Summer Fashion No No's

Who says Fashion don’ts not only apply to women? Some men have been seen to possess some pretty bad fashion sense. Summer fashion trends have exploded in cities all over the world and some highly noticeable fashion no no’s have begun to surface.

Who wears short shorts? Women wear short shorts, NOT men. The short tennis shorts are not quite the most appealing look for men. Showing more thigh than necessary could completely ruin the outfit. Let’s not forget the darling tank top. Every girl loves a guy in a tank top showing off his toned arms. After a long winter of working out, men want to show off their biceps by wearing tank tops. However, the farmers tan when wearing a tank top does not quite look so appealing to the eye. During the Summer months the temperatures are high and showing more is comfortable but wearing socks with sandals is covering up and most of all it isn’t a very popular fashion trend. With the warm weather, colorful clothing is very trendy for the Summer but Hawaiian shirts are not. Keep the flowered shirts for islands, Mahalo.

Text Stephanie Buscema
Source(s): Esquire, GQ

Socks and Shoes

Walking down the street one day this week, I spotted something terrible. An impeccably-dressed young woman in her 20s was coming towards me. As always, I subtly checked out her outfit. Floral jumpsuit, flower in hair, satchel, sunglasses, all very on-trend... except for a pair of wedges, worn with- horror- white socks. It's a bit like when someone has spinach stuck between their teeth. You don't want to stare, but at the same time you can't avert your gaze because it's so distracting. And not in a good way. I'd heard that socks and sandals were set to be the new 'big thing', but prayed it wouldn't catch on to the high street. Apparently, I was wrong. Since then I've been seeing the look everywhere. I can see the appeal- no blisters from shoe straps rubbing at your heels, keeping your feet warm- but it just looks so horrible.

I saw pictures of Peaches Geldof wearing socks with brogues in a magazine last week, so maybe now she's worn the look, it will sound the death knell for socks and sandals. I used to live in Germany, where everyone wears socks with Birkenstocks, and seeing it every day in summer never made it any more acceptable. In fact, if Germany is doing it, you should probably think twice about wearing the look at all. Are any CHAOS readers sporting the look?

Kay Weston