You can ban ONE summer look. Which?

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Which kind of outfit or particular item are you seeing in the hot weather that you'd like to ban Man or woman.

illogical hatred preferred
i think bikini tops anywhere other than a Beach. At

People 'wearing' fake tan. Looks cheap and tacky on anyone.

I don't like seeing people (men or women) overly-exposed in day-to-day life either. But comparing other women to wet nurses or aged dairy cows is vile.

You mean vest tops? Aren't they something of a summer staple?

But keeping your feet enclosed in shoes/trainers & socks in boiling hot weather is probably the cause of the smell in the first place!

Open toe sandles when the person has dirty or infected toenails.

I don't like toes at the best of times but crusty toenails - nothing worse.

I bloody hate these. I bought some and they are absolutely impossible to walk in.

I like the Allbirds ones a lot. And they look like a normal comfy shape to me?

But I have a fresh coat of polish on my toenails* & will be wearing sandals until it chips - whatever the weather!

*Four, actually - base, two of polish, then one of topcoat - so I hope it lasts for ages!

CCS Swedish foot cream, as I mentioned elsewhere. As recommended to me by a chiropodist, as she said it has a higher percentage of urea in it than most foot creams (don't worry, it smells nice!), which is apparently necessary to have any effect on really hard dry skin. Massage it in daily & your feet will look better within a week - & vastly improved in two!

Those ‘cold shoulder’ tops. They’ve looked good on no-one, ever.

Oh yes - I agree. Liz Macdonald on Corrie wore them eons ago then about 20 years later they were inexplicably everywhere. Hideous.

Yup. With you there.

Can't choose between shirtless men or socks and sandals!!

Try a cotton/viscose/linen-blend kaftan-type of dress. H&M does a few each year. They're great in very hot weather.

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I don't have particularly nice feet. I am a runner, they do the job. My toenails protect my toes, but get a bit bashed in the process. I have hard skin which is pointless to remove because it just hardens up again i.e. doing its job protecting my feet. They are clean.
Fortunately I don't seem to have lost any friends. Buggered if I'm going to sweat away in socks and whatnot when it's really warm.f

Do. Not. Get. Me. Started. on people wearing flip-flops in towns, shops, restaurants, and public transport. I'm talking proper flip-flops, the rubber ones, that we all had in the Eighties. When I was growing up, no one wore those anywhere except ON the beach. You never, ever saw them outside of their natural sandy environment. They are NOT real footwear!

My other pet hate is mismatched bikinis. No, they do not look good. They do not look cool and carefree and bohemian. You just look like a skank who can't keep on top of their laundry. This trend went on for about twenty years, along with blonde mids and ends paired with inches of dark roots. And often, the same person was wearing both trends. Talk about looking like a cheap tart. FOR TWENTY YEARS!!!

I'll never forget visiting Limerick in a heatwave. Whitest skin I've ever seen, all of it magenta by the evening. There was even a guy sunbathing on the grassy central reservation of the dual carriageway, wearing just pants, shoes and socks.

With only a few days until winter to go, the shirtless look has been long gone where I live in Melbourne, and only became a thing last summer.
I live near the beach where the pavements have lots of runners. The shirtless men are always totally ripped and it's still repulsive. I've never understood the argument that being fit makes it OK. Put it away, ya numpty.

Upthread some have mentioned rules about this, and yes, in Melbourne you'll find notices in cafes and shops forbidding entry to the shirtless.

I'm waiting for the thong and knickerless look with horror next summer.

Skin cancer is a much, much worse look.

Fake tan properly applied is OK. It shouldn't even look fake if done well.

We are absolutely useless when it comes to hot weather. Everyone rushes to the nearest body of water at the hottest part of the day, gets lobster red, many get in trouble in the water because they're not used to it, some are overcome by the heat, hospitals brace for an influx of burns and heatstroke, and basically it's all a disaster.

"Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun" - Noel Coward.

This quote was inspired by the English doing stupid things in the heat during colonial times in India. And we haven't gained any more common sense since then. One little bit of heat and the Brits go nuts.

Bum crunch shorts especially the flesh coloured ones.

Another vote for men going around topless. Even though my gardener was today. He has a fit body so wasn’t complaining.😂😂😂

Athleta linen trousers don’t wrinkle or crumple. Amazing. Have them in 3 colours

Poorly/not maintained feet (male or female) out in flip flops etc.

Long, yellowing, fungus toenails, an inch of cracked white soles.... I feel ill at the thought.

I've never been to a naturist beach but I hate when my partner winnie the pooh's around the house in just a t shirt so I'll agree with this 😂

Why? When they're well cut they can look fabulous - especially on someone tall. I can understand you not liking them yourself if they don't suit you - but banning them for others?