Vintage clothes have always been a coveted concept in the eyes of fashion. Many love to wear outfits based on the styles of yesteryear, and scour thrift stores to find the hottest trends.
But there are some trends that need to stay in the past. While some decades sport some classic looks, others just make you want to forget that cringey time altogether.
YouTubeIsAJoke asked: What's the most cringeworthy fashion trend that must never make a comeback?
A flexible look, but also a bad one.
"I had pants from Limited Too that zipped off to become capris, and also zipped off to become shorts. They were bright orange as well.
Hope those never come back."
An unthinkable look today.
"When I in High School, 1979-1983, we had this thing where you would wear your shorts on top of the sweatpants... I though it looked stupid then and wag my head in disbelief now."
It's alright to cry.
"Rat tails!! Every boy had that when I was in elementary school and it was just such a bad idea!
I thought it was abolished after the third grade, but at work a few weeks ago I saw a kid rocking a rat tail and I cried a little."
Yeah, what was that about?
Giphy"Those car decals with Calvin from 'Calvin and Hobbes' peeing on something."
Tappa tappa tappa!
Giphy"Clogs. I don't know if it was a regional phenomenon, but in the late 1970s, all the cool kids (boys AND girls) wore shoes with 2" wooden soles. The high school hallways sounded like a cattle stampede between classes.
There was a brief period where hollow clogs became popular, and it just got ridiculous. You literally could not have a conversation in the hallway. My high school banned them, but it backfired...
..Because after clogs came taps. Dear God. An entire high school filled with kids wearing metal dance taps on their shoes. It was if someone put microphones in the mechanical innards of a million manual typewriters and then piped the audio into the school PA system with the volume turned up to 11. And you could slide in those things. Wear the metal down a bit, and it was essentially frictionless. Kids were going step-step-sliiiiide all the way down the halls.
Thankfully, the damage to the linoleum was so noticeable that those things were banned within a few weeks."
What're thoooose?
'When I was growing up, there was a trend where kids would wear Abercrombie or Hollister sweatpants rolled up a and crocs.
Being an awkward middle school girl, I just wanted to fit in, but my mom thought it was stupid to spend so much money on sweatpants, let alone wear them in public. I should probably thank her for not letting me look like a total dips**t."
Can we just collectively forget about the early 2000's?
"In the early 2000's there was a trend for girls at the club to wear these shirts that only had one strap over one shoulder. (Think like a muscle shirt with one shoulder strap.)
But most girls felt super self conscious wearing something that exposed so much skin/flaws/back fat, so they would wear a t-shirt underneath it, nullifying the whole point of the shirt.
It looked awful."
"Europeans, what is something us Americans aren’t ready to hear?"
In Case You Didn't Know Just How Big "Big Pharma" Actually Was...
"EpiPens cost $69 in the UK compared to the US $600."
"And yes the Pharm companies are making a profit."- DevDudeZX81
Phonetics Ain't Gonna Help You With This One...
"Worcestershire."- TantrumZentrum
"Wash your sister sauce."- dbl1nk22
'I was making dinner at one point and asked my wife to get me the sibling cleaning sauce - once it clicked, she was hysterical laughing."- belsonc
And No, That Doesn't Stand For "Part Time Only"...
"27 days of PTO is absolutely normal."- Whole-Bank9820
Out Of Office Vacation GIF by StickerGiantGiphyAnyone From The UK Can Make That Clear...
"Europe and the European Union are not the same thing."- BradyvonAshe
Yes, They're Actually Efficient...
"Y’all need some trains."- CabbageMasher
Ironically, Church And State Are ACTUALLY Separated...
"Whats the deal with mega churches?"
"Why do you send them that much money?"- Jandolino
On My Way Church GIF by EMPIREGiphyBipartisanship? The Very Thought!
"Middle grounds exist."
"It doesn’t always have to be pro this anti that."- MySocksAreLost
"It's okay not to have an opinion about everything."- AlwaysCurious93
All Jobs Have Value
"Tipping is stupid."
"Just pay your staff a proper living wage!"- Coin-op77
"Tipping culture is placing the working class against the working class."
"And you lot are falling for it instead of striking."- Comander1SUV
At The Very Least, Not In Such Large Quantities
"Sugar does not belong in everything, esp."
"Not bread."- WrestlingWoman
Merely 2 out of 44
"Europe is more than England and Paris."- SloRules
Health And Education Are A Right, Not A Privilege
"It's neither normal nor okay to have to go bankrupt just to go to school or going to the hospital."- Roselily808
student loans burn GIF by Ethan BarnowskyGiphy...Um, Does Anyone Actually Need This?...
"You do not need a 5000-pound truck to haul your laptop and cellphone to the office."- It_is_Fries_No_Patat
Frustratingly, many Americans who will be told these facts by Europeans will look for anything and everything to argue about them.
As the most significant thing most Europeans aren't ready to hear, or at least don't want to hear, about Americans?
Most will look for literally anything to fight about, rather than actually taking a little time to enjoy the view...
Redditor wanted to hear about life in the recent past, so they asked:
"People born before 1990, what trivial skill do you possess that no one uses anymore?"
I had no skills in the '80s.
I was too young.
So tell me about history.
R We There Yet?
"I can re-fold a map correctly."
JungleZac
"I came here to say Reading a Map but yes, also how to refold it! I routinely amazed coworkers by remembering how to get to lunch spots without GPS after just one visit."
raulduke1971
"Yes. Yes. YES!! And how hard could it be?... if anyone bothered to notice or think or remember how it opened in the first place."
Far-Experience5137
I Remember
"Remembering phone numbers."
GreatMillionDog
"I remember the numbers for every house I lived in growing up, the phone numbers of the houses of my best friends from 7th grade and before, my grandma, and my first cell phone number. I've been married nearly five years and have no idea what my wife's phone number is."
AllModsEatSh*t
Tick Tock
"Being on time because you can't call and reschedule."
Sindertone
"I feel like you just always had an idea that plans could fall through, and were a little more excited when they didn't fall through."
"This is why there used to be more bars in restaurants, so you can wait for the rest of your party and have a drink or two, and I guess if they don't show your order there and enjoy a meal anyway or go to plan B. People also used to just meet at someone's and go from there, more so than they seem to now."
thatissomeBS
Classics
Vintage Read GIF by US National ArchivesGiphy"Using the Dewey decimal at the library."
FunStorm6487
"Still a relevant skill. If you search for a book, you're given a call number and you need to track it down."
heck-ward
Dewey who?
I have never fully understood any of it.
That's me though.
Developments
Looking Good Red Room GIF by BounceGiphy"I can develop and process photographic film and enlarge prints in a dark room."
Glade_Runner
"I took a class in high school that did this. Was fun!"
sjk8990
The Master
"Record to tape from the radio. Trying to make sure to not get the DJ/presenter talking sh*t or an ad."
Gankstajam
"I was a 'videotaping from TV' master! My anticipation of the end of commercial breaks was amazing, especially since you had to start the recording just a moment prior to having a cue that the show was coming back.
Of course, I was always screwed by those random late-night News commercials and the random extra-long pauses"
Maliluma
Hold On
"Using your shoulder to hold a telephone up to your ear while doing multiple other things at once. Now, the phones are so damned small I drop them."
Regular_Sample_5197
"Before cordless phones got really cheap, I walked around the house with a super long phone cord. My parents got sick of tripping over it, so they saved up and got me a cordless phone for Christmas."
"That phone lasted for so many years. They got it when I was a freshman in high school and it was still going strong when I graduated from college. I don’t know when or if it stopped working, but my parents switched to a phone with more features."
ZoraksGirlfriend
Glitches
"I outright destroyed Super Mario Brothers in almost no time flat very recently on Nintendo Switch after not having played it for probably 30 years. I did it totally from memory on just the second run-through. I even hit the multiple 1-up glitch on World 3-1. My kids thought I was a god (for just a few minutes)."
all4whatnot
"I grew up playing on the Super Nintendo. My son is old enough to play. The look on his face when I bomb through a level is priceless. Mama’s still got it, kid. He’s smart though. Kicks my a** in Mortal Kombat."
exWiFi69
SCORE!!
Sport Lol GIF by TikTok FranceGiphy"I can keep score in bowling."
sodangshedongerI
"took bowling as phy Ed in college. In the final exam we were given 10 lines of scoring and we had to score each line and add it up. 8 out of 10 was an A."
Qnofputrescence1213
Bowling is an art.
And keeping score is a gift... that I have never unwrapped.