Call the Fashion Police: Top 10 Summer Fashion Don'ts

 I'm not sure if it's the sticky-hot temperatures or just the memory of carefree childhoods, but there's something about summer time that encourages adults to lose a level of decency and taste. It happens year after year -- the streets are suddenly flocked with unflattering and juvenile fashion statements, young and old, men and women, professional and non-professional alike. We might shrug our shoulders because it's summer and it's hot, but there are certain summer fashion faux pas that simply make you look ridiculous. And you need to stop it. Here are my (and surely, yours) 10 top worst pet peeves about summer fashion gone wrong

10. Unmanicured Feet Unmanicured Feet

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Speaking of feet. Men and women alike are guilty of this, and it's probably my biggest pet peeve. If you aren't going wear your pretty little sandals or your manly summer flip flops, at least make your feet look presentable.

9. Short-Sleeve Button-Down Shirt

Another major office (and even more baffling, out-of-the-office) fashion DON'T that always reappears when the temperatures spike is the short-sleeved button-down shirt. I have two words for you: Dwight Schrute. At least wear it in a solid color, no prints

8. Too Much Skin, All At Once

Photo by: Michelle Horton
Women: Follow the basic role of accentuating (or exposing) one area at a time. So if you're showing a lot of leg, put away the cleavage. If you're wearing a strapless dress, slightly lower the hem past peek-a-boo status.

Men: No one wants to see your upper thighs. Fact.

P.S. Denim on denim is very in these days -- needless to say, he didn't pull off the look.... more 

7. The Wrong Type/Color Underwear

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And this is probably the most common summer fashion DON'T. Pink underwear with white skirts, neon bras with see-through tops, lacy outlines in skin-tight white pants, and now I'm just shaking my head at the long list of no-nos. Go feel and be sexy in a nude thong -- it can be a wonderful thing.

6. Super Short Shorts

I'd like to believe this mistake ends around age 21, but not so. I know it's hot out, but there's a fine line between underwear and shorts -- and that line is the bottom crease of your tush.

5. Mixed Season Trends (Specifically UGGS with Skirts)

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OK, we have bear paws as feet on the bottom accompanied by booty-showing skirts on top. Since when was this ever the style? This goes for all winter-summer combos, like beanie hats, sweatshirts, knee-high boots and oh, the list goes on.

4. Baby String Bikinis

I know it's intended to be cute, not shocking, but it is the latter. Exposing your baby to all the sun exposure is just as bad as the skin exposure. Can we please let a kid be a kid?

3. Exposed Bra Straps

 ...Or in this case, an exposed bra. It's become almost admissible to have bra straps peeking out from tank tops -- and it's almost always the dingy-looking bra that's been washed too many times -- but can we agree that this looks flattering on no one? Ladies, the strapless bra exists.

2. High Fashion Bathing Suits

 If you're buying an $800 swimsuit that you're not even sure should get wet, we need to talk. And what's up with the tan lines you'll be toting around the next day? Not cute.

1. Socks & Sandals

I have no words. Just stop it. I mean, seriously?