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Clothes that you LOVE but others HATE

71 replies

Skinheadmermaid · 27/09/2013 12:15

Do you rock a purple trouser with an orange lip but old ladies on the bus give you funny looks?
Do you shuffle to the corner shop in trackies and uggs and get giggled at by teenagers?
Like me did you receive a new pair of DMs today and get told by the other lady in your office that they're 'too clunky and not sexy'? Hmm
Come defend your style choices-what do you love to wear that others hate?
Grin

OP posts:
Ujjayi · 27/09/2013 21:01

Am intrigued by the concept of a leeeeshure robe! We definitely need a link!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 27/09/2013 21:01

You really don't want to see my Leeeeshure Robes trust me. Grin

They were QVC and I don't think they have those particular ones now

HometownUnicorn · 27/09/2013 21:02

animal print knitwear
boss told me I was "very Bet Lynch" on Thurs
I do not work in a bar Sad

ICameOnTheJitney · 27/09/2013 21:07

Carole Hochman Robe but WHY??? It looks like it's from Ethel Austin!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 27/09/2013 21:12

Mine all have full length zips .
So that I don't scare the NDN by gaping open when I wander down the garden to feed my guinea-pigs.

(Don't want to scare the guineas either) Grin

ICameOnTheJitney · 27/09/2013 21:15

I want a zippy gown! I LOVE those...

Twinklestein · 27/09/2013 21:18

I heart bell bottoms, particularly this pair of Citizens.

NicolaSeven · 27/09/2013 21:21

Ginger Shock the bitch!!

I have bought some purple glasses. DH tells me I have gone beyond 'media' right the way into 'artistic'...

LaurieFairyCake · 27/09/2013 21:24

I have the worlds ugliest house coat that a granny wouldn't be seen dead in - zip from bottom to top, white floral - made in the 70/80's by St Michael (old M and S label)

Postman recoil in horror when they see me in it.

I also own pink crocs, leopard trousers and a leopard slanket, a dozen pairs of Fitflops and Fitflop boots plus Celtic sheepskin boots, tartan wellies. I also have a pair of MBT's.

I constantly wear leggings - every day. They either masquerade as tights tucked into boots in winter or they're worn with Fitflops in summer.

I own about 20 waterfuckingfall cardigans - which I also wear most days

I wear pyjamas or a version of them til I have to leave the house - I garden in them, pop to the McDonald's drive through if I have to, once I even drove to the allotment and did a full mornings gardening in them with my holey allotment jumper over the top

I am the very definition of a fashion crime - though I draw the line at wearing sports wear when not doing sport - a lassie has to have some standards.

handcream · 27/09/2013 21:30

Not me but my DS's love their Onesie's. They look so silly but I have a horrible feeling I might be getting one for Xmas....

Vibbe · 27/09/2013 21:31

I have furry Mou-boots. They are the same shape as UGG's but with long fur on the outside. I try to convince myself that people only stare because they want to wear warm comfy boots and no socks in -18 degrees winter weather.

I also like bright lipsticks in red, pink and wine colours. Every single time I wear one, I get some kind of comment. "Oh, going out are we?", "Ooooh, someone's dressing up - what's the occasion?", small chuckles in the lift and so on. I live in the middle of nowhere where the supermarkets play Frank Zappa and 80's music and where you can hear cow bells when outside. Surely lipstick just hasn't arrived here yet.

Other than that, I just look boring. I need to fit in somehow.

Notcontent · 27/09/2013 21:54

Ha, ha - I also have a hideous vintage housecoat that I love wearing at home. I am quite well dressed when I go outside but at home I like to be warm and comfortable so wear all sorts of ugly garments!!

farrowandbawl · 27/09/2013 21:59

Maxi dresses.

HumphreyCobbler · 27/09/2013 22:01

Art Sandals. At least once a year someone links to them on S&B and everyone piles in to say how hideous they are. I am usually their sole defender.

CountBapula · 27/09/2013 22:04

I've just bought some Ash Virgin trainers. I adore them but DH hates them Confused

Fuck him, I'm pregnant - I need comfy shoes Grin

marriedinwhiteisback · 27/09/2013 22:12

Per Una and Boden Grin

MaeMobley · 27/09/2013 22:23

Old lady long kilts
Twinsets

MaeMobley · 27/09/2013 22:24

Comfy orthopedic shoes.

guanosoup · 27/09/2013 22:29

This thread has reminded me of when my Dad was very ill, and my sisters dropped everything and drove across the country to be here. As the days went by, they needed clothes, so DN packed for one sister, and BIL for the other.
They ended up sitting in the hospital in thier hideous house clothes as that is what their respective males always saw them in, and so presumed that they'd want to wear thier 'favourites'
It certainly brightened up a stressfull time. Grin

JamEyelid · 27/09/2013 22:33

DM shoes that I fell in love with when someone posted them on here and that everyone slated.

All my other DM boots probably.

Flares, the bigger the better.

Repeatedlydoingthetwist · 27/09/2013 22:33

Why do we hate Uggs?! I love mine!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 27/09/2013 22:53

Mae I love twinsets Blush

When I see cardigans I'm looking for a matching crew neck jersey to go with it.

And Sketchers shoes.
Comfy and practical Shock

thepurplepenguin · 27/09/2013 23:31

So much....

Sheepskin boots (Celts here)
My onesie
Joggers - one pair harem type, one pair Jack Wills

I also wear a lot of Superdry...

MoominMammasHandbag · 27/09/2013 23:36

I do like a hoody. And clothes that people like to wear to walk their dogs in generally. And I don't even have a dog.

bountyicecream · 27/09/2013 23:40

My bright pink gilet. It's so lovely and warm and you can basically wear a coat in the house without looking odd