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Top 3 Summer Trends I Want To Smash
June 18, 2008 Posted in Style
Yes, trends come and go, so we should probably just shut up and learn to live with them.
However, that is so not my style.
So, that said, here are the three trends of the summer that I most hate. Agree? Disagree? Couldn’t give a shoop? All fine, but I flippin’ hate these.
(3) Fuchsia Lips
Or, rather, fuchsia lipstick.
Fuchsia lips are an example of a trend that works fine on the runway but fails just about everywhere else. In other words, it looks fine if you aren’t trying to look at the actual person.
In the pictures above, we’ve got two adorable, gorgeous celebrities (Christina Ricci and Beyonce)…and they both look strangely washed out and clowny and old, even with the help of celebrity make-up artists.
Now, I’ve been told fuchsia lips just need to be treated like red lips: everything else should be minimal and then it’s fine. But I’ve got to say, I just don’t think there’s a way to make this trend look appropriate for anything except a rave.
(Disclaimer: If your look is punk, fuchsia’s adorable. Let me just say that.)
(2) Colorful Skinny Jeans
I don’t know. I have a feeling I might just be a fuddy duddy on this one.
But I just think colorful skinny jeans look completely lame.
I mean, jeans are cool. They’re like, I don’t care and I don’t have to try–my ass always looks this good. But the colored jeans, especially the skinny kind, are just trying so hard. They scream, LOOK!!! LOOK WHAT I CAN PULL OFF! when, in fact, I’ve yet to see anyone really look hot in them. Cute, yes. Hot, no.
Plus, all you can wear with them is white or black (or maybe another neutral if you’re lucky). Yawn. I’ll stick with my dark-blue low-rise boot-cuts, thank you.
(1) Scarves Tied Into Triangles
Why, God, why?! WE HAVE NECKS!!! WHY ARE WE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE NECKS?!
Doesn’t whoever is setting this trend know that the neck is one of the sexiest parts of the body? I mean, you wouldn’t wear a turtleneck to seduce someone, right? And showing the nape of the neck is traditionally and universally balls-to-the-walls sexy; that’s why geishas wear their hair up.
And worse, seriously, it’s HOT out this time of the year! Shorts and scarves do not match!!! Why must we putting ourselves through sweaty, itchy hell in the summer just to accomplish the heights of gross hipster fashion?
STOP THE INSANITY!!!!!!!!
So, voila! My top three most hated summer trends.
Got any you want to add?
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c says:
Wed, 18th Jun 200811:02 am
i could not agree more! the colored jeans make everyone, even the skinniest, look bad. they show every wrinkle in the material and often look too tight, causing muffin top and "w" pant shape where you're big in the middle and small at the bottom. not easy to pull off. i've just never seen it pulled off.
miranda says:
Wed, 18th Jun 200811:39 am
i agree with the scarf and the lipstick, but the colored skinny jeans are fun and stylish. my philosophy: if you are fat, DO NOT wear skinny jeans. simple as that. the muffin top and “w” pant shape is not the pants' fault. i've seen it pulled off and at least for me, it's pretty easy to pull off.
Casey says:
Wed, 18th Jun 20081:09 pm
Haha I love the scarves complaint! You Have Abercrombie and Fitch to blame for making that so popular. (I know I work there) They're called "Spring Scarves" and they are the stupidest things in the world! They're a bitch to style on the forms and an even bigger bitch to fold, and they just look dumb on anyone that wears them. But every little girl that comes in the store wants one cause they see them on our forms. Ugh!
Darcy says:
Wed, 18th Jun 20087:54 pm
Those colorful skinny jeans are cute, in my opinion. Of course, like Miranda said in the comment above, fat people in skinny jeans just doesn't work. They're called skinny jeans for a reason, and unfortunately, they're better on less curvy individuals. I personally don't wear them because I know better, but they do work on certain people.
Those lips are hideous, and I think the scarves are ridiculous for the summer as well (they're nice for colder weather though, however random and strange they may look with most outfits)
J - NYU says:
Thu, 19th Jun 20083:19 am
Didn't Rachel Ray (barf) try to wear one in a Dunkin Donuts ad and didn't people FLIP OUT because they said it looked like a terrorist scarf?
Lauren, University o says:
Thu, 19th Jun 20088:27 am
I used to love teh summer scarf thang until I wore one yesterday and sweat my ass off.
A.L. Hart - Universi says:
Thu, 19th Jun 20081:22 pm
Yes I agree with the fushia lipstick…it's terrible…I stick to red most of the time or just lipbalm. The colourful skinnies are quite nice…my friend bought a pair of purple skinnies from Punkyfish and they are rather awsome and I am tempted to buy a red pair. The scarf thing has been a pet peeve of mine ever since it began…it's a style that has gone way overboard and everyone needs to give it up already!
Kaley says:
Thu, 19th Jun 20082:08 pm
The scarf thing was way popular with this (American) guy I met while on study abroad in Spain. He was SOOOO European, you see.
Shelly says:
Fri, 20th Jun 200812:02 pm
I understand why some people don't like the scarves and shorts look. It's just like the long sleeves and shorts look, like, make up your mind are you hot or cold! But I really don't mind it – in fact, I find it kind of cute! The scarf idea this summer works well for me. It is hot outside, but usually cold inside places like restaurants and the campus buildings. So, don't wear the scarf outside when it's hot, but tote it with you so you can wear it inside when you are cold!
Wow says:
Sun, 22nd Jun 200810:21 pm
Actually….turtlenecks can be quite sexy if you wear them right…
My boyfriend goes crazy for my tight fitted light grey one.
But I agree with everything else!
laina says:
Sun, 29th Jun 20084:57 pm
Bleh it so horrible when people that are the above average size try to wear those. the make them look so much bigger.
maya says:
Mon, 7th Jul 20083:53 am
OMG I HATE THOSE SCARVES !ARGHHH
i tell everyone and anyone who is wearing them about my opinions!
i dont like coloured skinny jeans either !! or the lipstick
Lexia says:
Sun, 10th Aug 20083:58 pm
I hate the lipstick. I think skinny jeans in general are not flattering. I think women look best showing off an hourglass curve, rather then covering it up. I do like the scarves in the fall though. In England it is this huge trend. I got some when I was there last summer, but it doesn't work in the US because it is way too damn hot. At least in England it rains and gets cold quite often.
Chelsea says:
Tue, 19th Aug 20085:49 am
…I don't know. I really like colorful skinny jeans. They're fun, and add a little extra "oompf!"
And I love love LOVE those scarves, but certainly not for summer. They'd be a good transition piece into fall, though.
Rachel says:
Wed, 22nd Oct 20082:19 pm
good lord…you need to get a life. sounds like you just care too much. really? pull your nose out of the fashion mags, get you eyes off the computer screen and do something productive.
marissa.. again :] says:
Sat, 1st Nov 20088:30 am
what the hell? do you have something against skinny jeans or something? and scarves? you've mentioned you hate them, like ten times. get a life