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Fashion Pet Peeves & Predictions

  
  

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Margin Walker
22:50 / 06.05.02
Is it just me or is ther alot of people that are going to look back 10 years from now and say "I can't believe I ever wore something so tacky & gaudy!!" Here'e jsut the short list of things that bug me:

1) People who wear scarves. In spring. Indoors. Fuck. Them!!
2) People who wear dorky sneakers from the 70's.
3) People who wear track suits--constantly.
4) Orange Kogals.
5) Platform shoes.

And my #1 prediction for "Stupid fashion trend of the near future", things are going to get retro--REALLY retro. Ladies, gentlemen, fellow cretins, I give you 2 words: designer codpieces!



You heard it here first. Just do me a favor and act surprised when this becomes all the rage....
 
 
Utopia
23:08 / 06.05.02
ummm, not really in tune with your peeves, but i hate it when girls wear pants underneath skirts. especially jeans under denim skirts. especially different colored jeans under denim skirts. what the hell are these girls thinking!?

i like my cheesy 70's sweaters, so there! i also love my poyester bellbottoms.

i think tomorrow's fashion chernobyl will be reflective of early 90's grunge and hip-hop, of course, which i've been prepared for since 1992.

...you know people who wear track suits constantly? like ben stiller in the royal tenenbaums?! eeeeew. i'm more of a richie t camel hair coat kinda guy (mmm swanky!)
 
 
Mazarine
01:55 / 07.05.02
Goddamned mother fucking glitter on every goddamned thing.
 
 
Saint Keggers
02:51 / 07.05.02
1)I hate (and by hate I mean super mega fucking despise!) bellbottoms!!!
2)I also hate those loose baggy assed clothes the kids are wearing these days.3)Khakies,dockers, call'em what you will.
4)Platform shoes...except for the ones from the 70's with the fish in them..cause that's just neat-o!

My prediction for future fashion trend...glow-in-the-dark tattoos...of the eyes.
 
 
YNH
04:59 / 07.05.02
Margin Walker, are you kidding? The people wearing tracksuits right now are simply practicing for old age. My mom showed up to brunch in a bright purple tracksuit last month with that "fuck you" grin. Or they ride a bike, a lot.

Everything else I can support you on, I think. Nothing much bothers me, except jean jackets.
 
 
Turk
05:28 / 07.05.02
All clothes.
 
 
that
12:07 / 08.05.02
Summer is the season of bad taste, fa la la la la, la la la la. I hate clothes shops at the best of times, but in the summer, they're an affront to taste and decency as well as being (as usual) terrifying for an uncool type such as myself. Though I did catch myself thinking 'I wonder how I'd look in a sequined top?' the other day. Muuuuuuum, I'm frightened!
 
 
The Natural Way
12:21 / 08.05.02
Love clothes shops.
 
 
passer
12:45 / 08.05.02
peeves:
Tube tops. Why don't people realize that no one looks good in a tube top? The clothes hangers we call models don't look good in a tube top so why in the name of all that's good would you proceed to buy one and wear it out in public?

At least track suits are comfy.

Oh and fringe. Just say no dammit. Especially purple suede jackets with fringe.

Predictions:
I'm with you on the upcoming grunge revival. And polka dots. Polka dots are definitely making a comeback.
 
 
suds
13:29 / 08.05.02
utopia, i wear skirts with trousers all the time. i'll tell you what i'm thinking when i wear such an ensemble: i'm thinking i love it. maybe because it's sorta like the salwar kameez i wore in india and i love skirts but i hate the feeling that you're going to be seen as a girl and so trousers gives me some added confidence. i look very cute in my skirt and trousers combination, promise.
i hate all pikey wear. i hate jeans with white trainers and football shirts and tucked in anything. ew ew ew.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
13:36 / 08.05.02
Yeah, I fucking hate gypsies too. Thieving pieces of shit.
 
 
Bear
13:45 / 08.05.02
I hate their dogs more, canine pieces of shit!

I can't think of anything, maybe the "tucked in" thing, but I'm hardly the fashion king

Oh vests, I like them on girls but not on guys, probably just jealous cause I don't have the arms for em...
 
 
Tryphena Absent
13:46 / 08.05.02
Well I collect weird skirts that you wouldn't normally find in high street shops but somehow have ended up there (Topshop is weirdly good for this). Wear jeans under dresses, flares that cover my feet and the ground around them and get so so wet in the rain. I own a pair of platform trainers and a denim jacket. I don't have a tube top though or a track suit... probably that stems from my hatred of all exercise (which would be futile anyway since I eat 5 chocolate bars a day on average) Damn you all.
 
 
Sax
13:59 / 08.05.02
I like to wear my Daddy's neckerchief, my Momma's apron, my brother's Purple Heart and my sis's panties. Reminds me of happier times before the landslide that wiped out our town.
 
 
Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo
14:03 / 08.05.02
Vests are the best article of clothing I ever discovered, and I wear them constantly. Nice ones with dress clothes and a leather one with jeans and a t-shirt. I also like wearing a dress shirt, blazer and jeans lately. Makes me look very Dennis Miller-ish.

I don't have a lot of pet peeves other than sagged pants (which is a trend I just wish would die die die) and women with "sweaters" only buttoned at the top button. Ick.
 
 
Ganesh
14:26 / 08.05.02
Ahhh. You mean waistcoats...
 
 
MissLenore
14:36 / 08.05.02
Twin sets. I fucking HATE twin sets. My mom owns a twinset in just about every colour and I would so love to raid her closet and throw them all out.
Clogs. Maybe if they had a different name I wouldn't be so oppposed, but I mean, "clogs".
Those jackets/coats that look like life preservers.
Any article clothing that is bright enough that I need to wear sunglasses to look at you. All I wear is black, it's harsh on my eyes when you wear those kinds of colours around me.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
14:37 / 08.05.02
You know, Sax sounds like a regular kinda guy. Me, I like a good flannel shirt and blue jeans. Shirt can be check, plaid, any kind of decorative motif involving crossed colours, or just a plain red or blue. Jeans are levi's - I ain't being pretentious; they're twice the cost of regular jeans but they wear three times as hard.

Lotta my clothes got handed down from my Daddy. He bought clothes to last. In the end, they outlasted him. God rest you, Daddy - there are no WW2 flashbacks in Heaven.

Solitaire - I assume by "Dress shirt" you mean "shirt" rather than "dress shirt" (hint. if it has buttons and no studs, it is probably not a dress shirt). Either way, jeans with a blazer is about the one cardinal sin.
 
 
Bear
14:40 / 08.05.02
Ahhh. You mean waistcoats...

I think you might be right Ganesh, unless Rose is going for the full on WWF look...or maybe he is ?
 
 
Ganesh
14:41 / 08.05.02
The coat of many colours that my momma made for me.
 
 
Ierne
14:55 / 08.05.02
I send a big fat loving in the direction of all the peeps who despise flares and platforms.

Today there is a huge mega-meeting at my job with representatives from Disney in Burbank CA, and I was told to "look my best." Along with the black velvet leotard and Donna Karan Jacket ($5 thrift shop, yo), I am rocking the black satin flares and blue PVC platforms.

The Mouse will fear me today
 
 
Utopia
15:16 / 08.05.02
suds: hey, if it works for you then more power to ya. if you can make it look cute then 1,000,000 bonus points are added to your score.
 
 
Elijah, Freelance Rabbi
15:19 / 08.05.02
i hate the whole goth thing
"Hey, Ass, take the goddamn fishnets off your freakin arms"
"wow, you paid 40 bucks american for a black t-shirt thats all tore up, i woulda sold ya one for 30"

Gah! I hate em, and i really like the music so i end up at the club surrounded by people whose clothing disgusts me the way that guy hates SUV's.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
16:00 / 08.05.02
You're just envious because you don't understand the obtenebrated darkness of our crystalline misery.
 
 
MissLenore
16:39 / 08.05.02
Most goths I know, including myself, wouldn't spend $40 on a fishnet shirt. We make them ourselves using cheap fishnet nylons. I'd laugh my ass off at ANYone who would spend that on a fishnet shirt.
 
 
Saveloy
16:48 / 08.05.02
Prediction:

Asymmetric beards and 'taches Not for another 3 years at least, but it will happen, possibly if/when the much dreaded 80s revival ever seriously kicks off. Not that they were an 80s thing, but suitably 80s-ish in concept. The kind of thing you would've seen in 2000AD in the 80s.
 
 
Molly Shortcake
18:52 / 08.05.02
Urban Outfitters.
Indie rock.
Fucking Sean John, worst clothes EVER.
Abercrombie.
J Crew.
Zipperhead.
Bubblegum goths.

Bring back Skidz, Jams and high top phades please.

I feel much better now.
 
 
Molly Shortcake
18:55 / 08.05.02
And the sterotypical artsy look.
 
 
grant
18:58 / 08.05.02
I have a major prejudice against khaki shorts worn with belts and with the golf shirt tucked in. Man, just wear long pants and get it over with. Shorts are casual. Don't make 'em dressy.

I have a mild dislike for golf shirts. I don't wear 'em. If it has a collar, I want it to button all the way down.

>>>

I predict upsurge of sleeveless shirts with some sort of matching arm-band around the bicep. Like Marc Singer in Beastmaster, if memory serves me. Only not raw leather.

The asymmetric facial hair I can totally see. I think there will also be a mainstreaming of eyebrow styling & modification. Dye, shaving, patterning, the works.
 
 
Mazarine
04:24 / 10.05.02
Bear- Don't you mean the WWE? Heh...

Grant- Golf shirt tucked in, khaki shorts w/ belt, darling, you just described two things: 1. My uniform at the most hellish job I ever had, at the Orwellian bagel shop, and 2. My ex-boyfriend's entire wardrobe. Not a block of my life I'm proud of.

I despise shirts which, when you're looking at them from the sleeve or the back, appear quite nice, but then, when you see the front, turn out to have a rodeo cowboy on the front made out of tiny metal studs. Or have a giant airbrused persian kitten on the front surounded by pink roses and encrusted with, you guessed it. Glitter.
 
 
YNH
05:13 / 10.05.02
I predict upsurge of sleeveless shirts with some sort of matching arm-band around the bicep.

Like Nelly?

I wonder if the next big hipster thing will be golfshirts and khaki shorts... especially 'cause they're headed for thrift shops everywhere.

Oh, and Mazarine, thank you for the image of the Orwellian Bagel Shop. The Joy!
 
 
Margin Walker
09:13 / 10.05.02
[YNH] wrote: Margin Walker, are you kidding? The people wearing tracksuits right now are simply practicing for old age. My mom showed up to brunch in a bright purple tracksuit last month with that "fuck you" grin.

No I'm not. Old people in track suits don't really bother me because, well, I don't care about old people. I'm sure that when I'm an old coot I'll be bitching about how I loved Bingo before all of those whippersnapper 70 year-old's made it all trendy. What bugs me are the pseudo 70's track jackets you see on emo wusses like the middle guy in this picture:



In all honesty, is someone 10 years down the road gonna pull one of those gaudy things out of the closet and go "Now that, *that*, was money well spent!!!" No way whatsoever. It'll be more like looking back at your hair metal years with utter disgust, saying "What was I thinking?!?". Like this:

  
 
Margin Walker
09:15 / 10.05.02
BTW, you think those two could be the same guy?
 
 
Ariadne
09:27 / 10.05.02
You know, i think I used to go out with him...

I don't like all the gypsy floaty stuff in the shops - it looks utterly ridiculous on anyone over 18. And yes, I'm just narked because I'm over 18. If I wear a frilly hippy top I just look like a fortune teller on Brighton pier.
 
 
Sax
09:35 / 10.05.02
I love clothes, me. Just can't afford any at the moment.
 
  

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