I'd totally blow off this article. For one thing, my husband really likes at least three of the "no" trends and is neutral on another three. For another, I'm adopting my husband's stance of rightful ire on these things: These "what women/men want/hate/love" articles are always garbage because you can't generalize without getting it wrong for many. We've all got more dimension that generalizations can capture, so just ignore them.

Lol.

Ok. But listen, let's be honest. I could never ever have spoken to my bf in his younger days. He was a tri-athlete - 6ft tall, so little fat you could feel his internal organs when you hugged him, and IN SPANDEX.

I mean c'mon, people...

I always find these types of articles (whether it's "men" commenting on women's clothes, women commenting on women's clothes, women commenting on men's, etc.) rather amusing. I don't take these as advice, just as a window into how crass/silly/clueless/judgmental people can be. And really, it's not only men that feel that way about women's clothing. Women can be worse than men sometimes.

Refinery 29 has done one too, but the women respond as to why they should continue wearing the trends that men don't like:
http://www.refinery29.com/fash.....te#slide-1

Cciele that was an awesome take down.

So.... men don't understand women's fashion trends, and what confuses them scares them, and fear makes them lash out with rude comments. We knew this already. How many of us lament that our SOs just. don't. get. something that is clearly super cool? Either you care about what they think or you don't, I guess. It's a choice whether to tone it down to avoid confusing them or not.

Slate had a good take down on it.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_.....isticle_is

I know this girl who used to write this type of article for a fashion/sex magazine (you know, "20 things he's really thinking about in bed" etc) and she confirmed that they totally embellished and made up quotes all the time. Even the "true stories" that are sent in by readers are doctored up to be more dramatic and funny. So, yeah, don't take it too seriously.

QUOTE FROM LA BELLE DEMIMONDAINE: Seriously, I don't know any guy who is this picky about how a woman dresses - who isn't a fashionista himself. And the fashionista guys I know who are that picky... just aren't interested in me in that way to begin with.

So true!
I couldn't have said it better.

LOL

To be honest with you all, I don't get most of these trends either. I don't date women so I can't say "this wouldn't be a deal breaker for me", but I really don't think it would be, if I did date women.

I don't read it as a 'this doesn't look sexy to men, why do you wear it' article, but more like a 'why are you wearing uncomfortable shoes?' questioning.

Which is something maybe we should do.

Anna, that Slate article nailed it. Likes and dislikes are what keep us from being clones. Would you really be happy with a guy who disliked everything that made you happy?

And how many of us have married men who had no fashion sense whatsoever? Or was that just me? Regardless, my DH would be happy wearing his ratty sweatshirts and t-shirts and the same Levi's from 20 year ago if they still fit or had not fallen apart. The way he dressed obviously didn't affect how I felt about him; he even had a MULLET when we got married!

Yes, yes, I've heard all the crap about men being "visual creatures", but I call BS. I wouldn't have married a guy who wasn't as smart as I was or who was completely wrapped up in external appearances. When I wear something he thinks is strange, he just smiles and we go on our way. He knows it's still me under those clothes. I give most men more credit than to write someone off for wearing a peplum. And if they do, then they aren't worth my time anyway. (Although in reality, peplums DO make me look pregnant...)

It's just a silly article to me, no more no less. But I admit to not liking half of those trends, either lol.

I admit to not liking some of the trends either, but that doesn't mean that women shouldn't wear them. A woman should wear whatever makes her feel good without scorn.