'Flesh colored leggings': Fashionistas rise up against universally heinous 'faux pas' of the fashion world

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jul 29, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

Bad fashion can destroy a person's reputation. If you're the guy who wears slider sandals to the gym, but the shoe is 2 inches shorter than your actual foot, you might quickly become known as the "Gripper Guy" or the "Overhung Toes Guy". Both are pretty awful nicknames and set the tone for your first impression, especially with stylish females. Fashionistas can attest that one of the main reasons they love to look fly is because it shows others your personality, your vibrance, and most importantly, it tells other people that you're wayyyy more stylish than them. 

So for a fashion-forward person to bump into a bumpkin who doesn't realize their shirt is inside out, the fashion faux pas is almost personally insulting. The sting of a bad outfit can burn into your retinas and scar you for life, which allows any Vogue girl to put easily determine the do's and don'ts of the fashion world. Recently, a band of fashionistas rose up against universally heinous faux pas in fashion, making it clear that the "don'ts" do a better job of defining you than the "do's". 

This is perhaps a PSA to everyone out there who, on occasion, slobs out in public with their saggy skinny jeans, just know that folks are judging you out there in the real world. Nobody wants to see a saggy diaper in your pants. Keep on scrolling for some of the other cringe worthy fashion choices that make a statement about their wearer that's loud and clear: They. Just. Have. No. Style. 

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    Font - r/AskReddit. Posted by u/PolygonalBrew 21 hours ago What's something literally no one looks good wearing?
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    Font - theviclyn 18 hr. ago My fiance wears slides styled sandals with his toes dangling 2 inches over the front of the sandal. Makes me SICK
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    Rectangle - Memo_Fantasma 15 hr. ago 2 Rethink your life plans? 6.8k Reply
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    Font - LeporidEverywherElse 13 hr. ago. edited 13 hr. ago op what are his redeeming qualities? why is he still your fiance?
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    Smile - why-do-i-exist-lol. 13 hr. ago "Put those GRIPPERS away!" Honestly, slides are just ugly
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    Human body - _Soc_ 20 hr. ago Sharpie eyebrows
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    Rectangle - Zach_luc_Picard · 15 hr. ago Ⓡ I told my friend she drew her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised
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    Font - jfks_headjustdidthat. 8 hr. ago I told my friend she had too much Botox, she looked offended. Or surprised. Or angry. I couldn't tell.
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    Font - trump_pushes_mongo. 18 hr. ago S Those threatening patriotic T-shirts that Facebook advertises to you that say what month you were born in and what NFL team you root for.
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    Font - ilikemycoffeealatte. 17 hr. ago "Never underestimate men who love America, guns, and the Steelers and whose girlfriends were born in February. The girlfriend is a psychopath. And yes, she bought me this shirt."
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    Font - bearded_dragon_34. 16 hr. ago IF THE FLAG OFFENDS YOU [picture of flag] I'LL HELP YOU PACK!
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    Font - almost_queen. 16 hr. ago Oddly specific shirts. ↑ 98 ↓ Reply Share ilikemycoffeealatte. 16 hr. ago Overly long text wall shirts.
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    Font - Hebshesh 19 hr. ago Monster energy drink brand clothing. If you're in a bar and some guy comes in wearing a Monster t shirt, what is your immediate thought?
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    Smile - fox-equinox. 18 hr. ago Ⓡ 0 2 I'm not taking my eyes off my drink
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    Font - 20 Far_Potato_2429 19 hr. ago Those nasty skinny pants with the saggy arse that looks like a full nappy from yesterday.
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    Rectangle - Fragrant-Lunch-7259. 19 hr. ago Flesh colored leggings
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    Font - Trucker_Chick2000. 18 hr. ago I was mortified as a kid once because I thought I was looking at a bottomless chick walking around outside the school.
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    Font - elmersfav22 18 hr. ago Better off being actual nude than wearing this colour scheme. People will think you are fun and exciting. Not a weird 'I wear skin' kind of person
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    Rectangle - SeriouslySuspect 19 hr. ago · F Those weird hearing-aid beige coloured Yeezy shoes
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    Font - Shigeko_Kageyama. 19 hr. ago Those hoodies with the pictures of the anime girls making the org sm face. It doesn't look good. It's weird and creepy.
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    Font - InverstNoob · 18 hr. ago I've seen guys with those big anime girl pillows in public. So cringe.
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    Font - Celestial_Queen____ 18 hr. ago Suuuper cringey and screams "I've never touched a woman in my life"
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    Dishware - "WHAT'S SOMETHING THAT LITERALLY NOBODY LOOKS GOOD WEARING?" 9 SeriouslySuspect Those weird hearing-aid beige coloured Yeezy shoes
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