Staff Writer
We've all seen it, the completely clueless fashion victim. Mismatched, wrinkled and wearing last decade's most popular paisley print. They seem to be oblivious to the outside world. Do they bask in the fashion ignorance and welcome the giggles and jeers of judgmental fashion onlookers? Do they own a mirror? Did someone tell them that looked good?
It's hard to say what makes someone a repeat fashion offender. It could be that no one took the time to teach them the fashion ropes or it could be that they simply don't care. Regardless of the reason, these style outcasts may simply need a bit of direction to help them with their style snafus.
Since fashion trends come and go, what's hot today will surely be ridiculed tomorrow. (Remember trucker hats?) It can be hard to know what to wear and how to wear it. From bellbottoms to French-rolled jeans -- and everything in between -- styles change willy-nilly in an almost daily revolving door of dress up.
No one is suggesting you should be a slave to fashion trends, but there are certain glaring fashion faux pas that are never in style. These wardrobe woes are the most offensive fashion fouls as reported by you, the reader. Without further ado, the reader fashion disasters...
Mentioning Unmentionables
One of the major problems people saw were caused by that which is not supposed to be seen. When it comes to undergarments, no one needs to see what you've got under your clothes. It's careless and doesn't look so good, as one reader explains:
"Wearing a black bra with a white blouse looks bad. Even worse is when a woman wears spaghetti straps or tube tops with her bra straps showing."
She continues by explaining that the only thing worse than these bra busts is "when a woman clearly past her prime" wears no bra at all. If you burned your bra in the sixties, you should be wearing one now.
And as another reader points out: Matching your underwear to your outerwear is crucial.
Beyond color coordinating your unmentionables, make sure to wear something, anything, if you're wearing a skirt. You don't want to pull a Britney Spears, nothing's worse than flashing your goods in public -- that is not classy.
Size Matters
Sizing varies so greatly from store to store that finding clothes that fit right can be a challenge, that's why you should buy clothes to fit, not to size.
"Only wear clothes that fit you well. If you wear clothes that are too baggy -- contrary to what you may think -- they make you look heavier," explains Leslie "Missus Smarty Pants" Gonzales. "The same goes with tight clothes. When clothes fit you too snugly, they show every bulge and create ugly horizontal lines!"
"Clothing that is over size 16 should never use horizontal lines," suggests Sharon from Missouri, who agrees with Missus Smarty Pants. "Clothing that is too tight on full-figured women is not flattering -- from any angle."
The only place muffin tops are good is at the breakfast table. Squeezing into jeans too small for your body isn't going to make you look any slimmer. Try things on and get your size, regardless of what the tag says.
Miscellaneous fashion flubs:
"Sporty shorts with high heels. This gives a hooker look to anybody who wears it."
"Tracksuits only look right on the track or in the gym. Anywhere else and they just look like you haven't bothered to dress yourself."
Unpainted toenails with sandals and penciled-on eyebrows also get an honorable mention.
What's the worst fashion faux pas you've ever seen? Comment below and let us know.
Labels: beauty, behavior changes, clothes, fashion, shoe, style
