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Things that you hate in current fashion?

370 replies

Niftythrifter · 17/08/2023 15:00

The half zip. Just why?

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RuppyDa · 17/08/2023 19:21

MBailey99 · 17/08/2023 15:04

Everything is cropped. Online shopping. That looks nice. Click photo. Cropped jumper. Cropped t-shirt. Cropped shirt. Why is everything Cropped?!

Exactly this . Especially Zara . Love their stuff but seriously Z give options to folk that don’t have washboard stomachs

Blarn · 17/08/2023 19:22

I agree with a lot on here but I realised a trend I hate has gone now: cold shoulder tops. I had an irrational dislike of them.

RuppyDa · 17/08/2023 19:23

Also I love maxi dresses but please stop adding a huge frill to the bottom -
flatters no one at all apart from residents on the prairie

Missedmytoe · 17/08/2023 19:23

Pretty much all of it.
Oversized T-shirts that are horribly boxy. Same with band prints on but only about 3 or 4 bands which aren't the ones I want.
Crop tops
Tight fitting leggings that are super tight.
Ruffles, frills, 'bubble hems' and other ridiculous affectations.
Cut out bits, horrible patterns, horrible fabrics.

ThePersistenceOfMammories · 17/08/2023 19:23

Crocs

PoshPineapple · 17/08/2023 19:24

TruthThatsHardAsSteel · 17/08/2023 19:08

I just can't take my eyes off brows done like this. They look like the wearer has forgotten to finish them. I don't follow brow trends at all though.

They give me flashbacks to our mad Physics teacher in school!

MaidOfSteel · 17/08/2023 19:26

Skinny/tight trousers on men.
Leggings, especially tatty or cheap ones that are so stretched you can all but see right through them. They seem to be everywhere and I hate them. Lazy, can't be bothered to make an effort dressing.
Massive, clunky, chunky heeled shoes and boots. Very unflattering unless you have child-sized feet.

LolaSmiles · 17/08/2023 19:27

All the nude/beige lycra clothing unless it's an underlayer and worn as such.

This might be a reflection of my local town centre today, but the Frankenstein mix of influencers meet wannabe TOWIE person down the gym can be put in room 101. Fake tan, thick lashes, layer and layers of 'natural' make-up, skin tight clothing, especially cycling shorts, and pouty lips. It looks ridiculous.

RuppyDa · 17/08/2023 19:27

PoshPineapple · 17/08/2023 18:36

These!

I saw a woman walking her dog in a pair yesterday, ffs (her wearing them, not the dog - although the dog might have fared better in them, she was neither particularly young and definitely not 'athletic').

Honestly, it took me right back making Christmas decorations out of crepe paper in the '70s. I felt ill.

Fckn crying at this 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Freshair1 · 17/08/2023 19:27

Tight fitting, flesh coloured onesies like a Kardashian would wear. Saw someone wearing one in Tesco and didn't know where to look as a mid thirties hetero woman.

PoshPineapple · 17/08/2023 19:28

Blarn · 17/08/2023 19:22

I agree with a lot on here but I realised a trend I hate has gone now: cold shoulder tops. I had an irrational dislike of them.

Me too! It was actually the first thing that popped in to my head when I saw this post, but like you, thought they'd been and done their thing now.

I bought a top in Sainsburys once and when I got it home and tried it on, it had holes in the shoulder and was slashed then from the shoulder to the wrist. How the hell did I miss that? I pranced around in front of the mirror to see if I could change my mind, but no - I hated them even more after that trauma!

DrSbaitso · 17/08/2023 19:30

TheYadaYada · 17/08/2023 18:40

They are truly horrific.

There was a recent thread about them on here that got derailed by the ‘be kind’ brigade. But come on! They are awful.

It wasn't taken over by the "be kind" brigade. It got a bit of pushback from people who didn't think it was OK to use misogynistic, sexist slurs on young women who wear them, and who didn't think it was a sign of the collapse of society.

Nicecupofteaforthree · 17/08/2023 19:30

40andlovelife · 17/08/2023 18:58

Females going braless so you can see their nips.

I fail to understand this. Nipples sometimes stick out. Even if you are wearing a bra.

MaCrepeSuzette · 17/08/2023 19:33

Nicecupofteaforthree · 17/08/2023 19:30

I fail to understand this. Nipples sometimes stick out. Even if you are wearing a bra.

This has got to he a generational thing. I remember in the 90s it's was an absolute no-no to have your nipples showing through your clothes so EVERYONE wore padded bras. But this doesn't seem to be an issue now, and non-padded bras are more popular.

TheYadaYada · 17/08/2023 19:35

I never wear those moulded cup bras as I hate them. So I’m sure I inflict my nipples on people sometime in my thin t-shirt bras. But I have perky boobs so I don’t care 😂

Nicecupofteaforthree · 17/08/2023 19:35

That completely passed me by in the 90s

MaCrepeSuzette · 17/08/2023 19:36

You don't remember the era of the Wonderbra? 😁

DrSbaitso · 17/08/2023 19:37

Funnily enough, though, bras and bra straps on display were a 90s staple. Bra straps showing on a spaghetti strap top, long sleeved lace tops with a bra underneath, a Wonderbra under a tailored suit jacket.

Fuck, the 90s were shit.

MaCrepeSuzette · 17/08/2023 19:37

It's less about boobs now, and all about the butt. Hence the ridiculous leggings. Era of the wonderbutt!

TheYadaYada · 17/08/2023 19:38

It may be an urban myth, but I read that when she was on Friends, Jennifer Aniston used to cut a hole in her bras in order for her nipples to show.

Americans are the most prudish people about nipples so I doubt it’s true.

GarlicGrace · 17/08/2023 19:39

Blarn · 17/08/2023 19:19

@Fedupwitheveryone How did you get the font so big!

Not all the codes work at MN, but have fun trying them!
https://www.markdownguide.org/cheat-sheet/

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Fedupwitheveryone · 17/08/2023 19:40

@Blarn

Genuinely no idea how i did that ;-)

nameitagain · 17/08/2023 19:40

Niftythrifter · 17/08/2023 15:00

The half zip. Just why?

Do you hate polo shirts too then? It's so you can get them over your head and adjust how open the neck is

Fedupwitheveryone · 17/08/2023 19:41

oh and all these horrid caterpillar eyelashes. So distracting trying to look someone in the face when they have these on

TheYadaYada · 17/08/2023 19:44

Fedupwitheveryone · 17/08/2023 19:41

oh and all these horrid caterpillar eyelashes. So distracting trying to look someone in the face when they have these on

I think this trend is dying out too. Especially those ‘Russian’ ones. Everyone looks like Janice from the Muppets.

Things that you hate in current fashion?