The 13 Worst Trends of 2010
The year 2010 had its share of heroism and human uplift—the Chilean miners, the viral success of the "It Gets Better" campaign, the Saints winning the Super Bowl—but it also had a whole lot of really dumb stuff. Here we've collected 13 of the most persistent and egregious trends of 2010, all of which we'd like to see disappear.
Leggings were the scourge of last year's fashion-conscious consumers, but this year, designers went too far: crossing jeans with leggings to create jeggings, a super-stretchy, skintight garment. Not only are these pants unflattering to the majority of the American populace, they're dangerous—the tightness can lead to nerve damage. But alas, they're not going anywhere: apparently, jeggings are so hot that Goldman Sachs is betting big on them. The company's back-to-school report highlighted Abercrombie & Fitch as a good investment, in large part due to the predicted strength of the jeggings market. Will Conan O'Brien's show-long appearance in male jeggings (a.k.a. meggings) cool things off, or just make the jeggings fever even hotter? (At least our runner-up for most irritating fashion trend, the angry Alexander McQueen lobster claw shoes, is not expected to be worn outside of the runway or a Lady Gaga concert.)
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