Hmmm
Thats how you know youre getting old…the kids fashions seem odd to you.
I think its hilarious to see young guys (no old ones do it) wear their pants hanging way down with undies showing.
It just makes me want to pull them the rest of the way!
What does the one pant leg rolled up mean?
I like the goth look, it looks good, but of course, only one young folks.(Daniel the goth from Jenny Jones mmmmm)
Most credible explanation for the one pant leg rolled up thing was that it originated in Jamaica, where bike riding is a common means of transportation. In riding a bike, it’s often useful to roll up the right pant leg to keep it out of the chain.
[urban translation]You always gotta keep one leg up on the competition[/urban translation]
I can’t remeber the particular rapper that started this, but I think it was LL Cool J.
Me, I roll up my pants and all you see is wool sock.
hmm…
very obvious logos, like branded sports wear.
FCUK t-shirts are an exception, i have one with
Funky
Chick
Undoubtedly
Kicks-ass
across the boobs. it’s definitely a winner with the fellas.
platform trainers, like the spice girls circa 1996.
those over-knee socks worn with a little A-line skirt.
orange make-up with a tide mark. just use fake tan, or a lighter colour. please.
patent leather anything.
trousers falling off asses. male or female.
i have to say i LOVE men in sandals (those sporty kind you could climb a mountain in) without socks…sexy brown feet…mmmm.
makeup on small children…pearlescent pink lipstick on a 10 y/o. no thanks.
white socks worn with anything other than gym trainers. not sk8er trainers, not sandals, not surfer shoes, nothing. ONLY IN THE GYM. major turn-off elsewhere.
those running bottoms with the poppers up the sides, worn by people who will NEVER run in them.
that “pineapple” hairdo. scraping all the hair from your face and piling it onto you head just screams sex appeal.
as do mullets and big hair.
Disagree with 70s glasses looking good - J.Lo or not, they scream “grandma”/“turtle”/“dragonfly” to me.
Disagree with skirts with two slits looking bad - if they’re the right length (hem around your knees, slits up to a bit higher than midthigh), they can look classy.
Disagree with sandals without socks looking bad - they can look quite good.
Disagree with bellbottoms looking bad - they slim you up.
Disagree with platform shoes being evil - it’s SOO much harder to move on stilettos, where there’s a huge difference between the level of the toe and the heel.
Fashions I dislke:
One thing that floors me about moving to California is all the kids with their huge winter parkas on in the middle of summer…
Or the kids wearing toques (Not sure what they’re called here in the U.S. - winter knitted caps?) in the middle of summer…
I always wonder when these kids are gonna pass out from heat stroke…
SFCanadian - who is glad that HE doesn’t HAVE to wear a parka or toque any more, so really can’t imagine doing it for fashion
Most of my peeves have already been mentioned, namely capri pants and facial makeup that is ill-matched to the girl’s natural skin tone.
Other fashions that irk me:
Blue eyeshadow/eyeliner. Nothing screams “70’s porn star” like blue on your eyes.
High heels in general. I can ruin my back on my own, thank you.
Inappropriate clothes for children, like white lace or velvet dresses for three-year-old girls. People who buy these must love doing laundry every twenty minutes. Either that or they have robot children.
Halter tops, especially the kind that are just a front that tie in the back. I’ve always wanted to untie one of those just to see the reaction.
Ever since I first saw them back in the 80’s, i Love off-the-shoulder tops.
Pleated pants of any kind for men. Who are the idiot designers who thinks this looks good?
Go to the bargain rack at Filene’s - almost all of the men’s pants there have pleats on them - nobody buys them. (I guess the nice thing is, if you like pleats, they are cheap)
Bike riders??? A lot of bike messengers roll up one leg to prevent the cloth from getting entangled in the chain. If it’s the right leg, that’s probably what it is.
Oh God, YES!!!
I am so tired of the god d*mned backwards baseball hats I could puke!
For that matter, any baseball hats! Why won’t this stupid fad die!?
Attention baseball hat wearers: YOU LOOK LIKE PINK MORONS!!!
And anybody who gives one penny of their money to the NBA, NFL, etc. for sports apparel are world-class suckers. Kee-rist, if you want to p*ss away your money give it to me, not some sports conglomerate billionaires!
Whew…ok, now I feel better! Thanx, SDMB!
Fucking.
Capri.
Pants.
Hey, Twiggy, do you realize that it looks like you don’t know how to dress yourself? Those pants don’t fit, see.
Come here. See this? See how the pants actually go all the way down the leg? And here. See how the shorts stop around the knee?
Now what the fuck are you wearing? Did you throw those suckers in the dryer one too many times? Was your clothing budget cut short by your burgeoning drug habit? I can’t think of any other reason you would dig out your old junior-high pants.
Some things go away for a reason.
Oh yeah. Also…
What is that supposed to mean? What is a pink moron?
Is that the highest level of moron? I would have thought that pink would have been lower on the moron scale.
Whenever I wear my baseball caps (generally forward), I consider myself to be more of a dark grey moron.
Maybe I’m just missing something, but why would anybody want to wear something advertising that they have “BUM Equipment?”
[sub]“Hi ! I can’t get it up with a crane !”[/sub]
It’s a Subgenius reference- ‘pinks’ is slang for normals, the everyday dupes who make up the vast conspiracy that runs this planet. ? -)
Check it out-you may be pink,but there’s hope!
http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/answers/questions/X0004_Converting_a_Pink.html
It’s a Subgenius reference- ‘pinks’ is slang for normals, the everyday dupes who make up the vast conspiracy that runs this planet. • -)
Check it out-you may be pink,but there’s hope!
http://www.subgenius.com/bigfist/answers/questions/X0004_Converting_a_Pink.html
Because they are a mullet wearing guido with an IROC that has the ability to travel back in time to 1987.
Personally, I liked the sort of preppy-grunge fashion at my college.
-Usually white baseball caps bend and torn to shit
-Jeans, cargo pants or old Dockers
-Solid polo shirts, Plaid J-Crew shirts or oversized rollneck and v neck sweaters.
It was great because when townies would come up to our parties they were easy to spot. You just tell anyone wearing cheesy starter caps, gansta style sports jackets and super-baggy jeans to hit the road.
I have a few long skirts that have two side slits, and they look VERY nice. They’re also practical-without those slits I couldn’t walk!
When I was three, I had a little blue velvet dress with a lace collar-what’s wrong with special occasions for little kids in lace and velvet, with bows in their hair? It’s so sweet.
Facial glitter is FUN! 'Nuff said.
Some more:
Tommy Hilfiger…UGH!!!
Aberzombie and Bitch
Those stupid tops that have the part over the boobs cut out, and then a high neck-it just looks stupid!
Playboy shirts-especially on little girls! HELLO???
(okay, when I was a little, I had this huge blue and white stripped night shirt with a little Playboy bunny logo in the corner-but I think that’s different-it was a hand-me-down and I wore it only to sleep in. These people send their elementary school age daughters out with PLAYBOY stuff on?)
PornStar teeshirts
Neon sports wear
Sun visors-worn backwards, upside down, or the proper way-are all ugly!
The bindi thing…
Power beads (EXCEPT my sister’s magnetic bracelet-that thing is fun to play with!)
I always hated the “powdered-wig” style. I hated wearing that crap. Man , the enlightened-era would’ve been so much more kick-ass without all that baroque wardrobe stuff.
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*Originally posted by BunnyGirl *
**I have a few:
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[li]Almost anything Abercrombie & Fitch. If I wanted torn up, preppy clothes, I go to Goodwill and run them over a few times with the car. And the prices?! Oy![/ul] **[/li][/QUOTE]
To be fair, A&F offers a lot of varieties of sweaters for women. They are expensive (as is everything at A&F), but for sweaters of such quality, the price is worth it. I don’t like the shirts/jeans/underwear so much, but the sweaters are very nice.
I see. I didn’t know there was an official “black person uniform”. Must be part of the separate-but-equal deal. Or possibly like the yellow stars Jewish people had to wear during the Holocaust.