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You can ban ONE summer look. Which?

729 replies

awfulapril · 25/05/2026 15:34

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

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TorroFerney · 25/05/2026 16:15

NotTheOrdinary · 25/05/2026 15:58

Long flowery dresses with trainers.

I don’t mind them but what I do mind is maxi dresses That the woman holds up like it’s about to trail on the floor. It never is.

LateDecember · 25/05/2026 16:16

Hard work for just ONE but those leggings that are stitched to make it look as though they're scrunched up the arse for intentional wedgie are repulsive.

cravingicedwater · 25/05/2026 16:16

PizzaPunk · 25/05/2026 15:38

Linen trousers and tops.

They suit no-one and always look like a crumpled tissue after a few moments of wear.

You can take my linen out of my cold dead hands 🤣

mine is mini skirts

LittleMi55Nobody · 25/05/2026 16:16

KellySeveride · 25/05/2026 15:47

Puffer jackets.

I swear I’ve seen two people wearing them today…my car reckons it’s currently 34 degrees.

phew..it couldnt have been my son...he's not been out today lol...he was out yesterday, thick hoodie with the hood up....we went to the shop and i pretended i wasnt with him...what a wally

Northermcharn · 25/05/2026 16:16

Robogob · 25/05/2026 16:11

Floral maxi dresses with white trainers. Only made worse by wearing with a denim jacket.

West London uniform!

thenightsky · 25/05/2026 16:17

awfulapril · 25/05/2026 15:39

Oh no, I disagree. They look nice for about 30 minutes. 😀

30 mins is good going. Any sitting down or (heaven forbid) wear a seatbelt, and you look like you've spent the night sleeping in a skip. Hate linen. Hate ironing it, knowing its pointless.

PistachioTiramisu · 25/05/2026 16:17

Those awful baggy, knee-length shorts which certain men seemingly can't wait to put on when it's hot, especially when they slip down over their large stomachs. Ugh!!

StarlightLady · 25/05/2026 16:17

Those who think they are the fashion police on something that has no impact on them.

thenightsky · 25/05/2026 16:18

PistachioTiramisu · 25/05/2026 16:17

Those awful baggy, knee-length shorts which certain men seemingly can't wait to put on when it's hot, especially when they slip down over their large stomachs. Ugh!!

Oh God, DH has a really vile pair that he's wedded to! I hate them!

Feis123 · 25/05/2026 16:19

Not just summer garb, but what is this type of lycra leggins which show every bit of anatomy, you can even SEE cellulite in them?

cafenoirbiscuit · 25/05/2026 16:19

Socks with flip flops.
🤮

Weeellokthen · 25/05/2026 16:20

Offherrockingchair · 25/05/2026 16:10

Topless men. It’s disgusting that women have to cover up but they don’t. Make it the same rule for all.

Where do you live that women cover up 😂

CarpeVitam · 25/05/2026 16:20

Cold shoulder tops!!

Chatterlyssecret · 25/05/2026 16:20

Thongs on show & leggings pulled right up ass crack.

Northermcharn · 25/05/2026 16:21

Weeellokthen · 25/05/2026 16:20

Where do you live that women cover up 😂

Women don't walk around with their tits loose and out. They have - at least - a bikini top on. Usually with a vest minimum

SemperIdem · 25/05/2026 16:21

Aggressively bright prints. This seems to be a particularly British thing as I don’t really see it amongst locals when I go on holiday to other European countries.

The second the sun is out the Matalan summer prints are everywhere.

cheezncrackers · 25/05/2026 16:21

The woman I saw in Sainsbury's this morning wearing a pair of shorts that only covered the top part of her arse cheeks - the bottom half of her bum was clearly visible 😵

LittleMi55Nobody · 25/05/2026 16:22

Peterdottir · 25/05/2026 16:13

3/4 length trousers on men. I'm fine with them wearing shorts (provided not super short) but there is something unsettling about seeing a man's hairy ankle. Gives me the ick.

surely you can't see hairy ankles with the white sports socks and sliders combo completing the look
edited forgot the "y"

Blingismything · 25/05/2026 16:22

Gross feet in sandals/flipflops. As in yellowing talon-like nails, hard crusty skin, dirty and generally uncared for.

sunnydisaster · 25/05/2026 16:23

Shorts showing bum cheek - no need!

ThatCyanCat · 25/05/2026 16:24

The one I saw last night in the city centre on far too many young women for it to be anything other than an intentional fashion: thongs with a kind of frilled or hanky hem wide belt that covers about a third of the arse with the rest all on display. Don't much like arses out at the beach or pool but it's swimwear, so ok, if you must. Don't like those scrunch bum leggings either but they were more funny than anything else and they're pretty much gone now. Bare arses in a city centre, though, they need to fuck off.

Lifeomars · 25/05/2026 16:24

toastandegg · 25/05/2026 15:43

Shirtless men (or women but that never happens) anywhere other than the beach or swimming pool

This x 1000, as soon as the sun comes out there they are, in the supermarket, in the pub, walking down the street, even saw one on the bloody bus yesterday.

Purplebunnie · 25/05/2026 16:25

yellowhatonacapybara · 25/05/2026 15:44

Shorts that are so short I can see your bum cheeks hanging down. Grim.

Have to agree and the fabric is usually so cheap - not a nice look

Ilovemyshed · 25/05/2026 16:25

Men in white vests

LittleMi55Nobody · 25/05/2026 16:25

VWT7 · 25/05/2026 16:06

Men on naturist beaches.
Totally naked = absolutely fine
T shirt on top with loose danglies hanging below - looks awful and needs to be banned.

where are these beaches ?...asking on behalf of a friend