A cheeky one today — the inverse of my chic things lists — but I just thought it was such a funny prompt. What do we find deeply unfashionable?
The curtains on Amtrak trains (is this the best we can do?);
Long, multi-page menus;
What humidity and light rain does to my hair;
When people don’t acknowledge busboys/runners, especially when they are holding hot plates and trying to figure out who ordered what;
Costco-sized condiment bottles — I get the utility but the volume is so off-putting;
The smell of industrial strength cleaner wafting out of bars in Midtown Manhattan;
“Upgrade to pro” in my child’s rec league sports app;
Talking over people;
Comic sans or Wingdings fonts, used unironically;
All of the alarm sounds on the iPhone;
Baby carrots;
Talking on speaker phone in public;
Anything “in a cream sauce” on an airplane, yikes;
Kidzbop (the name, the instrumentation, the terrible covers, ahhhhh!);
Movie theater carpets in America;
That ad at the AMC theaters about their cutting edge image quality…was it written by a motorcycle?!;
Standing in line for almost anything but especially to get into a buzzy restaurant;
Taking yourself too seriously;
Liquid Death water (??);
Shaming other people’s reading preferences;
1-ply toilet paper;
Passive aggressive signs (“please ring bell ONCE before…”);
Corporate lunch boxes — I can just picture the sad, stale cookie in its cello sleeve;
My ultra-thin eyebrows in 2001;
Bad lighting at a salon (have you ever looked at yourself in a mirror while getting your haircut and been astonished at your ugliness?);
Social insularity
What would you add?
Post-Scripts.
+Things I find randomly chic: home and summer editions.
+My Grub-Street-style food diary.
Shopping Break.
+The popular Bessette button-down in a crisp stripe!
+A perfect, versatile LBD.
+YES to this ringer tank (more sizes here and here). I own this similar style from PerfectWhiteTee (this one is a tiny bit cropped/sheer, FYI). CUTE with our Rhoback shorts!
+These French hair pins are insanely chic. Going to watch a bunch of tutorials to figure out how to do it — but this is going to be my new fall hair accessory.
+Restock of the bestselling Dune shorts.
+Ulla’s new arrivals are just perfect, but especially this blouse (wear now and straight into fall — love that ribbon detail at the collar)! And this dress is a 10/10.
+A chicer alt to leggings this fall.
+Magpie guest room best seller.
+The sweetest tile-print dress. I love this silhouette!
+Love the silhouette of these Agoldes. But for something a tad more classic: these are probably my most-worn everyday jeans. The fit is elite. A Magpie called these “the sister of the traveling pants” jeans because they work well on so many different body types, heights, etc!
+Updated my Shopbop hearts!
+Love these running shorts.
+A red dress to wear to everything on your calendar — late summer BBQ, back to school event with a little cardi or denim jacket, date night.
+CUTE blockprint skorts for girls.
+Easy striped lounge pants. I love the idea of these with a big white button-down.
+Closed for August hat. I can’t explain its appeal but I love this.
This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through the links below, I may receive compensation.
