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Trends you hate that just won't go away!

524 replies

WhatamessIgotinto · 25/08/2020 09:12

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

Ruffles don't seem to be going anywhere either.

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Thewiseoneincognito · 25/08/2020 11:01

@lookatallthosechickens take a walk around Selfridges and John Lewis, it’s Gucci tracksuits, lip fillers and brows cost a fortune to maintain and baked makeup isn’t exactly Barrie M. It’s not sneering at the poor.

It’s noticing at how easily led and manipulated some people are to follow social trends. Some are so blind to what they’re doing but do it just to fit in anyway because they can not think for themselves.

A one size fits all approach clearly doesn’t work yet people jump on the band wagon feeling it does. Mom jeans a perfect example, I see so many shorter girls wearing such an unflattering shape for their body morphology just because of a trend.

MoreListeningLessChatting · 25/08/2020 11:03

@Thewiseoneincognito

Is that yep you have slug eyebrows? If so, may I ask why you have them? You may not have been revering to that though ..

Yep, I agree with you on the snapchat things especially people who think they look super cute with whiskers and silly eyes etc - they don't. The overly filtered pictures on social media where people comment 'you look beautiful/gorgeous etc' and they are so filtered that it is an alien without as line version of the person .... what's that all about!

merryhouse · 25/08/2020 11:03

thewiseoneincognito men who skip leg day

What does this even mean? Grin

unmarkedbythat · 25/08/2020 11:04

[quote BrutusMcDogface]@GameSetMatch

Isn’t this whole thread about commenting on people’s appearances? 🤔[/quote]
I think there is an enormous and clear difference between "I really dislike the way these fashions look" and "let me share an anecdote mocking the appearance of a specific individual", tbh.

rayoflightboy · 25/08/2020 11:06

Contouring looks great to in photos,not so good up close.

AriesTheRam · 25/08/2020 11:06

Skinny jeans are the only fit that suit me Blush

Thewiseoneincognito · 25/08/2020 11:07

@MoreListeningLessChatting No I do not have slug brows hahaha!!

@merryhouse muscly chests and arms but match stick legs. It’s a thing! 😆

Wolfgirrl · 25/08/2020 11:08

@merryhouse

Men that obsessively work out their top halves at the gym but have bandy matchstick legs. Dan Osborne etc

disappointingdessert · 25/08/2020 11:10

@SnuggyBuggy

Also I can't find trainers that don't look clompy and oversized when wearing skinny jeans. It's annoying when it's rainy but too warm for boots and I'm stuck in pumps dodging the bloody puddles.
Converse or La Coste
Wolfgirrl · 25/08/2020 11:12

The fake senorita look - bucketloads of fake tan and dyed dark brown hair on natural blondes who swear down they're 'brunettes'

Round mirrored sunglasses

Wearing thousands of mismatched rings

That same belt everyone wears with dresses and jeans (skinny black leather with 2 interlocking gold hoops)

Massive frilly sleeves like Laurence llewelyn Bowen

Very long fake nails (dont mind gels though)

Off the shoulder/cropped tops

ClinkyMonkey · 25/08/2020 11:14

Another vote for the giant eyebrow trend.

I have had so many conversations with people sporting those brows and all I hear is blah, blah, blah, rhubarb, blah, blah because I can't stop thinking about the big hairy caterpillars clinging to their heads.

disappointingdessert · 25/08/2020 11:15

Skinny jeans are fine. Only ones that suit me. Im a size 8.

Giant eyebrows are horrible
Jumpers that sit above the waist

cantsaynotocake · 25/08/2020 11:15

Wide cropped trousers

Loafers

Anything peplum

Long denim skirts

Any kind of blouse with a frill

Erghhh 🤣🤢

binkyblinky · 25/08/2020 11:17

Socks and sliders. Big buns - everyone knows they are fake. Crop tops, fila platform trainers. Mum jeans.
I love skinny jeans!

EL8888 · 25/08/2020 11:18

Sliders and socks. Why? Just why?!
Cropped tops (no one wants to see my stomach!)
Jeans with more rips than trousers

I’m ok with skinny jeans. My legs are probably my best feature and there a fair length

@MrsHuntGeneNotJeremyObviously yep that was an annoying problem with flares / boot cut trousers

Jemenfouscompletement · 25/08/2020 11:18

What's wrong with skinny jeans if you are tall and slim?

formerbabe · 25/08/2020 11:19

Before I even read your opening post I thought cold shoulder tops. Just hideous. I've never seen it look good on anyone. I also can't stand dungarees. Looks ridiculous on grown women.

Thewiseoneincognito · 25/08/2020 11:21

@Jemenfouscompletement there’s nothing wrong with skinny jeans until you’re not skinny. Then the name becomes a metaphor.

PuppyMonkey · 25/08/2020 11:23

I realise now this thread is about style and beauty, but I just came on to say salted caramel.

Winglessvulture · 25/08/2020 11:23

I honestly think that most trends look good on the right person, in the right situation.

I get frustrated by all the midi length skirts and dresses, they just don't suit my height at all and seem to hit my legs at a point that looks unflattering even though I have nice legs! I wish I could carry it off though.

I like low waisted jeans/hipster, skinny or slim legged, and have found it quite difficult to find them as a lot of the current styles have higher waists.

formerbabe · 25/08/2020 11:23

@Thewiseoneincognito

Nonsense. Skinny jeans means the jeans are skinny, not the wearer.

I am a size 14-16...I look better in skinny jeans than other styles. In fact looser jeans just make me look bigger

WhatATimeToBeAlive · 25/08/2020 11:24

Ripped jeans on ANYONE.

Cropped, skinny jeans on men, worn with no socks and loafers. Gross.

The Oompa Loompa look.

Thewiseoneincognito · 25/08/2020 11:25

@PuppyMonkey I’m going to add in ‘going out for dessert’ too. 😆 wth is that all about?

BarefootHippieChick · 25/08/2020 11:25

Fake eyebrows that just look tattooed on and totally unnatural
Fake tan, long fake nails and too much contouring
Fluffy sliders
Massive handbags (what do people even keep in them?!)
Blonde hair and black beetle eyebrows - if you're going to lighten your hair then lighten your eyebrows too
Men with full beards - just yuk
Also men who wear clothes 3 sizes too small to show off their latest gym session

I love skinny jeans though, baggy mom jeans are just so unflattering.

BadBear · 25/08/2020 11:27

@Thewiseoneincognito - you'd hate my gym. So many men training arms and chest... What day is it today? Cheeeest! What day is it today? Biceeeps. When is leg day? Cheeeest!