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Rutendo Chidawanyika
It’s the end of another good year where we have embraced fashion trends.
Fashion evolves and in as much as it is diverse there are some trends that certain societies like to hold on to.
The truth is not every trend will appeal to everyone, as some may be into sleeve theatre trend and others may feel the “rose embroidery” is the in thing.
Well, on this article we are tapping out all fashion trends that we don’t want to see in 2018.
Faux fur slides by Rihanna (slops with fur)
I just had to say slops with fur to make sure we are all on the same page. I’m not a hater but when it comes to these slides I have to admit, they are UGLY. I don’t own a pair so I would assume they are comfortable, that has to be the only explanation as to why everybody wears them to inappropriate places: the club or church.
Rihanna is a fashion icon, there is no doubt about that, but if she saw how these slides are worn she would cry. 2018 will come with new trends and we can only hope these new trends will make us forget this era of fur slides.
Boots in summer
Boots are for winter! It doesn’t matter how cold it is or if there is snow in October (in Zimbabwe) boots should not be worn in summer. Do buy boots though in summer because they are much cheaper. If you miss your chance to rock your thigh high boots, you can always wait for next winter.
Braids wig (twist)
I know most women won’t agree with this and that’s okay. These wigs just look fake, from my understanding a wig is supposed to look like the actual, such as a Brazilian wig will look exactly like the weave. The braids are not the problem but there is always something wrong with the parting (where the braids separated). If your hairdresser can kill it and make it look gorge then good, but if not just get the actual braids. The response I get when I raise this discussion is “I don’t like sitting for long” but you used to sit for long the previous years. Just saying. These wigs just don’t look good on most people.
Sweat pants
Unless you are going to the gym or lounging at home, don’t be seen in them. Teenagers can get away with sweat pants and a lot of fashion trends. This is for the teens. In as much as they are comfortable and easy to slip on and off, NO to sweat pants in 2018.
Tea stain jeans
It’s a surprise people still wear these. Tea stain jeans are hideous; they look dirty in a not so good way. The amazing thing about denim is that it has different shades, from the baby blue to the navies, so many options, no reason to keep on looking ancient. Tea stain jeans are out.
Fake yeezys
Not only is the shape weird, they really look fake. For those with the “real” yeezys I’m sorry but it’s the fake yeezys that make this trend annoying. Hopefully next year we will be crazy about puma, nike, adidas. You know what I mean. We look forward to not seeing these in the street.
Flip flops with socks on
This trend always makes one wonder if you are feeling hot or cold. If you were feeling hot you would remove the socks and if cold wear closed shoes. I think it’s that simple! There is no way you can walk for long and maintain the colour of the socks by end day. There is absolutely no reason why we should see this trend in 2018.
As the year is done, we TAPOUT the above trends and the others that didn’t make it on the above list. Do give feedback.
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