# Fashion Police: Who Should Be Sentenced To Life Without Parole? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 4, 2004, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098 "2004-09-04T07:22:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/21 "2004-09-04T17:40:03Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > Men who wear a tie without a jacket, especially when paired with jeans and tennis shoes (Josh Hartnett, I’m looking at you. Anyone see (Dave? I think it was Dave.) the other night?) Now wait a minute…you’re saying I cannot wear a tie unless I am wearing a blazer/sport jacket/suit jacket with it? You’re kidding, right? I’m not going to go wear them with jeans or sneakers, but it can get very warm in the summer months and where I work doesn’t always have air conditioning, I am not going to wear a piece of useless clothing over my upperbody that serves no purpose other than to make me hot. A tie looks just fine with a nice button-up shirt (and I admit I sometimes make it SHORT SLEEVED :eek: ), and either khakis or dark slacks. Not wearing a jacket, IMO, is no longer a fashion _faux paus_. Oh, and **START** , I assume you mean men under 30? Because many women under 30 look just fine in shorter shorts. And I don’t mean shorts that barely, if at all, cover their ass. I just mean shorts that end above the knee. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/22 "2004-09-04T18:20:08Z")
-People who think they’re all that and can dictate how other people should look. I am all the rights of the individual to look as goofy as they want, I don’t believe they should be jailed for it. Besides what would the fashion snobs do if they could not make fun of others? Although I would not put words on the ass of my jeans I was toying with the idea of putting a fish design on the back pockets, so people could look and say “nice bass!” 😛 BTW, I have worn a baseball cap with my ponytail sticking out the back when I do yard work. If you see me in my yard working with some nice sharp lawn implement, _please_ come up and tell me how silly you think it looks. It would be a nice change to get some blood other than my own on my yard tools. \> : ) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/23 "2004-09-04T18:28:55Z")
Anyone who wears super pale lip gloss with extra dark lip liner around the lips. It makes you look like a mutant who has an anus for a mouth. Especially when you pair this with a fake tan. Tee shirts with glitter and gemstones Anything worn by Paris Hilton ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/24 "2004-09-04T18:48:04Z")
Does anybody remember what year that Cindy Lauper “girls just wanna have fun” got the ward for worst-dressed woman of the year? She had a dress made of those whole body minks that you used to see on the collars of old ladies coats. That was a great look! ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/25 "2004-09-04T19:16:52Z")
I don’t like that females are wearing shirts that show off a sliver of their tummy. I’m not a fatphobe (at least, I don’t think so) but if you have a potbelly–even if you’re skinny otherwise–then you should think twice before putting on a shirt like that. On the other extreme… I don’t like those extra long t-shirts that look like dresses. I don’t like those extra long basketball jerseys either, especially when grown-ass men are wearing them. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/26 "2004-09-04T20:35:43Z")
Men: If you need a 38 waist, bite the bullet or go to the gym. Either one will work, but don’t just get that 36 waist and push your belt down under your belly. It’s the comb-over equivalent for your midsection! Women: No sandals your feet pudge out over or your toes or heels stick off the edge. It really _is ok_ if you wear a size 9! Don’t wear _trendy_ if it does not suit your style or age! And don’t tell me you don’t know…_you know!_ but even the Gestapo will not get my cropped pants and capris 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/27 "2004-09-05T02:15:24Z")
Women who wear low riding pants with a short shirt that leaves their tummy exposed. Women in general look stupid when they do this, and on overweight women it just screams “trailer trash\*\*.” I’m fat. Everyone fat should follow this mantra: “Just because they make it in my size doesn’t mean I should wear it.” Also people who wear words on their butts. \*\*Yes, I am aware that there are lots of fine upstanding people who live in trailers, so let’s not go there, k? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/28 "2004-09-05T02:26:26Z")
Really old, really fat women who insist on wearing skin tight spandex suits. You see them in supermarkets all the time. They look like a walking knockwurst fer chrissake. Can you say 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag? Very good, I knew you could. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/29 "2004-09-05T03:40:23Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Now wait a minute…you’re saying I cannot wear a tie unless I am wearing a blazer/sport jacket/suit jacket with it? You’re kidding, right? No, you’re right. I’ve seen men (the most recent was my doctor) wear a tie without a jacket. I think it just threw me seeing Josh Hartnett wearing a tie over a shirt that was not tucked in, paired with jeans and tennis shoes. That’s a death penalty offense right there, if you ask me. But I’ll agree with you and say that a tie is fine without a jacket as long as your wearing other appropriate clothes (such a shirt that’s actually tucked in and something other than tennis shoes). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/30 "2004-09-05T05:04:57Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > No, you’re right. I’ve seen men (the most recent was my doctor) wear a tie without a jacket. I think it just threw me seeing Josh Hartnett wearing a tie over a shirt that was not tucked in, paired with jeans and tennis shoes. > > That’s a death penalty offense right there, if you ask me. But I’ll agree with you and say that a tie is fine without a jacket as long as your wearing other appropriate clothes (such a shirt that’s actually tucked in and something other than tennis shoes). 🙂 OK, glad we’re in agreement. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/31 "2004-09-05T05:20:09Z")
> [@START](#): > > people that wear pants pulled up past the bellybutton > [@overlyverbose](#): > > Another thing I hate is anything that’s low-riding enough to show off your hip-bones. What peeves me off is I have a heck of a time finding anything in between this. Everything is either above my bellybutton, which makes me look like I’m hiding something in there, or cut so low that I spill over. What few pants I do find that are in between need to be cut just a tad higher in the back. I really don’t like showing my underwear, even by accident. And I refuse to wear skirts because I know they cling to my thighs and look really bad. Get back to me when skirts flare out from the waist/hip. Or pleats. Pleats aren’t so bad for people like me. Sublight: Those people look scary. Like people from some primitive culture who have painted their faces to scare away demons or something. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/32 "2004-09-05T05:43:30Z")
High heeled sneakers. Why? Does that not defeat the entire point of sneakers? Guys who show inches of asscrack when they bend over. I saw an example of this tonight; the sound guy was adjusting some wire on the stage and BAM! Half his ass was out of his pants, and it wasn’t a nice view. Dudes, if your pants won’t stay up, get a belt or suspenders or something, but just say no to crack. Those really big hoop earrings, like the size of hubcaps. They look ridiculous. I’m watching the movie \*Scotland, PA \* right now and Maura Tierney, an otherwise attractive woman, is wearing a series of hideous earrings that get larger and larger as the movie progresses. Yuck. Far be it for me to dictate underwear habits, but there should be a few ground rules. First, strangers do not need to see your underwear unless both of you are consenting. Thanks, but I don’t need to see your thong or the waistband of your Calvin Klein boxers. Seriously, pull up your pants or get underwear that fits better so it stays in your pants. Also, some women do need to wear bras. Their clothing looks wrong with their boobs all in the wrong place in the garment. Support can be beautiful, ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/33 "2004-09-05T13:18:11Z")
> [@Flutterby](#): > > Sublight: Those people look scary. Like people from some primitive culture who have painted their faces to scare away demons or something. Funny you should say that. The name ‘yamamba’ actually comes from an old folk-tale demon. It roughly translates to ‘mountain hag’. The scary thing is that the name was probably chosen by the girls themselves. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/34 "2004-09-05T15:52:03Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > I don’t like those extra long t-shirts that look like dresses. I don’t like those extra long basketball jerseys either, especially when grown-ass men are wearing them. This just reminded me of something else I hate - what is with those people who wear freakin’ short dresses over their jeans??? It drives me nuts when I see an otherwise very attractive woman walking around like she forgot to take her pants off when she decided to put on a dress in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/35 "2004-09-05T17:47:24Z")
My old English teacher. She is literally is stuck in the 60s. I was seriously considering putting her on What Not to Wear. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/36 "2004-09-05T21:36:37Z")
Sandals with socks (I mean, come on… didn’t you guys get any of the memos?) Tucked in t-shirts with shorts. Jeans under dresses. Combovers ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/37 "2004-09-05T21:49:11Z")
> [@START](#): > > I’ve said it before anyone under 30 who wears shorts that stop above your knees unless they are running or swimming. > > All the people with black fingernail polish, > > most people with lip rings, > > people that wear pants pulled up past the bellybutton, > > people that tuck in T shirts, > > platform boots as in the kind worn by Goth kids, > > Women that look like 15 year old males because there hair is short and spiked, > > people that wear tighty whiteys and sag their pants both are cool in my opinion just not at the same time, > > Shirts buttoned up all the way to the neck unless the person is wearing a tie, > > once again sagging is ok but when wearing a suit it’s just stupid, > > those texas tie thingies, > > rolling backpacks, > > fake name brand clothes why not just get non name brand stuff that looks better. > > People wearing run over Tennis Shoes > > etc… You put a lot of thought into this sort of thing, don’t you. But, except for the one about shorts, I agree with most of it! ---
**Author:** ![RAWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@RAWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RAWDuke)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/38 "2004-09-05T23:50:15Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > \*One pants leg pushed up and one down. I’ve read _why_ it’s done, but the look still baffles me.! Sorry, I’m not going to Google this one, could you tell me _why_? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/39 "2004-09-06T00:03:31Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > \*One pants leg pushed up and one down. I’ve read _why_ it’s done, but the look still baffles me. > [@RAWDuke](#): > > Sorry, I’m not going to Google this one, could you tell me _why_? 😕 If I remember correctly, and it’s been quite a while, it had to do with status and how (usually teenagers, I’m supposing) those who couldn’t afford much else, where able to allow others to admire their expensive sneakers. All without, I’m not sure why, not having to expose the other leg, thus keeping _it_ warm? I dunno. Maybe someone with more experience can confirm, deny or correct this. And no, I can’t for the life of me recall where I got my source. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098/40 "2004-09-06T00:19:19Z")
I would call the fashion police on people who wear those blenderized haircuts that flip up at the ends. If it looks good in the front it is a disaster in the back, and vice versa. And also guys who intentionally create cowlicks at the front of their foreheads and have streaks put in their hair, next they’ll be wearing lip gloss and have fake tans…And please, please hide the beer belly, button the shirt and tuck in those tails once in a while would ya? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashion-police-who-should-be-sentenced-to-life-without-parole/263098.md?page=3)