23 Trends Guys Hate (But Women Love)

What Guys REALLY Think About Your Trendy Clothes

Peplums, wedge sneakers, maxi skirts -- we fashion-forward women love us a good trend. But we often get the creeping feeling men don't understand our devotion to harem pants and tie-dye rompers quite as much as we'd hope. That is, after all, the founding principle of The Man Repeller.

So we decided to chat with some men in our lives about some of the latest fashion trends that women love. It seems that they don't appreciate things in exactly the same way we do. Below is a rundown of what they had to say.

Peplums

peplums

"That top you wore last weekend, the black one. Looks like maternity wear."
"Peplums... I just don't get it."

Beanies

beanies

"I hate how girls wear those knit hats on the top of their heads... it's clearly not even for warmth... and it looks dumb... always very neon-colored."

Wedge Sneakers

wedge sneakers

"I hate Isabel Marant sneakers... f*** 'em to hell."

Floppy Hats

floppy hats

"There's this look I would call 'the bourgeoise bohemian" that involves those floppy felt hats. This look is played out."

Open-side shirts

open side shirts

"Shirts that reveal the sides of their bodies showing their bra... do you know what I mean?"

Bright Lipstick

lipstick

"Really really bright lipstick, because gross you're going to get that on me."
"It's like hooker red lipstick."

Heavy Eye Makeup

eye makeup
"Raccoon eye shadow."
"TOO MUCH EYE MAKEUP."

Bandeau Bikinis

bandeau tops
"Bikinis without shoulder straps."
"Definitely strapless bikinis, they just make your shoulders look like a linebacker's."

Pointy Toes

pointy toes

"Pointy-toed shoes and boots..."

"Fake" Nails

fake nails

"I hate fake fingernails."

High-Waisted Jeans

high waist pants

"High-waisted mom jeans, especially the blotchy light and dark ones (acid wash?)."

High-Waisted Shorts

high waisted shorts

"High-waisted shorts that basically reveal butt cheek. Too much."
"Shorts so short that the pockets are visible. Why?"
"The return of our moms' high-waisted shorts is the most unattractive recycled trend going on nowadays... It makes the fittest girl look frumpy and the less fit girls look even more unfortunate."

High-Waisted Skirts

high waist skirt

"I think the high-waisted skirt thing should probably be over. It's one of those things where you're trying too hard, it lacks a certain degree of subtlety."

Fold-Over Ankle Boots

wedge sneakers

"Booties with flaps of fabric folded over on top - it looks like the shoes have foreskins."

Ultra-High Heels

clothing guys hate

"Guys won't be looking at your shapely physique if your ankles keep buckling and you walk like a toddler with a diaper full of poop and/or a drunk giraffe."
"I hate when women wear shoes that they know are uncomfortable, and then they complain all night about how much their feet hurt. I'd much rather a girl wear shoes they can have fun in."
"Heels so high they look like they're a clown on stilts -- and have to walk just as slowly and clumsily."

Pantsuits

pantsuits

"Men's business suits...you're a woman, not a man."

Drop-Crotch Pants

harem pants

"Hammer pants. Really, any loose fitting pants that are not either gym clothes, sweats or pajamas."
"The first thing that came to mind was those horrible giant crotch-pouch pants that I've only ever seen really 'trendy' girls or Japanese guys wear...No matter who is wearing them, I always picture them naked having enormous, cartoon balls, and so needing those special pants to accommodate their grotesque ailment."

Hair Bows

bows

"Giant bows in their hair, after roughly the age of elementary school."
"It's clothing that is too young for them."

Bangles

bangles

"A gigantic number of bangles, which just gets super annoying when they're clanging around all the time."

Oversized Sweaters

sweaters

"Overlarge sweaters -- seriously, get out of the '80s."

Mullet Dresses

mullet

"Mullet dresses (called like uneven something or other)... I just don't get it -- where's the fucking party??? You are covering the back!"

Leggings

leggings

"I'm not much of a leggings guy either. Once in a while is fine, but as a standard pant option, it's boring and predictable. Florals spice it up a bit but they're also a little gimmicky."

Shoulder Pads

sholder pads

"This isn't the '80s."

OK, even we're over some of these...

1. Peplums

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