vile trends of the last decade

[herjazz]

was thinking t'other day how past 10 years mainly characterised by fashion revivals. But then started to mull over some of the original howlers the noughties have served us..

ok from start:-

big squares of horrid coloured belly dancer scarf.. mostly folded over and tied round the waist of fat arsed women in misguided belief that it was a clever masking technique

mules with clear perspex top - again usually embellished with some ribbon or jewels

Skinny jeans - even Kate Moss doesn't look good in them, never mind the average stuffed sausage[yuckk]

Uggs - vile, full stop. Über vile when worn with skinny jeans, grounds for deportation... somewhere, really far away [cross]

Fake talons aka nails - simply revolting. Instant hooker look.

Straightened hair - why????

Huge hoofy platforms - darling, you look like cow.

Hugely oversized Jackie O sunglasses - J.O. oozed class and style. You don't. You look like a petrified frog with botox gone bad.

the neon vibe- no you are not in an 80's club or an 18 year old student going to a rave.

over straightened hair- because the fried hair smell and matted look is so hot.

agree with all above posts as well but i do love my leggings though dont use them as trousers i dont think.

the star print vibe- why oh why oh why!

fake cork too i didnt get it

rant over

Low waistbands with a thong
(and yes, leggings worn as trousers).

oh yyy to Hoofy platforms.

Also hate trend for high heeled sandals with platform soles. They scream wannabe lap-dancer.

And those mahoosive fugly heavy soled "work shoes" that women insist on wearing. They look like your dad's cast offs.....from 30 years ago.

And my final contribution (for now ) would be polyester mix black "work trousers". Usually boot cut, usually incorporating major camel toe-age and generally HIDEOUS.

Velour tracksuits with words across the arse.

Fake tan, cheap hair extensions, cheap and obviously fake nails - I think these all appeared in the last decade.

Good grief, it is a definate sign that I am getting old, I had to look up what jeggings are!

Skinny jeans with ballet pumps - makes even a small arse look huuuuuugggeee.

Having the underneath bit of your hair dyed black, and the top bit blonde.

All that 'chavvy' stuff - fake Burberry, velour tracksuits, thick gold chains.

Those big padded jackets that look like a hot water tank cover that you'd find in the airing cupboard.

Thongs designed to be worn higher than trousers, so you can see a bit of diamante frippery at the back.

unless you were born this century - CROCS !! horrible horrible things...

yes to the skinny jeans and ballet pumps

specially when the jeans are too long and tucked into the pump underneath

under the heel - I meant

G strings sticking over the top of the waistband of jeans

Ooh and also not only those camel toe black trousers, those weird stretchy cheap black trousers that people wear. I dont need to see exactly what underwear you are wearing and how stretched your budget trousers are over your bottom.

Hideous batwing tops with slits on the shoulders as sported by my SiL who still thinks it 1983.
Low rise jeans that just about come up past your ying yang.
Plastic bra straps. WTF. We can still see them you twat.
The french polish. Once considered relatively classy, now looks like a line of tipex at the end of your nails.
Long square nails
Stripy highlights.
Flashes of colour in the hair in the manner of Wayne from Auf Wiedersehen Pet.
A parting that starts just above your ear
Yassar Arafat scarves
Radley bags with those ridiculous leather dogs hanging off them
Wearing a halterneck top with a normal bra (again, SiL). Classy.
Hideous mens' shoes that look like Donald and Davy Stott's. Always worn by 20 year old estate agents.
That stupid mens' haircut that is spiky on top and at the back. You look like a fuckwit.

I like this thread. Will be back with more.

Two words: Per Una

yes - per una arrived this decade.. I initially thought the ribbons and the patchwork was quite fetching

re peeptoe boots - I nearly bought some of these t'other day off the internet. Failed to notice the peeptoe in the picture or in the title

The smocky top - as worn by those who have so many rolls of fat it becomes quite close fitting, usually in some horrid large colourful print which makes it look even worse - because it attracts attention - over skinny jeans. Quite OK on the skinny, but they generally chose not to wear this style.

oh I liked the smock tops - very handy as I was pregnant that year.

However, wearing them post-pregnancy made me look like a deflated space-hopper.

White or pale coloured linen trousers. Do people not realise that you can see the exact cut, pattern and colour of their underwear through them. And occasionally what's under the underwear too (boak)!

good thread!
Clear bra straps definitely, and crocs

also the mini skirt with three quarter lenght leggings, made peoples legs look so short and dumpy

and skinny jeans on the pear shaped

oooh and uggs that have gone all slopey at the base

but my least favourite is the super-expensive-but- heinously-ugly high heeled shoes (eg. with loads of strapping and weird stuff) that are everywhere at hte minute, like the boot with peep toe etc etc

but I do love my flip flops, just so comfy (but I live by the beach, so maybe I am allowed to keep them?)

emo everthing, little skulls printed on everything, even kids clothes, t shirts with 'skelleton' print on... oh yes you are soooo cool and hard

oooh and from this year - the over the knee boots. they either look like waders, or like they were borrowed from a hooker. either way, its just wrong.

a shame really, as they are probably the most practical solution to english weather for a while...

oh and the leggings with black lace bits at the bottom.

Trousers and skirts together, not just mini's and leggings but proper jeans/trousers with a skirt. Its just wrong and just looks like you couldnt decide which one to wear.

Anything leopard print.

Oh and crocs, fake crocs and those silly jibbitz thingies that make crocs look even more goddam awful.

Amy Winehouse/Diana Vickers inspired hair which just looks like it hasnt been brushed, but actually you have spent hours making it look like you spent no time at all