10 Fashion Trends That Should Die Before 31st December 2013

And the countdown to 2014 begins. And so, courtesy of the Ghafla office, here are the 10 clothing and beauty trends we’d like to see disappear by 31st December. Feel free to add in your suggestions!

Shaving off eyebrows then drawing them back on. This takes the number one spot because it is one of the worst trends to ever happen. The fact that the eyebrows look like the Nike logo does not help. Please stop

Muffin tops
I don’t know who came with the idea that tighter is sexier. One of the worst things I have seen is rippling flab dribbling down ones side trapped in between what looks like a spray on t-shirt and too tight jeans.This sight is so bad that it would make Samson prefer to remain blind. Too tight jeans that leave you with a muffin top should just go!

Mankinis
Who came up with this ghastly clothing?

I first saw it when it appeared on screen in 2006 when Sacha Baron Cohen rocked it in neon green .I hated it then. I hate it now. How would a man find it comfortable to walk around with his genitals protected from the elements by a sheet of cloth hung from a sling?

Bad Weaves
I have seen good weaves and I have seen BAD weaves. Weaves that stay on for longer than six months and some animals decide to make a home under it. Weaves that smell like a wet dog and weaves that have been on so long that they have singed at the ends. These weaves should just weave!

Animal print on animal print. When done subtly animal trend is unbelievably hot, but when you wear a leopard print shirt on snake skin bottoms and wear zebra skin shoes, you look like a mutated animal that escaped from the Mara

Half boots half sandals
These shoes have got to be the most confused shoes ever. Sandals are for warm weather boots are for cold weather.I don’t get this i’m hot but am cold ish!

Ankara, Ankara, Ankara everywhere
Ankara also means kitenge. I have seen Ankara print on everything, shoes, pants, dresses, skirts, bracelets, bags and for a good reason this trend is super hot, but not so hot if you wear an Ankara suit with matching shoes.

Skinny jeans that are waay too skinny on men

I don’t know where this trend came from but I wish it would just vanish!

Condom Shoes
Also called plastic shoes or sandak.

I admit I once rocked these shoes, I like my comfort but they are not so comfortable when the sun is burning hot; plastic is the worst thing to have on when it is hot. It burns, you sweat and you suddenly feel  like you are walking barefoot on hot tarmac

Fishnet stockings
I think these things are simply dreadful. My colleague Phil has tried convincing me that the stockings are hot but I just can’t wrap my mind around it. Maybe I am old fashioned but I think a lady should not be caught wearing them on the streets. Save them for the bedroom and the only time you should wear them to work is if you are a stripper. Torn stockings are a NO-NO!

Bird wings eyelashes
I am referring to those eyelashes that are so long that it feels like a bird flew right past you. Glamour experts  advice that: If it looks like a pair of tarantulas are hitching a ride on your eyelids, take it down a notch.

or two…

Half shaven heads
This trend is something that I hoped would die out, but it is still going strong out there.

Scary spice attempting to rock the trend and failing terribly

It gets worse when people shave a large part of their hair off only to leave an onion sized hair at the top