Growing up in a society where “Orange is the New Black” and the “Kardashians” are almost as famous as the “Kennedy’s”, it’s clear to see how the media has had a tremendous, and ever changing impact on not only my direct life, but everyone else’s around me. Fashion trends and internet crazes come and go as frequently as the sun seems to set, bringing out some of the most shocking things to ever come into reality. But sometimes, no matter where they came from, what they stem from, and which possible benefit they may have, there’s just some things I just never can or will be able to make much sense of. Even though these aren’t always the popular opinions, here ere are some of those trends.
1. Crocs.
This has been my number one, since day one. I remember the day when I was a little middle school kid, shopping for clothes for the upcoming school year, and all my friends and the local shopping malls were absolutely raging about these funky, highly comfortable slippers that came in all different sorts of colors. Everyone had them, they dressed them up with stickers like they were some deranged American Girl Doll, and wore those plastic holed strainers on their feet like it was Cinderella’s glass slipper. I remember from day one telling my mother there is no amount of pleasure that could arise from my foot being in that shoe to ever make me want to ever, in my entire life, even walk into a croc distributor. I know this will come as a shock to many die hard croc fans, but I will just say it to you now. I am not a fan.
2. The Historic Half-Bun.
I would just love for someone to answer this one question for me. Did this originate from a rushed girl who was late to work on a Monday morning, unable to straighten her whole head of hair? Because to me, it looks like someone was a little too lazy for the day which resulted in both business and party in the back. Like be confident, go with your gut feeling, but you gotta choose a specific style otherwise you're going to start looking like Lt. Shang from Mulan.
3. The MAN bun.
Just stop. Please just stop. You're scaring a lot of people.
4. Mom Jeans.
What has the world come to? When did wearing baggy, faded out, high wasted levi’s become a thing for women? I thought the whole message behind beauty was to strive to look young, not to speed it up. Huckleberry Finn called and guess what? He wants his jeans back.
5. Birkenstocks.
Ah, the good ol’ pair of Jesus shoes, complimentary with a pair of colorful rainbow socks. There’s no comment I can say about these shoes that someone else hasn’t already said, but goodness gracious people. I really wish I could say that I think the A.D. styled sock and sandal look was cute, but there’s nothing about your leather strapped pair of buckles that intrigue me even in the slightest.
6. Pre-Wrap.
We’re going back to the good old days when we used to tie our shirts because they were too big, and Aeropostale was top of the line. Whether you identified as a thick band styled woman or preferred to go the rolled thin route, you wore pre-wrap like it was the best thing since sliced bread. For every occasion, this was your hair go to. And even though I’ve fallen victim to it multiple times in the past, I gave up when I realized that my head was far too large to even keep it in place. Long story short, what were we thinking?
7. The Notorious Middle Part.
Last but not least, the middle part has prevailed year in and year out as a classy and ever popular trend. I don’t care who you are or what gorgeous God-given face you’ve been blessed with, don’t do it. Side part, or no part. That’s just how it’s got to be. We have these things called foreheads, and they should never be that highly exposed.
Let's just hope these die out. And soon.
