Fashion Trends/Faux Pas'... What do you dislike?

[MetalPants]

I have sympathy for the socks/sandals crowd. I used to be one of them, but I had a foot condition that was exacerbated by shoes, and I wore socks to not show off the condition.

One thing that I've seen that is just horribly wrong is women wearing a bra and a tube top.

Oh, and someone mentioned wearing a T-shirt tucked in... I wear T-shirts at work, but my boss makes me wear them tucked in. Stupidest thing I've ever heard of, but hey, I need my job.

 

[sidious618]

Also, you know that one girl that's overdressed for a party? I hate that.

I love that. A friend of mine used to dress up for school in all sorts of fancy outfits and it was awesome. Very individual woman.

 

[SVD]

Had a woman of my age bracket coming to college every day in a skirt & shirt combo or dress, very similar to 1940's, with converse high tops, chopsticks to hold her hair back, and oval, wire frame glasses. Anachronistic gold, she pulled it off realy well!

 

[DBR]

What's with all the visible underwear hate?

I wear my boxer briefs about one inch higher than my belt; it's more comfortable that way.

 

[Starbreaker]

What's with all the visible underwear hate?

I wear my boxer briefs about one inch higher than my belt; it's more comfortable that way.

It's just not acceptable in public. Nobody wants to see that. UNDERwear.

 

[Kestra]

1. Giant sunglasses... who the fuck needs that much protection from the sun? It's VERY far away.

I love giant sunglasses! I don't care if they don't look good, I'm wearing them anyway!

 

[JonathonWally]

With the glass so dark they won't even know your name

 

[MetalPants]

1. Giant sunglasses... who the fuck needs that much protection from the sun? It's VERY far away.

I love giant sunglasses! I don't care if they don't look good, I'm wearing them anyway!

Do you wear them at night?

 

[thestrangequark]

1. Giant sunglasses... who the fuck needs that much protection from the sun? It's VERY far away.

I love giant sunglasses! I don't care if they don't look good, I'm wearing them anyway!

I'm with you on the big glasses!

And, yes, some people DO require that much protection. My mom's eyes are so photosensitive she actually wears two pairs of sunglasses at once -- her prescription sunglasses and over those a giant pair that's made to fit over regular prescription glasses. While my eyes aren't quite as sensitive as hers, I do wear sunglasses even on cloudy days.

 

[Trekker4747]

I'm quite lucky in that I look good in any color -- pastels, deep colors, browns, grays. The only color I can't always pull off is black, oddly enough. I think it's too severe for me. If I wear a very feminine black piece -- the little black dress, for example, I can work it. I couldn't do a black suit, though, I wear my suits in grays and browns.

try black and shiny

No, I'm too "cute" for it. Black looks overly severe on me unless it's very girlie. There are two looks I could never pull off: the cutthroat power suit, and goth.

TSQ, you're too cute for many things.

 

[sidious618]

I like sunglasses with circular frames although I don't have such a pair.

 

[Shazam!]

One fashion you definitely want to follow is the fashion of not telling people to "fuck off" on TrekBBS. Otherwise you'll probably get a very cool and cutting edge Warning.

Rad!

 

[iguana_tonante]

I am opposed, on principle, to the entire fashion industry. I say stick a fork in it, it's DONE.

But yet in all the pictures you post of yourself, you're clearly wearing clothes and not a burlap sack.

I disagree. At least, I hope he is wearing burlap sacks.

As for "looking good"...again, meh. That, again, would presuppose that I care what others think about what I wear. Why would I want to do that?

Considering how often you complain about being single I'd think you'd want to look your best. I don't understand your line of thinking.

If a woman only likes me because of what I wear, she is obviously not worth my time.

I guess you also never place food on plates, paint your walls or wrap up gifts, too. Because I see no difference from that and dressing nice.

I don't do frivolous. I dress strictly for functionality and practical use.

And that, MLB, is a fashion style. Don't panic now.

If I'm at a game, for instance, I may put on a shirt that supports the team of my choice, but that's not fashion. It's called being a fan.

No, it's called being obsessed. Just like being the world's worst fashionista, just with a different obsession.

If you look boring and like a slob then no women....

Fuck off, since when is not sporting a twatish haircut and skinny fit jeans considered looking boring and like a slob?

So... they are bad people for (hypotetically, since it was not what he meant) telling you look like a slob, but you are a-ok for (actually) telling them their haircut is bad. I see.

^ I wear clothes that I *feel* like wearing. I don't let some moron on a catwalk tell me what to wear.

'stuff'? Oh. Okay. I see. You think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select... I don't know... that lumpy blue sweater, for instance because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise. It's not lapis. It's actually cerulean. And you're also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent... wasn't it who showed cerulean military jackets? I think we need a jacket here. And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. And then it, uh, filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic Casual Corner where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs and it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you're wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room... from a pile of stuff.

I just call it "bottom feeder style".

 

[scotpens]

I love giant sunglasses! I don't care if they don't look good, I'm wearing them anyway!

I like it. Very Audrey Hepburn.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I just call it "bottom feeder style".

See what I mean? You call me a 'bottom feeder' just because I don't dress fancy. How open-minded is that?

 

[JonathonWally]

I just call it "bottom feeder style".

See what I mean? You call me a 'bottom feeder' just because I don't dress fancy. How open-minded is that?

You started it.

^ I wear clothes that I *feel* like wearing. I don't let some moron on a catwalk tell me what to wear.

Fashion is all about wearing what everyone else wears, what everyone else thinks looks good, and allowing trends (which other people set) to dictate your own choices. I could really give a damn if there's anyone else on God's green earth who wears, or even likes, the same stuff I do.

You could have just said, "I don't follow the trends". But instead, you attacked everyone else who does. So after that, you can expect responses in kind.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ I suppose you're right. Okay, fine, You win, I'm sorry, I should have kept quiet from the get-go.

 

[RJDiogenes]

One fashion you definitely want to follow is the fashion of not telling people to "fuck off" on TrekBBS. Otherwise you'll probably get a very cool and cutting edge Warning.

Rad!

Another hot fashion is using the Quote function correctly.

 

[iguana_tonante]

I was being facetious.

The quote from The Devil Wears Prada was about people thinking they are outside fashions and trends, while actually they are still firmly entrenched into it, just taking their stuff from the bottom of the barrel, being oblivious to the fact that "off the counter" clothes derive their colours and styles from the fashion industry.

I think it was pretty clear, except if looking for something to feed a persecution complex.

 

[An Officer]

I can't think of anything a dislike on absolutely everyone. Even the strangest items can be made to look nice when done in the right way by the right person.

Things I dislike on myself, now that is a whole different story. There are a multitude of things I don't wear because I don't think they suit me:

Trousers worn on or above the belly button - makes my bum look huge, my frame isn't small enough for that.

Shorts - I just feel too naked, and my knees are too knobby.

Sleeveless/stringy tops - I feel like a chav, too much flesh on display.

White trainers - too under-dressed, and they make my feet look huge.

Things with more than one breast pocket - just sits wrong.

Most dresses - I like to sit comfortably.

More than two layers - makes me feel stuffy and constricted, even in the winter.

And as I grow older, the list of things I don't wear is multiplying, soon I'll be dressed in identical uniforms, I'm half-way there as it is.