WTF Fashion Choices: Seriously, WTF?

August 25, 2009 3:00 pm     Posted in Fashion, HaHa, Style  Mandy - Hofstra g+ page

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"I don't know her. Seriously, I don't know this woman."

While waiting at JFK for my ride not too long ago, I was passing the time by sipping on some much needed coffee and people watching. Airports, with their mix of cultures and characters, are the best places to people watch.


By Mandy

All was going well until…out of nowhere…I saw it: a fanny pack.

I fought hard to keep that mini bag of in-flight pretzels down as I watched the dreadful fanny pack pass by. I just couldn’t understand it; fanny packs have been publicly bashed since the early ’90s, why do people insist on wearing them?

But fanny packs aren’t alone. There are so many fashion choices that people make that leave me wondering, WTF?! Sure, these things were cool 6 seasons ago, but time is a-passing, honey. Come join me in 2009.

Fanny Packs

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I get that they’re useful, but a purse is just as effective. Fanny packs have been ripped on since as long as I can remember, so why are they still being produced? Those people should be fined for distributing such fashion atrocities.

Reverse-fit Mom Jeans

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What’s worse than a fanny pack? A fanny pack over reverse -fit Mom jeans. I know you know exactly what I’m talking about: wide on the top, tapered on the bottom, reminiscent of Hammer Pants. They were a mom’s answer to jeans back in the early 90s, but fashion has evolved since then. There are no excuses. None.

Scrunchies

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Scrunchies are OK for one thing and one thing only: washing your face. Yet even after Carrie Bradshaw announced the nation’s disdain for scrunchies to anyone with HBO, people are still wearing these things out of the house. Are you people gluttons for punishment!?

Popped Collars

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Popped collars were all the rage in 2005, meant to signify some sort of “I’m the sh*t” attitude. But it’s 2009 now, people, and everyone knows the only thing a popped collar signifies is a major douche bag. Yet the douche bags of the world are still starching and layering those things. When will they learn?

The Rocket Dog Wedge Flip Flop

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The women still rocking these beasts 1) are fashion morons or, 2) love when their legs look totally stumpy. Either way, these things should be burned.

The Mullet

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Business in the front, party in the back. Great concept, horrible style. Much like the fanny pack, the mullet has undergone much controversy and bashing, yet there are those who still insist on rocking this party-gone-awry. If you want to look like a carnie, fine. There is clearly nothing we can do as a people to eradicate the mullet from our lives.

Can you think of any others?

17 Comments on "WTF Fashion Choices: Seriously, WTF?"

  1. WorkItBerk says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 200910:13 am 

    IA so much with these!

    http://workitberk.blogspot.com

  2. Lauren - University says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 200910:23 am 

    OMG those rocket dogs? Amazing.

  3. erin says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 200912:28 pm 

    Besides what you listed, I truly hate mom jeans they are the work of the devil I would have to say Jogging suits also are hideous and not for public use. Especially the ones made out of the "wind breaker" material. Is it 1996? Are you going to the gym? Do you work out at all? Are you doing laundry and this is that last thing that you own? Did your house burn down and you were working out at the gym so this is all you have? If you answered no to any or all of these then take that shit off and buy some clothes that you can actually relax in with out making a swooshing noise while you walk. If you are working out it's fine, it' work out clothes. These are not dinner clothes, their not going to the movie clothes, they are work out clothes.

  4. Paige says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 200912:57 pm 

    Lol @ Erin, I totally agree. Another thing I'd have to add would be belly shirts. Especially when you're 100 pounds overweight.

  5. Lenna says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 20091:12 pm 

    I agree with most of those except scrunchies. Sure, they're not fashionable, but when you have super thick hair, normal hair ties just don't cut it and its too hot to just wear hair down. But man, the scrunchies in that pic shown sure are fugly.

  6. Emi says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 20092:52 pm 

    Fannypacks are definitely not okay as a fashion statement, but if you're on a trip (which is likely if you're at JFK), it's better than getting your stylish purse stolen.

  7. samantha says:
    Tue, 25th Aug 20095:32 pm 

    i like to pop my collars!!!

  8. Abby says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20097:50 am 

    Haha oh the mullet.

    http://stayonthehorse.blogspot.com/

  9. Casey says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20098:22 am 

    I still wear scrunchies, not because I think they are stylish though. And I get made fun of at work for them, but I work with my head down constantly and my hair falls in my face, but I don't like keeping my hair up all day, so scrunchies let me pull it back effortlessly and they don't leave that crease in my hair when I take it down (you girls know what I'm talking about!) I also got made fun of for wearing them during soccer games and practice, but my hair is so fine that regular hair ties gradually slip out, so I used the scrunchies for added grip (that wouldn't rip my hair out when I took it down) So they may not be pretty, but they certainly are functional.

  10. Casey says:
    Wed, 26th Aug 20098:24 am 

    Oh and I went to a party a couple weekends ago and saw a girl wearing those rocket dog wedges, then someone told me she was a stripper. Go figure.

  11. Jena says:
    Thu, 27th Aug 200911:19 am 

    Ah, one of my teachers this semester wears a fanny pack to school every single day. Maybe it's because he teaches philosophy. :/

  12. Emily says:
    Thu, 27th Aug 20099:12 pm 

    I'd like to add one more: matching velour tracksuits. JLo made them big like 6 years ago, but I still see people wearing them now. Urgh.

  13. Sharon says:
    Wed, 2nd Sep 20095:09 pm 

    The Rocket Dog Wedge Flip Flop… i am soo glad you put that on the list. maybe the idiot girls who still wear them will read this blog and NOT wear them. that would be wonderful, cause seriously, WTF???

  14. Al says:
    Sun, 6th Sep 200911:30 am 

    Disagree with popped collars and mullets. An asymmetrical modern mullet is fierce and a popped collar on a sleek leather jacket or boyfriend blazer is fashion in and of itself.

  15. Nelson says:
    Sat, 14th Jul 20122:22 am 

    My daughter’s tnreud three and wanted strawberry cupcakes (mostly because they were pink). Plain strawberry cupcakes just seemed boring but when I saw your post I knew I had the perfect way to add some fun to her cupcakes. Instead of lemon pudding I used banana. We had strawberry banana cream cupcakes at her party and they were a huge hit!! Thanks for sharing!

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