I consider myself a fashionista, a fashion enthusiast, a clothing connoisseur. I keep up with the trends using my two favorite outlets: a fashion glossy and Twitter. And when I’m walking down the street and see that glam girl rocking the maxi dress I’ve had my eye on for weeks? I’m no happy camper.

But there’s one thing I consider worse — walking down the street and feeling the need to check what century I’m in because of a particularly “out there” ensemble. Sure, fashion recycles itself, but some of it deserves to stay in the trash.

Here are the  10 trends I hope fashion leaves behind.

Fall is rapidly approaching and with it comes the excitement of Welcome Week, the thrill of meeting new people, and the resurgence of long denim. Normally, I’d welcome the chance to trade up my daisy dukes for a comfy pair of jeans, but this year something’s come up that’s made me reconsider.

While scouring the internet for upcoming trends, I found that I kept coming across… acid washed and bleached denim? Hmm. Didn’t know what to make of that. So of course I turned to my trusty (?) funny panel to get their take on it all. Read More »

I have 12 pairs of jeans. TWELVE. If that isn’t bad enough, only 4 fit me right now, one of the four has a giant hole in the leg, and the rest all look exactly the same anyway. What possessed me to buy 12 pairs of the same jeans, I will never know.

So, I’m in the mood for a new pair, but there are some qualifications:

1. They must fit over my butt

2. They must not look like the rest of my jeans

I have been researching (read: hanging out at Nordstroms) and noticed that there is an old trend resurfacing in denim: light wash. As in the jeans we used to wear back in 1993 when Saved by the Bell was still on and MC Hammer was 2 Legit to Quit.

They fit my rules (shockingly, the rest of my jeans are not acid washed), but I am not sure if this is a style I am ready to embrace. Thoughts?