Why are fashion trends so utterly stupid?

sounds like u just want to fight with people online, there's a website where old people can do that called facebook. give it a try

Old Guy Attire wrote:

Disclaimer: I'm an old guy who never really cared about trendy attire. (Well, maybe for a brief period in the 80s...but I never wore parachute pants!) I dress neatly but conservatively, and I'm comfortable.

What I find to be particularly ridiculous is the notion that "form fitting" shirts and "skinny" pants look good. Seriously, what looks good about wearing a shirt so tapered that the buttons on the front are practically pulling apart? And no dude should be wearing skin tight pants unless he's a cyclist on a training ride.

Most people will write off my opinion as being the out-of-touch rant of an old man, but the reality is that fashion designers have simply played a bunch of idiots into thinking that looking bad looks good.

Disclaimer: I'm an old guy who never really cared about running. (Well, maybe for a brief period in the 80s...but I never wore split shorts!) I jog occasionally but conservatively, and I'm comfortable.

What I find to be particularly ridiculous is that notion that "long distance" running and "interval" training is good. Seriously, what is good about having a torso so lacking in muscle mass that you look like a potato sack of bones? And no dude should be wearing skin tight pants unless he's a cyclist on a training ride.

Most people will write off my opinion as being the out-of-touch rant of a old jogger, but the reality is that running companies have simply played a bunch of idiots into thinking running long distances is fun.

you sorry man wrote:

sounds like u just want to fight with people online, there's a website where old people can do that called facebook. give it a try

Don't want a fight. Just looking for a reasonable answer that justifies wearing clothes that don't fit as a fashion statement.

But you're right about one thing: I definitely spend more time on Facebook than childrens' social media sites like IG and Snapchat. Hell, I created an account for the latter and couldn't even figure out how to use it.

Some of us like clothes that actually fit as opposed to the baggy a$$ed crap that mens clothes have been for the last 20 years. Having a thin runneresque build I want fitted clothes, not skin tight. Shorts that are not baggy or dress length. I'm so happy they are finally making nicer fitting clothes that I've revamped most everything I had. Thinner ties again now too! I think things are looking up!

(And I'm an old guy too)

That is what trends are: shortsighted choices backed up by the belittling of anyone who doesn't make the same choice.

(see also: Democrats, Liberals)

Old Guy Attire wrote:

Most people will write off my opinion as being the out-of-touch rant of an old man, but the reality is that fashion designers have simply played a bunch of idiots into thinking that looking bad looks good.

I would not say that you are an old man, I would imagine that you have simply always been out-of-touch and are likely very ignorant about fashion.

Contrary to your belief, fashion designers don't really dictate fashion trends. Society and culture do. Fashion designers simply pick up on fits/cuts/tailoring trends and capitalize upon them.

Right now, the trend isn't tight, it is actually loose, over-sized (in some cases, comically so.) Brands like Balenciaga and Vetements are featuring fashion that represents that.

Fashion trends come and go, they are cyclical in nature. This has been the case for the last few hundred years of recorded existence.

Sidenote: in my opinion, I prefer seeing form-fitting clothing on men if they have good bodies. The tackiest thing on a man is boot-cut jeans and wearing clothing that are a couple of sizes too big. They look like children when they dress like that.

you sorry man wrote:

sounds like u just want to fight with people online, there's a website where old people can do that called facebook. give it a try

Yep, well said. Keep killing it in your your dad jeans and running shoes.

Men wore fitted clothes in the 50s 60s and 70s - things got baggy in the eighties and 90s.

So are you a millennial or an old guy?

Agreed. Long distance runners look sickly

jorvack wrote:

Men wore fitted clothes in the 50s 60s and 70s - things got baggy in the eighties and 90s.

So are you a millennial or an old guy?

I don’t mind the fitted, tighter clothes but what I can’t understand are the suits where the pants are too short. we used to call them them floods.

from 2008..

theJeff wrote:

That is what trends are: shortsighted choices backed up by the belittling of anyone who doesn't make the same choice.

(see also: Democrats, Liberals)

Yeah, those shortsighted trends like equal rights and protecting the environment.

you sorry man wrote:

sounds like u just want to fight with people online, there's a website where old people can do that called facebook. give it a try

why go on facebook to pick a fight when you can do it here without even having to enter a password? and also maybe talk about running.

What the OP is describing is clothes that literally do not fit, which is different from the trend for slim/tailored clothing. One of the issues with the pendulum swinging towards fitted clothing is that most people lack the budget (or wisdom or body) to get clothes that are extremely narrowly tailored without actually being too tight. There's much more margin for error with looser clothes (which is why off-the-rack suits in the US were historically "sack suits" with no waist suppression).

People who wear, for instance, shirts where the buttons are puckering, may not stick out to people who have been conditioned by our current moment to see slim clothing as normal, but when trends change, they'll look ridiculous. By contrast, someone wearing an extremely fitted outfit that does, in fact, fit their body, will still look good in 20 years. He may look "of this era," but he'll look good. You can actually see this with 80s and 90s tailoring if you look at old photos. It's easy to conjure images of terrible boxy suits from that era, but people forget that the trend got going because of Armani's astonishingly beautiful tailoring, with lots of drape and padding, which still looks great today (think Richard Gere in American Gigolo).

I find it comical that the late 80’s/early 90’s fashion trends are back in full force amongst millennial hipster types. The trend towards form fitting clothing was welcomed by those of us that lived through that period. Can’t believe the high waisted, baggy jean and oversized shirt look is coming back. Soon we’ll have Nirvana rip offs topping the charts and shoulder pads in our suits again.

Im in my 20s. Its always based on the media. I wore skinny jeans in the early 2000s because I listened to like taking back sunday and had weird hair over my eye. My dad in the 70s wore ball huggers so idk man. Comes and goes.

I have been always like wearing minimal and timeless clothes. Life time of Trendy clothes is very short and because of it cloth expenses become not affordable. However dressing style is all about your taste, so no one has the right judging another person

"People who follow trends are stupid, I want them to rather dress like the trends I like."