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What fashion fad do you find confusing?

Posted by riaboo • 7/31/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog, fad, fashion, Personal

Any fashion fads that you just find utterly pointless... I think one of mine would be the drain pipe type jeans. I mean WTF?

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7/31/08

ender

all of them.

seriously. why can't we all just wear jeans, t-shirts and sneakers?

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1. 7/31/08
  
  riaboo
  
  Live in comfort (",)
2. 7/31/08
  
  ender
  
  that is my motto.
7/31/08

DrowseyMonkey

Not sure what drain pipe type jeans are ... you mean the really skinny tight ones?

I find when peole wear baseball hats to the side annoying. I wanna yank it off their heads and put it on right,

Same with baggy pants that hang way down ... I wanna yank 'em up!

A lot of yanking going on there.

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7/31/08

aningeniousname

Non crotchless knickers, why would a woman need a crotch in her knickers? It should be illegal to make knickers with crotches, because it's certainly immoral.
Lady parts need to get a lot of air to them or else they can go fusty, it's a health issue more than anything.

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7/31/08

georgiagetaways

low, at the knees baggy pants all these, thugs are wearing. That's completely idiotic. No one wants to see your underwear dude.

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1. 7/31/08
  
  drjay1966
  
  That actually comes from prison where they take your belt away.
2. 7/31/08
  
  Aprincess4ever83
  
  actually I read it comes from the hood. Being that they are so poor and have to wear hand me downs which are obviously to big. I also read that when rappers are making this fashion statement it is an homage to their humble start...but ur statement makes sense as well to! Perhaps it's an homage to those locked up?
3. 8/04/08
  
  JanelleV
  
  I don't really get that one either!
4. 8/04/08
  
  RTBjr73
  
  Agreed Janelle,
  
  I cam efrom the south, but I do not pay homage by wearing in the proper length of my pants leg by walking around with them to long.
  
  I also wear button down shirts...WITH the sleeves still attached...AND properly sized so my gut doesn't peak out at the bottom of it.
7/31/08

georgiagetaways

When big girls wear tight shirts and pants... I mean come on, the Pillsbury dough boy is the only cute one with rolls.

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7/31/08

drjay1966

I'm with ender--I was really psyched back in the early '90's back when the grunge thing happened and my ragged jeans, flannel shirts and unkempt hair suddenly became fashionable. Alas, the good things never last....

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7/31/08

riaboo

I must agree with all of you, drain pipe jeans would be the super skinny ones, especially the ones that emos wear... which is super skinny with a baggy crotch... which makes them look like that they've pooped themselves.

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7/31/08

Aprincess4ever83

those gd Hawaiians shirts that every *white* man (I'm white so it's ok...i think lol) wears on vacation!!! It's right up there with the freakin fanny pack!! UGHHHH

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1. 7/31/08
  
  DrowseyMonkey
  
  I kinda like hawaiin shirts, reminds me of Magnum PI!
2. 7/31/08
  
  Aprincess4ever83
  
  UGHH Drowsey what are you thinkingggg??? You get a strike for that hahaha. People might as well get a billboard that says "Hey I'm on vacation look at me" Their terriblllle. My dad wears em all the time and I wanna rip it off and strangle him with it. Maybe it's an older man thing, idk. Ughh.
7/31/08

georgiagetaways

Hey fanny packs are cool

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7/31/08

riaboo

Oh another one... people who wear socks with sandals. And I dont know what it is but I find men who wear white socks total turn offs.

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1. 7/31/08
  
  georgiagetaways
  
  lol.
7/31/08

acousticguitarist

i was about about to say all of them

then i saw Ender had already said it

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7/31/08

georgiagetaways

Sorry Granma but I gotta add this one: The Red Hat Club

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7/31/08

spomib

I cannot understand the pants worn SO low down that they cannot even walk without holding the pants up by putting hands in pockets. What happens when you actually have to take your hands out and do something with them? I also cannot understand men in their 30s and 40s dressed like toddlers with baseball cap skewed, sneakers with low ankle socks, long T-shirt and just-below-the-knee length pants...WTF??? Do they expect to attract anyone with that look?

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7/31/08

curlysueinoz

Puffy plaid jackets.

WHYYYYYY????

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7/31/08

ekim941

Generation X started the underwear showing thing. It was actually Mark Wahlberg (aka Marky Mark). It got noticed and was used as an underwear commercial.
Generation Y took it to the next level and began the fad of the baggy pants down to the knees. That I do not understand.
When Marky Mark did it, I didn't think it was cool but he could get away with it with the body he has (I'm not gay, I'm just saying). And, for an underwear commercial, it makes sense. Sex sells and let's face it, the man had a sexy body. Again, I'm not gay, I'm just saying.

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1. 7/31/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Ohhhhhh you are so gay!
2. 7/31/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Puddles!!! What's up little buddy?
3. 7/31/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  I'm just wondering why Wesley Snipes has a crush on Mark Wahlberg and why it took you an equation to finally come out of your closet, if x+y=gay is y the love that dare not speak its name and x Marky mark?
4. 7/31/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Oh, look who read a book? The Aardvark being all edumacated and stuff.
5. 7/31/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  I just finished the big pop up book of equations, I won't say what popped up when I looked up your equation.
6. 7/31/08
  
  ekim941
  
  Pop up books will never be the same for me, puddles.
7. 7/31/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  I'm getting the big pop up book of Hollywood breasts next, the reviews said it was "eye poppingly good"
8. 7/31/08
  
  ekim941
  
  And chock-full-o-silicone
9. 7/31/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  Silly man that's what breasts are made of, you need to get the big pop up book of ladies bits.
10. 8/04/08
  
  myriadlife
  
  Yeah, and i'm just agreeing - Mark Wahlberg mmmmm...
8/01/08

jackpayne

I am such a scintillating personality that I like to make a bold fashion statement by wearing grey instead of blue.

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8/01/08

focusorganic

Baseball hats with flat rims (and add to that when the person leaves that shiny sticker label on the underside of the rim)

hair picks sticking out of afros

When young women wear pajamas in public yet take extra care to make their hair and makeup look as if they are going to some special occasion

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8/04/08

BlondeConfessions

the current fad i will NEVER get: crocs

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1. 8/04/08
  
  RTBjr73
  
  noooooooooooooooooooooooo kidding!!!!
  
  that, and having you pants hang below you waistline.
2. 8/04/08
  
  JanelleV
  
  My sister has a pair and I tried them on -- they're actually really comfortable. She's a teacher and she's on her feet all day -- so I see why she likes them so much.
8/04/08

drjay1966

Actually, I find fashion confusing in general. Though I do like that Victoria's Secret Catalog--for the articles.

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1. 8/04/08
  
  RTBjr73
  
  LOL!!!!!
  
  I thought that was Playboy??!! Has their editorial sense tanked?
2. 8/04/08
  
  timethief
  
  I like Victoria's Secretes catalogs too. I don't read the articles I do purchase the lingerie from time to time though.
  
  The kind of fashions I do not like are those that are "extreme". Exposed underwear on men or women and women with bulging bellies in muffin tops look awful. Men with exposed underwear and pants that hang low make me cringe. The last thing I ever want to see down again is a hairy butt crack. I never bought a pair of drainpipe jeans and always assumed those encased in them didn't own full length mirrors. And, I think "crocs" look ugly.
8/04/08

ThriftShopRomantic

I saw a guy on Saturday wearing his visor upside down.

Perhaps he was a super-nice guy, but he looked really silly. This is not a good counter-response to the backward baseball caps, in my opinion.

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1. 8/04/08
  
  timethief
  
  A visor worn upside down sounds totally weird. Maybe he was drunk or on drugs. Also what's with baseball caps? They are not attractive whether or not they are worn backwards or the way they are supposed to be worn.
2. 8/04/08
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  The visor thing was a fad a few years ago, I knew. But it seems it's either still going, or there are hanger-onners.
  
  The brim faces forward, just the whole thing is upside down.
  
  I imagine rain would collect in it like a slue (SP?), and roll down it onto your forehead.
8/04/08

myriadlife

ooh I love fashion, but not the crop tops, not for the folks with the big hamburger bellies, so not fashionista, sooo unappealing.

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1. 8/04/08
  
  timethief
  
  The number of women out their over the age of 30 with flat bellies is very small. And now we have pre-teens who look like whales. I swear the women who wear crop tops don't own mirrors and they allow their 11, 12 & 13 year old daughters to dress like harlots.
  
  Speaking of whales, we have sea lions on our beaches here that are attractive in comparison to some of the bathers.
  And overweight women overflowing two piece bathing suits BLECH! There are other choices that can be made. www.swimsuitsforall.com/
  www.junonia.com/departments.htm?tl=3&ldid=2
  
  What womens swimsuit fashion is best and most flattering for your body type?
  Apple shaped body frames have broader shoulders and smaller hips. Two-piece bikinis or tankinis with a solid color top and a patterned bottom will give you a more balance appearance.
  
  Pear shaped body types have larger hips and smaller shoulders with a waist that is larger than the shoulders. One-piece bathing suits with tummy control or other design feature that create the illusion of a waist line will be the most flattering.
  
  Small Bust To enhance a smaller bust try a halter bikini top that has a seam just under the bust line or a lightly padded or line top. Swim wear with texture can also help detract attention away from your bust line if you feel self-conscious.
  
  Fuller Bottom Skirted swim suits are back in style and can be found in many different patterns and styles. The skirt flatters a fuller bottomed body type and will give you a more balance look. You may also want to try on a few boy short styles as well. Both of these options offer a little more coverage on the bottom.
  
  Slender, athletic bodies have shoulders, waist and hips that are the similar in width. One-piece or two-piece suits with detailing around the waist will help create a more hourglass shape. Try a wrap style top or a belted bathing suit bottom to create more waist definition.
  
  Hourglass figures have balance shoulders and hips with a smaller waist. If this is you, you're lucky because just about any classic styled bathing suit should flatter your figure.
  
  That's what we teach girls in 4 H. Why the heck theri mother's don't know this stuff already is beyond me.
  
  I hate speedos on men. Why do they even consider wearing them? My partner wouldn't.
8/04/08

myriadlife

ooh I love fashion, but not the crop tops, not for the folks with the big hamburger bellies, so not fashionista, sooo unappealing.

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8/04/08

myriadlife

Oh I am so glad you mentioned Crocs timethief. I hate the wretched things. talk about people being sheep. Never mind they are ugly people wear them with anything and all look the same. Whatever happened to individuality. Am all for comfort, but please -style won't hurt.

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8/04/08

Ca1v1n

Nobody mentioned Hollister? I mean, WTF is up with overpriced crap that is brand new but made to look like it came from a thrift shop (AE).

I so loved that Feist went to the Grammies and some fool on the red carpet asked who she was wearing and she was like "got this at a thrift shop for $6.99"

BTW, the baggy pants thing did come from prison where they took away your belt... but it morphed from there... pants got more and more baggy, worn lower and lower... it was a conscious parody of itself.

Same thing with the white t-shirt... went from just large to oversized to down to your ankles.

Personally I rock my khakis with a cuff and a crease... (who said that?)

The #1 threat to western civilization is the muffin top... if you got a gut, hide it in a baggy sweatshirt don't flaunt it to the world... and don't give me some crap about how it is about positive body image... there is nothing positive about it...

And Lulumon pants... yes they look hot as hell on a girl with a nice ass... but come on... they are for YOGA not the office... how am I supposed to concentrate with that walking by my cubicle every 10 minutes?

Man... I am ranting... this will have to continue on my blog... stupidneighbour.blogspot.com

Oh yea... and Marky freakin' Mark is NOT part of Generation X...

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8/04/08

Bayho

I like hollister but i do think there stuff is a bit overpriced for the quality. . .well not the jeans but the shirts tend to fall apart since they are made of really cheep material. I personally don't like crocks. haha there is an entire group of crock haters on myspace its actually pretty funny. That and fanny packs need to go.

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8/04/08

Anniepooh

Thongs sticking out of pants ... ew. Crack kills and someone needs to share that with the fashion challenged youth of today.

Oh yeah, and all those bellies? It's the low-slung pants. EVERYONE seems to have a belly nowadays and I finally figured out it's because pants fall right below the most prominent part of everyone's belly. I don't think we all need to be Urkel, but a little higher would help us all -- especially the "crack addicts".

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8/04/08

keyster94

I don't get the pajamas in public, crocs or the baggy "sweats" with words across the butt on grown people...once you're past 16, that's a bad look...plus, most women don't want to draw attention to that area....

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8/04/08

curlydesigh

As a fashionista I feel compelled to chime in. Here is my list of don't gets:

-Crocs on adults
-skinny jeans for men
-curvy girls (yes I am one too) wearing clothes that are too small (it doesn't make them look any smaller)
-boys wearing a zillion rosaries
-and Keyster got the last one, GROWN women wearing JUICY across their a**- please make it stop.

I feel better now:)

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8/04/08

riverstyxxx

1. Baggy pants worn by rich white boys sagging with the crotch down to their knees. This has been around forever.
2. Backwards hats, again worn by rich preppy white boys.
3. Sandals. With or without socks, but it does look more ridiculous with socks. Unless you're at the beach, people have no reason to wear sandals. This is again primarily dominated by rich preppy suburban white boys.
4. Guys with tribal tattoos and labret piercings...Again, yep...Rich preppy white boys.
5. Guys who pop their collars of their polo shirts upward. I don't even have to say who does this..But some of them even wear pink shirts.

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1. 8/21/09
  
  kdawg68
  
  Ah, the jauntly awry baseball cap - which suggests, despite the pink shirt and preppy white hat, that deep down, he's "street."
  
  The most perfect "Fail Pic" ever taken.
8/04/08

hayvensage13

Skinny jeans!! I miss the days (like in the 90's) where baggy pants/jeans and the baggy overalls with the one side unbuckled were in. *Sigh* =P

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8/06/08

Message

CROCS. I rest my case.

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8/06/08

SweetViolet

Pants cut so low that they can't be worn without a Brazilian.
Bball caps worn sideways
Saggy baggy pants on guys (usually worn with those bball caps)
Anyone over the age of 14 wearing a hedgehog hairdo
Ragged pantleg hems
Big people wearing small clothes (they just make you look bigger!)
Teen and preteen girls dressing like streetwalkers (where are their mothers???)
Preschoolers with baby bottles and/or dummies (pacifiers)
Toddler shoes with squeakers in them...NOT cute after the first 60 seconds
Sweats/jogging suits/track suits worn as if they were real clothes (especially the parachute nylon ones--ick!)
Dreads on white people, especially the ones who have straight hair
Mutton dressed as lamb

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8/18/08

Bingkee

Butt crack jeans, Crocs, babydoll dresses, trapeze dresses, wearing pajamas outside, and big bellies protruding from midriff shirts.

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8/21/09

gemgemsxx

Hareem trousers. Stripped shirts with white cuffs and collars on men.
High waisted trousres- never very flattering even on Ms Moss.
Yes and Crocs on adults.

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1. 8/21/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  Croc-type shoes are great for gardening and housework. I bought some for my maid this week...purple ones. She LOVES them, especially when she is washing the floor or cutting the grass.
  
  But she doesn't wear them outside the job...
8/21/09

cathy13

I just don't get these!
ANd they have them in ankle boots and and leather boots too!

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1. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  Who ruined that perfectly good pair of boots? Nasty.
2. 8/21/09
  
  TJlubrano
  
  I don't get this trend either!! These boots would have looked really nice!
3. 8/21/09
  
  Deray28
  
  Those are hideous! Isn't the purpose of the boots to cover your feet/legs from the cold? well, that hole there, let me tell you, will do nothing for that! If this is the new fashion I'm sure I'll see a lot of AZ-girls wearing them pretty soon.
4. 8/21/09
  
  lotusb
  
  I have a pair of leather ankle boots with peep toes and a pair of Italain leather oxfords with peep toes as well. I think anything can look good if done right...the ones you have shown above clearly suck. But the idea in general looks hot on the right person (i.e. ME).
5. 8/21/09
  
  HollytheHousewife
  
  oh my lord please say it aint sooooo.. I'm not gonna be sportin' those 4sure
6. 8/21/09
  
  lotusb
  
  These are the boots I have:
7. 8/21/09
  
  cathy13
  
  Sorry....don't get the appeal!
8/21/09

greencurmudgeon

The preference for women who could be mistaken for stick insects. Women should be more curves than angles, thanks.

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1. 8/21/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  Oh, you and my husband would get along very well!!
2. 8/21/09
  
  greencurmudgeon
  
  @SV
  
  I'd like to ask the husbands / boyfriends of one of those stick insects - doesn't it hurt? Always getting poked by jutting out bones...ouch.
3. 8/21/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  My maternal grandmother was a very small woman...short, petite, and very thin. My grandfather was a robust gentleman, but very muscular beneath his padding.
  
  Grampa used to joke that my grandmother "sharpened her elbows and knees" before she came to bed at night...
8/21/09

LaurenM622

ugh i'm with you on the crocs... also buttcracks & thongs on the street (especially if they're causing the muffintop...)

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8/21/09

greencurmudgeon

The other item I don't understand is tattoos on the base of the spine. Are these supposed to be some elaborate arrow indicating "backside is below"?

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1. 8/21/09
  
  Maladjusted
  
  G.C., I think the answer is obviously: "yes".
2. 8/21/09
  
  LaurenM622
  
  ahhh the every lovely "tramp stamp"
  
  do guys find these attractive? (i have several hidden tattoos but would never get a "tramp stamp"...)
3. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  I like some of them, not sure I would get one there on its own, but maybe as part of a larger one.
4. 8/21/09
  
  LaurenM622
  
  haha that's so true...
  
  attractive people can make anything look good... which, i guess is why there are so many bad fashion fads!!
  
  whoops, that was supposed to be a reply to maladjusted...
5. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  There are few relatively-flat, relatively-large areas on a human body that won't much change shape and size over the course of your life, as if you ever want to see your own tattoo you've got to pick one that doesn't require three mirrors to see. The lower back is the only spot that I found that fit those criteria and had enough room for the tattoo I'd chosen.
  
  Then this tramp stamp crap came around and I feel like I have to justify choosing that location. Some people just want to be able to see what they spent all of that money getting done.
8/21/09

Maladjusted

Lauren:

I'm not usually a fan, but then one of the most irritating, resentment inducing things about attractive people is that they can make anything look attractive. I mean, that's annoying for the pleonasm alone! But, you know what I mean. I feel the gods (who are eternally humorous lads and lasses) are prone to smite anyone who says things like "I could never like anyone with a 'tramp stamp'", with a terrible appalling adolescent crush on someone bearing the dreaded mark.

It's a cruel world.

-Mal

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1. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Word of the day - Pleonasm
8/21/09

melindaville

I think the look of dresses over jeans is really stupid looking in most cases.

Either wear the dress.

Or wear the jeans.

Together = stupid look (usually)

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1. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Uh Oh
2. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Do you do this, Claire?
  
  You kids!
  
  (coming from someone who used to have pink hair and who once shaved her head completely).
3. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Why yes I do Also dresses with leggings or tights and boots.
  
  I like layers.
4. 8/21/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  I do this as well. I think it's really cute!
5. 8/21/09
  
  LaurenM622
  
  haha i do layers, too... sometimes a girl gets cold but still wants to wear a dress!
6. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  By dresses I don't mean ball gowns, I mean along the smock lines
  
  I hate the word the smock though.
7. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  The tights or leggings I completely understand (living in the tundra, as I do) but jeans? That's the part I don't get. It just seems like you'd have to buy the dress a size too big to get it over the jeans and then it'd be too baggy to wear without them. Then again, I don't wear dresses except for exceptionally-fancy occasions so I may be imagining more fitted dresses than the ones you wear.
8. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Well I wear smock tunic like ones, that are too short to wear on their own as rule. Unless one has fantastic legs, wears leggings, tights or jeans.
9. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  Ah, I see. I don't think of those as dresses - I think of them as long shirts.
10. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  There is a million different styles, but my dad refers to them as long tops lol.
11. 8/21/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  I wear what is called baby doll dresses over jeans, which really just means a short, empire dress.
12. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Well, I adore the layered look myself--and I do wear longer tops with leggings and sweaters with leggings quite frequently. I just don't like the complete dress over JEANS (not leggings).
  
  I just read legbamel's view--and I agree with that. And Claire, I don't think what you are doing is a real dress. I'm talking about dresses that are below knee length. With JEANS -- not leggings.
  
  I rarely wear dresses--I pretty much live in jeans. But I do wear long tops with jeans and with leggings too.
13. 8/21/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Yes the baby doll style too, I couldn't remember the bloody name.
  
  Absolutely not anything below the knee, I agree that would look odd.
8/21/09

kdawg68

Crocs - totally useless, not to mention dangerous near escalators.

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1. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Not to mention that are horrendously ugly (and plastic? so hot in the summer you'd think).
2. 8/21/09
  
  kdawg68
  
  yes, and yet somehow my child loves them. It's actually a point of contention in our family. My wife keeps buying them for the kids despite my protests.
3. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Well, on *kids* they aren't too bad. But adults? Absolutely no excuse for them.
4. 8/21/09
  
  kaorispoon
  
  I laughed so hard when I read this!!!!
8/21/09

Stillthinking

I don't understand the return of adult rompers and hammer pants.

Gah! Awful.

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8/21/09

legbamel

Huge, giant, enormous, flapping pant legs the drag on the floor behind you unless you wear four-inch heels, catch enough wind to get you airborne if you aren't cautious, and wrap around you as you walk so that you have to disentangle your legs from each other merely from crossing the street. I love skinny jeans, if only because it's the only way to get nice, snug ankles on my pants without having to alter them.

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8/21/09

LaurenM622

guys who wear girl pants. i definitely like a nice snug jean on a guy (the "european" look here in the US) but i don't want to see all your business! also, how can that be comfortable??

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1. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Speedos on a man. Particularly men who are older and with a paunch.
  
  That's just TMI.
2. 8/21/09
  
  Deray28
  
  Melinda, my ex-boss showed us pictures of himself wearing a speedo on a beach on Greece :-S
3. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Oh my--he was a hideous man, wasn't he?
4. 8/21/09
  
  Deray28
  
  He still is, I don't think he will change, ever.
5. 8/21/09
  
  kaorispoon
  
  being at an art school all i see are guys in tights it scares me and they like it half way down their non existent butts (scrawny boys). and they like to wear shrunken plaid shirts so the rest of us get to see what's all in between the shirt and their low tights. not cool, esp not at 8a.
8/21/09

Shiley

I don't get clothes that show way more than I want to see. I am overweight and I know it. There is still a way of wearing attractive clothes without your boobs, arms, and gut all hanging out. It grosses me out. Wear shirts and pants that fit please.

Oh, and if you can afford it spanx too.

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8/21/09

kdawg68

What about "mandals" - does anybody really need to see that junk?

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1. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  Platform shoes. They look stupid and they're dangerous. (I know more than one person who's sprained an ankle falling off of her own platform sandal, one of whom actually broke her ankle.) Get some freakin' stilts, join a parade, and get it over with, I say!
2. 8/21/09
  
  kdawg68
  
  See, I actually do like how my wife looks in platform heels, being a leg guy and all.
  
  I know what you mean though...when I see her walk in them, I think "weebles wabble but they don't fall down."
3. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  Heels are one thing--give me a pair of spikes with wicked point on the front and I'm all over it. It's the ones where the whole sole is two inches thick and the backs are five inches of solid material to which I object. I think they look dreadful.
8/21/09

harveyavatar

Clothes

j/k

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1. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  You are not! We know you're a closet nudist.
2. 8/21/09
  
  harveyavatar
  
  lol
  
  Where I live, it is not illegal to walk around naked. In fact there is this guy who is infamous for it.
  
  www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=35666
  
  Ps I just read the guy got hit with a 80eur fine in 2007,but I saw him in his birthday soot last year
  
  www.adn.es/politica/20071024/NWS-3180-Barcelona-Multan-nudista-euros.html
3. 8/21/09
  
  Shiley
  
  Oh, God don't let my husband find out!
8/21/09

stellak

ANKLE boots

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1. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  I love ankle boots and wear them all the time. I wear them with dresses too! But mostly with jeans.
2. 8/21/09
  
  Stillthinking
  
  I love ankle boots! I bought a very expensive chair last December as a gift to myself.
3. 8/21/09
  
  Shiley
  
  Those are cute!
8/21/09

legbamel

What about pants/shorts with words on the butt? If I ever see another little girl with a word like "Sassy" or "Hot" or something equally inappropriate across her backside, it'll be too soon. If I see another grown woman wearing sweats as clothing, particularly labeling her own ass as desirable, I'll be ill. Honestly, some people completely lack sense.

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1. 8/21/09
  
  timethief
  
  I agree 100%
2. 8/23/09
  
  NYCGirl
  
  A few months ago I saw underwear (in a store, I mean!) that proclaimed its wearer to be a gold-digger. Huh? Is this something to aspire to/ be proud of now?
8/21/09

kdawg68

What about capes?

Funny story regarding this. Once, in a message to a FB group about to have a meetup, I mentioned to find me one must "look for the guy in the Alabama cape" (where I meant to type "cap").

I was none-the-wiser to this mistake for days, until someone I knew asked "are you really wearing a cape???"

Imagine the red-faced embarrassment that overcame me.

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1. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  Look out, it's Super Horse!
2. 8/21/09
  
  kdawg68
  
  Can you imagine a guy in a cape?? I still blush over that. Especially considering it went out to thousands of people (including some celebs).
  
  They've never let me live it down either. During the next related event, when I was to be interviewed on a minor tv circuit, I was overrun with "are you wearing your cape this time?" related messages.
  
  Evidently I'm now "cape man"
3. 8/21/09
  
  ThriftShopRomantic
  
  You should have just told them it was actually a saddle blanket. It only LOOKED like a cape.
8/21/09

lotusb

I love fashion. I love all of it, even the weirdo sht. I love it when someone has enough balls to wear what they want as an expression of who they feel they are. My only rules are: Make sure it's clean, FITS you well and isn't a cop out...meaning sticking to Mom-jeans because they hide your hips.

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1. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  I really agree actually. And I have seen people pull off some things that I would not have thought would be possible to pull off.
  
  I think a lot of it is in a person's attitude also--confidence, really.
  
  I really agree about the fit. I SO hate seeing things like this:
2. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  Aaaaaah! My eyes!
  
  Clearly, this man has overestimated the aerodynamic properties of spandex. Good for him for getting out and getting some exercise, though! (I feel a bit guilty saying that after sitting on my rear playing at BC most of the day.)
3. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Yeah--large people *really should not* wear spandex.
  
  I went swimming AND went for a bike ride a while ago--so I feel virtuous.
4. 8/21/09
  
  legbamel
  
  Very, very few people should wear spandex, outside of professional athletes. Let me reiterate: VERY few people. It's crappy out, so I may have to go for a trip on the elliptical machine this afternoon, rather than the bike ride I'd rather take. Thank heaven for days off from work!
5. 8/21/09
  
  melindaville
  
  Yes, I completely agree. Only *VERY* thin people should wear spandex. I'm not fat--but I would not wear spandex--not in a million years.
6. 8/21/09
  
  lotusb
  
  @ Melinda
  
  LMAO that guy (guy?) looks like he's happy that he managed to find neon pink sausage casing to wear as work out clothing.
  
  Good for him.
8/21/09

exit2013

'Bell Bottom' jeans from the 1970's. Talk about pointless!

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8/21/09

kaorispoon

this entire discussion is hilarious i cant stop laughing

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8/23/09

NYCGirl

Skull-print.

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