As a tradition for entering a new decade one must look back at the fashions on the past with horror embarrassment and distain. While most of us have been accustom to people complaining about the fashion of the 00’s, it seems like we have we’ve all collectively forgotten just how awful the 2010 were. I genuinely think it was maybe one of the worst and most uninspiring periods of fashion in the last 100 years. Don’t believe me? Let’s have a look down memory lane…
The Lita Shoe: If you had a tumblr account at any point during the early 2010’s, then odds are you saw at least one picture of these shoes at least once a day and probably wanted a pair for yourself. During their hay day you could find them in over a hundred different designs, including black, tan, glitter, hot pink, covered in studs and of course galaxy print. With their towering block heel, lace up detail and think platforms the shoes were a menace to toes and ankles everywhere.
Jeggings: The jean legging hybrid initially rose in popularity as a response to the rise in skinny jeans trend of the late 2000’s. They were mainly popular for being a comfortable and affordable pant option. Made mostly out of stretchy spandex, jeggings were made to look like jeans complete with fake pockets and belt loops, but let’s be honest, that never fooled anyone. In the wise words of Cher Horowitz, “From far away it’s okay, but up close it’s a big old mess”.
The Wedge Trainer: Popularised by Isabel Marant’s Étoile Beckett hi-top sneakers, the wedge trainer was the show for celebrities, models and fashion bloggers in 2012. This of course made the shoe too popular for its own good and soon enough knockoffs arose and other companies decided to capitalise and the trend. The trend was to have said to elongate the leg and make you appeal taller whilst till being casual, but personally I would have to disagree.
The Heelless Shoe: Why we all wanted to look like horses I will never know. High fashion brands like Alexander McQueen and Jean Paul Gaultier featured the heelless shoe on the runway whilst celebrities like Lady Gaga wore them out on the streets. The strange design may have looked like it was structurally unstable, but anyone who has worn a pair of heels knows that you are usually walking on your tippy toes anyway.
High-Low Dresses: don’t worry we can all admit it, we all owned at least one high-low skirt or dress. The asymmetric trend was a staple in both fast fashion and high fashion and is still in rotation today. I’m not sure why they remained so popular considering the cut rarely looks flattering on anyone.
Flower Crowns: We could blame Coachella or Lana Del Ray or Tumblr, but either way this was a thing. While not necessary a terrible trend in the right context, the fact that we all just started causally wearing wearing them day to day was a huge mistake. I myself has quite a collection of them and had frequent photoshoots wearing them.
Skater Skirts and Dresses: The high wasted flared style of the skirt is perhaps one of the most versatile of the trends of the 2010’s. It was made in pretty much every colour and basically every fabric. They rose in popularity for being versatile enough to wear with nearly everything and for being somewhat modest. My entire wardrobe was basically made up of skater skirts and dresses and though it is probably the least cringy of all the trends they are pretty boring.
Galaxy Print: We took this trend way to far. There were galaxy hoodies, coffee mugs, blankets, dresses, leggings, you name it. Let’s leave the stars in the sky where they belong. And I just want to pay special thanks to my parent for not allowing me to buy in to this trend as even they knew how awful it truly was.
Nerd Culture: Why and How did this become a thing? Nerd culture was on the rise in the 2010’s, so things like old cinema glasses were a major must have. Remember how you’d go watch a 3D movie and they take the glasses how and you would pop out the lens out and them wear them? And less we forget those infamous ‘Nerd’ T-shirts from Topshop.
Harem Pants: Also known as the drop crotch pant, this style was immensely popular with both men and women. While not a terrible silhouette for lounge wear, the fact that these became dress pants is just horrendous.
Crackle Nail Polish: I almost forgot about this one and I’m sure you did too. I was a huge supporter of this trend at the time and did some god-awful combinations like neon green on top of blue. We were so preoccupied with whether we could and never stopped to think if we should.
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