Fashions (historic & otherwise) you never understood...

[SckizoBoy]

Looking back in history... as you do... there are plenty of seemingly non-sensical or bewildering fashion trends (I'm talking purely personal aesthetic here), but the one that continues to confuse me is that of the full-bottomed wig (which is still worn by QC's in the UK)... and I thought half-bottomed wigs were bad enough. I struggle to understand how and why it became so prevalent in Europe...

Anyway, how's about you guys?

 

[Rawne1980]

1 thing that has always baffled me ..... who the feth thought this was a good idea?

They look really, really, daft.

I have known women that wear these on a night out when they struggle to walk in trainers when they are pissed. I spend half the night picking the foolish shoe wearing folk off the floor.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Flesh tunnels.

Because making huge holes in your ears as a fashion statement has got to be the biggest failing in foresight since the man who stored the cyanide capsules next to the aspirin.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Generally piercings of any kind. Maiming your body, however a small amount, seems both stupid AND unfashionable. But hey if that makes you feel like a warrior...

 

[Casual Shinji]

Hats. Just... hats.

I never really understood the point of wearing a hat or wool cap when it's not cold or you don't live somewhere sunny like Australia or something. It always just seems to scream, 'Look at me wearing a hat for no reason. That's just how cool I am.'

 

[Namehere]

Eunuchs at one time in Imperial China's history were created near birth and raised by the state as bureaucrats and government officers of some stripe or other. They thought it was a great idea to string up bells where there had previously been balls so that they jingled with every step. This is quite beyond me.

 

[MajorTomServo]

All throughout history? I'd say these...

 

[Euryalus]

Hats. Just... hats.

I never really understood the point of wearing a hat or wool cap when it's not cold or you don't live somewhere sunny like Australia or something. It always just seems to scream, 'Look at me wearing a hat for no reason. That's just how cool I am.'

Hats are awesome! ... Well not all of them, but mine are.

[sub][sub][sub][sub] And they're a saving grace when I wake up late and don't have time to shower XD[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]


OT: I've never really understood earrings, piercings, or gauges.

 

[Fluffythepoo]

Pre-ripped designer jeans.. its pretending that you either cant afford new pants when clearly you can or pretending you work hard (manual labour) when clearly you dont.

Honestly ripped jeans (like ripped from the wear and tear of life) i understand, maybe those jeans have sentimental value or are too comfy to throw away. Or you just dont care that your pants have a hole in them.

Wait.. people who dont care that they have holes in their pants are probably interesting/cool, uninteresting people cut holes in their pants in imitation to convince others that they actually are interesting.. nm i get pre-ripped jeans now

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Well I don't get fashion in general, so I'm kind of lost at sea already. I find it hard to judge anyone's look, given that my thoughts are basically "What the fuckdo I know?" all the time.

And pegging! How on earth do you convince yourself that's cool post-puberty?

Wait, pegging?

I don't think my definiton of that is the same as yours.

 

[Esotera]

I hate them so so much, I'm glad they're going out of fashion. And I've also got to mention those types of medieval shoes that represented the size of the wearer's dong, along with codpieces...

 

[Jamieson 90]

The whole letting your jeans/trousers fall down low enough so people can see your underwear (Often done by teen boys). Or chavs wearing their hoods up in really hot weather/summer when it's not raining.

 

[Quellist]

Mullets, especially with rat-tails. I thought we were done with these 20 years ago but now they are back, in the UK at least. Why the fuck would anyone consider a Mullet hairdo to be a good idea?

 

[thejackyl]

Those sweatpants with wording on the ass. Most often worn be attention whores or the kind of people who could make money by renting that area as billboard space.

Gauging ears after a certain point. I can see earrings, and I can see, I think 0 gauge is what my ex wore, anything bigger would have made her ears look like a stretched vagina if she EVER took them out. She didn't like that comment though.

Pajama pants outside of the house. Seriously, they are comfy for sure, but do you want to look like a slob that will never have a job?

 

[an annoyed writer]

I could never understand gauges. I mean, I kinda get earrings since I do kinda wear them myself, but getting gauges? I've seen some rather horrible things with those that make it look like someone surgically grafted a gas mask into their face. And people have the gall to accuse me of self-mutilation.

 

[Bazaalmon]

The whole letting your jeans/trousers fall down low enough so people can see your underwear (Often done by teen boys).

This. Sagging has to be the most idiotic fashion statement of our generation. That coupled with the wife-beater shirt with the sides cut way down just screams "Future criminal/gangster rapper," although that seems to be the EXACT intent of that outfit. That's sad.
Also, the pants with "Juicy" and whatever else written across the butt.

 

[Nickolai77]

All throughout history? I'd say these...

I'd second that. I really don't men's fashion from between 1400-1700- What is it with ruffs and wearing a pair of ballons around your groin?

Turning to the more contemporary...Leggings aren't a substitute for trousers, and they NEVER look good on fat women. I also agree with Clarion's point about ear-tunnels, they just look horrendous.

 

[Dags90]

And pegging! How on earth do you convince yourself that's cool post-puberty?

The only pegging I'm familiar with is a decidedly post-puberty activity...

I'm going with the horn hair that was popular with Renaissance women.

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