# Obvious fashion tips **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 3, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609 "2002-04-03T17:23:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/1 "2002-04-03T17:23:43Z")
Ladies, if you’re wearing a long skirt with a long slit in the back or slits up the sides… **don’t wear knee high pantyhose**!! Men, if you’re wearing a white dress shirt and tie but no jacket and you happen to have really dark chest hair, please, for the love of all that is good, **wear an undershirt**!! Whew! I feel sooo much better know. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/2 "2002-04-03T17:57:23Z")
Ladies: When you wear Low rise pants, please wear low rise pantyhose too. They do make it, you know. Men, White socks never look good with dark shoes. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/3 "2002-04-03T18:05:03Z")
_Mirror mirror On the wall Show me where the booger did fall._ ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/4 "2002-04-03T18:57:02Z")
Kids: Those huge pants with the waistline at mid-ass and the crotch at knee level make you look like a COMPLETE IDIOT! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/5 "2002-04-03T19:03:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad News Baboon \* > \*\*Men, > White socks never look good with dark shoes. \*\* Same goes for black socks and white tennies. ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/6 "2002-04-03T19:26:37Z")
DO NOT, under any circumstances or for any reason, EVER wear dark pantyhose with light shoes. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/7 "2002-04-03T19:46:17Z")
Saggy, low-slung breasts and strapless tops do not mix well. It is extremely disconcerting to see shoulders and a foot of bare chest above the top of your clothes. Your top should not start at your waist! ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/8 "2002-04-03T19:52:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by katie1341 \* > \*\*DO NOT, under any circumstances or for any reason, EVER wear dark pantyhose with light shoes. \*\* AMEN! Also, the very belabored point of pantyhose with open-toed shoes. You know they’re making open-toed pantyhose now, too? I don’t know if that’s better or worse. What’s so bad about bare legs? ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/9 "2002-04-03T19:57:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kiki \* > \*\* Men, if you’re wearing a white dress shirt and tie but no jacket and you happen to have really dark chest hair, please, for the love of all that is good, wear an undershirt!! > > \*\* This also applies to men with dark nipples. ---
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/10 "2002-04-03T20:00:34Z")
To my ex-roommate, The reason why your jeans keep “wearing out in the crotch” is NOT because “no one makes good quality jeans anymore.” Your jeans are **too small** and the fabric is crying out for mercy as your thighs press it together relentlessly. For the love of God, people, wear the right size. You are not fooling anyone. “Look! I can wear a size 6!” You are just displacing the rest of your body out and over the top. ::whew :: ---
**Author:** ![Calliope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Calliope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calliope)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/11 "2002-04-03T21:00:10Z")
Don’t wear a bra that is lumpy under a tight shirt. Don’t wear a dark bra with a light shirt. And for the love of God, people, don’t wear a bra with a tube top! Strangely, I see all of these things when I go to Wal-Mart. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/12 "2002-04-03T21:10:43Z")
Sandals and socks. Of any color, but especially black. (The socks, that is.) ---
**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/13 "2002-04-03T21:31:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by postcards \* > \*\*Sandals and socks. Of any color, but especially black. (The socks, that is.) \*\* I have a caveat to that one: in Seattle, at least, it is acceptable to wear white athletic socks with certain types of casual sandals (Birkenstocks & cousins), **as long as your whole outfit is casual.** And I don’t mean “khakis-and-buttondown-shirt” casual; I’m talking “shorts-and-t-shirt” casual. I’m sick of seeing people dressed for business from the ankle up, then wearing black socks and Tevas. Ick! ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/14 "2002-04-03T21:32:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Velma \* > \*\*For the love of God, people, wear the right size. You are not fooling anyone. “Look! I can wear a size 6!” \*\* [Maryellen Hooper] “I’m a size 4!” “You’re a four-by-four! Put that back!”[/Maryellen Hooper] ---
**Author:** ![ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/15 "2002-04-03T22:29:20Z")
Just say no… to white shoes. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/16 "2002-04-03T22:37:37Z")
Say what? Billy Johnson ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2002, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/17 "2002-04-03T22:41:32Z")
And for the love of sweet Jesus, if you have a gut, do NOT wear a midriff-baring top! Robin ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/18 "2002-04-04T01:32:56Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Kiki \* > \*\* > Men, if you’re wearing a white dress shirt and tie but no jacket and you happen to have really dark chest hair, please, for the love of all that is good, **wear an undershirt**!!_\* A friend of mine had to give a big presentation at work. He wore a white dress shirt. He did wear an undershirt, but it was a printed T-shirt. When he put it on, he realized you could see the printing through the front of the white dress shirt, so he wore the T-shirt backwards. But since he was giving a big presentation, his back was to the audience for much of the time. And what did the T-shirt say on it? “I’ve fallen, and I can’t reach my beer!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/19 "2002-04-04T02:47:00Z")
If you want to use lipliner, either blend, blend, blend, or fill your lips in. An obvious line looks tacky, especially if it’s _around_ the lips. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609/20 "2002-04-04T04:03:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kayeby \* > \*\*If you want to use lipliner, either blend, blend, blend, or fill your lips in. An obvious line looks tacky, especially if it’s _around_ the lips. \*\* In addition, the dark lip liner/pale lipstick look is NOT attractive. It screams “Blow Job Queen.” Obvious nipples showing through formal gowns looks trashy. Show a little class-not your nipples. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-fashion-tips/101609.md?page=2)