# Dumbest fashion trend you've bought into. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915 "2007-08-17T10:28:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915/121 "2007-08-22T16:40:23Z")
I’m not sure if this was just a UK thing, but around the late 1980s, fluorescent towelling socks were big. And you had to wear a fluorescent pink sock on the left foot, and a fluorecent green one on the right foot. Or was that the other way round? Either way, only real dorks got them the wrong way round, but I suspect the “rules” changed arbitrarily from day to day. ---
**Author:** ![Wonderwall6129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Wonderwall6129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonderwall6129)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915/122 "2007-08-22T17:34:58Z")
Neon - check The “Don Johnson” look Guys wearing pastel colors Puff painted clothes - check Women in men’s attire Turned up collars - check Sweaters around the neck cuffed together in front - Oversize shirts/sweaters - check (Bigshirts) Izod -check Ocean Pacific Sweater vests Jackets with numerous zippers - CHECK Leg warmers - check Lee jeans - check Calvin Kleins Jordache jeans - check Guess? jeans - check Jams - check Vision Street Wear Short jeans with tight cuffs and zippers at the bottom of the legs Jeans worn with dressy shoes Kaepas Jellies - check High tops - check Slouch socks - check Keds - check Tennis shoes without laces - check Feathered hair Crimped hair - check Spiked hair Mousse - check Banana clips - check Colored mascara Big earrings - check Swatches - check - still do Skinny ties Twist-a-Beads - check Parachute Pants - NOOO Rattails - God no! ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915/123 "2007-08-22T19:10:18Z")
Harem pants (I think these are the same as MC Hammer/genie pants) Hard Rock Cafe t-shirts Cut-out-neckline sweatshirts ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915/124 "2007-08-22T20:02:48Z")
[QUOTE=BubbaDog] Please don’t try to challenge my generation with our paisley nehru shirts, pointy toed men’s dress shoes and paisley prints. …and get off my lawn! [/QUOTE] It wasn’t bad enough to have just paisley or just Nehru style – no, we had to put 'em together! My Nehro was dark tan, like Artie Johnson’s on “Laugh In.” And I had a half-dozen paisley shirts with white cuffs and collars. And “brushed” denim jeans, and that stupid hairstyle where we combed our hair straight to the front, then swept the “bangs” to the side. Bleeding Madras shirts anyone? Oh, and then, for about six minutes in the early 1970s, very wide, very colorful neckties that one tied almost in a half-Windsor, only the tie didn’t go down through the front loop – it looked more like a cravat or an ascot than a necktie. Anybody remember that? I haven’t read the whole thread, but I assume polyester leisure suits already have been mentioned. Had three of 'em, complete with plastic shirts, wide white belt and white buck shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915/125 "2007-08-22T20:23:09Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] 1968 or 69 - lime green mini-skirt with 6 brass buttons down the front. 1971 - purple palazzo pants 1973 - velour hip huggers [/QUOTE] Damn, girl, I’m back in high school again! And you are hot! So, how youuuuu doiin’? ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915/126 "2007-08-22T20:40:49Z")
I had a fanny pack that I didn’t stop wearing until it was accidentally ripped off of me during PE. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-fashion-trend-youve-bought-into/415915.md?page=6)