As 2018 draws to a close we are starting to look to the year ahead.
From new binge-watchable shows to the colour set to define the next 12 months, 2019 is already shaping up to be pretty bloody great.
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But, as with every new year, there are a few things we’d rather turn our backs on and leave firmly it 2018, like Baby Shark to Pete Davidson (jks, I love Pete Davidson).
There are also a handful of fast fashion trends we’d prefer to forget ever happened. While we might’ve dabbled in them when they first rose to popularity, that time has now passed.
Here we round up the five fashion trends we really pray don’t continue into January.
Some of the trends we can all agree were just massive ‘mistakes’ (bucket hats, I’m looking at you), while others might continue to divide fashion folk.
1. Bike Shorts
Ah bike shorts. The fashion piece that’s almost too practical. Sure it’s a great gym or yoga basic, but 2018 saw the questionable lycra shorts catapulted into the high fashion spotlight. And, as much as I want to buy a pair, I cam also concede that this is utter madness and I need to be stopped.
2. Fugly Dad Sneakers
Yup, this year the fashion world ironically adopted a penchant for things deemed to be objectively ugly. Maybe it was a sign designers have gone ‘too far’, or perhaps it was an ironic in-joke between industry insiders. Either way, these shoes need to go.
3. Super Skinny Sunglasses
Ultra skinny and massively impractical sunnies will always have a soft spot in our hearts because of The Matrix. But we can acknowledge that this nostalgic nod has had its time. Aside from failing to block almost 100% of any possible sunlight, they’re also pretty unflattering. Neeeext.
4. Bucket Hats
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Popularised by NSYNC and questionable frat boys alike, bucket hats are really just plain crap. I’m sorry if you’re secretly invested in this hat, but it needs to be said. If you’re not an infant or Justin Timberlake circa 1998, put the bucket hat down and walk away.
5. Neon Everything
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It’s bright, it’s bold, but it also just looks like highlighters on ‘roids. Just because Kylie and Kim can make head-to-toe neon look semi not-shit, that doesn’t mean it’s worth keeping around for another year.
