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The summer of 2002 saw Avril Lavigne&#39;s release of &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIy3n2b7V9k" target="_blank">Sk8er Boi</a>,&quot; and the tie over tank top movement was born. If you paired your tie with a studded belt, and had chunky neon red highlights, you definitely rocked the early 2000s &quot;punk&quot; look. &nbsp;

If pseudo-punk rock wasn&#39;t your style, you might have worn&nbsp;head-to-toe Abercrombie &amp; Fitch and plucked your eyebrows super thin for the ultimate prepster look. If you were a guy, you looked to NSYNC for their cooler than cool frosted tips and denim jackets. All of these fashion statements were totally cool back in the aughts...but nowadays, they&#39;re seen as total fashion fails.&nbsp;

From butterfly clips to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-to-jnco-jeans/kellie-kreiss" target="_blank">JNCO jeans</a>, bedazzled thongs to K-Swiss shoes, Ed Hardy polo shirts to Crocs, check out this list of regrettable 2000s fashion trends and reminisce about the most cringeworthy styles from early &#39;00s fashion.&nbsp;

Vote up the most cringeworthy 2000s fashion trends below.&nbsp;

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Ah, Japan: birthplace of sushi, tentacle porn, and some of the strangest fashion trends you've laid your eyes on. A steady history of traditionalism juxtaposed with an incredibly new technologically-influenced society has led to some amazing movements in Japanese counter-culture. What are the most bizarre and weird fashion trends that have come out of Japan and Japanese culture?It's not just punk rockers and anti establishment-ers who get to have all the fun. Mainstream Japanese trends have historically been just as flashy, strange, and inventive as some of the weirdest fringe fashion trends and styles in America and other countries. Generally characterized by bright colors, lots of makeup, and a sense of innocence, Japanese fashion is quite unique.What are the weirdest Japanese fashion trends of all time? Take a look at this list be sure to upvote the fashion trends from Japan that you think are the most outrageous of them all.

This list of outfits that got kids kicked out of prom will definitely surprise you, and not because the looks are scandalous. You may have heard of Aniya&nbsp;Wolf, the student from <a href="http://www.ranker.com/tags/high-school?ref=internalCrossLinking_tag" target="_blank">Bishop McDevitt High School</a> who was banned from her prom for wearing a tux instead of a dress. But girls wearing tuxes to prom is just the beginning.

Can you guess why 16-year-old David Leix was denied entry into his prom? His family heirloom kilt, passed down to him by his late grandfather, was the culprit. David was accused of wearing a &quot;dress-like&quot; outfit by a volunteer who denied him entrance, then had to wait two hours outside of prom while a friend&#39;s parent brought him a change of pants. &nbsp;

Then, there&#39;s Brittany Minder, who was denied access to her prom because of inappropriate cleavage when she was actually appropriately covered. She just had a different&nbsp;body type than average, and school officials couldn&#39;t handle it. And what crazy outfit did Shafer Rupard wear that got her kicked out of prom? Simply a pair of red pants. Then, there&#39;s Gabi Finalyson, who was accused of violating her school&#39;s modesty dress code, even though&nbsp;she had her dress specially altered just so she could meet the school&#39;s requirements.&nbsp;

Check out these outfits that were banned from prom, and vote up the most unjust prom outfit scandals.

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List of the worst-dressed celebrities. Bad taste in clothes, hair, and makeup are on display here on these famous folks who, it seems, show us that having money and fame doesn't equal having taste. Many of these celebs often find themselves on worst dressed lists, causing us to wonder... why not just hire a stylist? What celebs have the worst wardrobes? What celebrities belong on the worst dressed list every year? If you see someone missing from this list, make your own list and add it to the rankings. Or just rank the one celebrity who is the worst dressed, in all their terrible fashion glory, as you see fit. Or I mean, even add all badly dressed people in general. That can work too.&nbsp;

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Side bangs dyed jet black. Skinny jeans so tight you couldn't&nbsp;fully bend your knees. Fingerless gloves that went half way up your arms, covered in black and white stripes. Eye liner so heavy that it made you look like a sad raccoon. Studded belts. Converse shoes. An affinity for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/emo-bands-and-musicians/reference" target="_blank">My Chemical Romance</a>&nbsp;and Fall Out Boy. If you were thinking, &quot;huh... those things bring back some memories...&quot; then chances are you went through a massive emo phase when you were a teenager.There's a lot of stuff that only true emo kids understand, like are Converse shoes really Converse shoes if you haven't drawn all over the toes? Check out this&nbsp;list of&nbsp;things that you'll only get if you had an emo phase, and vote up the ones that really speak&nbsp;to that&nbsp;part of your soul that's still dark as f*ck.

The 1980s were years of wildly varying fashions. The hottest 1980s trends included both loose clothing and tight, long hair and short, and both brand name and no-name clothing. No matter the area of fashion, however, there were some definite misses, looks, and trends that have the fashion-conscious of today scratching their heads. This list contains all of the worst fashions of the 1980s, the silly &#39;80s trends that make you say, &ldquo;Why?&rdquo;

Close your eyes and imagine a terrible fashion trend from the 1980s. Did you picture the mullet? We know you did. Although this hairstyle, often referred to as &quot;business in the front, party in the back,&quot; predates the &#39;80s, it didn&rsquo;t become widely worn until that decade, when everyone from sports stars to pop stars could be seen wearing one. The fashion world regained its senses, however, leaving the mullet to be thought of as one of the worst fashions of the 1980s.

Clothing, too, was just as bad in the 1980s. Did anyone really look attractive in parachute pants or Spandex? Although a few of the hottest &#39;80s clothing trends were inspired by celebrities, it was certainly no guarantee they&rsquo;d look great on everyone, and some were impractical, as well. Madonna made fingerless lace gloves fashionable, but she couldn&rsquo;t make it less absurd as an everyday garment.

This list contains the best of the worst of 1980s fashions. Most are hilarious, although a few are simply cringe-inducing. Whether you wore them or hated them, cast your votes for the ugliest, worst, least cool fashions from the 1980s.

This is a compilation of the terrible 90s clothes you used to rock. It includes all the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fashion-trends-that-should-make-a-comeback/fashionbaby?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">90s fashion trends</a> that at the time seemed so cool but in hindsight are hilarious...ly embarrassing. From the grunge look with flannel shirts and combat boots, to those Hammer pants and Starter jackets, not to mention all the spandex that was around at the time, these fashion trends scream 1990s.If you lived through the 90s, more than likely you can relate to one of these embarrassing clothing choices. Nothing said 90s like denim overalls - with one strap unbuckled, of course - along with your super-cool Hypercolor shirt all covered up by the most colorful windbreaker you can find. And ladies, don't forget that fabulous fabric scrunchie that hoisted your hair into a swinging pony tail. Pretty sure if you dressed like this today, you'd get more than a few looks.&nbsp;Thankfully, many of these horrid 90s fashion trends faded out in the last millennium, but if you look really hard, you can probably spot hints of these fashion don'ts at your local thrift shop. Looking for more 90s awkwardness? Check out the <a href="/list/90s-slang/elise" target="_blank">most incredible 90s slang</a> and <a href="/list/the-most-nostalgia-inducing-_90s-toys/brian-gilmore" target="_blank">most nostalgia-inducing 90s toys</a> too!

You can learn a lot about people who consider themselves <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/overblown-single-issues-in-politics/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">single-issue voters</a> when you find out what they consider to be the single-most important <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/social-issues-in-america-that-you-care-about-most/mike-rothschild" target="_blank">social issue facing the US today</a>. Similarly, a person's <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time" target="_blank">favorite band</a>&nbsp;– or their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-foods/ranker-food" target="_blank">favorite food</a> – can be revealing far beyond music or gastronomic taste. In reality, there are just some things people can like that immediately reveal their taste and preference subtleties at depths beyond the surface.&nbsp;Fashion choices are no different. The choice of a hat, or the fit of a shirt, or the amount of jewelry someone wears might just reveal everything you need to know about a person. While the adage that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover certainly has merit, pukka shell necklaces are a pretty revealing cover aren't they?&nbsp;Vote up the clothing and jewelry choices that speak the most volumes.

Oh Dad, we love you, but you can&#39;t deny there have been some questionable fashion moments throughout the years. Dads may be experts at grilling, squashing bugs, and fixing problems around the house, but they&#39;re not exactly pros when it comes to style and fashion.&nbsp; In honor of their valiant (though fruitless) efforts at being cool, we decided to round up some of the most WTF moments in dad fashion.

We know it&#39;s true: dads are the original hipsters. Long, wavy, Farah Fawcett-inspired hair, serious &#39;staches, and ridiculously large glasses were invented by our fathers. And they say our fashion choices are silly. Seriously, how can you judge us for the length of our pants when you practically invented short shorts? We also blame dads for Hawaiian shirts. Like, every Hawaiian shirt ever.&nbsp;

Whether your dad was strutting his stuff in the &#39;70s or doing his thing in the &#39;90s, fathers of every era have a knack for choosing outfits that make their kids cringe. Maybe he likes to rock an awkward turtleneck or insists on wearing socks with his sandals. Maybe he wears a &quot;Kiss the Cook&quot; apron even though he hasn&#39;t touched the grill in months. Why? Because dads just can&#39;t help but be dads in dad clothes. And we love them for it.&nbsp;

In celebration of your good ol&#39; Pops, check out this list of the worst funny dad fashion ever.

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The 1990s were a peak time in history for terrible fashion, and among that bad fashion were some truly regrettable '90s t-shirts. For some reason we all thought it would be a great idea to wear giant shirts covered in cartoon characters who were dressed like Tupac, and even bigger shirts that were simply advertisements for two wheeled death machines. If you were alive during the last decade of the 20th century, you wore some of these embarrassing '90s t-shirts and there’s no reason to try to hide it.No one was cool in the '90s. You maybe thought you were cool in your Tommy Hilfiger shirt with the extra wide pseudo American flag, but you were a dork and it’s time to admit it. It’s hard to distinguish between bad shirts from the '90s and the worst '90s t-shirts so we need your help. Vote up the now-embarrassing shirts you totally rocked in the ‘90s and if you’re still wearing your B.U.M. Equipment tee to the beach, leave&nbsp;a comment so we can file a report with the fashion police.

The words &quot;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-goths/christopher-shultz" target="_blank">goth</a>&quot; and &quot;celebrity&quot; go together like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/cool-black-lipstick-looks/ashley-reign" target="_blank">black lipstick</a> and a smart suit. In other words, it&#39;s an unexpected combination. You wouldn&#39;t think there would be that much crossover between the mainstream glamor of the ultra-famous and the moody cool of the goth aesthetic. It&#39;s not often you see a celeb strut the red carpet in the darkest makeup imaginable and a leather corset. No one&#39;s wearing a cape made out of spider webs or sporting gigantic spiked hair &ndash; at&nbsp;least not with enough frequency for it to become a trend.

But if you look back at some celebrities&#39; earlier days, you&#39;re bound to&nbsp;uncover some edgy, goth-y, punk rock wardrobe choices. Some celebs who went through a major goth phase probably won&#39;t surprise you &ndash; Winona Ryder was known for her &quot;unconventional&quot; appearance &ndash; while others will definitely come as a shock. Who knew Ivanka Trump had such a rebellious streak in her youth?

These famous&nbsp;people who used to be goth may have outgrown that phase of their lives, but the memories live on forever.

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These are the fugliest, most horrendous, worst fashion trends in history. Rank and vote on the worst fashion disasters of all time, by their awfulness, and add any fashion abominations that are missing. We don&#39;t know why these things were popular, and we never will. These are not <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/old-fashion-trends-that-deserve-a-comeback/brenden-donnelly" target="_blank">fashion trends deserving of a comeback.</a> Looking back, all we can do is burn the photos and pretend it never happened.

Terrible trends like those on this list sweep through a population like an infection, perming hair and ruining school photos... only to burn themselves out as people slowly come to their senses and realize they are actually wearing a denim unitard in public. The worst fashion trends in history are just as memorable - if not more - than the best fashion trends. Behold! The ugliest things people have put on their bodies, all in the name of fashion.

What are the worst fashion trends? Check out these historical fashion disasters and once you finally stop laughing, vote for the ugliest! This list also includes the dumbest fashion trends of the 20th century so you just may see some that you wore back in the day.

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