1970S: SWEATER VESTS
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Aside from really serving no purpose whatsoever, sweater vests are truly flattering on no one. Photo: Getty
1970S: JUMPSUITS FOR MEN
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The jumpsuit isn't for everyone and that's okay. Photo: Getty
1970S: SAFETY PIN FACE JEWELRY
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The whole punk rock movement went a little too far at times; let it serve as a general life lesson that we should never pierce our cheeks with office supplies. Photo: Getty
1980S: LEG WARMERS
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Is it even humanly possible for someone's calves to get chilly while working out? Please advise. Photo: Getty
1980S: EVERY COLOR IN THE WORLD AT ONCE
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Why? Why, why, why? Photo: Getty
1980S: EVERYTHING ON MADONNA IN THIS PHOTO
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Colored leggings. Mini skirt layered on top of said leggings. Neon everywhere. The worst colored makeup in the history of makeup. 600 rubber bracelets to weight train your wrists. It all hurts so much. Photo: Getty
1980S: MC HAMMER PANTS
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When not even the founder of a fashion trend can manage to pull the look off, that's when you know there's a problem (Sorry, MC, you're still great). Photo: Getty
1980S: SWEATBANDS
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Just when you thought the act of sweating couldn't get any more unappealing, this "accessory" became a thing. Photo: Getty
1980S: SWEATERS TIED AROUND THE NECK
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PUT THE SWEATER ON OR TAKE THE SWEATER OFF. Photo: Getty
1990S: COLOR TINTED SUNGLASSES
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Proving the world doesn't always look better through rose-colored glass. Photo: Getty
1990S: BLOSSOM HATS
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In retrospect, these '90s-favourite maybe weren't so cool after all. Photo: Getty
1990S: T-SHIRTS OVER LONG-SLEEVE SHIRTS
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I would follow Rachel Green if she jumped off a bridge but this I cannot find the logic in or get behind at all. Photo: Getty
1990S: POPCORN SHIRTS
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This was THE most impressive piece of clothing from the decade and in retrospect, we should all be a little sad about that. Photo: Getty
2000S: THE VELOUR TRACKSUIT
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And arriving at the most painfully terrible fashun decade of them all: the early aughts. Spearheading this time of bad sartorial decisions was the ubiquitous velour tracksuit. Everyone and their mother (literally) had a tracksuit to style with a cami underneath and a logo bag in tow. Bonus points if you had a pair with the word "JUICY" across the butt—super chic. Photo: Getty
2000S: VERY, VERY LOW-RISE JEANS
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Perfect for showing off your thong or plumber's crack. Photo: Getty
2000S: UGGS WITH MINISKIRTS
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How could we let this happen to Beyonce? Photo: Getty
How could we let this happen to Beyonce?
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Wow, can you believe that nobody thought to take style inspiration from truckers until the 2000s? From Ed Hardy to Von Dutch to your own DIY-airbrushed hats, there was no shortage of really chic trucker hats to choose from. Photo: Getty
2000S: DOGS AS ACCESSORIES
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Okay fine, maybe this trend wasn't so bad after all. Photo: Getty
1900S: CORSETS
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Internal organ damage, broken ribs, hours to get dressed—there is such thing as doing too much for fashun and corsets are it. Photo: Getty
1910S: THE HOBBLE SKIRT
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Sure they look chic, but walking in these heavy and constricting floor-length hemlines is no easy task. Imagine wearing a tight, ankle-length pencil skirt and having no choice but to move at a glacial pace: no fun. Photo: Getty
1920S: CLOCHE HATS
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Unless you're going for the look of an overgrown infant, this hat trend is better left for newborn babies. Photo: Getty
1920S: BATHING SUIT DRESSES
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Props to all the women who managed to stay afloat whilst swimming in these taffeta dresses. Photo; Getty
1930S: T-STRAP SHOES AND HEELED OXFORDS
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Listen, I know the people of the '30s were going through a lot of things but there was no reason to act out by wearing this tragic footwear, now better known as vintage Taylor Swift shoes. Photo: Getty
1940S: MINI BOWLER HATS
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Fact: miniature hats flatter very few heads. Photo: Getty
1950S: WHITE GLOVES
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Elegant? Yes. Practical? No. How is one supposed to indulge in finger food while wearing these? Photo: Getty
1950S: POODLE SKIRTS
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Look, everyone loves poodles but that isn't good enough reason to embroider them onto a skirt. Photo: Getty
1960S: PATTERNED TIGHTS
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Whoever thought that multi-colored, multi-patterned tights would flatter ANY HUMAN'S legs was seriously mistaken. Photo: Getty
1960S: "FUTURISTIC" FASHION
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Let us all be grateful in knowing that the fashion of the future never actually ended up looking like this. These metallic skin-tight pants are nobody's friend. Photo: Getty
1960S: BABYDOLL DRESSES
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Being an adult is pretty terrible but dressing like a small child is equally terrible and next-level creepy. Photo: Getty
1970S: PATCHWORK PEASANT SKIRTS
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Very few people can manage to pull off wearing a quilt as a skirt. Photo: Getty
