Ugly fashions

Eloethan

What I hate about wide legged trousers is that there is almost no other choice now. I am under 5 foot and look ridiculous in these sorts of trousers, but I spent a very long time looking for narrow, straight trousers the other day.
I think there should be more variety in clothes. It seems that when there is a new trend, nearly all the clothes are based on that trend. Obviously there is a financial element involved because it is obviously cheaper to churn out the same patterns than provide greater choice.

Shops provide what they know they can sell - and they are very quick off the mark when they spot a gap in the market.

If demand for an item is not high enough for them to be able to sell them profitably at a competitive price, say, nationally demand is for 10,000 straight leg trousers when the economies of scale mean they need to sell 50,000, then obviously they will not make them.

However, like others, I have seen no lack of straight leg and other cuts of trouser around online and in the shops.

GrannyGravy13

Eloethan

What I hate about wide legged trousers is that there is almost no other choice now. I am under 5 foot and look ridiculous in these sorts of trousers, but I spent a very long time looking for narrow, straight trousers the other day.
I think there should be more variety in clothes. It seems that when there is a new trend, nearly all the clothes are based on that trend. Obviously there is a financial element involved because it is obviously cheaper to churn out the same patterns than provide greater choice.

There are lots of straight leg trousers and jeans in M & S, Next, Boden and Joules.

They all do short/petite lengths.

Land's End, Uniqlo, Very, and La Redoute. I am sure there are many more.

I've not got piercings, I wouldn't know what to have. Never say never though,I'm only 76!
I do love fashion though!

Eloethan

What I hate about wide legged trousers is that there is almost no other choice now. I am under 5 foot and look ridiculous in these sorts of trousers, but I spent a very long time looking for narrow, straight trousers the other day.
I think there should be more variety in clothes. It seems that when there is a new trend, nearly all the clothes are based on that trend. Obviously there is a financial element involved because it is obviously cheaper to churn out the same patterns than provide greater choice.

There are lots of straight leg trousers and jeans in M & S, Next, Boden and Joules.

They all do short/petite lengths.

What I hate about wide legged trousers is that there is almost no other choice now. I am under 5 foot and look ridiculous in these sorts of trousers, but I spent a very long time looking for narrow, straight trousers the other day.
I think there should be more variety in clothes. It seems that when there is a new trend, nearly all the clothes are based on that trend. Obviously there is a financial element involved because it is obviously cheaper to churn out the same patterns than provide greater choice.

The only fashion I can recollect really hating is the 1980s shell- suit. The fact that Jimmy Savile wore them makes them even more cringeworthy.

But still if that was what people wanted to wear who am I to criticise etc etc.

I obviously have too much time in my hands today.

I have just been looking through older editions of Vogue, they have pictures of cropped wide legged trousers as far back as 1930’s (Schiaparelli), they looks good.

I will wear mine with knee length high heeled boots, short (Chanel style) jacket and shirt.

(Might nip out and have another ear piercing (only have one in each ear) a lady can never have enough diamonds, as for a tattoo, that would be telling 🤫)

Well said!

ViceVersa

Wow, awful lot of judgemental people on here!

Yes, aren't there just?

Sago

When my daughter had a tattoo whilst at university, I was furious, I deducted £45 (the cost of the tattoo) from her next monthly allowance, she was very angry!

A row ensued, she accused me of being old fashioned.
She pointed at an old photo of me in an 80’s dress and laughed, I simply stated the dress had been donated to a charity shop and thankfully I didn’t have to wear it for every smart occasion in the future, you my darlng are stuck with the tattoo.

The penny dropped, she hates it now.

A bit harsh on your part, but I do agree with you about tattoos. Both my daughters have them and two of the grandchildren are covered in them. I just keep my mouth shut.

Three cheers for the handful of folk (you know who you are!) on here who can see past tattoos or the niche fashion choices that people make. Surely these outward demonstrations of individuality are much less important than someone’s character and the values that they hold. Of course we all have our own personal preferences but let’s not be too quick to jump to conclusions about others.

My then teenage son’s piercing led to septicaemia which destroyed one of his heart valves. He had to have open heart surgery to replace it and is now on life long warfarin. He is only 34.

Although rare I wish more young people are aware of the risks.

GrannyGravy13

As for wide legged jeans and trousers, remember when women first wore trousers, yep they were wide legged (40’s and 50’s) along with being fashionable in the 70”s…

Wide legged trousers are fine, it’s the wide legged cropped ones that look silly in Winter.

I must admit I don't care for tattoos. My friend's 21 year old daughter had an absolutely enormous tattoo done on her thigh, it covered the whole area. It was of some not particularly good poem she found on the internet, something about not walking life's beach alone, against a background of sand and palm trees. I honestly think it looks ridiculous and basically meaningless. Such a shame to spoil her lovely, young natural skin that way. I do wonder if she'll bitterly regret it when she's 50.

As for wide legged jeans and trousers, remember when women first wore trousers, yep they were wide legged (40’s and 50’s) along with being fashionable in the 70”s…

Oh dear!

Surely GN is better than this?

People dress for themselves, if they want tattoos, their bodies their choice, that goes for piercings too.

Freedom to choose what and how an individual decorates their body, remember the phrase Be kind! Some very judgemental comments on here.

Witzend

valdavi

Babs03

I thought this thread was about the awful wide legged trousers dominating the fashion scene.🫤

They can look amazing, but I think it's an incredibly difficult look to get right, & most of us don't have a personal stylist...

Personally I don’t think they even look good on the size 8, 5 foot 10 models in the photos. Or rather, they’d look so much better in something else.

They think they do look good though, which is the point I think, as with tattoos. One person’s ugly is another person’s beautiful. I’m just glad we’re not all clones, it would be very boring if we all looked the same, and had nobody else’s taste to critique.

valdavi

Babs03

I thought this thread was about the awful wide legged trousers dominating the fashion scene.🫤

They can look amazing, but I think it's an incredibly difficult look to get right, & most of us don't have a personal stylist...

Personally I don’t think they even look good on the size 8, 5 foot 10 models in the photos. Or rather, they’d look so much better in something else.

This thread is about ugly fashion, I find earrings on a woman attractive, other visible piercings and many tattoos I find unattractive, in the same way certain styles of clothing I find unattractive.
Which has nothing to do with “judging” a person

Unbelievable the self righteous judgemental comments on this thread - and I agree, whoever it was who said their offspring didn’t have tattoos as they’d been brought up properly- congratulations you’ve taken gold ….

"earrings are obviously to make women more attractive to others" David49

Really? I wear them to please myself, just like everything else I wear. They are part of my identity. I put them in at the same time I put in my hearing aids. As a woman of nearly 77, happily married for nearly 40 years, the last thing I'm interested in is being "attractive" Fgs who am I supposed to be attracting? This idea that women wear jewellery to be attractive needs challenging because IME most women, especially mature independent women, dress to please themselves, no one else.

My DIL sniffed disparangingly at ear piercing for years, even just for one pair of earrings. Last time I saw her she'd got herself a nose ring! And she was suffering a heavy cold... as I looked on in horror. Ugh!

Allira

David49

None in my family have tattoos or piercings that I have seen, a lot regret having them, piercing I just don’t understand, why make yourself less attractive.

piercing I just don’t understand, why make yourself less attractive.

In your eyes only

Earrings are obviously to make women more attractive to others, it’s tongue studs, nose rings and other peircing that I don’t get, is it a form of self abuse for some reason.

David49

None in my family have tattoos or piercings that I have seen, a lot regret having them, piercing I just don’t understand, why make yourself less attractive.

piercing I just don’t understand, why make yourself less attractive.

In your eyes only