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Brands you think of as tacky

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Themammy101 · 12/02/2026 10:19

Lighthearted! Was chatting to some ladies at a group I attend and they were talking about fashion brands that is seen is tacky and trashy, superdry, Tommy Hilfiger, juicy couture, Adanola etc. do you agree with this? FWIW I do wear hilfiger jeans the odd time but seem to live in adanola as I find it nice fitting for my shape and very comfortable and never thought the brands as tacky per se but now I’m a bit paranoid, not that I care too much but nobody wants to appear tacky let’s be honest

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Crudd99 · 13/02/2026 19:56

VegBox · 12/02/2026 10:30

Charlotte Tilbury. It's make up for people who drink caramel lattes.

It's for people who like to look really shiny.

Skates · 13/02/2026 19:59

North face. Jack & jones. Bloody chav all black tracksuits. In fact tracksuits should only be worn on the field.

anon666 · 13/02/2026 20:00

Gosh, I am way behind. I thought "temu", primark, and possibly sports clothes whatever brand.

But I think maybe I'm missing out on the whole demographic of people who wear this stuff.

ParmaVioletTea · 13/02/2026 20:12

Anything with a visible brand label, or recognisable as “designer.” They’re not; they’re mass-produced and over priced.

worldshottestmom · 13/02/2026 20:12

Crudd99 · 13/02/2026 19:56

It's for people who like to look really shiny.

Guiltyyyyyy 😉 I god damn love looking shiny, hell yea

StMarie4me · 13/02/2026 20:14

HelloandThankU · 12/02/2026 10:44

Superdry. Their Japanese slogan, Kyokudo kansō (shinasai)極度乾燥(しなさい), on their products is grammatically awkward and unnatural. A native Japanese speaker wouldn’t use a phrase like this as a slogan. It sounds like a bunch of random words strung together rather than a coherent expression.

Super dry is from Coventry.

carnivalqueenthethird · 13/02/2026 20:21

VegBox · 12/02/2026 10:30

Charlotte Tilbury. It's make up for people who drink caramel lattes.

😂And funnily enough they all end up looking like the caramel latte they are drinking because all of her makeup is the same colour!

chaosmaker · 13/02/2026 20:23

@Themammy101 anything branded. They should pay us to advertise their crap!

Ninerainbows · 13/02/2026 20:26

I have a Regatta x Orla Kiely dryrobe-esque coat and I won't part with it. Nothing else keeps me dry on Saturday and Sunday mornings watching DS play football in sideways rain.

I am going to an actual stadium football match tomorrow though and I shall be wearing a parka because the dryrobe would take up half of each seat on either side of me.

localnotail · 13/02/2026 20:35

Pretty Little Things
Superdry
Dsquared
Next
Bershka
Missguided
Michael Corrs

...to name a few

Tinytimmy123 · 13/02/2026 20:40

...am I still dry robe winker if my dry robe has no logo on it...I never go swimming...but I live on the coast and my dog and I are on the beach every day? Bought it because its always freezing, wet and windy at the beach in autumn winter and spring...never wear it in summer.

gentilleprof7 · 13/02/2026 20:42

ForRealViper · 12/02/2026 11:05

Personally, I find brands which are pretending to be fancier than they really are to be much more tacky than honest cheapo brands.

When I see £40 Pandora trinkets set up in their fancy pink window displays, tricking people into thinking they're walking into a high-end jewellery store - yuck. It's not just tacky, it's exploitative.

Yip. It's modern Ratners.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 13/02/2026 20:48

I think a lot of people on here are calling stuff tacky simply because they can't actually afford it!

SleeplessInWherever · 13/02/2026 20:59

localnotail · 13/02/2026 20:35

Pretty Little Things
Superdry
Dsquared
Next
Bershka
Missguided
Michael Corrs

...to name a few

Is Michael the lesser known Corr? 😂

Lauralou19 · 13/02/2026 21:02

Burberry
Stanley
River Island (which I loved in my 20’s - has it gone tackier or have I just got older?)🤣
Shein
Any of the online shops with ex Towie influencers flogging their rubbish.

I actually think places like primark, new look etc have moved away from their tacky image. People just go there for good value clothes.

It’s the brands trying too hard to be designer, that always seem tacky to me.

Lauralou19 · 13/02/2026 21:03

SleeplessInWherever · 13/02/2026 20:59

Is Michael the lesser known Corr? 😂

Agree with all but Next! I couldn’t live without Next 🙈

DuchessofStaffordshire · 13/02/2026 21:06

ChocolateCinderToffee · 13/02/2026 20:48

I think a lot of people on here are calling stuff tacky simply because they can't actually afford it!

Not at all. Lots of expensive things can look tasteless and tacky. Even Dolly Parton admitted that it took a lot of money for her to look that cheap.

Rebecca7300 · 13/02/2026 21:08

in a lighthearted way…Yankee Candles, Radley Bags, definitely Pandora, Bayliss & Harding 🫣

Tuesdayschild50 · 13/02/2026 21:10

Anything that has brands printed across them is tacky past a certain age.
Why do we need to shout to everyone look at me I spent all this money on my clothes bags shoes jackets car whatever ... its all tacky.. I'm not one bit impressed by any of it .

Goditsmemargaret · 13/02/2026 21:11

Michael kors

Lauralou19 · 13/02/2026 21:12

Rebecca7300 · 13/02/2026 21:08

in a lighthearted way…Yankee Candles, Radley Bags, definitely Pandora, Bayliss & Harding 🫣

Yes to all of these 😁

Amanda Holden flogging Bayliss and Harding as if she uses it 😂

exaltedwombat · 13/02/2026 21:18

Any brand that expects me to be a walking billboard for their logo.

Spiderx · 13/02/2026 21:25

...oh ,and North Face...tho I have a t shirt with similar 3 arc logo but it says' Up North Mate' !

BeatrizBoniface · 13/02/2026 21:32

SleeplessInWherever · 13/02/2026 20:59

Is Michael the lesser known Corr? 😂

I wondered if he was the lost brother 😂!

Spiderx · 13/02/2026 21:33

Pat yourself on the back for all the money you saved for not advertising some over priced similar item of clothing !