The Things Kids Wear These Days! SHEESH!
As you may know, I went back to college at the age of 25. Not the oldest, I know.... but old enough to NOTICE! I was typing in another thread and got to thinking about what the younger girls are wearing, and I realized this must be how you know there's a generation gap.
So, what have you seen (in any decade, really) younger people wear/do that really boggled your mind? I'm sure someone will mention something I wear or have worn that I thought was super-cool. If I offended your sense of fashion, don't worry. I'll get mine, too.
Some things that makes me want to giggle:
Tights under gym pants. Is this supposed to be attractive?
Hair parted REDICULOUSLY far to the side. So far the little baby hairs are sticking up in protest.
Pretty much anything that looks like they stepped straight out of the 80s. Yikes!
Crocs. In colors that don't even match the rest of the outfit.
Jeans tucked INTO winter boots.... IN LOUISIANA. It does NOT snow here, people! (okay, but once every 30 years doesn't count!)
8-)
CROCS are satan. I hate crocs.
I like tights/leggings though.
Thank god my students wear uniforms. I don't really have any other observations about teen fashion.
Anything in Uggs = Grotesque. Slate has an article up now about how Uggs have seen an increase in sales because consumers cannot afford higher end footwear and are buying Uggs instead. Really a poor choice of reading to start off the morning before work.
The other day I was on the bus and saw a teenage girl obviously out with hear group of friends wearing:
Baggy multicoloured fluorescent T shirt
Grey trackpants (!!!!!!!!!)
Jandals
Fluorescent yellow cap on sorta sideways
I was like :o I thought the 80s were gone... so Fresh Prince of Bel Air!
wtf are "jandals"?
Is that a typo or is there really another piece of hideous footwear out there??
lolololol this thread is funny.
FTR- I have the vegan equivalent of Uggs. I also tuck my jeans into my Wellies, snowboots, or vegan Uggs-- but only when it's cold, and because I live in Chicago, it is cold. Stop judging me, JC ;)
wtf are "jandals"?
Is that a typo or is there really another piece of hideous footwear out there??
So curious as well.
Pajamas!!! Ugh!! I mean, can't you be bothered to get dressed? (I did that ONCE when I was running late for 9AM chemistry as a freshman. I felt like an idiot.) Sweats, etc. is fine... class is not a beauty contest. But put on clothes you haven't slept in. And, if it's not too much to ask, BRUSH YOUR HAIR while you're at it.
(kinda-funny story: I used to teach an all-freshmen class at my old uni. For various reasons I ended up with a class of all girls. The class was morning-ish, so I got a lot of students in pajamas...
...until the one day when an Italian film crew came to document footage of a "U.S. university classroom." We gave them notice in case they didn't want to be filmed. THAT day, they all came in in beautiful outfits, all done up. I didn't recognize some of them!)
Also, they abuse flip-flops. I mean, I heart flip flops... IN THE SUMMER.
And not quite fashion, but... what is up with people who *wear* their i-pods all of the time!?!
(Sorry. I know we have a lot of undergrads on here. I'm sure you're all dressed in clothes you can actually wear out, with adequately protected feet and untangled hair.)
I tuck my pants into rainboots. but i think that makes sense ;D
I cant stand girls that wear long shirts with leggings and claim that they're a dress when half they're ass is out (lots of girls somehow get away with this at my school)
Jandalls = flip flops. I googled that shit.
Haha sorry, kiwi-ism. Ummm Americans call them... thongs? flip flops? not sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip-flop
haha, I think its strange how sooo many of the students younger than my class All take so much time and effort into their wardrobes, even the guys.
No one really looks relaxed anymore, they look like their clothes are either too tight to breathe or so loose they run the risk of tripping or drowning.
I've seen some of those high-waisted pants coming around, and it scares me.
I'll keep my eyes open for more.
Oh! See, flip-flops are just a way of life in Louisiana. I call it the state shoe, but I only wear them in summer.
And iPods... omg! Can't you walk ten feet without needing your own personal soundtrack in your friggin' ears?
At least be cool and get one of these:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/interactive/a5bf/
"Does your life seem dull and uninteresting compared to the drama and action of movies and television?"
http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/products/front/0a5b_personal_soundtrack_shirt.jpg
Yea don't get me wrong, I love my jandals, in summer they're the only footwear I can handle!
But the fact she was wearing polar fleece trackpants (on one of the hottest days of the year) in public, and matched them with jandals looked...completely ridiculous! Especially with the rest of the outfit...
Oh! See, flip-flops are just a way of life in Louisiana. I call it the state shoe, but I only wear them in summer.
I adore flip-flops, too. It's more a matter of time and place. Especially in Maryland, where it can get pretty chilly.
I haven't had these issues quite as much here. I teach upperclassmen/women and grad students now, many of whom took nontraditional paths to get to where they are today. They're used to having to be adult and presentable.
I wear running tights under running shorts when I'm running. Does that count as awful?
I hate those skirts that are 6 inches long. Skirt, pshaw-- it might as well just be a belt.
Yeah, I reallyreally hate Uggs. Period.
Um, anyone seen the MC Hammer pants recently? OUCH.
Those tops/dresses manage to make even the slimmest person look large and shapeless. I have one question...WHY?!!!!!
And iPods... omg! Can't you walk ten feet without needing your own personal soundtrack in your friggin' ears?
Hey! That's just effective multitasking! I loved walking around campus with my ipod. I would catch up on podcasts, audiobooks, and new music. In fact, just the other day I was thinking about how I missed walking everywhere because it gave me uninterrupted time to just listen to what I enjoyed.
Don't hate! :P
I used to walk everywhere with my ipod shuffle, until it broke and only played 2 songs over and over, cutting out in the middle of one.
I have a mp3 now that I haven't set up... and it made me realize how much I don't notice when I walk around with a headset on, and how somewhat anti-social it makes you.
though it comes in handy when you are on a 3+ hour bus ride...
Ugh, bubble dresses. How unflattering!
KMK, a girl on my campus was hit by a car last semester while crossing IN A CROSSWALK because she was listening to her iPod and the driver was on a cell phone.
So in this massive stupid-person fiasco where everyone involved was distracted, someone ended up in the hospital. She was thrown about 20 feet.
Be careful with that iPod!
:o
Pajamas!!! Ugh!! I mean, can't you be bothered to get dressed? (I did that ONCE when I was running late for 9AM chemistry as a freshman. I felt like an idiot.) Sweats, etc. is fine... class is not a beauty contest. But put on clothes you haven't slept in. And, if it's not too much to ask, BRUSH YOUR HAIR while you're at it.
Lol, I agree, it seems half the school girls I see walking around here are wearing jammy pants. And why the hell are boys wearing massive afro's again???
I love my flip-flops too. Though I dont wear them in winter cuz my toes would fall off (wonderful Canadian winters), I do wear them in spring until fall...just because I have an aversion to socks. Socks are evil. >:D
I hated the trend of the g-string showing above the jeans... glad that one is over!
There is a young man who rides my morning train occasionally. I dont know if he is High School or College age, its too hard to tell. But he wears skin tight jeans, skinny leg mind you, that hang below his ass. Yes, skinny jeans, hanging low. It is frighteningly strange to look at. And he compounds the problem by wearing huge baggy hoodies and a ball cap on cockeyed.
Ah well.
When I took Angel shopping after the holidays I tried to convince her to get more basic and pretty clothes, nothing too tight or too garish. I did succeed a bit but who knows what she pairs it with in TN. Bleh!
Oh, and I did introduce her to the joy of big clunky boots or heeled ankle boots. hahaha I am such a bad influence!
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