Current fashion trends you hate

[louielouie2000]

So it's starting to warm up outside in Texas, and that means Louie has been out looking at Spring/Summer clothing lately. Here's my gripe. It seems every time I find a t-shirt I really like, it turns out to have skulls all over it. This has been a growing trend the past 2 years. More and more skulls in male clothing. I freaking hate it! Why would I want to wear a skull across my chest or back? I'd understand it if I were shopping for black t-shirts and such... but I'm not. I mainly wear shades of blue. It just seems skulls are showing up on everything. T-shirts, flip flops, shorts, jeans, just anything you can think of. I *HATE* it!

Anyone else have a current fashion pet peeve?

[fringed n fab]

I find all those cool graphics tees men wear, kinda cool. I don't like anything morbid or with skulls though on me or others. I also have never liked skinny jeans. I'd never wear them and I don't like them on others, especially men. Might as well wear denim tights. As far as seasonal weather, I don't think people down here ever really put away their shorts and tee shirts all winter... I figured Texas stays just as warm

[Nikolaj]

For the most part, I hate the trend in men's dress shoes that feature a squared toe; it looks stupid and somehow clog-like, from the front, and especially from the side view. A classic pointed toe, or even a rounded one, looks so much better, and the square toe doesn't allow pants to align with the shoes properly, it just looks dumb. 2 years ago, the square-toed mens shoes were all you would see in higher end stores, and I had two pairs. I threw out one pair and never wear the other pair.
I needed new shoes quick one night which is why I bought the first pair. The second pair I should have known better than to buy. The square toe shoes are still prominent in stores, but seem to be being phased out some, you can find good looking shoes, again.
OH-- and all this fake leather- in leather jackets, has anyone noticed this in the past 6 months or so? - "Face: 100% Polyeurathane- Backing 100% Viscoe"- and are still priced- and displayed- as leather-jackets amongst the actual, real leather jackets. You really have to read the tags carefully. It is a very unfortunate and still exploding trend, as of last year, and it hasn't peaked yet. Read the labels at Lord And Taylor and Macy's- leather jackets aren't real leather jackets and the price is still $2oo or more- I found one such jacket in gray by Calvin Klein I liked a lot, so I made an exception- but one will be all- leather jackets should be leather.
Oh, one more- 'microfiber' sofas, chairs, what have you. It's cheap. And not priced accordingly. Sales people love me- but I get the truth from them ('You're the first one who's noticed- no, they are NOT actual leather jackets, but it's being marketed smartly. It is more durable than real leather."-- "it's still fake leather"- "yes, sir, that is correct").
The furniture stores were a tad touchier about their huge line of microfiber furniture. "Microfiber was used in bad men's clothing 10 years ago before people caught on and refused to buy it, and now it's in furniture?" - "Sir, it's not like that". "Oh, ok."
"I'd like real fabric for the sofa. You do have swatches, yes?" I got the real fabric- a quality, durable sofa that looks incredible and will last. Didn't cost much more at all. Microfiber. Oh, bullsh*t. Microfiber is used in gloves you buy for $3 at CVS that will last half a season for shoveling snow, it is not for furniture, and as I said, it was a disaster in the clothing industry.
It's a ripping off of consumers, and every now and then; you get people in sales who are happy, surprised, or impressed that someone notices the difference, in clothing stores more so than in furniture stores.

[Nikolaj]

^^
I like skinny jeans. Not exclusively, but I do like them, they are sleek.
You just don't want to put your wallet inside the front or back pockets! Must go into a jacket pocket!

[vivfox]

Man purses have got to go!!!

[fringed n fab]

I like (ok) looking graphic tees like this when men wear them but none of that morbid skull stuff like Louie mentioned. And I like men in jeans like this and not those awful skinny jean tights looking things. Sorry to ones who wear them, I wear the occasional skirt so pay no attention to me.

These are cool

[CreepingDeath]

Any t-shirts of the following brands:

Affliction
Ed Hardy
Tapout

There's so many wannabe UFC fighters here in Las Vegas, and they all insist on wearing them.

[fringed n fab]

Oh Affliction has some pretty cool looking graphic tees. My brother has some.

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by fringed n fab

Oh Affliction has some pretty cool looking graphic tees. My brother has some.

Maybe if you're going to Target or the grocery store. I'm just really tired of seeing girls in the hotels here dressed to the nines and their douchbag boyfriend is wearing one.

[ButterCookie]

I don't really keep my finger on the high street fashion pulse I also only wear skinny jeans. I do like baggy jeans but they're more expensive to buy

I HATE Harem pants. fdsfgahjklsdkfjhgdhsj WHY do these western girls insist on wearing them made out of cheap material that just looks more and more like a diaper every time they're washed? It's beyond me.

Army boots. I'm talking the scratty fashion ones, not real badass army boots. Again, cheap crap will always look like cheap crap. You cannot wear something 'grungy' with your faux fur coat and leggings, it doesn't work. You look like morons, ladies.

""""""""""""""Vintage"""""""""". No, you're not individual, you're a hipster. You're never going to find real vintage in Topshop so go home.

Ed Hardy
Abercrombie
Hollister
Oh, and Primark. More badly made fabric sewn together by exploited child slaves. Do the world a favour and sew your own dresses, I do.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

I HATE Harem pants. fdsfgahjklsdkfjhgdhsj WHY do these western girls insist on wearing them made out of cheap material that just looks more and more like a diaper every time they're washed? It's beyond me.

Yesyesyesyesyes. Me and my friend were in Starbucks the other day, and this girl kept walking past, and she was wearing Harem pants; and she looked absolutely ridiculous. It's like they have a constant wedgie. It's the ugliest effing look for a long time.

Skinny jeans on men. It freaks me out.

Also, this might just be my area (high chance it is) but leopard print seems to be everywhere. WHO said this is a good look? It looks cheap; and it instantly makes me think Bo Selecta / Mel B.

[Nikolaj]

T-shirts are great for summer days, and for sleepwear, and I like the built in separate long sleeves pictured above. Most of the time, though, not being 25, I think a man needs a collar on his shirt, even if it's a pullover, or he looks like he's dirt poor. Sweltering days exempted.
Back to skinny jeans for a second, I like em at times, they can be sleek and sexy, but I think I also agree with the first man's comment who wrote that you may as well be wearing denim leggings, also! If ya can wear it, wear it. I always want to laugh a little, but don't, if I see anyone with a big old butt in skinny jeans! Just doesn't work out too well.
I have to say, M. LouieLouie, this thread is fun and has potential to last years. Kvetching about fashion trends is just timeless! Oh- and I never did comment- the skull thing is played out, I agree with you- as much as it hurts. Har
The skulls should be less-around next year, it's been going on now for about 6 years. Remember when crosses (crucifixes) were a fashion accessory- earrings, bracelets, necklaces, emblems on shirts- they're around some still, but not nearly as much. I don't know if many here are beyond the age of...hmm, 35, who may well remember the nylon multi-zippered men's pants of the 80s- zippers down the legs, in the back, at least 6 zippers on one pair of pants, but they had about a 6 year run, a good run, and bang, suddenly, in LA you'd only see homeless people wearing them! No-one else would be caught dead wearing them after they ran their course.
Oh, the following is odd coming from a Stevie Nicks fan- but wearing black after the age of 40 just isn't the greatest idea. After 50, it's kind of a bad idea. After 60, you just look coffin-ready and like you're dressed for your own funeral. So, know when to cut back on black, unless you know it's your perfect look.
I loved black for 20 years-- around 37, I decided that being light skinned, blonde, and blue eyed, that black was just too severe and now hardly wear any for fear of looking like a corpse. Of course, women (like Stevie) always can look striking in it, but it can definitely be overdone.
Black is for goth teens, 20 somethings, and into part of your 30s. After that, it ages you a bit- maybe men, only, I'm not sure. I think peaches and pale greens can make a woman in her 50s have a youthful tone to her face. When my Mom, who is 76, wears a certain shade of lavendar, her skin looks like she's in her late 50s. Different things work for you at different times of your life, I think.
A trend I hate is not knowing when to tweak your look a bit.
The first few years of my 40s, the black jeans and blue jeans became white jeans, I lived in them, had a dozen pairs, still have them, and I rocked 'em. To get cruised at 43 and have the look work for me did wonders for any self esteem I had left. Now, I can't wear white jeans much at all anymore, now that the famous Justin kid (Bieber) was photograped in white 10,000 times. So, there's a season, and when I saw an 11 year old using my look, it became time for me to drop it!
I still like hoodies, though, with jeans.
Oh, I think only men in Texas should wear hats- I think men in Texas without their hats would be miserably unhappy, and they do wear them with great style, year round.
A man in a cowboy hat in Connecticut is a hilarious thing to see- one night at the Mohegan Sun, I was in the casino when some big country star played the arena, and the hundreds upon hundreds of ten gallon hats walking through the casino made me want to get hysterical with laughter. Yet, it really works on a real Texan, sexy as hell.
(Of course, during cold winters anywhere, anyone who wants to should wear hats).

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Yesyesyesyesyes. Me and my friend were in Starbucks the other day, and this girl kept walking past, and she was wearing Harem pants; and she looked absolutely ridiculous. It's like they have a constant wedgie. It's the ugliest effing look for a long time.

Skinny jeans on men. It freaks me out.

Also, this might just be my area (high chance it is) but leopard print seems to be everywhere. WHO said this is a good look? It looks cheap; and it instantly makes me think Bo Selecta / Mel B.

A whole item of clothing or whole outfit of leopard (or other animal) print looks cheap but I kind of like a hint of it as part of an outfit - something like one small piece such as a belt or scarf or shoes.

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Yesyesyesyesyes. Me and my friend were in Starbucks the other day, and this girl kept walking past, and she was wearing Harem pants; and she looked absolutely ridiculous. It's like they have a constant wedgie. It's the ugliest effing look for a long time.

Skinny jeans on men. It freaks me out.

Also, this might just be my area (high chance it is) but leopard print seems to be everywhere. WHO said this is a good look? It looks cheap; and it instantly makes me think Bo Selecta / Mel B.

A girl I know calls them "cack pants" because the high street ones look like the wearer has pooped and the ankles are tight to hold it in

[HejiraNYC]

I'm not understanding all the hate for skinny jeans on guys. As with anything very fitted, it all depends on the relative physical fitness of the wearer. If you have skinny legs, but a big gut and wide hips, skinny jeans are not for you. But if you have a good booty and big calves, skinny jeans can be your friend. Being on the shorter side with a small waist and big thighs, I kinda need skinny jeans or jeans with some kind of stretch to them. The only alternative would be to buy "relaxed fit" jeans that fit over my thighs, which means they are big and baggy everywhere except for the thighs, which is not a flattering look- they are almost like bell bottoms.

I must not get out a lot because I don't see a lot of the skull trend on the street. What really irks me are those "retro" T-shirts emblazoned with fictitious sports team logos, e.g., "The Manchester Tornados." How douchey is that? I never see people on the street wearing them, yet that's all you see in the stores.

The overall thing that irks me is that it is virtually impossible to find anything out there that is properly tailored. I can't buy shirting and suits off the rack; anything that doesn't stretch has to be custom made. Everything else seems to be cut for guys who have narrow shoulders and big fat bellies, i.e., the typical American man. Invariably this means I have to buy stretchy things that are a little tight around the shoulders and chest; otherwise, all of that extra fabric will hang around my midsection like a muumuu. I hate that!