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Trends come and go. Some are great and fun. Others are just unflattering, plain ridiculous or make you look frumpy and/or trashy, maybe even both. This post lists the ugly trends so you can stir away from them when they pop up now or in the future.

 

Contents
  1. Avoid Unflattering Trends on Repeat
  2. Listicle of the Top 68 Style Ruining Trends
  3. My New Stylish Dance Outfit

 

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Avoid Unflattering Trends on Repeat

Are you frustrated about some fashion trends that pop up on a regular basis despite they are unflattering on everyone? Or even worse, these seemingly evergreen fashion items that everyone wears, but you just wish that they would go away and never come back? You know the ones that are so ugly that you would not even wear them if they were free-bees 😉 . You know the trends that you identified already as not working for you!

But there are also ugly trends that you haven’t tried yet. However, who wants to waste money on a trend that doesn’t work? Here is a list of 60 current trends that fall into the ugly trend category. To not be too negative in this post, I also show you my new chic dance outfit (photos in this post).

 

influencer in a chic going out outfit
Dance outfit with Bebe suede golden shine skirt, Steven patent leather Mary Janes (all own) and T-shirt c/o ONNO

 

 

Listicle of the Top 68 Style Ruining Trends

Here is my list of ugly No-Nos

  1. Meant-to-be funny T-shirts
  2. Free-bee promotional T-shirts
  3. Flared jeans and pants styled the 1970s way
  4. Tie-dye anything
  5. Small round metal glasses like John Lennon‘s
  6. Chains to hang your reading glasses around your neck. They send the message that you would forget where they are!
  7. Bandanas
  8. Dress shoes with crepe sole unless they have a wedge heel.
  9. Ballet flats outside the studio
  10. Lace flats except for a pair by Salvatore Ferragamo. I wish I had a pair to sell it on eBay!
  11. Block heels despite they are comfortable to stand in.
  12. Go-go boots
  13. Sequins as large as a quarter
  14. Holiday sweaters for adults unless you are Santa Claus
  15. Plastic flip flops, mules or shoes – you are not Barbie, right?
  16. Mommy jeans – I am not a mom
  17. Relaxed pants and jeans
  18. Pants, jeans, or skirts with elastic waist band – they are practical for babies to be pulled easily over diapers. I am glad I don’t need them. So should you!
  19. Blue or purple eye-shadow literally painted all over the lid. It looks like you had an encounter with Mohammed Ali.
  20. Baggy sweat pants in partner look for him and her or even worse as fun for the whole family
  21. Lace slips – spandex shapewear slips do double duty: shaping and serving as an underlayer
  22. Granny panties. There is a reason why they are called Liebestöter (meaning love killer) in German.
  23. Bras the size of Alaska – I need Rhode Island size
  24. Bifocal glasses with demarcation line – I lived more than 27 years close to the Iron Curtain formerly called German-German border.
  25. Jeans with pockets below the bum
  26. Low rise jeans/pants that show the Y or the whale tail of your thong
  27. Swimsuits with attached skirts – What are they covering anyway?
  28. Dirty wash jeans, jackets
  29. Acid wash jeans and jackets
  30. Mummus – Is this the baby talk word for cows?
  31. Dungarees
  32. Moon boots – They are for astronauts.
  33. Tired skirts – they look like giant American wedding cakes
  34. Chandelier earrings with long curly hair, hat, and glasses
  35. Jumpsuits – jump suit 😉
  36. Down anoraks
  37. Bunny boots despite they are one of the two Alaska It boot styles
  38. Destroyed jeans – they take too much time to put on. I mean who has the time to make sure not to tangle the own toes in those leftover meshes?
  39. Socks with toes in egg yoke color
  40. Yellow jersey pants
  41. Orange sweaters or T-shirts – that’s prison uniform
  42. Stockings with extra strong toe space – You have a nail clip, and know how to use it.
  43. Half socks to pretend that one goes bare feet in the pumps. You can’t fool anybody with them as they always stick out.
  44. Mule clogs – I had to wear them as house shoes, but had to walk silently when going up the marble stairs at nap-time. Welcome to mission impossible!
  45. Short-shorts
  46. Micro minis
  47. Bandage dresses – You are not a sausage!
  48. Handkerchief skirts – They look like, well, giant handkerchiefs.
  49. Circle skirts – they expose everything when you twirl
  50. Tops with trumpet sleeves – how unpractical!
  51. Hoodies with ears for adults
  52. Hats with ears, or antlers, horns, etc. – I have ears like saddle bags myself. That’s enough, and I wear the hat to cover them up. So where is the point?
  53. White sneakers – Who can stand when something requires higher maintenance than the own body.
  54. Flannel plaid shirts anywhere outside the forest ot Alaska
  55. Mosquito jumpsuits – they are so itchy and scratchy that the mosquitoes seem to be harmless pets.
  56.  Skirts with slits in the front except for dancing the Argentine Tango
  57. Glasses as big as ancient Coke bottles – when you are a baby-boomer you know what I mean. Otherwise think of eyewear with magnifying glasses.
  58. Nose rings – they are for bulls
  59. Flip-brim hats – at a certain age, avoid adding anything that wobbles
  60. Rompers
  61. Shapeless clothes
  62. Patchwork pants
  63. Micro shoulder bags
  64. Ultra-low rise trousers/jeans
  65. Fake dimples
  66. Heavy facial contouring
  67. Bleached eyebrows
  68. Laminated eyebrows

 

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My New Stylish Dance Outfit

I wore the outfit shown in the photos of this post to a dance party. I like that this wrap skirt has a sleek cut, but still allows the moves needed in Argentine Tango.

stylist in outfit for social dance

over 50 years old fashion blogger wearing a golden asymmetric skirt
Bebe suede golden shine skirt, Steven ankle strap pumps (all own) and Tee c/o ONNO

 

Since the skirt has some golden shine, I went with a plain T-shirt and patent leather pumps. I went with a crew-neck to give the outfit some sultry vibe. It offsets the high slit in the front of the skirt. Cleavage would be over-kill. I wear bikers underneath the skirt to be covered when I have to lift my leg up.

Read more about weekend dance outfit ideas.

Photos of me: G. Kramm

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