Half Mast Trousers… but they can be amusing!

Many years ago I was on a train with my friend. We were sitting opposite an older woman who was probably in her late 60s, early 70s. Well dressed, small solid heel on her shoes, handbag primly in lap.

About two stops up three young lads (about 16) with droopy draws came lopping onto the train and sat down, two next to us, one next to the other lady. They were just being typical teenage boys, a bit loud (but not rude) and sitting legs akimbo.

They commented where they were getting off a couple of stops later, and I watched as the lady glanced down, then subtly moved the heel of her left shoe and plant it firmly on the tattered hem of the boys jeans and shift her weight to that side of her body.

I could see what was coming so I nudged my friend and told her to watch. The woman’s face was still the perfect picture of serenity.

Sure enough, the lads stop came and all three went to get of the train. Except, when the kid with the now tethered hemline stepped off his jeans went *thwup* and fell down around his ankles causing him to pitch forward and faceplant on the train floor. The best bit… He was going commando that day!

Mrs Prim is all like “Oh my dear! Are you ok?” As the kid hurriedly stood up and threw himself towards the door frantically trying to pull his jeans back up while his mates hysterically howled!

My friend and I started to giggle.

It was only then that the woman looked us directly in the eye and said in the MOST proper term…

“**** that was fun!”

Best. Train. Ride. Ever!

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Ozzyols

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Sexy sayings and sexy styles on children's clothes.

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wowbagger

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Small pockets for women so we’d have to carry purses. I hate holding things in my hands. Including purses.

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Katie Fink

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That whole a$$-hanging-out-of-their-jeans phase.
If I want to see your bottom, I'll buy you dinner and engage you in light-hearted but moderately suggestive conversation.

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83points

You Can Call Me Al

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Fake eyelashes. Why do you want to look like a camel?

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smilingtrees

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Super long fake fingernails. I mean seriously, how do you even wipe your butt or type on a keyboard?

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73points

zak

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Shoes not being shaped like feet for the sake of "fashion". Yes, let's ruin our feet so we can have shoes that coordinate well with the rest of our ridiculous outfit.

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72points

Kevin Cranston

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Stolen from somewhere:
Any pants with something written on the butt. "Pink" "juicy" etc.

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Kraneia The Dancing Dryad

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Fake eye brows.

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sturmwesen

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No pockets inside women's jackets.

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52points

Lion King baby

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outfits so skimpy you might as well go naked.

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51points

lil bear bear

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The idea that certain people have to dress a certain way based on their size, "body type," gender, etc. Let people wear the things that bring them joy. Period! Exclamation mark, even!

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50points

ShutUpAboutYourDiet

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Similar to what "scag$y" posted:

The extreme sagging pants: almost down at the knees, underwear all over the place.

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Ban-One

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The fact that genuine fur has become fashionable once again. Why would you support animal cruelty?!

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Bored Retsuko

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Open-toed boots. They make no sense at all.

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Paddling Panda

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I dunno but I think everyone is allowed to wear what they wanna wear. Your body, your choice!

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SiThePirateLorde

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Extremely pointy shoes.
Puffy shoulders.
Knee holes.
Skinny jeans.

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40points

Panda Boi

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Dayglow and fishnet. When I was in high school in the 80's they were all the rage thanks to early Madonna fashions...blech.

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40points

David Furritus

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Pulled up/high underwear so people can see, they just make me think of the wedgie they're getting for✨Fashion✨

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Shaba Ding Dong

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Camo on anything not worn in a duck blind or deer stand.

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Robin Roper

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Not sure if this is already on the list, but high heels. Impossible to walk with, hurt so bloody much when you accidentally step on your toe.

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35points

Red Panda

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juicy couture outfits

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33points

allie

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Super uncomfortable, tight clothing. Maybe just a me thing but I would love to be able to move sometimes.

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32points

IDRK

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Fake everything. Fake hair(I understand needing wigs for health issues, I'm not talking about that), crazy fake nails, fake lashes, fake b*@bs, veneers over perfectly fine teeth, fake bu+|s, blown out lips and face lifts... just tired of all the fake

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Jody Whitmarsh

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Crocs, if that’s fashion and it’s not

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HippieAtHeart

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Socks with flip flops.

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Tony (They/Them)

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M u l l e t s

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Me

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Extra low cut jeans

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Rens

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Historically, I'd say bound feet. Generations of Chinese women were tortured from toddlerhood until they stopped growing and were made prisoners in their own bodies, not to mention some died from bone infections going septic. All for the promise of a well-off husband.

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No Name

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Guys sagging there pants down to their knees.

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Ozymandias73

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The MC Hammer Pants.

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22points

Tony (They/Them)

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Anything neon.
Any shoe that causes health problems (I'm looking at you high heels).
Wearing leggings as pants.
Anything that impairs natural breathing.

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Lyone Fein

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Ok, so this was a loooooooong time ago. The 1800 I think, though I'm not so sure. Basically women glued strips of mouse fur to their EYEBROWS! It was apparently "becoming"? Maybe we thought for a while string thin eyebrows were nice, but MOUSE FUR!

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Luna Lovegood

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Crop tops, fake pockets and small pockets.

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Belladonna.dreams

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The mullet. Business in the front, party in the back.

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Faith Masiak

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I'm going to have to go with how skimpy womens fashion is.
I go to walmart to find a nice hoodie and it has to be cropped with a low neckline and made into a crop top. Also finding jeans that aren't ripped to shreds or look like they were made from just the scraps of other jeans. Or the tiny tiny shorts that look like they could be underwear. I shop at thrift stores most the time because name brand stores hardly ever sell clothes in my price range that aren't super revealing.

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Ang Chiyoko/Koharu

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Corsets. Crinolines. Bustles. Heaven help us all, still available on Amazon. High heels for men, although that made something of a comeback in the '70s, I think? Builders bottom jeans. I do not want to see your a** crack, thanks.

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False eyelashes, plumped lips, breast implants, hair extensions, etc. I feel sorry for the guy that unwraps one of those packages!

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Elizabeth VanDyke

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Candies shoes. They were introduced in the 70's when I was in junior high school. The school banned them after a student broke her ankle falling on the stairs.

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ThisIsMe

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Everyone is acting like they forgot Shell suits existed!

They were easily the worst fashion item invented!

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Donkey boi

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Those baby hairs in weird shapes, slicked on a forehead. It gives me the biggest ick.

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13points

Dutchman Callypso

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The wrong clothes for the job/adventure.

Also, fast fashion.. find quality clothes that won't rip from a paper cut.

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IAmSoLost

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Lulu Lemon. No way in hell am I paying for one pair of 100 dollar leggings, when I can buy a 3 pack of higher quaility from Costco for 20 dollars.

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Minnie Not Mouse

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PJ for all occasions... Still don't understand this - get out of bed and go to the party ahahaha

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Arcady Royzen

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low rise jeans

i don’t want body dysmorphia thank you very much

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Thebia The Witch

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I just HATE how I buy a new jacket or smthing

and when I open the pockets,

wOw YoU hAvE nOo PoCkEts HeRE

LIKE WHATS THE POINT OF FAKE POCKETS IF YOU CANT USE THEM?!?!

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Irllyneedsleep

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Thongs. Who on earth finds these comfortable? I really want to know. Not to mention the bacteria that must accumulate on the back part.

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NakedForestAnimal 🇨🇦

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1970's men's fashion in the UK; high waisted oxford bags with turn ups , tight at the top, flaring out to 16 " at the bottom (6 button in brown or beige were my favs), coupled with stack heels - up to 6 ", topped off with tight cheesecloth shirts. I was young and easily led, although, many years ago I did get a thrill when clearing out my late Father's attic and found some of my clothes from back then (we're talking at least 40 years later), and I could still fit in my Ox Bags !! Bit snug though ;0))

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Hugh Cookson

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"Mom jeans", also known as high-waisted jeans. They make your butt look 8 feet long.

Also, "tight rolled" jeans, where you make a cuff at the bottom of each pant leg that is tight against your leg (looks similar to if they had an elastic band at the bottom, like on track pants)

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Ripped jeans. My mom spent ages patching mine as a kid, imagine not only buying them like that but paying extra for the privilege. What are you trying to express, that every inch of your thighs alternates between freezing and toasty?

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VonBlade

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The MAN BUN!!

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Madre_Dr4gnZFly

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Black hoodie and pants with bright white shoes.....everything is perfectly created to disguise any dirt except for the articles of clothing closest to the dirt?

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Lady of the Mountains

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Fedoras

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Quirinus

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Bell bottoms

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Box Top

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JNCO and Bondage pants are definitely up there -- guilty party of the late 90s/early aughts and I don't seek your forgiveness, just to save future generations

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8points

von Funnyname

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Low pants.

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Em

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Jump suit/rompers for women. You have to undress to use the restroom, and often, time is of the essence. Not cool.

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Karen Neff

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Grey track suits unless you doing sports.

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Skinny jeans, but this is a me problem. I'm trans and my legs are feminine as hell so I always wear shapeless jeans to hide it, bit skinny jeans make that very difficult

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crowspectre (half banned rn)

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Puffed sleeves

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Scout

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80s big hair and skinny jeans on any oversized man.

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John Bulatowicz

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Unpopular opinion here: Ballet Flats. The kind that offer zero arch support and have no protection for any part of your foot. I’m honestly more comfortable in a 5” platform than these toe pinching, useless, slippery, ugly excuses for shoes. For someone with tailors Bunyan’s and high arches they’re a one way ticket to plantar fasciitis and puncture wounds.

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Sarah Schumm

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Men’s brightly colored, wide-lapeled, double-vented, full-on polyester leisure suit with rayon shirt to match and white slip-on shoes.

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The Weird American

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Yoga pants. Please stop!

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Ray McArdle

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Low-rise jeans. I reminisce on the haute pair of designer jeans I rocked in college (specifically 2003) with a six-inch rise, zipper barely longer than the pull tab, and personal grooming required before a night out and . . . well, I begin sounding like a journalism student asking open-ended questions: why did fashion embrace that trend‽ how did I manage to stand for the entire night at the club because sitting wasn't an option‽ and what was I thinking‽

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Pants with fake/ inadequate pockets.
My husband and I have the same model phone. His fits in his pockets, mine doesn't. Any time I go to the bathroom, if I don't remove my phone from my pocket first, it ends up on the floor. I broke two screens that way.

Also, pre-distressed jeans. They wear out faster from disintegrating in the wash, and they cost more anyway.

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Ally C

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Low waisted pants
Cropped tops
Most of 90's fashion tbh

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Raabh Aquino

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Guys wearing jeans pulled ridiculously low. I'm not seeing it as often as I did, so that's a good thing.

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5points

Kim Shannon

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bodycons, suits worn with t-shirts instead of shirts, baby clothes with sexual or adult messages. Also this is is not really fashion, but a trend: the pressure on men and women to be the peak of physical perfection to be considered attractive.

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5points

BornToBeMild

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Skirts over pants. This was a brief trend maybe 20-25 years ago. Not skirts with leggings; actual pants. It looked awkward and disappeared almost as quickly as it began

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Rhonda West

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Cold shoulder blouses. Crop tops.

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June Wiseman

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Just all of it. The fact it exists and the structure around it. The people getting together and saying "blue will be really in this year" or whatever and then every retailer buys nothing but blue and if you don't like that then tough cos that's all there is now. The while thing designed to keep maximum turnover instead of supplying you with clothes. And everything all out of step with the actual weather - shop in (Northern hemisphere) March and it's all summer dresses, by August it's winter boots. Even children's clothes, which is insane because children not only grow but routinely spill things and lose things. If it's winter I want the shops to contain hats and coats, not sundresses, and I want a choice of cuts and colour.

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Reviewer01

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Stirrup pants, gauchos, and belly bags.

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Patricia Prescott

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Skorts and jorts for me

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Eevee

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Skinny jeans on literally ANYONE

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Elizabeth Krigsvold

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parachute pants... gotta love those 80's

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Daniel Engel

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Feckin crop tops!

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AgreeD 2

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Fake drawn-on eyebrows. The gascination with dark penciled on eyebrows wil always baffle me. Why in the world would you want to look like an angry crossover between Groucho Marx and Mister Spock??

Also: 'Botox-faces' why would you want to lose the ability to have your own unique facial expressions, just so you can look like lots of others with the same unnatural face and balloon-lips?

Btw, no offence meant to anyone!

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Klepkip

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parachute pants.."cant touch this"

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Daniel Engel

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Earth shoes

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Roger Kratky

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Staring into a phone while pursing your lips.

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H M

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one thing that really isn't a trend but annoys the c**p out of me are purses that have both a shoulder strap (which usually gives the option of removing) and handles to carry with your hand/in crook of arm which are not removeable. if i want an arm bag i will buy an arm bag; same with the shoulder strap. using one as a shoulder bag is annoying because the handles get caught on your coat, doorknobs, etc. designers just need to make a decision one way or the other.

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Totally removing body hair. Keeping things near and tidy is one thing but looking like Ken and Barbie is a bit creepy and too much like hard work.

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Sonia Ward

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Judging others for their choices. As long as your clothes covers bits that are NSFW, wear what makes you feel happy and good about yourself. I'm completely comfortable with my historical fashion, complete with bum pad and corset, but I'll never judge you for going out in your favorite threadbare sweater that makes you feel cozy and warm. Just please keep those bits covered, okay?

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CrazyKnitter

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80s big hair and skinny jeans on any oversized man.

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John Bulatowicz

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skin tight skinny jeans

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best turtle

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Home cut Mullets. Ewwwwww! Absolute the worst.

But I had this kid in my class a few years ago and he had a skullet. He shaved the top part of his head and had a mullet coming from halfway down his skull. It was the ugliest thing I've ever seen

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Mia

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I don't know if it counts as a trend. But bras are so uncomfortable and annoying. But yet women wear them all the time

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Mia

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Stripes on pants, especially vertical

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Matěj Horyna

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Mankinis - there is just NOTHING about them to be admired...

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Stinky

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Torn pants and clothes that look worn have been mentioned many times, but I would also add that they are future waste because I have worked at a recycling center and only intact and clean clothes could be put up for sale. The second is that you have to dress trendy, even if it doesn't suit the weather. Enjoy those painful frostbites in your ripped jeans (sunburn in the summer) or your frostbitten ankles in your now so trendy Milhouse flood pants.

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LillieMean

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Tight jean pants 👖 and a crop top ! Ssoooooooo ugly

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Scarlett King

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Mullets!!!
Just.
Why???
‘Business in the front, party in the back!!!
80’s hairstyles in general were horrendous!
Head banger layered hair, a hair sprayed helmet of teased hair.

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Jane Cortez

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Platform shoes....what a way to break your neck.

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Anne Allen

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Oh, that's easy. That "fashion" IS trendy. Once saw pictures from a "fashion show" where all the clothes were made of burlap.

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John L

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High waisted shorts. I hate them. I think they make waists look too short and butts look like they're long, flat, and saggy/droopy.

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Christina T

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Fake lashes that look like a spider on your face.
Thick fluffed or penciled eyebrows that look like said spider just had a fit on your forehead.
nails so thick and fake that Yoda would be jealous.
Fake cheek fillers that make you look like Kryton from Red Dwarf.
Lip filler plumping up lips that are always slathered in greasy looking gloss/balm that either make you look like you have a bu77hole on your face or you've been suctioned to a window for far too long.

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Angel TT

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Crop tops- I can’t find comfy shirts that actually fit me because they’re all too short.

Fake or sewed shut pockets. >>:(

Those giant rough tags that are so f*kin itchy but you can’t pull them off because there’ll still be even itchier scraps left.

Anything will that has to go right up against your skin. So. Itchy. Argh.

Compression socks. I don’t need my feet to feel like they’ve been duct taped, thanks.

Women’s dress shoes. I swear they are medieval torture devices.

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Well, really, any fashion that restricts natural movement (like the Edwardian hobble skirt, or the current tight skirt, especially with high heels), distorts and weakens the body (like corsets), or uses unnecessary amounts of fabrics (like farthingales, hoopskirts and bustles). Of course, most of these fads were mainly popular with the rich, who didn't have to worry about expense and mobility.

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Lorraine R

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Fake eyelashes look horrendous to me

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Katrina Nixon

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Fake eyelashes look horrendous to me

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Katrina Nixon

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Plastic surgery

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Glowerm;)

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Target fashion sense
I mean to be so high they should do better

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Glowerm;)

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High heels.

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Camilla Koutsos

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The color Black being so over-rated (thank you, Karl Lagerfeld and House of Chanel).

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Abby Foster

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how long do these take????

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mdsohan5g

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Parachute pants, wife beater shirts, capezio shoes, permed hair, baseball caps worn sideways, ascots, clothing that advertises their own brand, men with short hair and long beards, women with beards of any length, Pony sneakers, Payless boots, acid washed denim, men in tiny shorts, women in huge shorts, genuine fur coats of any kind, white ppl who sport corn rows or dreadlocks.

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Pronouns, and victimhood.

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Matt C

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The male burqa, aka baggy shirts and pants that hide their body shape. How insecure, homophobic and self-hating have males become that they are terrified of wearing a form fitting and professionally made suit?

This goes beyond toxic masculinity, it's indicative of how mentally unhealthy some males are.

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Rhiannon Jo

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Women wearing leggings in public. If your goal is to show off your "private area", then why bother wearing anything?

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