What Trend Do You Wish Would Go Away

[*KT*]

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Originally Posted by Dizzy I just saw this one last night for the first time- my first time working a Friday night in the mall since the summer. A bunch of girls (I'd say between 13-16 or so) wearing jackets, scarves, gloves, hats, etc. And then a mini skirt with flipflops. Why?! Did they miss the 6 inches of snow outside and the sheet of ice the mall calls a parking lot? I really hope this is just a local thing, and dies soon, because this trend is just horrible.

Maybe they are numb from the waist down and the neck up?

I saw a kid at the dog park two weeks ago. We were literally dressed up in jeans, thinsulate winter coats, 180s, and gloves... and this 12ish year old kid was walking around in shorts and a tshirt. WTF? And his mom was there with him. My mom would've never let me leave the house like that in weather that cold.

 

[xmrsvindieselx]

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Originally Posted by eulchen im so going to get flamed for this, but: Boots over trousers/jeans. seriously. it makes the asses of 99% of the women ive ever seen sporting that fashion trend look fatter than they are. this trend is only okay for girls who are super skinny and dont have any ass whatsoever. on everybody else, it is just not flattering. also, mostly the boots are not wide enough, so you have crinkles in the trousers, which looks not cool. so please, if you´re not going to ride a horse, dont stuff your trousers into your boots.

I disagree with this. I do it all the time and I'd be the first one to say I'm not even close to "super skinny with no ass"..and just because I'm not doesnt mean it makes me look fat. Plus the bottom on my pants dont get wet from rain/snow.. and I can show off my hot coach boots

 

[Suzyn]

Wow, just wow, thats all i can say right now. I think Ive learned that stuff I knew was grody is grody, and that there are some very opinionated people here. Im not offended by any of it, but I think some people worry too much about what other's wear.

 

[mztirra]

i can't stand mini skirts and boots especially when it's cold.. put on some pants...

and i hate it when girls were jeans with their butt cracks showing.. it's like.. can't you feel the breeze?

 

[amandagoesrawr]

Baggy sweatpants tucked into Uggs. It's a huge trend where I live, and I can't stand it.

 

[ghilliegirlan]

guys in pink shirts... pink is a girls color!... the whole plastic jewelry thing.... can I say TACKY!.... I personally like the whole "scene" style on guys... tight jeans, eyeliner and all... ugg boots.... need I say more than other people have....ballet flats... they were made for ballerinas and it should STAY that way!!! and oh yeah to all of you people who said anything about emo/goth... they're not even close and goth can be very classy sometimes.... and we DON'T think our lives suck by the way!

 

[cno64]

guys in pink shirts... pink is a girls color!...QUOTE]

I have to disagree on that point.
I think color is for everyone.
Pastel pink does have an indefinable "girly" quality that makes it extra fun for us females to wear, but I have no problem with guys wearing it, too.
When I see a guy in pink, I don't think "sissy," I tend to instead think,"style-conscious, fashion-forward, confident, secure in his masculinity."

 

[soulstar]

FLIP FLOPS IN THE WINTER!!! OMG!
Uggs with skirts and/or shorts..
Extreeeeme flares that go over your shoes!
Grosss!

 

[j_absinthe]

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Originally Posted by ghilliegirlan guys in pink shirts... pink is a girls color!... the whole plastic jewelry thing.... can I say TACKY!.... I personally like the whole "scene" style on guys... tight jeans, eyeliner and all... ugg boots.... need I say more than other people have....ballet flats... they were made for ballerinas and it should STAY that way!!! and oh yeah to all of you people who said anything about emo/goth... they're not even close and goth can be very classy sometimes.... and we DON'T think our lives suck by the way!

That's a bit of the paradox then. You like boys looking "women's" tight pants and/or "women's" eyeliner, but they can't wear a "woman's" color?

 

[Jeisenne]

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Originally Posted by ghilliegirlan guys in pink shirts... pink is a girls color!... the whole plastic jewelry thing.... can I say TACKY!.... I personally like the whole "scene" style on guys... tight jeans, eyeliner and all... ugg boots.... need I say more than other people have....ballet flats... they were made for ballerinas and it should STAY that way!!! and oh yeah to all of you people who said anything about emo/goth... they're not even close and goth can be very classy sometimes.... and we DON'T think our lives suck by the way!

I took a sociology class two years ago and the association of gender with color is a fairly modern practice. In the medieval days, the color pink was associated with health and a robust upbringing, and the wealthy and royals wore it all the time. Blue was associated with being sickly and diseased (cyanotic), and was also a color associated with dying. Lack of oxygen makes your skin hue blue.

This is taken directly from Wikipedia:

Pink in gender


Person in a pink sweatshirt knitting a pink scarf

• In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s[4]. From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because it was the more masculine and decided color while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color[5][6]. Since the 1940s, the societal norm apparently inverted so that pink became appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century[7].

So you see, pink is not just a "girly" color. Men were into pink long before modern stereotypes associated it with all things girlish.

Back on topic: What trend do I wish would go away?

The whole whale tail thing, where girls show off the tops of their thongs when they bend over or sit down. It's disgusting. I see London, I see France, I see blond chick's underpants!!!

I mean how can any female possibly think this is attractive?

 

[chocodcocoa]

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Originally Posted by Beauty Mark While I don't actually follow some of these trends, like crocs and tucking the jeans into boots, some are straight up practical. Crocs I hear are comfy. The jeans into boots; living in cold weather where the bottoms of anything get wet fast, it's only sensible to do that. I do wear galoshes, not because they're cute but because I got tired of getting my shoes wet. Mine are burgundy with a plaid top, nothing with a print.

Yea I need to tuck my jeans into my boots when it snows or they're soaking wet after my 2 minute walk from the parking lot to the classroom =(
I do make sure they're sorta skinny so they don't bunch or anything though

I mean, it's either that or skirts/shorts in the dead of winter... or soaking wet jeans which is even worse.

 

[k.a.t]

wow, personally i think it's mad that boots over trousers are seen as "bad" by some people. I LOVE this look and i love my big bum =P, why would anyone want a flat bum?? no offence but how can you say only skinny girls with no arse can do this?

ANYWHO fashion is down to the individual, and stop worrying too much about how you look or how other people look/what's "wrong" what's "right". Honestly life's too short to be so shallow.

 

[chocolategoddes]

UGGS. They're comfy but so... I dunno I just don't like how they look. And ripped, scruffy jeans or cheap looking jeans.

 

[Love Always Ivy]

those nasty granny prints. im sorry they look good on no one.

 

[oulala]

Too tight jeans. If they don't fit, don't wear them. I also agree with the poster who said jeans tucked into boots makes people look fat unless they are super skinny. In my opinion, it is VERY unflattering to their behinds.

Mid-driff baring stuff. It looks tacky to me. Especially because most people who do... really just shouldn't.

I don't like the emo look.

Tight pants all the way down...

I also don't like seeing guys in pink.

Don't get upset - the OP asked!

 

[j_absinthe]

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Originally Posted by oulala Too tight jeans. If they don't fit, don't wear them. I also agree with the poster who said jeans tucked into boots makes people look fat unless they are super skinny. In my opinion, it is VERY unflattering to their behinds. Mid-driff baring stuff. It looks tacky to me. Especially because most people who do... really just shouldn't. I don't like the emo look. Tight pants all the way down... I also don't like seeing guys in pink. Don't get upset - the OP asked!

I'm still perplexed as to how pink became a strictly feminine color. It's like saying I don't like blacks in yellow.

Don't get me wrong, you're entitled to your opinion, I'm just looking for a little more perspective, some insight if you will (only because you're online right now

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[flowerhead]

i don't understand either. it's ridiculous. why is purple considered feminine too?

 

[breechan]

Perhaps this only happens where I live....but JEEZ! Attention housewives, do not leave the house wearing your aprons! I see women at the supermarket, around town all the time wearing their freakin' aprons. Paisly printed, with some childish characters like hello kitty and shit on it. This is fine in the house, with the kids....but in public?

 

[glam8babe]

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Originally Posted by xmrsvindieselx I disagree with this. I do it all the time and I'd be the first one to say I'm not even close to "super skinny with no ass"..and just because I'm not doesnt mean it makes me look fat. Plus the bottom on my pants dont get wet from rain/snow.. and I can show off my hot coach boots

i agree with you!!!
im not super skinny.. i have quite a big butt and i always tuck my jeans into my boots... for me it looks much better because i have short legs so they make my legs look longer! and yeh the bottoms of my jeans dont get wet

which is annoying when that happens when i wear flat shoes

 

[glam8babe]

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Originally Posted by k.a.t wow, personally i think it's mad that boots over trousers are seen as "bad" by some people. I LOVE this look and i love my big bum =P, why would anyone want a flat bum?? no offence but how can you say only skinny girls with no arse can do this? .

haha i totally AGREEEE!!!!