# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/41 "2005-12-05T17:46:35Z")
The only clothing that really bugs me is stuff that makes noise. Flap flap flap zhwoo zhwoo zhwoo swish swish swish tinkle tinkle tinkle clop clop clop. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/42 "2005-12-05T17:54:33Z")
Men’s swimwear that is baggy and down around the knee. Ugh. How can you stand all that wet material flapping around? Not to mention that it must weigh a ton. Plus, I bet your tan looks great. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/43 "2005-12-05T18:08:50Z")
Hip Hop clothes ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/44 "2005-12-05T19:08:49Z")
Purposely undersized suits such as worn by filmmaker [Wes Anderson](http://www.jump-cut.de/pict180.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/45 "2005-12-05T19:26:37Z")
Unfortunately around here we’ve got (female) staff people who dress like the students - low-riders and short tops. UGH. I really, really don’t need to see the thongs, ass cracks, bellybuttons, or lower back tattoos of any of my co-workers, and yet I do on an almost daily basis. Real professional. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/46 "2005-12-05T19:35:02Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > 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. Tank tops? I don’t mind them so much, but I wonder why some women wear **two** of them? I think everything listed in this thread can be seen on just about any Springer show. Along with women’s lacy tops that look like a slip. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/47 "2005-12-05T19:35:32Z")
> [@The Sausage Creature](#): > > You’ll pry my toe socks from my cold, dead feet. AKA Ninja-socks. Ninjas wear them, that makes them cool in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/48 "2005-12-05T19:44:20Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > AKA Ninja-socks. > > Ninjas wear them, that makes them cool in my book. Er - [Toe Socks](http://www.bernat.com/data/pattern/image/image_296.jpg) versus [Ninja Socks](http://www.karatedepot.com/catalog/images/items/wp-ni-14.jpg) But they’re still very cool. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/49 "2005-12-05T22:26:16Z")
Mine: - Toe cleavage. Yeah, I know, some people consider it devastatingly sexy, but I think it looks stupid. If the front of your shoe isn’t big enough to cover your toes, get a bigger shoe. - Saggyy pants. I think it looks ridiculous to see guys with the seats of their pants down around their knees. Though it is amusing watching them try to walk. - I’ll agree about belly shirts with rolls. I’m not saying that large women shouldn’t wear them–just that I think it looks really unattractive. - Speedo-style tight bathing suits on men. (I believe the term is “banana hammock.”) - Women who wear their button-down shirts purposely too tight so it looks like their bosom is straining to bust (no pun intended) free of its moorings. - “Shrugs”–is that what those ridiculous-looking things that look like half a sweater and tie up under the boobs are called? If so, add me to the list of people who think they’re ugly. Ponchos, too. The seventies are gone. Get over it and move on. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/50 "2005-12-05T22:38:47Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > My favorite shirt has a zip down turtleneck collar Then you, my dear, would skreek me out. Unless you were some sort of male model, or one of those people who look good in whatever you wear. > [@](#): > > and I also like the look of sleeveless turtlenecks on the right woman. Again, there are some people who will look good in whatever they wear, but rarely does this ever look anything but stupid to me. Why do some guys allow their butt cracks to show when they sit down? I was at an art opening and there was a guy sitting in front of me with a good 2" of his crack fully exposed because his jeans rode down when he sat. It was atrocious. Don’t you feel the breeze down there, dude? Ugh. It was gross. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/51 "2005-12-05T22:56:47Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > 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. Especially if it’s a larger bosomed gal trying to get away with spaghetti straps. I’m sorry, some of y’all were blessed in the bust department, the trade-off is not wearing spaghetti straps. Also, really badlly fitting bras that dig into the back so the wearer has these horribly unattractive rolls above and below the bra band. And it’s no just bigger gals, I’ve seen the back flabbies on slim women as well. It looks horribly uncomfortable and simply _ruins_ the lines of any outfit. Accept the fact that you’re no longer 16 and a 34B and get a proper bra. And don’t even get me started on quadraboob… ---
**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, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/52 "2005-12-05T23:42:30Z")
Oooh, I just remembered another item that’s skreek-a-licious: Cheap-ass men’s acrylic sweaters that are invariably a frenetic pattern of black, gray, and brown. The kind of sweaters that you wash and dry and get those little balls on 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/53 "2005-12-06T00:07:45Z")
> [@winterhawk11](#): > > Speedo-style tight bathing suits on men. (I believe the term is “banana hammock.”) We call them “marble bags.” > [@](#): > > those ridiculous-looking things that look like half a sweater and tie up under the boobs I parsed this wrong the first time through and was left trying to picture “half a sweater and tie” under someone’s boobs. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![myrnajean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@myrnajean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myrnajean)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/54 "2005-12-06T01:40:06Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > Why do some guys allow their butt cracks to show when they sit down? I was at an art opening and there was a guy sitting in front of me with a good 2" of his crack fully exposed because his jeans rode down when he sat. It was atrocious. Don’t you feel the breeze down there, dude? Ugh. It was gross. You need to keep a few nickles on hand for these circumstances… Just sit there looking innocent, then lean, _plunk_ sit back, admire artwork. lean…aim…plunk! See how many you can get in before he jumps up and dances 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/55 "2005-12-06T01:50:06Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > 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. I’ll add visible underwear of any kind to that, whether bra, thong, or other underwear. I really don’t want to know what color or type of underwear you are wearing. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/56 "2005-12-06T02:50:53Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > 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. I aree. As much as I hate strapless bras, I’ve never been able to do the visible-bra-straps look. My mother would appear out of nowhere and smack me upside the head. It skreeks me out to see women underdressed for cold weather for the sake of fashion. I’ve done it for the sake of peace at family functions, and it _sucks_. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/57 "2005-12-07T02:11:34Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > Then you, my dear, would skreek me out. Unless you were some sort of male model, or one of those people who look good in whatever you wear. Hah. Not a model by any stretch of the imagination and I look utterly ridiculous in everything I wear. Actually, thinking about it, I’d probably skreek you out no matter what I wore. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/58 "2005-12-07T02:29:05Z")
The pants below the butt is the silliest thing I have ever seen. I’d like to see any of those guys that think they are ‘tough’ change a tire, or a light bulb for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/59 "2005-12-07T02:36:50Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > The pants below the butt is the silliest thing I have ever seen. I’d like to see any of those guys that think they are ‘tough’ change a tire, or a light bulb for that matter. What’s funny is watching try to walk. They have to crab-walk to keep the pants up. It looks like they dropped a load in them. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095/60 "2005-12-09T09:19:55Z")
I’ve seen it. The outfit which encompasses almost all the elements I most loathe: [ol] [li]Capri Pants[/li][li]With pleats[/li][li]Not exactly highwaisted but almost - with the top tucked in[/li][/ol] She couldn’t have dressed to make herself look worse if she’d been auditioning for _What Not To Wear_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-that-makes-you-skreek-out/334095.md?page=4)