# What won't you wear?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 31, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336 "2006-01-31T12:43:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/1 "2006-01-31T12:43:58Z")
Everyone has some style, brand, colour or “look” that they won’t wear. Either it’s deeply unflattering, ethically unsound or you just don’t like it.
Mine are the following:
**Real fur**
Feels nice, but yucky when you think about it for any period of time.
**Coulottes/gaucho pants/clam diggers etc**
I’m short, my legs need every inch I can give them.
**The colour orange**
Not a good look with sallow skin.
And finally
**Ethnic clothing**
I’m racially ambiguous enough to look like I actually am Indian/Chinese/Romany when wearing the appropriate clothing. Which would be fine if I was of whichever ethnicity and could take pride in my heritage and culture, but since I’m not, I don’t see why I should make my life more difficult. I can live much more happily without racist insults.
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/2 "2006-01-31T13:08:37Z")
**High heels** – life is way too short to wear uncomfortable shoes.
**Yellow, orange, most shades of green** – I’m with you on that sallow skin thing.
**Tight sweaters** – yes, I have large breasts; if that is of interest to you, you’ll figure it out all by yourself.
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### Author:  [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/3 "2006-01-31T13:09:53Z")
**Horizonal stripes**. I’m big enough without them.
The color **pink**. Some redheads can get away with it; I’m not one of them.
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### Author:  [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/4 "2006-01-31T13:11:35Z")
Skirts and dresses. But if someone came up with period costume, I’d wear them.
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/5 "2006-01-31T13:18:59Z")
Handkerchief hemlines - eeeeew.
Gaucho pants - eeeeew to the 10th power.
Turbans - ethnic or fashion. They just blow.
Flats - is there anything more unflattering to the female leg?
Tube tops or strapless dresses - I will re-think this when they come up with a strapless bra that actually works on breasts that are bigger than an A cup.
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### Author:  [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/6 "2006-01-31T13:25:31Z")
**Shrug Sweaters** I’m pretty large in the front, and I imagine if I wore one, it would look like a boob cozy as opposed to a sweater. [Picture here](http://www1.bloomingdales.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=66410)
**Navy blue** My skin picks up blue tones, I look bruised.
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### Author:  [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/7 "2006-01-31T13:29:54Z")
No plaid.
No checks.
No paisley.
No wide neckties.
No pink.
No yellow.
No orange.
No bright colors of any shade…
No tight pants.
No tee-shirts sporting a company logo.
No hats sporting a company logo.
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### Author:  [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/8 "2006-01-31T13:47:06Z")
Women’s clothing.
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### Author:  [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/9 "2006-01-31T13:49:10Z")
**Big plaids**
**Baseball caps** - Besides which, who decided that the bill has to be bent like that?
**Tight underwear** - Gotta have some breathing room. 😉
**Tight shirts** - See above
**Speedos** - Just no.
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### Author:  [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/10 "2006-01-31T13:49:25Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#):
>
> Tube tops or strapless dresses - I will re-think this when they come up with a strapless bra that actually works on breasts that are bigger than an A cup.
I’m here to tell you that they don’t work on A cups, either. The only time I ever wore a strapless anything that didn’t feel like it was going to slide down was when I wore a long-line strapless bra under my wedding dress. Since it sat on my hips it wasn’t going anywhere, but ugh, not comfortable. Not something I exactly want to pursue as everyday wear. So no strapless or spaghetti strap stuff for me.
Capri pants also suck.
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/11 "2006-01-31T13:52:43Z")
Anything tight.
Anything short.
Anything skimpy.
Anything that leaves my stomach or butt showing.
Anything that leaves my undies showing.
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/12 "2006-01-31T13:54:45Z")
> [@romansperson](#):
>
> I’m here to tell you that they don’t work on A cups, either. The only time I ever wore a strapless anything that didn’t feel like it was going to slide down was when I wore a long-line strapless bra under my wedding dress. Since it sat on my hips it wasn’t going anywhere, but ugh, not comfortable. Not something I exactly want to pursue as everyday wear. So no strapless or spaghetti strap stuff for me.
>
> Capri pants also suck.
Capri pants VERY suck. Although I will indulge the Laura Petrie style on perfectly shaped women with perfect legs. I believe there are about seven women in the US that fit the description.
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### Author:  [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/13 "2006-01-31T13:56:13Z")
- No beige
- No blue of any kind. I love certains shades but none suit me. Moreover, absolutely no navy. I really hate navy.
- Nothing generally unflattering. This covers to wide a range to go into detail
- No chenille and definetely no fleece
- No thongs.
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### Author:  [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/14 "2006-01-31T13:59:06Z")
I don’t do turtlenecks. Always hated 'em. I don’t like the way they look and I don’t like the way they feel.
I don’t do ruffles. Nuh uh. Forget it.
And I sure as hell don’t do capris. Gee, look, it’s a flashback of every pair of too-short pants I ever had in my young life, come back to taunt me with how miserably uncool I was. No thanks.
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### Author:  [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/15 "2006-01-31T14:06:50Z")
White T-shirts, plain or with with logos or illustrations on them.
T-shirts of any kind unless they are worn under a collared shirt.
Horizontal stripes.
Trousers with pleats.
Any kind of underwear other than boxers.
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### Author:  [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/16 "2006-01-31T14:09:14Z")
> [@PookahMacPhellimey](#):
>
> - No beige
>
> - No blue of any kind. I love certains shades but none suit me. Moreover, absolutely no navy. I really hate navy.
>
> - Nothing generally unflattering. This covers to wide a range to go into detail
>
> - No chenille and definetely no fleece
>
> - No thongs.
Hate thongs. Foot thongs, that is.
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### Author:  [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/17 "2006-01-31T14:11:29Z")
Pantyhose=torture device
Never.
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### Author:  [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/18 "2006-01-31T14:12:52Z")
Flower print pants or anything by [Lilly Pulitzer](http://lillypulitzer.com/).
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### Author:  [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/19 "2006-01-31T14:36:06Z")
Baseball caps. Just say no, kids.
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### Author:  [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2006, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wont-you-wear/342336/20 "2006-01-31T14:43:49Z")
High heels.
Short skirts.
Paisley.
Thong underwear.
Black. (I have 2 mostly white Papillon dogs that shed. 'Nuff said.)
Plain white T shirts.
Fur.
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