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    The 11 Worst Fashion Trends Of The Decade

    When Prince sang the lyrics "tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999," he probably didn't think that, in the coming years, his outfit would have gone out of style, come back in, and gone out again. The new millennium brought with it a parade of fashion trends which evolved quicker than ever. Along with the looks we saw come back from the fashion graveyard, a bevy of new ones popped up, too. And while the past ten years have brought us some hot outfits, there are those that turn us off. Here, the worst trends, 2000 through 2009!

    1. Harem Pants: Who had the wise idea to bring these ridiculously shaped pants back? Looking Aladdin-chic lasted about a hot second.

    2. Carrie Bradshaw's Flower: It would be easy enough to blame "SATC" for just about every girly trend over the past dozen years, but the most famous one had to be the appearance of Carrie's giant flower accessories, starting in 2000 (Season 3). Did anyone actually manage to pull off this look? We're talking about real people.

    3. Hobo-Chic: Mary-Kate Olsen pioneered the homeless haute couture getup around 2006, during her brief stint at NYU. All you have to do is roll out of bed, throw on a cloak, and add some Louboutin heels to the mix.

    4. Leggings As Pants: The trouble can all be traced to Lindsay Lohan, who jumped on this trend with a leggings line at a time when people still retained some ounce of curiosity in her. It then got out of control and produced all sorts of crazy offshoots-Tron-inspired leggings, sequin-adorned, "jeggings." The worst offenders, of course, were those who took things a step further with hosiery. Tights are not pants, people!

    5. Expensive-As-Hell Destroyed Denim: At what point did it ever make sense to drop hundreds of dollars on a pair of jeans that already look like they're 10 years old?

    6. Uggs: Once these boots became adopted by Jersey girls, Paris Hilton, and the "Laguna Beach" set, Uggs went from trendy to just plain Ugg-ly.

    7. The Juicy Tracksuit: Reaching its height in popularity around 2003, the Juicy Couture tracksuit now serves as the base of many Halloween costumes.

    8. Visible Thongs: Thank you, Britney Spears, for starting this awful trend. Now teenage girls think it's hip to let their thongs hang out of their lower-than-low-cut jeans.

    9. '80s Re-Revival: How many times will we hear "the '80s are back"? Just stop trying to make legwarmers and neon happen again. Please. For some reason celebs like Rihanna and designers like Marc Jacobs just can't give up metallic fabrics, shoulder pads, and crazy hair. Once it trickled down into the mainstream, the racks at Forever 21 and Topshop looked like the wardrobe for "Flashdance," and people joined in on the ironic fun with fanny packs and, worse yet, the Cap-Sac.

    10. Jersey Everything: We blame Lauren Conrad for the diarrhea of draped jersey everywhere in 2007 and 2008.

    11. "Ironic" Hipster Fashions: Granny glasses, mustaches, acid-wash jeans, plaid, Arab scarves, and pretty much anything American Apparel ever produced since 2000.

    --Posted by Leonora Epstein from The Frisky

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    612 comments

    • Agent  •  Irvine, California  •  4 days ago
      Not to mention pants with stupid stuff written across the butt, tramp stamps an wearing mailbox clothes anywhere past the mailbox.
    • Heidi  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  4 days ago
      I disagree with #4, although some people shouldn't wear leggings/jeggings at all! lol
    • Sabrina  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  4 days ago
      Crocs!!!
    • M  •  2 years 5 months ago
      I laugh at the '80s comment! Just the other day I was in the mall, saw some of the mannequins with '80s wear on them, and muttered to myself - "You got me once, you're not getting me again!"
    • John  •  2 years 5 months ago
      My wife has harem pants and is sexy!!!
    • Mae  •  2 years 5 months ago
      I really don't like the 80's neon mixed with the plaid. I call it the 80's farmer look
    • LeahH  •  2 years 5 months ago
      Wow, this list is soo wrong. Jersey is awesome.
    • Alayssha  •  2 years 5 months ago
      I AGREE 100% with this list....everybody who started liking these things AFTER a "famous person" started wearing them is just a follower. If u like these things BEFORE the "famous ladies" started wearing them then good for u but everything on this list horrible. Stop being followers ladies and wear what U want and not listen to what others think or dressing for OTHER females. BE YOUR OWN PERSON
    • Jasper  •  2 years 5 months ago
      Distressed denim? Really? I would be curious what kind of jeans you wear b/c all nice quality jeans come with a price. You can have those cheap Old Navy mom jeans-I will stick with my Rock and Republics!
    • Haydee  •  2 years 5 months ago
      Good thing I never jump on a trend wagon, i wear what looks good on my body!
    • Linda  •  2 years 5 months ago
      I absolutely hated the hobo-chic look that Mary Kate Olsen had. Every time I saw a picture of her in her homeless clothes, I just wanted to throw something at my computer screen.

      Britney's visible thongs: why wear a thong under jeans? Isn't her butt uncomfortable? And jeans are thick enough that you don't get visible panty line. I guess she liked wearing thongs that much. Oh wells.
    • avery  •  2 years 5 months ago
      i cover my butt with leggings. i don't have uggs, but think they can be worn properly(uuuh, they are supposed to keep your foot at a dry consistant temperature...whether it's hot or cold outside), and i love jersey. something tells me that the author of this article is old and fat. i agree with hipster fashion, though. it looks sloppy and everyone looks like they tried way too hard not to match.
    • ashleymonroe  •  2 years 5 months ago
      Looks like whoever wrote this had an hour to meet a deadline and decided to write about something they have no clue about. Please, if you don't follow fashion, don't try to write about it. I would hate to see what they are wearing at this moment.
    • VelezRegular  •  2 years 5 months ago
      I think this list is stupid, Jersey is awesome.
    • JohannaL  •  2 years 5 months ago
      the plaid anything is just GROSS
    • Rachel  •  2 years 5 months ago
      Disagree 100% with the leggings, uggs, track suit, 80's neon, Jersey, and hipster fashion. i agree to only wearing leggins under a long shirt, that covers your bum.. and uggs can get annoying, but not all are absolutly disgusting. Tracksuits are just plain comfortable. neon is the best thing to happen to mankind. and hipster is the way to go.
    • Trish C  •  2 years 5 months ago
      oh please -- i love leggings AND uggs, and NO i don't wear tights as pants because that's just stupid (unless you're lady gaga, then you can do whatever the hell you want because, well, you're lady gaga). everyone can hate on the leggings but i (and plenty of other girls) make them work, and i'll continue to wear them as long as i look good and i'm happy. plus, i don't really give a crap what 'trends' are in or out or on the best or worst list because frankly, if you wear what works for you and what looks good on you, who should tell you that you shouldn't wear it?
    • Deb  •  2 years 5 months ago
      Wait, thongs hanging out is a trend now? I though it was just teenage sluts being teenage sluts.
    • Ginger G  •  2 years 5 months ago
      i love american apparel. there are more necessities than there are hipster items. i do agree with hating the "ironic" hipster crap. what bothers me the most are those huge glasses, oh come on !?
    • Snow White  •  2 years 5 months ago
      i HATE thick rimmed glasses people look so stupid *cough* Jay-z

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