Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Original poster

Fashion items I hate

144 replies

Twinsmummy1812 · 14/04/2023 12:20

I don’t understand why anyone likes them but it could be me/my age/body shape?

Viscose and ‘recycled polyester’. There is more and more of it around. It seems expensive, smells weird and feels horrible. Being a certain time of life it’s unbearable when having a hot moment.

Also, puff sleeves and/or shoulders. I look like a man in drag dressed as a milkmaid. Similar with anything described as boxy. Just makes me look super wide.

anyone else?

OP posts:
SquashPenguin · 15/04/2023 06:39

Animal print is vile. I also really hate the Boden/ Sezane/ Jigsaw style. It’s so boring. Flares, bootcut, mom jeans- all horrible.

WaitingfortheTardis · 15/04/2023 06:52

Contrary to many on here, I dislike any clothes that could be described as 'crisp'. I find them incredibly uncomfortable and they always need loads of ironing. Also, clogs unless specifically just for gardening, animal print and high leg swimsuits - where have all the normal ones gone?!

Epli · 15/04/2023 07:19

Paperbag trousers, almost nobody looks good in then from behind.

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

Clothing
merrymelodies · 15/04/2023 07:25

Cold shoulder tops, flounces, busy floral patterns, wide-legged or bell-bottom trousers/jeans, platform soles, open-toed shoes (except for sandals), crop tops, horizontal stripes, visible g-strings, anything rayon or polyester, miniskirts and heels, patent leather, ripped denim, trainers worn with dresses, fake leather... 😑

Mendholeai · 15/04/2023 07:34

See through clothes. Why? Just why? I shouldn’t have to have a strappy vest or leggings to go under every piece of clothing. The worst offenders are those thin cotton dresses, followed by certain brands of leggings.

I now only shop at places I know sell higher, quality, thicker clothes.

Mendholeai · 15/04/2023 07:41

echt · 15/04/2023 02:57

Obviously I'm not being coerced to buy these things: buttscrunching leggings. Can they not see that the radiating folds make it look like you're wearing an enormous arsehole on the outside of the leggings?

😅😅

Daffodilwoman · 15/04/2023 08:00

I agree about cap sleeves. Totally pointless, they dig into my underarm and annoy me.
Agree about one shoulder swim wear- why? Also bras /swimwear/dresses with those awful secondary thin straps which look like you’ve walked onto the set of a nasty porn set. The ones that go across your breasts after the main body of the item. Reminds me of a doms and subs!
Yes also to polyester.
Those shiny polyester midis skirts which are only flattering on very thin, firm bodies.

Daffodilwoman · 15/04/2023 08:02

Yes to the leggings which ‘shape’ your arse. Is it Gym shark or Sweaty Betty that do them. It’s just too much, please put it away.

Daffodilwoman · 15/04/2023 08:04

Almost forgot. Grey joggers and grey hoodies. Wore by men, often smeared in yesterdays lunch. Bonus points for completing the look with greasy hair, and dirty black trainers.

Buildingthefuture · 15/04/2023 08:04

Dresses with bits missing! Why in the name of god are they chopping great bits out of the back, or on the sides or wherever? I quite often see a dress and think it looks nice only to realise it appears to be specifically design for my back fat/ love handles to be fully on display. I don’t get it!!

Lovelyring · 15/04/2023 08:05

HandbagsAtDawns · 14/04/2023 13:37

Ive said this before and I'll say it again- adults wearing dungarees, makes them look like a cross between a teletubbie and a giant toddler, hideous and will be banned when I am Queen

Lol, my DH loves me wearing dungarees! I think because he used to crush on Felicity Kendal in The Good Life.

calimali · 15/04/2023 08:15

Beige leggings that scruch up into the bottom. Makes the wearer look like they have forgotten to put their trousers on. I will be so glad when this trend dies a death.

Youngsters wearing hoods up on their huudies and balaclavas. Intentionally intimidating, but also they look like they are wearing a condom on their heads.

Frumpy Handmaids Tale/ Little House on the Prairie dresses in fussy prints, and so long tht they sweep on the floor unless you are over 6 foot tall.

All the tops seem to be so short at the moment. I'm little and even on me all of the t shirts, blouses and jumpers struggle to dip below mid waist. I want something to come down to my hips please.

icelollycraving · 15/04/2023 08:22

For men, I don’t like the no socks/ short trouser look. If a man is a bit on the tubby side, the cut of skinny jeans, because of a man’s shape gives them parsnip legs.

Squidlette · 15/04/2023 08:22

Frills. I'm mid 40s and tall. Frills on anything make me look ridiculous. So many dresses ruled out instantly because they have a frill on the bottom.

Jackets with fake pockets. Tight arses.

Lovelyring · 15/04/2023 08:23

I don't like cropped wide leg trousers. I think it looks like you just bought a pair of trousers that weren't your size. I've never seen anyone I thought looked good in them.

Otherwise, I actually quite like a lot of the fashions mentioned!

What I hate is poor quality clothing that falls apart after a few wears. I bought some jeans recently which were so thin they split across the arse the third time I wore them, so that brand just lost a customer. Despite all the love I hear for Cos, I returned a pair of gorgeous trousers that fit really well because the fabric was thin and the stitching on the hem was already undone all around one leg. And I saw a 100% silk blouse in H&M which wasn't cheap which also had unravelling stitching. Natural fibres aren't enough, the fabric can still be crappy and so can the construction of the garment.

icelollycraving · 15/04/2023 08:24

Yes, I agree, I struggled recently to find longer tops. All the ones that I liked the colour/ fabric sat on the waist. This looks great if you don’t have a tummy. I do.

PaddingtonsHat · 15/04/2023 08:33

Enough of the twee flowery high neck tops- I look like a monoboob. And yes they usually have ties and frills. I can’t even buy a basic v neck tshirt anywhere

Mistletoewench · 15/04/2023 08:35

UWhatNow · 14/04/2023 13:34

Second this.

Show quote history

Me third. I just don’t like/suit like the fashion at the moment.

ginlovingqueen · 15/04/2023 08:35

Smock dresses

Shekissedagirlandshelikedit · 15/04/2023 08:46

Cropped trousers, if you're calf abundant, are really unflattering. Not many people can get away with them but I see them everywhere! Pretty much my only redeeming feature is my lower legs/ankles and feet so spend a lot of time sourcing trousers that hit the sweet spot.

I'm with everyone on polyester, tiers, frills, holes, florals and garish colours. It's all hideous. I've been looking on Roman Originals where I've had success with summer dresses before and pretty much the only pure cotton dresses had some kind of tier/frill/hole/garish floral design to ruin them. Florals are so ageing and I can't bear them, specially the 'ditsy' prints that are everywhere. I don't mind aztec print if it's subtle. Don't get me started on gingham.

I find Sainsbury's pretty good for basics like cotton tops and linen trousers. Tesco often have good cotton basics as well and seem to cater well to the easily over heated.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 15/04/2023 08:51

Daffodilwoman · 15/04/2023 08:04

Almost forgot. Grey joggers and grey hoodies. Wore by men, often smeared in yesterdays lunch. Bonus points for completing the look with greasy hair, and dirty black trainers.

And a hand down the front ball juggling. 🤮Mind you I wouldn’t call it style or beauty.

MotherofPearl · 15/04/2023 08:52

High necks or polo necks

Tiers or flounces of any kind

Bows or frills

Asymmetrical hemlines

Handkerchief hemlines

Cold shoulder anything

Man-made fibres

Peplums

Animal print

Shorts

White trainers

Waterfall cardigans

PussBilledDuckyPlait · 15/04/2023 08:58

One thing I've noticed and dislike is a trend for women to wear sandals that are too small for them - toes poking over the end or out the sides. Why? Isn't it terribly uncomfortable? Is it a 'look' or is there some kind of small feet vanity thing going on where women who are a size 7 want to pretend they are a size 5?

I have size 6 extra-wide feet myself, this is not a large feet bashing post!

WillowtreeHouse · 15/04/2023 09:05

Cold shoulder anything
Leggings
Big clumpy shoes, I know they're the 'in' thing but I hate them
Crocs. Stop pretending they're fashionable just because a load of Love Island people wore them and let's get back to keeping them for the garden for which they are wonderful
The puffer coat, topknot, leggings, socks and trainers look.

Anotherdayanothernight · 15/04/2023 09:09

HandbagsAtDawns · 14/04/2023 13:37

Ive said this before and I'll say it again- adults wearing dungarees, makes them look like a cross between a teletubbie and a giant toddler, hideous and will be banned when I am Queen

Definitely agree on dungarees on adults, just why? Also anything polyester, vile material