Trends you hate that just won't go away!

[WhatamessIgotinto]

I'm still seeing so many cold shoulder tops. Who is buying these monstrosoties?!

Ruffles don't seem to be going anywhere either.

Gym wear as day wear. Horrible gaudy patterns or mesh panels. As worn by a large proportion of school run mums. Not gym wear as they still have the same outfit on at 3pm

Christ, what is it with the arms? Of course there are examples of people with toned arms. Surely vest tops are not a 'trend' though. They are something you wear when it's hot. Or because you like them/find them comfortable. The state of someone's arms, young or old, big or small, wobbly or toned, is beside the point.

Short but wide tops, boxy shape. I'm 5ft nothing but long torso and there are so many tops like this..also, cap sleeves on tshirts, flattering to no one.

If you look like a parsnip in skinny jeans, then I don't think mom jeans or bootleg jeans are going to solve your problems...

Illdealwithitinaminute
agree !

I probably look like a parsnip in skinny jeans but what else do you wear with boots?? I know there's 'bootcut' but they never look right.

The Kardashian blow up doll make up look... can we reclaim our real faces now?

My legs are definitely parsnips in my skinny jeans. But I look like Spongebob Squarepants in most other styles. I reckon looking like a parsnip is the least worst option for me

I know there's 'bootcut' but they never look right.

They do on me.

What's wrong with parsnips anyway? Long live the parsnip leg, I say.

My legs are definitely parsnips in my skinny jeans. But I look like Spongebob Squarepants in most other styles. I reckon looking like a parsnip is the least worst option for me This made me laugh so much.

All legs are parsnips, unless you have thigh sized calves and ankles

My legs in boot cut are certainly nothing special but my upper half tends to be slimmer with a defined waist so a nicely fitted top was enough to detract some attention from the lower half. I need a top with flashing lights or something to detract from how awful my legs look in skinny jeans.

I need a top with flashing lights or something to detract from how awful my legs look in skinny jeans.

No need for flashing lights, just don't wear a top.

Might be a bit nippy in the winter months

Skinny jeans. I'm a size 20 there's nothing bloody skinny about me. They end up making my legs look like overfilled sausages.

@WhatamessIgotinto

Oh another one - insanely white teeth a la Ross from Friends when he had his teeth done.

'Your teeth? Yes i saw them from outside'

You'll take my socks/sliders combo out of my cold, dead hands!

I recently had a foot infection, so needed to keep my foot covered in a bandage, etc, so I couldn't walk very well with my trainers on.
So i popped on my pool shoes/sliders, flip flops - whatever they're called, but kept my socks on and...man alive that was bliss.

I am a martyr to my feet and, for me, this look is here to stay. 👍

Although i will add that I don't wear them out of the house.

@lightlypoached

For posh blokes, men in knee length tight pink shorts and navy boat shoes, topped off with a polo shirt with the collar turned up.

shudders Turned up collars.

I've asked complete strangers to put them down because it's irritating me and god bless 'em - they always do it.

Puff sleeves!! Ugh awful!!

@IdrisElbow

Just wondered what the 'acceptable' alternative is to skinny jeans? 😬 I have a pair (am a tall size 16), I also own a pair of girlfriend jeans. I think I probably look my size in both.

What are girlfriend jeans?

I'm another who doesn't like/understand the very obviously made-up look: huge, black patent leather eyebrows, thick dark lipliner, stripes of contouring etc
I presume it's to look better in selfies but I always thought the point of makeup was to enhance, not mask.

Was nonplussed when my daughter (who has incredibly long, thick lashes; honestly, not just maternal bias) complained how hard it was to find false eyelashes that are long and thick enough: "With most of them you can't tell I'm wearing them!".

Yes. And...?

@DocOfTheBay

I'm getting the feeling that some posters think that everything suddenly changes the second you hit 50. Not so

Ageism is rife on MN. Women should and must wear what they like etc etc.... until they hit a certain age when suddenly feminism goes out the window and ageism settles smugly on the judgey bench.

It really seems to be that way Doc. It's disappointing though, to say the least isn't it, you kind of hope we'd gone past that.

I'm hoping blue rinses are fashionable again when I'm 50

Tiny pockets. Wtf are they for? I have one vest (use is as a pyjama top) with a tiny pocket right on my left boob? What on earth am I going to put in that?