine was a kind of oyster white colour. I tried to find a pic of people wearing the actual M and S slips in the 90s because everyone was wearing them but can't find anything.
Pure Silk Spaghetti Strap Cowl Neck Short Dress – UK-SILKSILKY

They were very much in fashion a couple of years ago, and not on just teenagers. I have exactly the same dress in blue.

fivepastmidnight · 24/08/2026 13:57

You're not the age group it's aimed at . I remember wearing 'gypsy' skirts in the 80s with lace petticoat showing underneath. I don't really care what people wear as long as they're nice people. you must look back on clothes that you wore when you were younger and think what on earth was I thinking

EveryoneUsingOutro · 24/08/2026 13:59

HollyhocksandPeons · 23/08/2026 16:02

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

The 1990s are not “really old” - they were just 10 years ago to me 🤣

EveryoneUsingOutro · 24/08/2026 14:00

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.

Oh I am so sick of seeing wedding dresses like that, it’s just icky.

WildGarlicSoup · 24/08/2026 14:03

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.

Yes! So true. My friend's nightclub attire was black push up bra with completely sheer top, big black belt, 501 jeans & DM's.

DeftGoldHedgehog · 24/08/2026 14:13

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fridgegrazer · 24/08/2026 15:24

ImmortalSnowman · 24/08/2026 13:44

They were very much in fashion a couple of years ago, and not on just teenagers. I have exactly the same dress in blue.

Yes, mine from the 70s was an actual bra at the top and ankle length - in black. I would have worn it about 1973. It was a bit like this

The nearest I can get to what my friend wore is this one - but in purple!

Goodness knows what we looked like, but we were young and pretty and frankly we didn't care!

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nonoono · 24/08/2026 16:40

Why was your post deleted @DeftGoldHedgehog

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Mh67 · 24/08/2026 16:41

I dont like it lace is itchy

BCBird · 24/08/2026 16:59

Hideous. It seems some people want to wear the most revealing clothes they can. Was in front of someone with leggings that were so see through they revealed her thong-ewwConfused

allgoodhere783 · 24/08/2026 17:00

You're right, skin-tight lycra looks more classy than that 😂

Paganpentacle · 24/08/2026 17:13

ThatCyanCat · 23/08/2026 16:03

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.

Rave scene ... you had to be there.

Evening gown, trainers and fake fur coat for me lol