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following on from my thread on waterfall cardigans - what else is a fashion no-no

136 replies

whoneedssleepanyway · 04/02/2011 10:31

I can see that I need to add bootleg jeans to the list (although I don't wear these with heels, only with converse)

anything else... Grin

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TrillianAstra · 04/02/2011 11:43

If I wear ballet pumps they are quite a long way away from my arse Confused

ullainga · 04/02/2011 11:45

White underwear under white shirts and trousers (usually maternity bra/granny knicker type on top). No, just because it's same colour does not mean it does not show. It does. Nude is the colour you want.

dinkystinky · 04/02/2011 11:46

Badly fitting bras that give you back hamsters are about my only real fashion no-no

Tie-die stuff

notskiving · 04/02/2011 11:46

Harem pants - aaarrrggghhh!

DD's boyfriend wears them, we went shopping this week and she was going to get some - she asked my opinion, and i said that i dont like 'nappy pants' and they would both look like they were wearing nappies if she got some too.
(luckily she didnt buy them!)

StarlightPrincess · 04/02/2011 11:46

Exactly...if you have a huge arse than anything you wear will make you have a huge arse, because your arse is huge to begin with! I think that makes sense! Grin

AintMissBeehiving · 04/02/2011 11:51

Or too small bras that produce a quadruple chest effect. The related cousin of back hamsters - nork gerbils maybe?

AstronomyDomine · 04/02/2011 11:52

I like waterfall cardigans (and the boyfriend style too). So there - don't care what you say Wink

TrillianAstra · 04/02/2011 11:56

If you have a huge arse than it will look huge whatever you wear.

Wearing certains things won't make your arse look huge, it already does.

dinkystinky · 04/02/2011 12:16

Lol at nork gerbils - YY that is also a fashion no no Grin

CuppaTeaJanice · 04/02/2011 12:27

Trillian the daintiness of the pumps makes the arse look bigger by comparison, as the proportions of the legs are altered. So the lower half of the body will look like a triangle, rather than a rectangle if that makes sense!

TrillianAstra · 04/02/2011 12:28

I have maassive feet - do I get away with it? :o

CuppaTeaJanice · 04/02/2011 12:31

Not unless you have Michael Jordan's feet and Katie Price Jordan's arse!! Grin

CuppaTeaJanice · 04/02/2011 12:31

And then of course you'd look like a golf club!

TrillianAstra · 04/02/2011 12:34

Why do I want my feet to look as big as my arse anyway?

And does that mean that flares make your arse look small?

AintMissBeehiving · 04/02/2011 12:38

Not a problem I am blessed with Dinky

shesparkles · 04/02/2011 12:41

bootleg jeans are a no-no?????

I'm doooooooooooooooooomed[sad actually [howling eyes out]

CuppaTeaJanice · 04/02/2011 13:08

Yes flares minimise arsage! That's why all blokes in the 1970s had snake hips!!

Housemum · 04/02/2011 13:37

"Crocs over 16" is being way too generous - DD2 is 7 and I thought she looked too old for Crocs last summer :)

I am sitting in fashion doom here, don't think I'll go out of the house again... (looks down at bootcut jeans, considers swapping to black trousers but am wearing a red top so that breaks another rule above, I do have some leggings but only thing that goes below my arse is a waterfall cardigan so now am back to square one. Bugger.)

Emo76 · 04/02/2011 14:13

socks with sandals

tshirts tucked in to elasticated waist calve length skirts

fleeces

"cruisewear"

Ephiny · 04/02/2011 14:18

What's wrong with bootcut jeans? they're the only kind I wear Blush

I thought they were supposed to be the most flattering style, surely more so than those stretchy tight ones I see people (often inadvisedly) wearing?

potplant · 04/02/2011 14:21

So far I only have to throw away a third of my wardrobe. Please stop now ladies!

FoundWanting · 04/02/2011 14:22

Pleat-front, just above the knee, beige shorts with turn-ups.

Smart-casual

Housemum · 04/02/2011 14:46

Popsocks with skirts. Icky.

Emo76 · 04/02/2011 14:59

jumpers with cats on

orange fake tan

eyebrows shaved off and drawn in again as clown arches

white pedal pushers with a spaghetti strap vest on overweight people with sunburn

ullainga · 04/02/2011 15:02

anything that shows your tits, butt or belly in the office.
Seriously, dear colleague, we have 90% of men here, don't you get enough attention already??