Brands you think of as tacky

[Themammy101]

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

Imagine the joy in going out with your female friends with rollers in, building up the excitement for the night to come, not to catch men's eyes but to have a good day and be together having a laugh.

It wasn't the picture which the sour faced posters sneering at these young women intended to paint but in my head your description is the one I saw.

Those comments along with the "breeding" comment and an appalling comment about the sort of trainers worn by people living on deprived council estates are "tackier" than anything being denigrated as tacky.

What I mean is that I don't go out of my way to buy brands especially designer labels. I collect perfume too and I don't care how good a perfume is I will not buy designer perfumes. My reasoning is such - I don't want to wear anything that would make another person desire it, I don't buy things that advertise if I can help it. My idea of hell is being rich and famous and I don't respect anyone because of their status. I value integrity, honesty and trust above anything material and I strongly believe in individual expression over fitting in with the crowd.

I think Guess bags look tacky and I’m not a fan of Gucci either.

My son (a designer and very cool according to his peers) wears bits of Burberry as both fun and irony and also as a reclamation and reinvention - there is a vintage Burberry shop somewhere in London he buys bits from. It’s sort of both an in joke and an appreciation at the same time if anyone can understand that.

Mine is just amazing for standing at the tramstop ar 7am in the freezing rain and also wearing to the sandpit with my hardcore 3year old. I can sit on it without my bum getting wet and its much more practical than those awful long padded coats I see people wearing.

I’ll wear any brand if it is good quality, style and fit. But I will not buy anything with a massive logo, or for a brand just for the sake of it.

I love Etsy for good quality leather and linen. Primark for pyjamas, Abercrombie for loungewear, reiss for jeans but equally have a Burberry trench, Barbour wax jacket, sorrel snow boots, north face parka. All with minimal branding. Because they are technically very good.

Maybe I'm the tacky one on here.....why has no one mentioned Primark,TKMaxx.... obviously I am the only creature from the black lagoon that frequents these shops.....you are all to posh for me.🥴

It annoys me that so much on Etsy now is dropshipped from AliExpress/Temu. Or AI-generated "patterns"

Exactly this...and I remember it all only too well GarlicBound. You and I must be of a similar age. 👍

Sounds like you've developed a pretty strong (and painstakingly maintained) brand of your own.

Possibly because of mark branding doesn’t have massive Primark logos on so doesn actually come across tacky. TKMaxx was mentioned up there’s vitally of what they sell are actual brands discounted and some of those brands have been mentioned. TKMaxx own brand stuff doesn’t have its name plastered all over it.

Just saw on Facebook that TK Maxx have started selling Von Dutch bags. That's a blast from the past 😲🤦‍♂️😄

As Noel Coward once said (to paraphrase) An Englishman will always find a reason to denigrate and look down upon another Englishman.

It's spelt w***er!

Anything the Chavs wear looks tacky. Doesn't matter what the label is or what designer item it is, if it's worn with trackie bottoms & their socks are tucked in their trousers or it's carried in the crook of the arm of the girl with big lips, extensions & caked in make up then it all looks tacky.

By that logic, could the brands they wear look classy if styled differently? And if so, are the brands actually inherently tacky?

Swarowski
Michael Kors
Radley
Ted Baker
Superdry
Charlotte Tilbury
Pandora

I don’t think Primark or TK Maxx are tacky - they are not pretending to be something they are not.

Represent owners club (what does that even mean? Does the wearer think that everyone thinks they own a horse?)

fear of god essentials

stone island

balenciaga

Hahaha the market stall used to do ones that said von bitch

I'm not sure why Stone Island is considered tacky other than unfortunate associations with football hooligans.

It's a good quality (very expensive)Italian brand with classic styles.

Using the term "chav" in big 2026 is beyond tacky. Tackier than a thousand Elizabeth Duke gold clown pendants.

Because these days it's associated with middle-aged men trying to look hard by 'getting the badge in'. Just as Burberry's brand image suffered due to the check pattern becoming ubiquitous to the point of downmarket

Agree - I love a Nando's with sticky tables and noisy atmosphere because I know what I'm getting.

I can't stand Carluccio's (RIP) or Pizza Express because the decor and marketing feels like it's been designed to trick me into thinking I'm in a fancier independent restaurant. It's like they think I'm thick.

Hood rich
blakley hoodies
matching athleisure wear - see hot pink matching sets with white flecks on

brands like primark etc I don’t see as tacky as it is how one styles them