Fashion crimes

fable · Post by **fable** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:00 am

The other day we had the misfortune to go to a mall. (That in itself would make an epic. My wife was certain that because the weather was nice, everybody in New Jersey would head to the shore, and the mall would be deserted. It was packed solid.) I watched as an elderly pair, easily in their mid 70s, emerged from a store. She had on skintight jeans, the sort that button on the lower legs to maintain close contact.

And at that moment, this thread was borne.

What other fashion crimes can you think of? Where else should the fashion police make their presence known? Speak up! This is your chance for redress (in both senses of the word) and justice!

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 8:13 am

People at music festivals. They seem to have no grasp of what looks good... or they just don't care. Since when was fishnet considered a suitable fabric for anything but tights - and that only when the Rocky Horror Show's in town?

Mind you, it is kind of amusing when the weather turns out nice... the goths really don't know what to do, in their head-to-toe black finished off with a nice sturdy pair of DMs... it's not as though they can strip it all off, since their carefully-preserved pasty white skin would burn in seconds. They have no choice but to suffer... That'll teach 'em.

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 9:56 am

Excellent excellent thread

Most of my wardrobe is destined for the dock at a fashion crimes tribunal at the Hague I suspect....

My several paisley shirts will receive a long stretch I should imagine.

My teddy bear print dungarees are evading arrest. (Cos they only cost £1 w00t!)

My 'I Love To Tease The Boys' t shirt is a fugitive and

my brown silk victorian orphanage-chic dress is probably on a list somewhere.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:10 pm

lol! great thread!
Here is what I think looks really tacky:
The woman with obviously bleached-blond hair, make-up that ressembles war paint, overly long, brightly painted finger nails, jeans so tight that it appears as though her flesh has been poured into them, and an excessive amount of cheap, jangly jewelry. Not to mention perfume that reaches your nostrils about five minutes before she enters your line of sight.

Then there are the terry or velour 'trackpants' that should never be allowed to make it into public space....

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:15 pm

Originally posted by fable
<snip>What other fashion crimes can you think of? <snip>

Guess ..... well, myself

Unless I go out (in wich case I prefere suit and tie) or am going to an importent meeting (depending on the meeting, tries to dress appropiately) I don't really care what i wear.

I am a computer geek (well, sort of) so my dressing is very influenced by that fact. I often wear sweats to school these days since we are working on a project for about 7-8 hours a day where I sit behind the screen working, so I can't really be bothered to dress "nicely".

So sweats and t-shirt or some sort of jeans and t-shirt (real washed out t-shirts) these days ... fasion disaster ... learning towards crime

Hey - I gotta look the part, but of couse, when I have value in it, I dress nicely.

nael · Post by **nael** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:25 pm

here's a big one for guys...
Black shoes do NOT go with navy blue pants. the same goes with any clothing combo- black and dark blue do not go together.

my other gripe...women with low cut jeans...let me correct that statement..women who cannot see their jeans wearing low cut jeans. here's a simple rule- if you can't see the fly of your jeans, do not wear anything that accentuates this fact.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:43 pm

What's fashion?

Georgi · Post by **Georgi** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:43 pm

Originally posted by dragon wench
Here is what I think looks really tacky:
The woman with obviously bleached-blond hair, make-up that ressembles war paint, overly long, brightly painted finger nails, jeans so tight that it appears as though her flesh has been poured into them, and an excessive amount of cheap, jangly jewelry. Not to mention perfume that reaches your nostrils about five minutes before she enters your line of sight.

Alas for Essex girls everywhere...

Another rather disturbing trend is wearing g-strings way above the waistband of jeans... whether or not you can get away with the low cut jeans, it just looks dodgy.

@Frogus I'm surprised they make teddy bear dungarees that fit anyone over the age of 8...

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:27 pm

Just Three words...

Anna Nicole Smith

Ok, two more,

Dennis Rodman

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:36 pm

Originally posted by Georgi
Alas for Essex girls everywhere...

Another rather disturbing trend is wearing g-strings way above the waistband of jeans... whether or not you can get away with the low cut jeans, it just looks dodgy.

Ditto!!! I thought I might be showing my age posting that one!

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 4:43 pm

Originally posted by dragon wench
lol! great thread!
Here is what I think looks really tacky:
The woman with obviously bleached-blond hair, make-up that ressembles war paint, overly long, brightly painted finger nails, jeans so tight that it appears as though her flesh has been poured into them, and an excessive amount of cheap, jangly jewelry. Not to mention perfume that reaches your nostrils about five minutes before she enters your line of sight.

Then there are the terry or velour 'trackpants' that should never be allowed to make it into public space....

I see you've been to Florida

C Elegans · Post by **C Elegans** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 5:26 pm

Originally posted by nael
here's a simple rule- if you can't see the fly of your jeans, do not wear anything that accentuates this fact.

ROFLMAO

Well put

My gripes about others:

In men:
- Chinos! The definite killer of sex appeal!
- Blue shirt at white, blonde men - the contrast make them look pink in their face!
- Cheap, ill fitting suits in bad fabric because "it's a suit"

In women:
- higher heels than you can walk in
- flower patterns
- flounces
- white wedding dresses that look like cream cakes

And my own wardrobe:

I have some hysterically tasteless bimbo outfits that I use sometimes in special situations in order to surprise and provoke people to think in less stereotype patterns. If you got jail for fashion crimes, I'd get life for some of those outfits

Originally posted by Georgi
Another rather disturbing trend is wearing g-strings way above the waistband of jeans... whether or not you can get away with the low cut jeans, it just looks dodgy.

I've been doing that since low cut jeans came around some years ago...

Sometimes even at work

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:05 pm

I would like to add my boss to the list. A few days ago he wore a purple shirt...... and an orange tie.

nael · Post by **nael** » Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:06 pm

my own personal fashion no-no: I have been known to wear a "wife-beater" in public. I have enough dress shirts to go a month without havign to repeat, but that has left little for everyday clothes.

for those who don't know what a wife beater is:
in its purest form, a wife beater is a white tank top undershirt, but the term can also be applied to any T-shirt with the sleeves cut/ripped off.

smass · Post by **smass** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:15 am

Hmm...my age will show here - but I can't help myself.

1. Baseball caps pulled down so tight they appear screwed on your head. I find it hilarious when you see a group of 4 or 5 young men age 12-15 all wearing their caps this way. It just cracks me up when teenagers try to look rebellious and end up wearing the exact same thing - a uniform almost - which ends up being comical. "Run for your lives its the attack of the baseball cap gang!"

2. Pants that intentionally droop down to your mid thighs exposing your underwear. This began as a hip hop trend I believe - and it has been around since the early nineties. I find this most comical on middle class white kids - trying to emulate the hip hop culture.

As you can imagine - a trip to the mall for me is pure entertainment. I live in fairly upscale area and I find it hilarious when I see teenagers that are most likely from well off families attempt to emulate the urban hip hop culture.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:30 pm

Originally posted by Georgi
Another rather disturbing trend is wearing g-strings way above the waistband of jeans... whether or not you can get away with the low cut jeans, it just looks dodgy.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with dodgy women, 'specially if they buy you a drink...

Big no-no women's dress shorts (ie the "tasteful, well heeled look"). You are kinding yourselves. Makes you look like you have skinny legs and a big butt.

Feather boas. These are not fashion, they are on the menu for hunting season in my home state

Men's ties. They should get the same treatment as Feather Boas.. Nasty, sentinent strangling beasties.

Birkenstocks: very comfortable, but you are seriously deluded if you think they look good.

smass · Post by **smass** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:32 pm

Birkenstocks: very comfortable, but you are seriously deluded if you think they look good.

LOL - especially if you are wearing socks with them....a look reserved for career students and "intelligencia" for sure

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:16 pm

Hmmm..........fable got infected with Joan & Melissa Rivers ?

I wonder if he's gonna show up interviewing people on Academy Awards w/ them

Scayde · Post by **Scayde** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:09 pm

Originally posted by smass
LOL - especially if you are wearing socks with them....a look reserved for career students and "intelligencia" for sure

I like my Birkies

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Tue Sep 02, 2003 7:16 pm

lol! I confess, I am with Smass on that one

Birks look as though they are very comfortable, but they are not the most alluring

I prefer Tevas, also more practical because you can wear them into water

However, no sandal should ever be worn with socks. Unless you want to be mistaken for a hippie radical ready to launch terror into the hearts of self-respecting flesh eaters everywhere, through the insidious spread of granola and soy cheese in all restaurant supply companies