The 10 Worst Fashion Trends of the Decade

People made so many mistakes this decade. So many. In fact, the entire "retro" movement that defined the past ten years in fashion has been a willful refusal to learn from the fashion errors of the past, and instead recycle and exacerbate them (hippie head bands, we're talking about you). The aughts also saw a few unprecedented faux pas -- which at least deserve credit for originality --and no we're not referring to the Snuggie. (That was genius). So pay close attention when you read these top 10 worst fashion trends in order to avoid repeating them over the next decade, as well as to avoid infuriating SF Weekly managing editor and closet fashionista, Will Harper. He has enough to deal with.

10. Crocs/Uggs

Apart from the fact that Crocs and Uggs were worn by drastically different types at different times of year (dumb hot chicks wore Uggs in the winter, your mom wore Crocs in the summer), they both drastically violated a fundamental law of fashion: footwear should be markedly more painful for the wearer than the beholder.

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​9. Tights as pants/skinny jeans

We understand that the economy shrunk drastically this decade. That in no way makes it okay for anybody -- celebrities included --

to wear tights as pants. (Lady Gaga is the obvious exception). That said, if you are going to wear skinny jeans as tights we'd actually prefer you wore actual tights or no pants at all. Yes, even if you're fat.

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Russell Brand, we can see your junk.

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8.  Long Side Swept Bangs In Your Effin' Face

 

We're just gonna come out and say this: you look like a douche-pirate.  

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Pete Wentz, king of the douche pirates.

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7.  Beards

 

Beards were fine for mountain men. They were also fine for our dads and circus freaks. They are not fine, however, for young men endeavoring to express their rebellion/artistry/maniless with an ultimate goal of getting laid. We're on to you.   

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6. Nerd glasses/Ray Bans (seriously though, WTF?)

We know that guy from Weezer did it. We know that even Justin Timberlake is now bringing sexy back to the nerd look. But at the heart of the dark and thick-framed glasses trend, there lies a fundamental question. Why do you people want to make yourselves appear less attractive? Same question goes for Ray Bans, with an addendum: Why do you people want to make yourselves appear less attractive and shockingly dumb?    

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5. Oversize Red Plaid Shirts (As seen in The Mission/Williamsburg/Silverlake)

Here is a good example of people not learning from the past. The very recent past! We all made the the plaid mistake in the '90s. A select few made it again in the '00s. There's a reason that red is the color of shame, folks.  

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4. The Hippie/Hipster Headband String

Aha! Another good example of a decades-old mistake resurfacing. If only we had been mimicking the hippie generation's protest movement rather than their terrible fashion sense, maybe we wouldn't have entered an entirely pointless war.  

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3. Skirts Over Pants

There are truly no words for how appalling this is.

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2. Faux Hawks

Contrary to the popular (and terrible, BTW) movie, you should absolutely not bend it like Beckham. It, in this case meaning your hair.

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It's become a little to easy to eviscerate hipster trends (judging hipsters has become a loathsome trend of its own). So for our top worst fashion trend of the decade, we thought way back to mainstream 2001 and nearly puked when recalling these witchy abominations. The only thing these pointy-toed shoes are good for, in our opinion, is kicking other people who don't know how to dress.

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