Call The Fashion Police!
We're all guilty of bending a few rules, but some major fashion crimes are unforgivable. You're not only losing yourself style points, but you're punishing all who have to look at you. From overly exposed muscle shirts to criminal color clashing, some fashion laws just aren't worth breaking.
1. Sunglasses At Night
Corey Hart might’ve gotten away with it once but don’t wear your sunglasses at night like his pop song suggests. Please don’t wear them indoors either. Someone wearing dark shades without the presence of the sun is just screaming for attention. Sunglasses at night says you’re uncool trying hard to look cool.
2. Walking Billboard
Flaunting a brand logo is alright in small doses but don’t get caught looking like a walking billboard. These brands are clever, tricking you into giving them free advertising with their labeled clothing. It’s a crime to wear logos from head to toe and it just looks like you’re boasting about the brands you can afford.
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3. White Socks With Dress Shoes
White socks with dark shoes is almost always a fashion no-no. White socks or sports socks with dress shoes is an even bigger fashion disaster. It’s an easy law to follow: sports socks go with sports shoes, dress socks go with dress shoes.
4. Men’s Large Armhole Tank Tops
We get it, you have huge muscles, but you don’t need your shirt which is barely a shirt to prove it. Men’s tank tops with gaping arm holes are outrageous and should be banned from the gym and everywhere else. If you can see your nipples from your armhole, it’s too big.
5. Pant Waistlines Below Your Bottom
The saggy pants that don’t fit you look wasn’t cute in elementary school and it’s even less cute when you’re older. When you can’t walk properly because your pants are slipping down your legs, it’s a sign you need a belt. Waistlines are for your waist, we don’t need to see what underwear you’re wearing, thank you.
6. Turtle Neck Dickie Collars
If you’re going to wear a turtle neck then just commit to a full one. It’s a crime to wear a turtle neck dickie as a layer under your sweater vest. If homely Eddie wears one in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation you know it’s not a good look.
7. Navy And Black
Wearing navy and black together has been a color-clashing crime for ages. The two hues look too similar but not similar enough. It often looks like a color matching mistake like you got dressed in the dark and thought you were wearing all black.
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8. Shorts That Look Like Pants
If your shorts are almost down to your ankles then they’re too long and you should just stick to pants that reach your ankles. It’s double the crime if you wear extra-long swim trunks. Swimming with all that excess material must be a safety hazard too.
9. Too Much Denim
The “Canadian Tuxedo” is only a good look if you do it right. There is such a thing as too much denim, you should break up the look with a non-jean piece or at least some contrasting shades.
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10. Underwear Over Your Clothes
You can look sexy without your undergarments as your overgarments. Wearing a bra or lingerie over your top is a tacky scandal that is sure to catch the attention of the fashion police.
11. Trucker Hats
Trucker hats are for the truckers. You should be pulled over and ticketed if you’re wearing one and you’re not driving a truck. If you wear a trucker hat with a dress the fine should be doubled.
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12. Pants Under A Dress
Unless you’re a toddler, trousers under your dress is not a cute look. If your legs are cold, consider thicker tights, leggings, or socks. Or maybe just stick to pants.
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13. Too Tight Jeans
If it looks like you painted your jeans on, they’re too tight. When legs look like those sausage links that bulge out of their packaging, they don’t fit. Don’t squeeze your poor legs into pants that are too small, it’s not fair to your limbs or everybody else’s eyes.
14. Tights As Pants
Yikes. Tights worn as pants is a fashion offense. It’s the opposite of pants, tights are meant to be layered under skirts and dresses. When you wear tights on their own it looks like you forgot to get fully dressed. Don’t be that person that forgot their pants rushing to work.
15. Polo Shirt With A Tie
Strangling your polo tee with a tie is a crime for obvious reasons. If you need to dress formally then stick to formalwear and don’t try and sneak casual in. Please refrain from popping the collar of your polo shirt too.
16. Sweater Tied Around Your Shoulders
“Hello, I wear my sweater around my shoulders so i’m kind of a big deal.” That is what you’re saying when you do this, but it’s a gimmick. If it’s too warm to wear a sweater then put it down or tie it around your waist if you’re desperate. Shoulders should be the last place you hang your cardigan, it’s not a cape.
17. Clashing Socks
If you’re rocking silly socks or you know how to mix-and-match patterns like a superstar, then we’ll let it slide. If you’re just not paying attention to the socks you put on your feet then we have a problem. It’s a crime to see mismatched socks or colors that clash with the rest of your outfit.
18. Over-Accessorizing
Sometimes less is more, especially when it comes to accessories. It’s ok to spread them out, it’s actually recommended. Save yourself from a sore neck with too many necklaces and there’s no need to wear every type of jewelry ever made on every part of your body.
19. Cringy Phrase On Your Top
Unless it’s ironic, don’t flaunt a phrase across your chest or backside, it’s ultra cringe-worthy. We don’t need to see your bad taste in humor with a terrible joke written on your clothes. These slogan tops should be locked up and never worn out in public.
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20. Velcro Sneakers
You can’t get away with Velcro sneakers because when you put your shoes on or take them off, the iconic sound will catch everyone’s attention. Once you learn to tie laces, it’s time to put away the Velcro until you’re much older and need them again.
