39 Fashion Trends People Want To See Die In 2025
Recently, Reddit user idealistic-salmon asked, "What is a fashion trend currently 'in' that you're already over?" People had some STRONG opinions about the trends they do NOT want to see cross over into 2025 — here's what they had to say.
1."The barrel jeans have got to go. They're the ugliest effing things I've ever seen. And people keep lying to these women about how they're flattering, and I'm like, 'No! You look bowlegged!'"
2."The successful rebranding of pleather as 'vegan leather' so they can charge the same as leather and fool their customers into believing they're smart for spending $150 on fast-fashion pleather that's gonna fall apart faster than the jacket can go out of style."
"Leather alternatives by high-end fashion designers. I thrifted a pair of Stella McCartney Mary Janes because I liked the design and had heard good things, but the strap snapped immediately. I also saw a bonded leather jacket going for nearly 1k, and there was some BS about it being eco-friendly because it's 'recycled leather.' Leather is supposed to be nearly indestructible, and cheaper 'sustainable' options are supposed to be...well, cheaper.
I don't hate all faux leathers, but they should be far less expensive and used for light-wear items. You're gonna obliterate faux leather shoes or jackets in a few years; don't spend wild amounts of money on these items. Meanwhile, I have actual leather items that are over a decade old, and all are still in great condition. I know we wanna all save the earth, but I'm more for the trickle-down solution. Buy those super expensive, high-quality pieces second-hand."
3."Eyebrows that are brushed upwards. That's the only way I can think to describe it. I can't see anything else when looking at someone who has that style of brows. I just don't know why people like it."
4."Fake freckles. Be done with it."
5."Super long acrylic nails — they seem really impractical."
6."Whatever the youth is doing with their socks, it looks ridiculous."
"I can not get over the whole long white socks with shorts look. That's what my father wears to go golfing."
"Tucking your sweat pants into your pulled-up socks."
"White crew socks over pants/leggings, especially if they're Nike socks. It's weird, clashes, and doesn't look good overall. We did this a million years ago in the 90s. I thought we learned our lesson, but what's old is new again, I guess.
7."The broccoli cut. Please stop. Please stop with getting a perm, bro, especially if you aren't going to do the proper upkeep/nurturing/maintenance of said perm. And then topping off the perm with a bowl cut? Has everyone lost their damn minds?"
"I've never thought anything but 'How have you survived to be 16 years old?' when talking to Broccoli Braedaens."
8."The ridiculous false eyelashes. I get it. I've got no problem with the ones that at least have a semblance of being natural. But the uber-thick ones that look more like fur are just...pointless. Someone I deal with at work wears them. And it's so weird because most of the time, she dresses down in sweatshirts, jeans, sneakers, etc. And doesn't pay much attention to her hair. But she's got those dumb wooly caterpillar eyelashes in. They just call attention to how not put-together the rest of her is. I know that everyone should just dress for themselves, but it's just weird."
9."Colorful pimple stickers shaped like stars, hearts, etc., look worse than what's under them."
10."Despite being the personification of poor life choices, the mullet and mustache combo somehow refuses to die."
"This should be the top comment. I can’t believe I’m seeing people intentionally walking around looking like Joe Dirt or a coked-out 1980s baseball player. "
11.Or just..."Weird '80s mustaches; I've seen good-looking guys made to look like Ned Flanders. It ages them instantly, which I guess is the plan — but it ages them past their twenties to married with kids approaching teenage years."
12."I'm a big sneakerhead in my forties, and I can't for the life of me understand how the younger generation loves shoes like Asics and Balenciaga that look like the shoes PayLess used to sell when I was a kid. Just wild ass colors and horrible designs. We would get roasted back in the day for wearing stuff like that. It's almost as if the more non-matching, wildly mismatched stuff you wear now, the 'cooler' you are."
13.Similarly..."Those massive, chunky sneakers that look like they're from a sci-fi movie. Why do my shoes need to look like they can survive on Mars?"
14."Hooded sweatshirts with no torso coverage. So the hoodie is covering your arms, but your bra and cleavage are showing? What is that? Why would you pay the money for half a hoodie?"
15."Tiny sunglasses. Can we get some UV protection here? I mean, they're cute and all, but my eyeballs need more coverage!"
16."Children (I've mostly seen around ages 9-13) going to Sephora for anti-aging serums and makeup. You can hardly go to the park by yourselves, yet you're plastered in expensive creams and makeup like you're 20+."
17."'Micro shorts.' Babe that’s panties made of a slightly thicker material."
18."Excessive Botox in young people. I'm so tired of everyone having a frozen face. It's not pretty. It's just weird."
19."Bubble hems. No thanks."
20."Cropped clothes. I can't stand it; all stores make most tops cropped!"
"I'll sound like a grandma, but I'm so annoyed because I can't find any thin tees (short or long-sleeved) that aren't cropped. It's winter, and I like to wear them as base layers under my sweaters, and they need to be long enough to be tucked into my pants so there are no drafts around my waist."
21.Especially cropped sweaters and jackets — "If it's cold enough for a sweater, I don’t want my midriff hanging out in the elements."
"It's like the person who designed them never went through one cold winter."
22."And the pants too! I'm currently looking for maternity jeans, and they're all ankle-length or skinny! It's cold out there; I don't want my ankle exposed. It doesn't help that I'm a bit tall already."
"OMFG, I HATE that everything is ankle-length. If you want capris, wear capris. Leave the rest of us with our ankles covered up. I get around it by ordering the tall version of the pants I want and getting them taken up, but what a pain in the ass. Very first-world problems, but it irritates me to no end (clearly, LOL)."
23.And why are there cropped clothes for kids? "As a mum, I get pretty frustrated seeing them for kids, especially in the 6 years and under section. I'm an ex-gymnast, so I get wearing such items for dancewear and the like. ... But come on, a 3-year-old wearing a crop top and pleather leggings? It's horrible and looks wildly uncomfortable."
"It's incredibly frustrating. My son is a little older than my daughter, so I used to use his clothes on her to avoid the oversexualized look. My daughter is ten now and is not much better with the fashion, but at least there is a little more variety for her age group."
24."Crocs. I thought they were hideous when they first came out almost twenty years ago, and they've never gone away."
"I am well aware of how comfortable they are. I have several pairs made by Adidas. It's just that those are much nicer looking."
"Thank god someone said it. I literally always feel like I'm alone on this. 😂 I've tried so HARD over the years to look at them differently, but they just look SO BAD and goofy to me."
25."Middle parts. You need an almost symmetrical face to be able to pull it off, which is pretty rare. Side parts all the way."
26.And specifically..."That hairstyle all women seem to have. Parted down the middle, curls flowing down each side. It's like I woke up in a Hallmark movie."
27."In the UK, it’s the 'road man' style black or grey tracksuits with a cross body bag. It’s been like that for about five years, and it's boring AF."
28."Gen Z tattoos. They look like the doodles we did as kids bored in class with the same talent as Timmy had in the fifth grade."
29."Low rise jeans."
30.And..."Mom jeans. Make them go away."
31."Pencil-thin eyebrows seem to be coming back. I've warned my kids that if they do that, they'll be lucky if their eyebrows grow back at all."
32."Everything is 'over-sized' or 'loose fit.' Give me back my slim-fit clothing so I don’t look like someone whose mum just told them, 'Oh, you'll grow into it.'"
"I have to wear a white button-up shirt for work, and every time I need/want a new one, it is a long battle of trying to find one that will fit normally instead of looking like I'm wearing a parachute."
33.Specifically..."The oversized blazer look—I get it, but it feels like I'm swimming in fabric."
"I just end up looking like I'm a kid wearing my parent's clothes. It made finding a professional-looking blazer for an interview a really painful process."
34.And also..."The late 90s early 2000s women's pants that are super baggy. We should've left them in the past where they belong."
"I guess the fact hipster pants came back in. Look, I like the baggy pants and little top TLC look, and I loved it in the 2000s, but a bitch has IBS, and I am near constantly bloated, so I can only do high-waisted pants. So there...I am over it because it reminds me I'm bloated."
35."Pants unbuttoned and unzipped exposing undies or bikini because the fabric is folded over...reality TV shows in tropical weather wear pants like this, and it's so dumb looking."
36."Adding part of your lip with lipstick. Like drawing part of the top lip over the philtrum just looks so dumb. We can all see it's lipstick and not your lip. You look like the 80-year-old grandma at the retirement home who paints on her eyebrows and lips."
37."Suits/formal wear that is tight and short. I just don't get it. Maybe it's generational (I'm 58), but seeing men wearing pants that are tight and three inches too short shows your socks, with a jacket that is short in the sleeves and tight...what happened to well-fitted? Not that I want to go back to oversized, double-breasted suits with cuffs."
38."A sea of beige, brown, and black in department stores. I miss colot."
"Sad beige everything."
39.And finally..."The microtrends and bajillion different 'aesthetics.' Everybody looks the same, and nobody has a personal style anymore."
