Women's Fashion Pet Peeves

If I could pick one color to wipe off the face of the earth it would be coral.

I have to admit I am totally not aware of what fashion is doing rn. I have an Ann Taylor Loft credit card and my last online order was from Buykud, which is some Chinese or Singaporean company where the aesthetic is basically like neutral spectrum art director urchin.

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If I could pick one color to wipe off the face of the earth it would be coral.

My boss told me my style is English. I was so "wuht?" I didn't know what to say. Just smiled. Wtf is English style? Omg I hope she doesn't imply I'm Essex style. Eek.

xp - i always thought orange = comfort food, maybe that's America-centric lol

I don't hate much but there's an overload of tiger print. Make it stop.

xp - i always thought orange = comfort food, maybe that's America-centric lol

i see a lot of prints that make me think of dental hygienist smocks, or English country home upholstery.

xp - growing up the color scheme in fast food restaurants always had a lot of orange, also, the color of cheetohs, cheezits, kraft mac n cheese ....

yeah i remember being kind of shocked at the orange foods when i first arrived in the US.

The whole buff boots revival is so weird. At the time the "wrong" girls wore it. Now it's mixed w other styles and it weirds me out.

Also the fila disruptors seemed cute for a minute. Now eh no thanks. Just overly chunky.

i am so glad you are back on ilx, nat!

What are buff boots?

Sorry! Buffalo boots.

S, thanks! Happy to be back too. :-)))

You mean like...platform...sneaker...things? GIS is not really helping me out I don't think.

You mean like...platform...sneaker...things? GIS is not really helping me out I don't think.

OMG

so, you're telling me, that that is not what you really want

There seems to be a lot of neon or bright stuff around - really doesn’t suit me.

Various 90s trends that I remember but was too young for the first time and I don’t want to do now.

Velour.

xpost lol!!

i didn't know that was called cold-shoulder tops and it was a thing! My friend gets this great extra employee discount at one affiliate store a couple times a year and he always asks if I want anything. The last time I looked online everything was either a jumpsuit or this cold shoulder top and I was like, WTF. They are HORRIBLE.

I like that color palate listed above. I wish I could wear more warm colors. I actually love all shades of green, yellow and orange too. I hate purple so I dunno.

split knee jeans in the middle of winter. Just seems stupidly impractical. Does it even look that good to anybody?
Quite innovative when the Ramones did it 44 years ago & Iggy more extremely before them.
Always wonder who repopularised it, & always associate it with the Ramones, so did somebody do a photoshoot in homage to them or something? & now it seems to have been around in this town at least for the last few years so you would think it was old hat by now.
Or is it now a constant?

I hate sheer anything and shirts and one piece bathing suits that are way too short in the torso. I'm not even tall so I have no clue how tall women deal with this.

Oh, the short torso thing isn't really a trend (just life). Whoops.

I also hate t shirts that have "mommy wine o'clock" types of sayings on them.

oh god the alkie mom brigade are such a bore.

This trend of clothes just shrinking in the closet ever since Trump got elected also sucks.

Wait I’m still really confused about “buffalo boots”. Do you mean biker boots? I just got a pair with big buckles and I LOVE them but I used to wear “giant shitkickers” back in the day so they feel right to me.

I love cold shoulder tops because I love my shoulders and they’re about the only things I feel comfortable exposing but I only like plain black ones. Anything with a print and cut out seems too complicated.

Love the colors and the pic L posted.

I’ve been trying to be more daring with clothes and wear what I like even if I don’t think I can pull it off or if it’s not my usual style. I recently bought a jumpsuit which I NEVER thought I’d do but it looks so cute! Mind you I haven’t actually worn it yet.

Hate sheer things.

Oh meant to say “giant shitkickers” are what my dad used to call my steel toe docs and creepers.

xposts - I have to buy special long in the torso bathing suits. :/

i love orange and mustard!!
buying new clothes isn't really my jam though so i am waiting for the weird puffy sleeved pea green sweaters to arrive in the thrifts

shoes with chunky heels are pretty ugly.and remind me of my grandma but i would never buy them regardless so /shrug

so, you're telling me, that that is not what you really want

These are buffalo boots. It's funny: I expect everyone (older than 35) to know what these are. Haha. I can picture Thom to roll his eyes now. If I know it, I think everyone else does too. Cause I mean who doesn't know the Spice Girls?

oh speaking of 90s trends -- I'm seeing crepe pants now, and I remember buying/wearing these in the 90s, and they would end up shrinking awkwardly in the wash and also developing holes ... part of me wants to save younger women through my lol-experience, but, i feel like, we all need to have these experiences personally in order to really learn

Oh, the short torso thing isn't really a trend

idk there are a bunch of crop tops/sweaters floating around ... and I actually do have a short torso, and I generally don't like them because they end at my waist, and i like being tucked in at the waist, and also, I do things like a normal person does, like stretch, grab things off higher shelves ... though i will wear a crop sweater or cardigan over a shirt that tucks in or a dress, and feel cute.

i'm very short so i love a crop top/sweater

although like sarahell i usually wear a tank top/something underneath to prevent any eyes from reaching my torso flesh/prevent anyone's eyes from burning on account of having laid themselves upon my torso flesh/protect myself from people looking at my torso flesh tbh

but do they hit you at the natural waist, or above, or is it just that the non-crop versions are too long and make you feel like a child playing dress up? (i feel that way about wide leg pants btw)

xp - lol yes ... my torso flesh is a thing needing protection! like, i am less protective of my boobs than my torso flesh

sometimes in the summer at a bbq or something i might let it out but only special occasions

usually the ones i like hit at natural waist; the ones that are like a bra + 2 inches are too short for me -- i have never been able to comfortably flaunt my torso like a fly girl :( that look is cute, just not for me.

that look is cute, just not for me.

same. I have a friend that totally rocks it, but they are like 28 and on T and transitioning

I mean I'm not into the dadcore puffy white sneaker shoes thing but that's not just for women, that's everywhere in hi-fashion right now I think? Not sure who is actually wearing them irl, but since I never make it into Manhattan or anywhere anymore, maybe I'm just not seeing it.

I only know what jr high kids are wearing and that's like 80% stretch leggings as pants with everything.

Leggings have surpassed jeans in popularity. Very weird. Jeans aren't a "staple" anymore. Even I wear non-jeans pants now. Lol

Tbf jeans are not that comfortable for me and never were--unless they're super baggy they definitely inhibit movement and ability to sit comfortably. My ultimate goal is to wear nothing with a waistband ever again.

I used to be very vocal about being able to wear jeans on friday as a corporate reward WAS NOT A REAL REWARD.

Last fall I was at a place where the "charitable giving jeans summer fridays" had just ended and people in my department so questioned whether they could still wear jeans that calls to HR were placed, opining about whether they could get it in writing, going to the department head to confirm, texting the morning of the non-jeans friday to find out what people were wearing, an emergency stop to Anne Taylor to get regular trousers, more texts. It was insanity and completely compelling.

Most of my jeans have some sort of stretch content in them, so they are more comfortable than traditional jeans, except for the pair of Lane Bryant bootcuts that I've had for like 10 years, but the comfort factor there is def due to how long i've had them ... but for "comfort" i don't wear jeans, but leggings or tights with a kneelength or midcalf housedress. Baggy sweaterdresses are also a thing i like.

I love oversized. But re pants: def jeans person. Esp boyfriend ones. Leggings? I only very rarely wear'em with something oversized. Don't like to flash my bum. Lol.

oh, i wear leggings as "cold weather tights" - so always with something over them - agree re bum

same
although i do have a pair of high waisted jeggings that i wear just like normal jeans and if someone recoils from the sight of my body in this garment that's their eyes getting burnt, not mine

i still laugh when i think about the word jeggings.

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i really like funnel-y necked clothing.

Yeah peplum suit jackets are great ( I probably said that above somewhere when I was bitching about suits. It resolves the hip and length of jacket problem.

i really like funnel-y necked clothing.

I like the versatility of it! otm

i like oversize things too

and black denim

I do think it's kind of crazy that they, in general, sell women things like rompers, one piece bathing suits, jumpsuits with no way of knowing exactly how long the torso is.

Btw the neck on that jumper is enormous. It's a lot like wearing your dad's old shirt as an arts & crafts smock, which I really like about it. I have to wash it though because it smells really chemicaly and funky out of the bag, presumably from the toxic chemicals in the acid-wash black denim.

oh, i bet i know the smell! I got black jeggings recently that had a similar smell

I was wearing my new apocalypse tunic to the store today and the Trader Joe’s cashier said “I like your........ garment?” And I was like yeah I know me neither.

haha!
"nice..." <gestures vaguely>

i like the weird stuff my amazon is recommending me now that I looked at in orbit's ...garment.

twice at a past job I wore a top that two different colleagues whisper-asked if it was pajamas. They were only kind of kidding and I couldn't get offended because I could kind of see it. blousey 70s polyester tops sometimes have that effect.

I hate suits and blazers so much.

I rarely wear jeans anymore. But I did buy skinny ones. In acid was. Kid said they looked on me. Lol

how could anyone hate minidresses on their partner?? literally unthinkable

Omg don’t get me started. When we were 30, we needed to dress “our age.” (Basically bland.) lolz. I already have two mini dresses, 2 mini skirts,... ha

dude. no. i am 41 and i feel like mini dresses and mini skirts are the only way. I look weird in longer things.

macron's wife is however old and looks awesome in minis.

Lol I’m not even entertaining the idea that a controlling jerk on the other side of the planet has anything to do with my attire. Wish he didn’t keep popping up in every other thread bc I’m sick of him and his stupid opinions!
Don’t trust anyone who tries to control or police your appearance.

I really need to stop buying shoes. It’s getting out of control. Oh and clothes. But I do want high brown boots. Then I’ll stop. Eh no.

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I thought the boilersuit was a 70s feminist look almost deliberately anti aesthetic or at least functionallover attractive.
Because the wearer was above advertising their body and was more about practicality.

& the jumpsuit was late 70s disco/new wave. Probably a bit more flattering but still somewhat military or utility minded.

Both require one to remove her top to engage in a simple pee, so not actually as modest or functional as they seem. Very 70s

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i have no gossip! i wish i knew what you were talking about?

There must have been a misunderstanding -- I'm sorry

I think Lechera was talking about Macron?

I thought LL was referring to nathom's shitty ex-husband!

i thought she was referring to an ilx poster!

hahahah -- i feel like the boilersuit was a bit more 60s than 70s? I vaguely remember seeing at least one in Weekend by Godard?