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Worst clothes fashion trends of the last 30 years?

227 replies

LaviniaLee · 30/12/2023 21:39

What do you think the worst fashion trends have been over the last 30 years?

I was watching a BBC drama set in the early 2000s, and it reminded me that I once wore a tight pencil skirt with tight knee high boots. I think pencil skirts were the worst, largely because they were so uncomfortable.

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ThreeRingCircus · 30/12/2023 21:43

Dresses over jeans in the early 2000s. Like the image below as an example. What were we thinking? 🤣

Worst clothes fashion trends of the last 30 years?
Thehandinthedark · 30/12/2023 21:46

The girls at my school wear those godawful plastic coats with a fur trim. They look absolutely awful, particularly when worn with mud-coloured fake tan, enormous false eye lashes and fifteen tonnes of stroppy attitude.

Isseywith3witchycats · 30/12/2023 21:47

a bit further than 30 years but ra ra skirts were awful

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myusernamewastakenbyme · 30/12/2023 21:50

Cold shoulder tops...and tops with a peplum hem...so unflattering.

BlowingAway · 30/12/2023 21:51

Flesh coloured leggings

Fooshufflewickjbannanapants · 30/12/2023 21:55

Isseywith3witchycats · 30/12/2023 21:47

a bit further than 30 years but ra ra skirts were awful

Early 80's I had a peach ra ra short that took me ages to save up
For fro
C&a!

Babyroobs · 30/12/2023 21:55

Probably further back than 30 years but shell suits. OMG what were people thinking? My friend and her bf had matching ones in lilac !

Fooshufflewickjbannanapants · 30/12/2023 21:55

*skirt and from

AncientBallerina · 30/12/2023 21:56

I loved this look but it does look a bit odd now!

Whataretheodds · 30/12/2023 21:57

Lime green or orange "satin" shirts and chenille jumpers with nylon hipster flares, in the early/mid 90s.

AncientBallerina · 30/12/2023 21:57

The dress over jeans I mean

MerryBlueberry · 30/12/2023 21:59

Skinny jeans and tunic tops. Just look middle aged and bad. Just look stupid on me. I always stayed with my wife legged trousers that suit my shape and they’re easy to buy now in fashion and will stick with them when they go.

OwlWeiwei · 30/12/2023 21:59

Whataretheodds · 30/12/2023 21:57

Lime green or orange "satin" shirts and chenille jumpers with nylon hipster flares, in the early/mid 90s.

I have no memory of that trend!

greengreengrass25 · 30/12/2023 22:00

Isseywith3witchycats · 30/12/2023 21:47

a bit further than 30 years but ra ra skirts were awful

Yes thinking the same

Double denim -shaking Steven's look

Duvetbump · 30/12/2023 22:01

@Whataretheodds yes, I remember that awful look!

Riverlee · 30/12/2023 22:01

Croc shoes

Timeandtune · 30/12/2023 22:02

Definitely the cold shoulder tops. They make me shudder ( no idea why).

Itsnotallaboutyoulikeyouthink · 30/12/2023 22:02

Maxi dresses-makes you look ten times
bigger than you are.

LivingInADifferentWorldFromYou · 30/12/2023 22:04

Pinafore dresses in the 80's, l remember dancing to Bananarama in one.

Violinist64 · 30/12/2023 22:04

Thongs appearing over the tops of low cut jeans with a bare midriff and cropped top, especially if the person was larger than a size 8 and/or pregnant.

NeverTrustAPoliceman · 30/12/2023 22:05

Ripped jeans. A completely ridiculous and ugly look.

Decorhate · 30/12/2023 22:05

For men, suits where the trousers are too short. Always reminds of schoolboys who’ve had a growth spurt and parents have not had time to get new trousers for them.

ZiggyZowie · 30/12/2023 22:06

Puffball skirts in the 80s

GarlicGiftsAndGlitter · 30/12/2023 22:07

MerryBlueberry · 30/12/2023 21:59

Skinny jeans and tunic tops. Just look middle aged and bad. Just look stupid on me. I always stayed with my wife legged trousers that suit my shape and they’re easy to buy now in fashion and will stick with them when they go.

Same here. I didn't bother owning any jeans for about 12 years - now the proud owner of half a dozen pairs of WIIIIDE legs!

Leggings, though. I don't even care how they look, they're just so convenient!

Alongside skinny jeans, I'm sending cold shoulders to Room 101 with all other garments featuring pointless holes.

And stripper shoes. Should never have made it out of the fetish bin.

grayhairdontcare · 30/12/2023 22:07

Skorts