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Last week, Lemondrop's anonymous dude writer, [Redacted] Guy, wrote about terrycloth, rompers and the fashion trends that have men scratching their heads. We decided to turn the tables on the dudes by compiling a list of all the summer outfits we can't stand on them. Reader Lvdwillia got us started with her top five male fashion faux pas after the jump. Got any to add? Leave 'em in the comments!
1. White [ribbed] tank tops ...unless you have a body like Tyson Beckford, it just does not work.
2. Sandals with socks Yuck.
3. Shorts that fall above the kneeOnly a grandpa can get away with that.
4. Khaki carpenter pants and cargos.Nobody needs that many pockets.
5. Omnipresent baseball caps. After a man turns 25, unless he's outside or playing for the Yankees, he just looks juvenile.
And more from some of our readers...
"Work boots with shorts. Work boots are meant to be worn for protection ... protection you obviously don't need if you're wearing shorts." -- Katie
"Jhorts!" -- Kelsea
"My least favorite has to be t-shirts with the arms ripped/cut off." -- Belise
"I detest when mean not only cut the sleeves off their shirts, but rip the arm hole all the way down their so there's only like an inch of fabric keeping it together.This just makes you look like a tool." -- Rara
"Flip-flops! It just doesn't look right when a man is wearing thonged flip-flops. Gross." -- Nyzshelli
"Long messy hair isn't attractive. Almost all guys (as much as they try to say otherwise) will look really good with buzzed hair. The ones who haven't had haircuts in forever are just trying to hide behind it." -- Katies104
"I can't stand it when I see guys wear "shorts" down to their ankles. But that's just the idiots who are still wearing baggy clothes." -- Eliana
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Friday 02 July
By Jackson
I agree 100%. As long as their not ridiculously short, there's nothing wrong with "above the knee".
Friday 02 July
By wawcomputer
As a man I agree. Why do I have to wear shorts below my knees? I might as well just wear long pants and whenit's hot out, thats's not what I want to do. "Shorts" below the knee, now THAT lookes stupid!
Friday 02 July
By RT
Thank you! I'm only 5 ft 8 and long baggy shorts make me look like a fat midget. So if you're a buyer for a department store, how about a little variety please?
Friday 02 July
By concubine two
I hate the shorts that hang down to the ankles with the crotch at the knee. looks like a cicus clown. People shouls wear clothes that fit them and are comfortable for the weather, except flip flops always look cheap and are a tripping hazard.
Friday 02 July
By green eyes
ok jean shorts/cutoffs on guys are fine so long as they are not short shorts...to where you sit down/bend over and offer goods that may not be for sale or lease...it just looks odd and oh so wrong...almost as bad as the speedo guys!
Friday 02 July
By MiNe
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am with you 1000% on this one. I miss the good looking men in short shorts....They do not have to be stapled "GAY" !!!!!!!!!!! Normal women like to see good looking guys, too, everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ehy then they spend endless hours building their body for??????
:)))
Friday 02 July
By joe
I agree, all you have to do is go as far as some stylish web sites for men to see that shorts just an inch above the leg look neat and and put together.
sites, like jcrew a very good example they sell many cuts of diffrent shorts all look good. and even the gap has soem exaamples.
Friday 02 July
By deligal
Athletic clothing worn by someone who obviously isn't athletic.
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Friday 02 July
By Dirtywetsandals
i think girls need to stop wearing ridiculously large sunglasses (especially white ones, white sunglasses just look stupid) ... seriously, how big do you need your freakin' glasses to be??? ... how big are your eyes?
Friday 02 July
By carolyn
I hate when guys wear tight ass pants...looks like they are wearing their sister's pants
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Friday 02 July
By Cami
I didnt know whether to laugh, cry or vomit when I first saw men's suits with SHORTS. Are they serious???? Those "short suits" are definitely one of the most ridiculous male fashion choices I've seen in years. But the WORST choice for years, and continues to be nothing but ugly, are the pants that they wear belted around their THIGHS with their boxer covered behinds hanging out above the pants (I mean entire butts hanging out of the pants). What makes that look not only ugly & disgusting but also completely dorky, is how they have to walk like the have a "load in their diapers" and hold their pants up because belts are meant for around the waist, not around the legs...REALLY the look confirms the thought that if men have brains they are located down south (maybe that's what they keep looking for in their pants!).
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Friday 02 July
By howard
just by chance i saw a couple of really cool
slammed hood living guys wearing their pants
on their or below their butt last week.
they were crossing a busy highway and
the light changed. they all grabbed their
pants and pulled them up to run and cross
the highway before dozens of vehicles
flattened them. it was a funny. i laughed.
we agree..this behinds hanging out isn't my
favorite scene.
Saturday 03 July
By GP
when wearing fashion that becomes a SAFETY HAZZARD it is sending a message that someone is REALLY STUPID.....it sure won't help them get a good job.....it may even KILL them...loose clothing can cause people to get caught in machinery, car doors or conveyor belts, including escalators.....droopy drawers can cause trips & falls, many cause severe injuries, including head trauma, people sometime end up in comas or even dead......
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT...!!!
think about having some common sense....
Friday 02 July
By Jeanne
Why do most American men look like hell? When I travel to Europe those men, generally, look great. What is with the long, ugly hair? The ponytails? Why can't men wear their hair short? Short is great. The Marines were on to something very good. What is with the flip-flops? Those are the ugliest things ever. On anyone. Tshirts with words or designs on them are really pathetic. The worst of ALL is the persistent baseball cap. A male has to be under the age of 12 to wear one all of the time. I cannot believe the amount of males who wear baseball caps indoors. That is a complete display of being a social moron. A hat indoors? The worst offense of all. Might as well not bathe.
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Friday 09 July
By Tee
Hey Jeanne I know some European women who like Amercian men. Whats up with Amercian women 10% seem to be a bit overweight. We wear hats to show support for our teams and intrests and to protect our heads. Ever hear of Steson? Shirts say the same thing. Move to england with all the uptight blue bloods.
Friday 02 July
By CDARRELLRYZ
Not bathe?1 You mean like the Europeans! Lol
Friday 02 July
By Jilly
I think a lot of the guys are hiding a receding hairline or balding pate with their baseball caps. They don't want to resort to a comb-over, and can't quite come to grips with losing their hair by cutting is short.
Friday 02 July
By Jeff
i wear hats a lot, but I also live in Phoenix where the sun is an incredible hazard. I'm also extremely light sensitive and have light blue eyes, so it's tough to deal. For some reason, tha hat filters out a lot of that and actually makes me feel more comfortable inside.
Besides, sunglasses are way worse inside and I see that all the time.
Friday 02 July
By Dean
Wow, I am going to get a complex. I wear cargo shorts, socks and boat shoes, cut off the sleeves to my T-shirts when I golf (obviously public courses only) and a plain white "wife beater" when I get dressed up. Just because I can scatch my ear with my foot doesn't make me a dog. Woof.
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Friday 02 July
By topsiders
I wear boat shoes w/ socks too.