# Clothing that makes you skreek out **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 4, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095 "2005-12-04T22:40:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/21 "2005-12-05T02:14:26Z")
Beige safari suits. In fact, safari suits of any colour. Plus-fours anywhere other than on a golf course. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/22 "2005-12-05T03:29:13Z")
Clothes that don’t fit the wearer. As a college student, I see this every day. The girls all wear clothes two or three sizes too small, and the boys wear clothes big enough to fit them and a similar-sized friend. Ugh. High heels with jeans–give me one of your shoes, honey, so that I may gouge my eyes out with the heel. I also hate tapered or pleated pants. I also can’t stand low-riders on any woman, no matter how hot she is. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/23 "2005-12-05T03:55:04Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I’m not nuts about the new sweater things that stop just below your boobs. Mary Louise Parker wore one on Weeds, and I think Sarah Jessica wore one on Sex and the City. It breaks your body up into thirds, and none of the thirds look right. > > They were also popular when I was little (in the 50’s). We called them shrugs. They looked dumb then, still do. They still call them shrugs, you can even buy ‘mock shrugs’ which is a shirt with the shurg already added on. _shudders_ I hate them. They look horrid, and it makes me wonder where the rest of their sweater went. I’m one of those who hateshatesHATES when my shirt/sweater rides up and I have no idea how anyone can wear them. > [@Rubystreak](#): > > I also can’t understand those turtlenecks with short or no sleeves that some women wear. If you’re worried about your neck being cold, then why aren’t you also concerned about your arms? > > Some women also wear those high heel boots where the heels that look like needles, with the very pointy toes. They look freaky to me, like jester’s shoes. The sleeveless turtlenecks are meant to be worn under a blazer of some kind, not on their own. It’s so you can look stylishly warm without being too hot. Too many people violate that though. I also agree with the shoes, jester shoes and my feet ache just thinking about wearing them. As for all the hate on toe socks… more for me! I love my toe socks! ---
**Author:** ![liberty3701](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@liberty3701](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liberty3701)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/24 "2005-12-05T04:34:24Z")
I’ve got three words for you: _pointy-toed shoes_. or is that two words? damn hyphens. ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/25 "2005-12-05T04:40:02Z")
Gaucho pants. Why? They look good on no one! They go with nothing! Stirrup pants. Jeans “embellished” with rhinestones. Cutesey holiday sweaters. ---
**Author:** ![Corrvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@Corrvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corrvin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/26 "2005-12-05T04:41:53Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Low-riders on women with a beer gut. I wear low-riding pants, and while I don’t have a huge belly (we’re talking the legendary “need to lose five pounds” here), those pants magnify every jiggly quarter-inch of it. Conversely, though, when I feel like a bloated moo-cow, it’s not comfortable to wear higher-waisted pants and be sawed slowly in half every time I sit down. Hows about I give you permission to come and slap me if you catch me in low-riding pants _without_ a loose, long shirt over them? All that said-- I loathe ponchos. You have no excuse for buying them, and if someone made you one, all it says is “The person who made this is too chicken to make sleeves or do math.” Corrvin ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/27 "2005-12-05T05:41:02Z")
This is really stupid but I can’t stand seeing women in sleeveless - especially stapless or spaghetti strap - shirts on TV. Something about pointy collarbones and underarms really freaks me out. I think mostly it’s when I see them on talk shows. I think about how the studio MUST be air-conditioned and why aren’t they cold?! I also don’t like women who wear “belly” shirts when they CLEARLY should not be. Not so much women with a little flab or something but those 20+ lbs overweight who carry it in their tummies. I am something around 80 lbs overweight so I can’t even imagine wearing one…but I have seen women who’s rolls are hanging out the bottom of their shirt and I can’t help but stare. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/28 "2005-12-05T05:42:49Z")
Okay, it started innocently enough, I was wearing my regular socks about the house. Did I mention I am in love with flip flops? Well, I love them, and hate to see the summer end when I have to give them up. One day it was a little cool in the evening and only my toes were really cold, so… that’s right regular old socks in rubber flip flops. It feels a little odd in the begining. And I’ve found it’s better if you stretch out the toe a touch before you attempt it, don’t worry the wash will spring it back just fine. I got used to it. Now I like it. It makes my friends bat sh\*t crazy. All the better for me. 😛 I’ve even made a couple of converts. I refer to them as cloven feet, and, yes, I know they make special socks for this practise in Japan, but I don’t need them mine work just fine, thank you. If it helps, I hardly leave my house and always try to change to regular shoes before I do. But y’know, every now and then I’m in the car, on the way somewhere, glance down at my feet and go :smack: , and hang my head in shame. However this effect is wearing off, I go to the corner store without a thought now. I can’t help myself. Forgive me, I am weak. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/29 "2005-12-05T05:56:47Z")
> [@Larry Mudd](#): > > On the day when I inevitably witness a person wearing both swish-pants and thongs/flip-flops that slap up against their heels with every step, I will probably tackle that person and set them on fire. I think I’ve worn that combination. ☹ But I’m not known for having any sort of fashion sense. Ah, so it goes. I can’t wear high-necked clothing. I have a beautiful sweater that was a gift, and I’ve only work it once because it has a big, high, cowl neck. I can’t have my (shoulder-length) hair getting all static-y on the neck of my shirt. Plus, it touches my chin. Eeee. And it makes my chest feel HUGE. If I could remove the neck, I’d love it. Oh, and I’ll echo: thongs, extreme low-riders (esp. when worn with visible thongs), and pleated pants. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/30 "2005-12-05T07:27:36Z")
What really, really bothers me are the ultra low-rise pants. I had no problem seeing people in hip huggers or even fairly low rise pants. But if I can see half of your pelvic bone, and if I can be fairly well assured that if your pants slipped a centimeter I’d see whether you were a natural blonde, bleccch. Does anybody really find this sexy? Seeing some 14 year olds protruding pelvic bones? And what parent is letting their kid dress like that anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/31 "2005-12-05T09:39:14Z")
😕 What’s wrong with thongs? They seem perfectly normal to me. Granted, I do not wear low-rise jeans, my blouses always overlap my skirts and I don’t reveal any of my stuff in the lower abdominal zone. A woman of my age ought to know better than to attempt dressing like a teenager. Thongs are just as acceptable for mature women, as long as they don’t show them in public. And it’s none of your beeswax. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/32 "2005-12-05T10:06:42Z")
You’ll pry my toe socks from my cold, dead feet. I wear them with my flip flops. Not in public, though. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/33 "2005-12-05T12:29:59Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > Okay, it started innocently enough, I was wearing my regular socks about the house. > > Did I mention I am in love with flip flops? Well, I love them, and hate to see the summer end when I have to give them up. > > One day it was a little cool in the evening and only my toes were really cold, > > so… > > that’s right regular old socks in rubber flip flops. It feels a little odd in the begining. And I’ve found it’s better if you stretch out the toe a touch before you attempt it, don’t worry the wash will spring it back just fine. > > I got used to it. Now I like it. > > It makes my friends bat sh\*t crazy. All the better for me. 😛 > > I’ve even made a couple of converts. I refer to them as cloven feet, and, yes, I know they make special socks for this practise in Japan, but I don’t need them mine work just fine, thank you. > > If it helps, I hardly leave my house and always try to change to regular shoes before I do. But y’know, every now and then I’m in the car, on the way somewhere, glance down at my feet and go :smack: , and hang my head in shame. > > However this effect is wearing off, I go to the corner store without a thought now. > > I can’t help myself. > > Forgive me, I am weak. Hmmm, after reading this I think my issue is not just toe socks but anything that deigns to separate toes from one another :eek: I do like the “cloven hoof” description, though. I found another clothing issue on a trip to the store last night: Fully grown adults who dress in Disney/Warner Bros. character clothes from head to toe (Eeyore sweat pants, Eeyore sweatshirt, Eeyore varsity jacket . . . ) ---
**Author:** ![Farmwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8dc957/32.png) [@Farmwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmwoman)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/34 "2005-12-05T12:51:11Z")
> [@KRC](#): > > Clothing with sexual messages on little kids–for example, a T-shirt with the saying “You’ve been a bad girl. Go to my room!” when worn by a 10 year old boy. It’s just not funny (not even very amusing on a high school kid, really.) Ditto to that. I’ve never been accused of being a prude, but the sight of a 12 year old girl in low-rise sweatshorts with the word ‘Sexy’ written across the ass gives me the willies. And I’ll add: generally rude and obnoxious phrases-to-wear. The “Bite me” shirt comes to mind as a quaint example of un-clever billboards used to advertise a person’s lack of class. Although, I suspect they are useful when searching for kindred spirits in a crowd. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/35 "2005-12-05T13:11:30Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > Clothes that don’t fit the wearer. As a college student, I see this every day. The girls all wear clothes two or three sizes too small, and the boys wear clothes big enough to fit them and a similar-sized friend. Ugh. This is the heart of it for me…nearly everyone I see looks so uncomfortable! The girls are being cut in half by their clothes and the boys are having to hold theirs on. So much of the clothing being sold bears no resemblance to the human body. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/36 "2005-12-05T13:55:36Z")
Man-shirts, that are tight enough for me to see the size/shape/pointyness of their nipples. This is likely to be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t care for black t-shirts. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/37 "2005-12-05T15:09:40Z")
> [@Licentious Ectomorph](#): > > This isn’t going to win me any fans, but I think capri pants look utterly ridiculous. I’ll see your capri pants, and raise you what I call “manpri” pants. These are basically calf-length cargo shorts that tried to make inroads into mens fashion about 5 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Millit\_the\_Frail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Millit\_the\_Frail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Millit_the_Frail)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/38 "2005-12-05T15:24:30Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > 😕 What’s wrong with thongs? They seem perfectly normal to me. > > Granted, I do not wear low-rise jeans, my blouses always overlap my skirts and I don’t reveal any of my stuff in the lower abdominal zone. A woman of my age ought to know better than to attempt dressing like a teenager. Thongs are just as acceptable for mature women, as long as they don’t show them in public. And it’s none of your beeswax. Nothing wrong with thongs on other people, I guess. (Providing I can’t see them.) I’ve worn a thong a few times, though, and the memories I have of the horrible feeling of something sliding way too far up into there…skreeeek! I just can’t do it. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/39 "2005-12-05T16:14:19Z")
> [@Licentious Ectomorph](#): > > This isn’t going to win me any fans, but I think capri pants look utterly ridiculous. No one but teenage supermodels should even _consider_ wearing them. Unfortunately, they seem to be the attire of choice for overweight 60-year olds with varicose veins and cankles. My reflexive thought with regard to capri pants is, “This woman doesn’t know what size pants to buy.” Well fuckin’ told. I hate capris on 97% of the population. 1. You need to be tall 2. you need to be young 3. you need to be thin 4. they need to be tight 5. you need a tan Anything else is a fashion disaster. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/40 "2005-12-05T16:50:54Z")
I’ll agree with almost all of these, except what’s wrong with pleated pants? I do a lot of bike riding and so I have rather large thighs. It’s hard to find non-pleated pants that fit me well. And I’ll add… Intentionally visible bra straps. Sometimes it’s a spaghetti-strap top that has no possible chance of hiding the bra, or the bra strap is near the shoulder and the tank top is closer to the neck. I know it was supposed to be daring in its day, I think it looks utterly, utterly lazy and trashy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095.md?page=3)