Epic fashion fail

[ZedOmega]

Before the entire night of chaos last night, my girlfriend and I store-hopped to pick some stuff up for work tonight. The first stop was an independent store where I usually get my smokes. I go inside, and the first thing I notice was... bleh. Ever see a 6-foot-something guy, bald, seriously overweight, wearing a stained wife-beater shirt and shiny purple tights? What makes matters worse is the fact that since I just needed cigarettes, I had to stand behind him in line. All of a sudden, the display of pipes and incense by the register seemed infinitely more interesting...

[chainedbarista]

dammit; now my mind is polluted with that image...

ergh; apparently, some people can't be bothered enough to care; they reach in and put on the first things their hands touch.

[Amanita]

I've got a friend like this- all her clothes are ill-fitting and frumpy, and she has no clue of how to dress. She just slops her clothes on however. She doesn't check to see if anything's bunched up or hanging awkwardly, just slops everything on, piles on way too many mismatched layers, and accessorizes with ratty thin scarves bunched around her neck. NOT good. It's even worse when she tries to cosplay with me- she has NO CLUE how to put on a Jedi-style tunic. One side will be bunched up around her waist, the other side hanging free. Or she will just let one side hang straight down, and try to pull the other side waaay too far over to compensate. And then she wonders why it looks wrong. I'm getting sick of practically having to dress her when we go out.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Aww man, that sounds like something off People of Wal-Mart if I've ever seen it.

[Food Lady]

Aww man, that sounds like something off People of Wisconsin if I've ever seen it.

Fixed that for you. JK. There are bad dressers in every state.

[TheMike]

I've seen one like that ... late middle-aged man, hair done up in a perm, wearing "tammy Faye-Baker make-up", high-top sneakers and a ladies swim suit (bottom only)... and this was in my store.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Fixed that for you. JK. There are bad dressers in every state.

If it were people of Wisconsin, the guy would be sporting Zubaz pants.

[MoonCat]

If it were people of New York state, the guy would be sporting Zubaz pants.

Fixed that.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

muh.
The extent of bad fashion 'round here, discarding hipsters (the irony eats itself, like evil does) and wannabes for various scenes (emo kids trying to be hardcore, I'm looking at YOU), it's really only flannel-types or smelling of cows.
Then again, the Mormons are too conservative to truly be fashion disasters. Old-school, yes on occasions, but hideously so? Nah. (THANK GOD)
EDIT: say what you will about conservatism, but wanting things to be laid back and non-cutting-edge has its' advantages.

[blas]

99% of people I see wearing skinny jeans need to be arrested for public indecency.

Men and women.

So gross.

[LadyAndreca]

99% of people I see wearing skinny jeans need to be arrested for public indecency.

Men and women.

So gross.

If I tried to put skinny jeans on, I wouldn't be able to bend my knees. Maybe in high school I could have worn them, before I started playing soccer... Aside from that, I refuse to wear any jeans that sit below the waist or at the hip, because I have a nice little bit of tummy that pokes out if I do that. Jeans that sit at the waist hide that nicely. Jeans are cut so many different ways that most everyone can find a style that looks really good on them--for me, it's good old classic fit, boot cut, sits-at-the-waist jeans.

[KellyHabersham]

Reminds me a bit of a customer whom I witnessed at Macy's - I'm guessing this guy was at least in his 60's, and he was wearing pink slacks, a matching blouse, and large silver hoop earrings.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

re: skinny jeans-- I'm not able to get them past my mid-calf. ... yay?? I have way too many curves. It makes pants without a belt annoying... almost every pair of pants I have gap at the top. Skirts on the other hand, are just fine, once I can find the right drape off my rear and thighs, but I generally don't wear them. I hate shaving my legs, and no, panty hose does jack all for that.
re: pink old man ... i'm guessing he didn't pull the look off? I've seen old folks do outrageous, but rarely.

[KellyHabersham]

re: pink old man ... i'm guessing he didn't pull the look off? I've seen old folks do outrageous, but rarely.

I think he could have gotten away with it if he'd not been wearing the hoop earrings......that look just doesn't work when you've got a beard and are wearing what looks like a woman's shirt and pants.

[Andara Bledin]

It makes pants without a belt annoying... almost every pair of pants I have gap at the top.

Ugh, I hate that. Lowrise jeans are my savior. They can't gap at the waist if they never make it up that far.

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