# Fashions you never got **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378 "2008-08-27T02:07:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/81 "2008-08-27T20:03:39Z")
Ooh, thought of another one. I know there has been debate here on the boards about the necessity of wearing pantyhose or knee-hi’s, but I come down on the sake of hosiery. This illustrates my reasoning. There’s a woman here at the office today who’s wearing clog-like sandals and no hosiery. The sandals are sticking to the sweaty bottoms of her feet, and every time she walks past, you can hear her skin peeling up off of the shoe sole: Rriip. In combination with the “slappiness” of the clog, this is how she sounds when she walks: Rriip-slap, Rriip-slap, Rriip-slap, Rriip-slap. It makes me wiggle my toes in discomfort because I hate that sensation and avoid it by always wearing hosiery. I know, I’m a dinosaur. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/82 "2008-08-27T20:25:56Z")
I still say NO to the sweatshirt/shorts combo, even on a skinny chick, even if it’s a BF sweatshirt, even if you’re a sports booster. It looks stupid. Maybe it’s a weather thing, I don’t know. Extreme low rise jeans on anyone needs to be added to the list. TheKid automatically puts her hand over her butt when bending over as every pair of jeans she owns barely cover her hindend even when standing up. She is also of the “Scene” clique and wears the gawdawful bright hoodies with her super skinny jeans. I won’t even go into what passes as band Tees anymore. She has asked that the following be added: “Mandals and socks. Completely disgusting” If we’re out and about and a guy is wearing sandals with any kind of sock, she grimaces. If he is wearing dress socks with sandals she makes lovely little Urp-y noises. AND after seeing the new pics on my neices’ MySpace page: women who use EYEliner as lipliner, then use a completely different color lipstick. Outlining your lips in black, but filling them in with a bright frosty pink? I made Urp-y sounds. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/83 "2008-08-27T20:38:29Z")
[QUOTE=vetbridge] Those are the exact type of shorts that I wear, but my son acts acts if I’m wearing a speedo. 😛 [/QUOTE] Next time you’re taking your son somewhere, show up in a pair of really short, really tight shorts. Act like you’re really going to wear them to whatever your shared destination might be. Watch him have apoplexy. Fun. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/84 "2008-08-27T20:40:36Z")
Don’t ruin low-rise jeans for the rest of us! They’re about the hottest trend I can think of. They accentuate the girl’s butt as opposed to high-waisted jeans which help the girl pretend she doesn’t have a butt. BLECH on high-waisted jeans! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/85 "2008-08-27T20:49:56Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] Don’t ruin low-rise jeans for the rest of us! They’re about the hottest trend I can think of. They accentuate the girl’s butt as opposed to high-waisted jeans which help the girl pretend she doesn’t have a butt. BLECH on high-waisted jeans! [/QUOTE] If you can figure out a way to make sure people who shouldn’t be wearing lowrise jeans don’t wear lowrise jeans, you can have them. I never want to see another muffintop that hasn’t been fresh-baked that morning. ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/86 "2008-08-27T21:06:20Z")
Can someone explain wearing a dress over pants? I actually get physically angry when I see that. Uggs Skinny jeans – a lot of the hipsters up here seem to wear them Droopy jeans The bubble dress makes even the hottest chick with the hottest bod look like she is wearing a sack. The sideways hat. I always want to say “I’ll need to twist your head around so your hat will be on straight.” And I am going to defend the functionality of vests or hoodies with shorts. It is perfect for the weather up here in the Northwest. Whether or not it is a fashion no no I’ll leave up to the cool kids here on The Dope ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/87 "2008-08-27T21:11:48Z")
[QUOTE=GargoyleWB] [QUOTE=TeddyLee] HUGE sunglasses that cover half your face. [/QUOTE] Yes, I’ve always thought of those as “Valerie Bertinelli Lifetime Network Battered Spouse Movie” sunglasses. [/QUOTE] I think of them as “alien invader” sunglasses. Where if you yank them off, you’ll see that they were to conceal the wearer’s **huge faceted bug eyes** , or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/88 "2008-08-27T21:53:45Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] Don’t ruin low-rise jeans for the rest of us! They’re about the hottest trend I can think of. They accentuate the girl’s butt as opposed to high-waisted jeans which help the girl pretend she doesn’t have a butt. BLECH on high-waisted jeans! [/QUOTE] I’m mostly with you (I find low-rise jeans more attractive and more comfortable) but there’s basically two problems that I see: –Pants that are _too_ low (see example earlier of jeans that don’t cover what they should) –Girls that wear jeans two sizes two small. That’s not a problem specific to either girls or jeans, of course, but low-rise pants are easier to wear in a smaller size than you should compared to their higher waisted counterparts. Even _I_ get a bit of a muffintop effect when I try this. I don’t even know why the ‘muffintops’ that’ve been mentioned wear the pants they do–it certainly doesn’t look comfortable. Maybe they never sit down 😕 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/89 "2008-08-27T21:58:15Z")
[QUOTE=Rack-a-Bones] Can someone explain wearing a dress over pants? I actually get physically angry when I see that. [/quote] Sure. But let me quote a wise Doper on a similar issue: > [@](#): > > It is perfect for the weather up here in the Northwest. Whether or not it is a fashion no no I’ll leave up to the cool kids here on The Dope Same thing. Dress alone = cold. A dress over a pair of jeans is sometimes the perfect balance for the weather around here - slightly warmer than a shirt and jeans but not as warm and a shirt, jeans and jacket. Plus, I think it looks cute, but that’s my old hippie chick style talking. ---
**Author:** ![Roadfood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/90 "2008-08-27T22:28:01Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] [QUOTE=bouv] YES! I don’t understand why any woman would wear one of those. They are not flattering to ANY body-type. They make skinny women look fat, and they make larger woman look…well, still large. I tried to find pictures online, but I don’t know what to search for. [/QUOTE] [Baby doll tops](http://kristenashbysmith.com/fallclothingtrends.htm) [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Glory] I was in Vegas a couple of weeks ago and saw several hotsy totsy chicks wearing the ODDEST type of dress. It was a dress with a bubble top that ended kind of at the waist, with a tiny, extremely tight, extremely short skirt peeking out (but it was one piece, hard to explain). I saw this look multiple times in Vegas, usually worn by the young, beautiful and sometimes extremely drunk. Found a [pic online](http://www.nextag.com/norob/PtitleSeller.jsp?chnl=main&tag=656334581&ctx=h2C6aKsGvTAXoCauLAZfriNLMhunZTy54Bc5vXDxXmL3Vlgl47XejCwphr1p%2FvN2pNT2KlznN0fl%0ApoyYowJ%2FMog0YLof8ChPTHYBAcpeug5ACBvTjky%2FJ4Tr%2FZ4mAYxfSkAUKhhYHNKhY90w0b4W11Lg%0AT53oDCuv1%2FpyvnKfrsXvgEQAphrvdrAIcFGzJS58&ptitle=603355307) [/QUOTE] Wow, different strokes, I guess. I find both of those to be extremely sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/91 "2008-08-27T23:06:01Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Same thing. Dress alone = cold. A dress over a pair of jeans is sometimes the perfect balance for the weather around here - slightly warmer than a shirt and jeans but not as warm and a shirt, jeans and jacket. Plus, I think it looks cute, but that’s my old hippie chick style talking. [/QUOTE] But I see a distinction here. A dress and jeans are two mutually exclusive items of clothing. I don’t see this the same as layering up for a game at Safeco when you know it will get progressively cooler. But I’m splitting hairs; we all have our little weirdisms. That style has always bugged me for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/92 "2008-08-27T23:28:25Z")
Hiphugging, bellbottom jeans, parts I and II. ---
**Author:** ![mowyourlawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@mowyourlawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mowyourlawn)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/93 "2008-08-28T00:42:29Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] Fashion in general. What’s wrong with a nice, clean t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants? [/QUOTE] The sweatpants, dude. ---
**Author:** ![mowyourlawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@mowyourlawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mowyourlawn)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/94 "2008-08-28T00:58:56Z")
Since my quote-skills aren’t so hot, I’ll run through a few that have been mentioned: \*\*“Pregnant” dresses: \*\*Seconded. One of the ugliest fashion trends of recent memory. **Ugg boots:** Ugg boots, as I understand, are a time-honored, functional Aussie tradition. What makes them lame is that every teenage/collegeage girl in America suddenly had to have them for a humorously brief period circa 2003. I’ll never let my friend live it down for buying his girlfriend Ugg boots on eBay during the height of their popularity – for **$450** :eek: **Hipster (ie, ironically horn-rimmed) glasses:** Yeah, this was kind of hip when Weezer first did it in 1993. Sheesh. **Hollister everything:** So, uh, Abercrombie and Fitch is “out”, but a nearly identical subsidiary of them is “in”? **Crocs:** Any type of fashion crafted using injection-molding will never be stylish. Unless you’re twelve years old or under, at least spring for sandals. **Expensive Handbags:** Not only do men not care, ladies – we think less of you for it. Seriously, this one needs to die. **Tattoos:** Played. Next fad! …excepting present company, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/95 "2008-08-28T01:07:19Z")
[QUOTE=mowyourlawn] **Hipster (ie, ironically horn-rimmed) glasses:** Yeah, this was kind of hip when Weezer first did it in 1993. Sheesh. [/QUOTE] Fuck that, they were already cliched after Elvis Costello and Woody Allen. I want to slap every hipster who I see wearing those things who thinks he’s still unique and interesting. I want to get a pair of giant, aviator-style eyeglasses, the kind that guys with mustaches in 70s movies always wore while they sat in rooms with fake wood paneling and green carpets and smoked cigarettes. The least-cool type of glasses in the world. And nobody ever wears them anymore - so, hip. ---
**Author:** ![mowyourlawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@mowyourlawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mowyourlawn)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/96 "2008-08-28T01:12:47Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] Fuck that, they were already cliched after Elvis Costello and Woody Allen. I want to slap every hipster who I see wearing those things who thinks he’s still unique and interesting. I want to get a pair of giant, aviator-style eyeglasses, the kind that guys with mustaches in 70s movies always wore while they sat in rooms with fake wood paneling and green carpets and smoked cigarettes. The least-cool type of glasses in the world. And nobody ever wears them anymore - so, hip. [/QUOTE] Much as it pains me to say it – aviators are coming back. Especially big ones. And I have a soft spot for them ;). (Good call on Elvis Costello, though) ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/97 "2008-08-28T02:11:10Z")
[QUOTE=mowyourlawn] Much as it pains me to say it – aviators are coming back. Especially big ones. And I have a soft spot for them ;). [/QUOTE] Speaking of, anyone know where I can get a pair of big ol’ aviator sunglasses. Ones that are super-mirrored, like a southern sheriff would wear? ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/98 "2008-08-28T02:33:57Z")
I’ve seen them at Wal-Mart, Target, et al, but you gotta look around, they don’t always have them. Or if you’re desperate, you can google “aviator mirror sunglasses” and shop online. [Amazon’s](http://www.amazon.com/Elite-Metal-Aviator-Sunglasses-Mirror/dp/B0002Y2JYY) got some; how much did ya wanna spend? ETA: Of course we have a wide selection of sunglasses at Walgreens, too. Some of them IIRC are mirror aviators. Depends totally on what fell off the truck. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/99 "2008-08-28T03:05:34Z")
[QUOTE=mowyourlawn] **Ugg boots:** Ugg boots, as I understand, are a time-honored, functional Aussie tradition. What makes them lame is that every teenage/collegeage girl in America suddenly had to have them for a humorously brief period circa 2003. I’ll never let my friend live it down for buying his girlfriend Ugg boots on eBay during the height of their popularity – for **$450** :eek: [/QUOTE] (Finally googles Uggs) Oh _that’s_ what those are called! I only knew them as ‘boots with the fur’. Oh man, I disagree with most people in this thread. I knew a girl last year who wore these with skirts and it was hot hot hot. > [@Argent Towers](#): > > Fuck that, they were already cliched after Elvis Costello and Woody Allen. I want to slap every hipster who I see wearing those things who thinks he’s still unique and interesting. > > I want to get a pair of giant, aviator-style eyeglasses, the kind that guys with mustaches in 70s movies always wore while they sat in rooms with fake wood paneling and green carpets and smoked cigarettes. The least-cool type of glasses in the world. And nobody ever wears them anymore - so, hip. Dude . . . I totally agree with you about the horn-rimmed thing but the same type of people (hipsters) are wearing aviators. They’ve been back and ironic for awhile. A decade, probably. Where have you been? ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/59ef9b/32.png) [@FlyingRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRat)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378/100 "2008-08-28T07:41:47Z")
[QUOTE=Rack-a-Bones] The bubble dress makes even the hottest chick with the hottest bod look like she is wearing a sack. [/QUOTE] Droopy dressed like that seem to be very popular here in Thailand right now-- it’s interesting, and actually doesn’t look half bad on many of the ladies I see wearing them. Of course, the said Thai ladies tend to be approximately the size of my (hefty American) leg, so I guess it depends on your body type. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fashions-you-never-got/461378.md?page=6)