What Trend Are You Totally Sick Of?

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2016 Update: Check out our latest discussion on trends to NOT wear to work, here.

I thought a fun conversation today might be about trends — specifically, about which trends you're completely, totally, “why won't it go away?” over. Obviously, there are a ton of trends that filter through to business clothes — neon accessories (which do look kind of great with gray dresses), peplums, boldly patterned “party pants,” colorblocking, cut-out details, and more — but for purposes of today's discussion, let's broaden it to any trend. For my $.02, I'm sick of:

  • Peep-toe booties — they just do not make sense to me and my New York/Midwestern sensibilities! They're way too hot for the summer, and if it's snowing or raining the last thing I want to be wearing is peep toes.
  • Hi-low dresses. This trend's only been around for half a second but I'm already over it.
  • Cropped shirts. See above. Can't we just leave the cropped shirts in the early '90s, where they belong?
  • Short suits. I think they're cute for socialites and other ladies who lunch, but they just confuse everyone else who thinks they're appropriate for the office.
  • Daytime sequins. No. Just… no.

Ladies, what trends are you sick of? Are there any used-to-be-a-trend-now-it's-just-a-modern-look (like skinny jeans or extremely strappy sandals) that you've accepted the longer they've been around?

246 Comments

    1. Oh yes – definitely harem pants!!!! I don’t know anyone who actually wears them (or would look good in them), and yet I continue to see them in magazines!

      1. I wear harem pants. I bought two pairs for yoga, and I also wear them in slobbing-out-mode in the evenings and at weekends, in the same way one might wear sweatpants. Personally, I think they look nicer than most sweatpants do.

    2. even worse than the peep toe booties has to be (and Im not even really sure what you call them) the flip flop boots — you know, those things that look like flat flip flops in the front, but then slouchy ankle boots everwhere else?

  1. Platforms on heels! I’d rather have the slightly lower heel and no platform, which in my opinion makes a more feminine/graceful looking shoe.

      1. AEK, that’s exactly what I always say. When I see a picture of someone wearing them, I literally say out loud: “She looks like she has hooves.”

      1. On strippers. I’m sorry, but the really high heels with platforms under the toe just say “stripper heels” to me. I’m also kind of tired of the nude-for-you trend, but I think it’s because they just remind me of some ugly character shoes I once had for a show.

        Don’t like the patterned pants much, either.

  2. Question – what do you all wear under hunter boots when it’s warm out? I didn’t wear any socks this AM and think that was a mistake considering it was a pain to take them off this AM. Should I just opt for trouser socks? I didn’t see any thin welly socks on amazon….

    1. such a good question. I wonder this myself. They’re so comfy with my big fleece welly socks, but when it’s 60 degrees and raining, that’s sort of impractical.

    2. Lila,
      I just wear running socks with them at it seems to work great, for me at least.

    3. I use trouser socks or thin ankle socks. I also made the mistake of wearing my rain boots once without socks. Took forever to get them off.

      1. Speaking of trends that don’t do it for me — Hunter boots.

        I don’t mean to be mean at all, I am totally guilty of lots of the trends people are sick of, at least according to these comments …

        1. They seem really practical, but I can’t help thinking about how sweaty one’s feet must get in them.

          1. Funny, I felt the same way for a really long time. However, I live in NYC and finally decided that I was sick of commuting without a real waterproof option. I love them on rainy days. Other than winter boots, they are the only footwear I have that guarantee my feet will be dry when I get to work.

        2. Me, too, on the second sentence:

          really high heels – check
          with platforms-check
          high wedges-wearing them now
          cascading cardigans-check
          denim leggings-check

          Oh well.

          1. As an alternative to Hunter boots, I love the LL Bean boot. It’s classic, has been around forever, and is easier to wear than the hunter boots. I have the ankle height and wear with socks over stockings or bare legs. They are terrific!

  3. Agree with Kat on the peep-toe booties.

    I’m also kind of over platform pumps. A small platform can be elegant (think Kate Middleton’s L.K. Bennett’s), but some of the ones I’ve seen recently with just look ridiculous. I’m ready for a return to simpler, more classic lines.

    While I wear skinny jeans with flats, I have a feeling I’m going to look at photos of myself from this time period in ten years and groan. It’s not a very flattering look on pear shapes!

    1. Skinny jeans on pear shapes can look very strange. I always noticed a classmate whose legs and hips looked like a V-shape, and she wore them all the time! I just don’t understand. If I had hips I would totally rock a high-waist skirt rather than skinny jeans.

  4. Exposed zippers. I am just over them. I don’t know why people like them.

    1. This. It looks trashy to me, no matter what piece of clothing they are on.

    2. This! How many times have you turned around a perfectly wonderful work dress to find a horrible, exposed zipper?

      1. Agreed. Whenever I see them, they just make me think about unzipping them.

        1. Moments, that’s the point! Which is why they started in club wear and somehow worked their way up into work clothes because it’s cheaper to place a zipper that way.

      2. YES!! I hate exposed zips!! There are so many dresses that look so nice from the front only to turn it over then want to shred it up!!! It ruins a perfectly nice (and normal) dress!!!

        Also those peep-toe boots, thong-boots, any boots which don’t actually cover your foot!! WHY?????
        FAKE LEATHER!!! PU is just awful. But good luck finding any shoes or bags that aren’t made from PU!!! Don’t even start on PU clothing. What’s wrong with REAL leather and why is it so hard to find???
        Really though, I’m just sick of seeing girls dress like strippers and would really prefer if fashion actually had some class and returned to more classic, timeless lines that don’t make you scream at yourself in 20 years.

    3. I’ve given up. My favorite work dress has an exposed zipper in the back and I have just come to terms with it. Oh well.

      1. Me too. I was on team anti-exposed zipper, but in the last 6 months or so I’ve accepted it. The acceptance came from an Elie Tahari dress that I love love love that happens to have an exposed zipper. Oh well, indeed.

      1. On dresses they look terrible and on tank tops they are impractical. I just imagine them feeling awful against the skin. So many cute clothes have been ruined by exposed zippers.

    1. *hanging head in shame* I don’t even own a pair of skinny jeans yet!! I held off initially because I assumed it would be a trendy fad quick to fade. Yet here were are. Now I want them. Nay, I need them. Plus, now that I’ve opened myself up to the possibility, I suddenly have a hankering for colored denim, something I used to associate strongly with the 80s or 90s.

      1. I held off for a long time and am just now getting into it. I love them. I really, really hope this isn’t a short-lived trend!!

      2. I spend my weekends in skinny jeans and love my red and cobalt blue pairs. It’s not a look I’d rock at the office but great for casual days.

    2. I hate um…. “drainpipe” jeans in bright colors like coral and orange. Unflattering on most body types, and wow, you, too can highlight your cameltoe in BRIGHT ORANGE!

    3. I LOVE skinny jeans especially in bright colors. I will wear colorblocking for the rest of time if possible, it is my favorite trend.

      (I’ve completely reversed this exercise).

    1. YES. My problem area is my tummy. Peplum would just be like an arrow pointing at it.

  5. early threadjack, though peep toe related.

    Can one wear peep toe shoes with pantyhose? Or is that akin to wearing socks with sandals?

    (btw… since I don’t read corporette at work, I’ve been waiting for a holiday in Canada that’s not in the US to post something early enough to get read… message board anyone? :)

    1. No pantyhose with peep toes. Colored tights can work with the right outfit, but it’s not a business look.

    2. no! this question has been asked too often lately. No no nope-ity no to peeptoes and pantyhose!

    3. Check out the toeless hose… I think Donna Karan makes some. If you must wear hose – they will work with a peep-toe.

      1. I do this. Fortunately I’ve found a nude for me shade, which is the only way this works.

  6. It always takes me at least a year to catch onto something. I just bought my first colorful pencil skirt (kelly green j. crew). I like to think it’s because I want to see if things stick around.

    As far as what I’m sick of, I second all of Kat’s list, the platforms mentioned in previous comments (why not just strap bricks to your feet?), and add top-knots, leggings/jeggings, chambray shirts, kitschy or childish prints (bows/animals on blouses, etc.).

      1. Just curious–why no love for chambray? I can understand a distaste for basically everything else on that list, even if I don’t share it, but chambray seems so unobjectionable to me.

        1. Now you have me thinking, I can’t put my finger on it. I think it might be because I have a coworker who runs around in all jeans and (including a long, washed out jeans coat). She is a sweetheart, but I always think she should be out branding livestock.
          So I guess it’s more the blue color, that reminds me of denim shirts, that bothers me.

        2. I just can’t get behind the chambray trend either. They remind me way too much of fifth and sixth grade, when my standard outfit was jeans or wind pants, a baggy tshirt, and a denim/chambray shirt left open.

          1. Or acid washed jeans with a t-shirt and denim/chambray shirt…ah, the good ol’ days.

        3. I can’t figure out why I don’t like chambray shirts, either, but I don’t. Which means that one year from now I will be talking about how much I love chambray shirts. Thus is the life of a late-trend-adopter.

        4. I dislike chambray because it has a ‘country’ vibe to me. I also don’t like seeing it worn with demim. Looks like a canadian tuxedo or a prison uniform.

          1. I wanted to say “Canadian Tux” but I wasn’t sure if that was appropriate… DH always teaches me slang-ish terms and forgets to mention that they are actually offensive. I have stepped on so many toes it’s not even funny.

          2. I thought Texas Tux was an actual tuxedo (or suit) jacket, shirt and tie on top, worn with blue jeans and boots. I think Canadian tuxedo is a bit of a slur (except that all of my Canadian friends love it because it’s about those *other* Canadians) while Texas Tux is a point of pride for most Texans.

          3. I’ve never heard the phrase Canadian tuxedo. And I’m definitely living in the part of the country that wears them. Often with big belt buckles and cowboy boots. As in I saw more than one person wearing such an outfit today.

            Hmmmm, I’m mildly concerned but thankful for my Toronto origins that keep me away from such outfits (mostly…Stampede is a free for all, fashion wise).

          4. Buffalo here, and Canadian tuxedos are rampant. I think of them as jean jackets with jeans, though. Not denim shirts.

    1. I have literally been wearing “colorful pencil skirts” for the last 25 years. I used to have my mother make them in fabrics you’d never find in the stores. Ditto with Sheath dresses. Neither one of those are trends, in my book. I think it has to be something more, shall we say, decorative to be a trend. (Flip Flop Booties – UGH, lol!)

  7. Short suits because I DO witness unfortunate-minded women wearing them to conservative offices, and cropped shirts. Unless you have a completely flat stomach please do not wear a cropped shirt. please.

    1. Yes, ban the short suits! I sat next to a woman in court the other day — not super overweight, but not slender either. Her skirt was so short, when she sat down it rode up and you could see the panty-line-part of her nylons. Seriously!

    2. Okay, now I’m laughing at myself re-reading this. I thought you meant skirts-as-part-of-a-suit-that-are-too-short. Now I realize you probably mean shorts with a suit jacket? Wow — that hadn’t even occurred to me until I googled it. Wow — no, no, no. Fortunately I haven’t seen one in real life.

    3. I’m so sorry that my flabby stomach offends you, I’ll be sure to remember how ashamed of my body I should be next time I even think of buying revealing clothing.

  8. Peep-toe booties bother me too, for the exact reasons you mentioned. Furry peep-toe booties bother me even more!

    1. I’m peep-toe bootie curious. It’s another trend (see skinny jeans above) that I vigilantly resisted. Now I’m like, “Maybe?”

  9. Tired of the striped tops. A little goes a long way. And it realy doesn’t look flattering if you’ve got a large chest or any belly.

  10. Fake nails, fake hair (feathers, extensions, any of that rot), things from the juniors section

  11. As a lady with an hourglass figure, I am sick to death of the pencil skirt. Do I love how it looks? Yes. However, I have to order two sizes up to accommodate my hips and then run to a tailor for a significant tuck in the waist. After all that it still isn’t comfortable. Let’s bring some modern A-lines to the front of the fashion line, please!

    On a less selfish note, the fussy sleeve look has to go. That means you dolman, flutter and cut out!

    1. This. Plus, a tight skirt just looks too sexy on my curves. I want to look professional, not va-va-voom.

  12. This cracks me up because none of these trends have even made it to my neck of the woods yet. One woman I saw in my office this morning was wearing really light colored denim capris that appeared to be about 15 years old. So I would not be offended to see any of the trends you all mention.

  13. I wish gladiator sandals with a billion leather straps would go away. In the summer, when I want to wear sandals, I don’t really want my feet encased in leather straps.

    I know other people like them, but I just don’t get it.

  14. Definitely peep-toe booties. I bought one pair and they were totally hot (pewter, woven patter,n with a snake strip up the middle), but every time I tried to wear them, they just didn’t look right with anything. And I just couldn’t bring myself to wear tights with peep-toes. I gave them to a student and I see her wearing them and she looks completely fabulous. They sat in my closet for a year!

  15. The colored jeans, even though I think they are cute. But it just happened so fast so its like oh good you all got your pair of colorful jeans. Its not a bad trend by itself, its just makes me think the person is a total trend hore

  16. MAXI DRESSES, UGH. To be fair I don’t know if I’m sick of them, or just bitter about how they’re everywhere and touted as a “summer must-have!” and I can’t wear any of them because I’m chesty and short-legged.

    1. Question for the hive on maxi dresses – is there an upper age limit for those who wear them? I wore them in middle school 100 years ago (I’m over 50) so that would disqualify me as having worn them before (following the rule that if you wore them the last time they were popular, you’re too old to wear them the next time). I’m tall, fit, fairly stylish, but have been unable to pull the trigger because of the the voice in my head that says I’m too old to wear them this time around. Thoughts?

    2. I’m chesty and short legged and I wear them. They’re super comfortable and stylish if you find the right one. Look for ones that are not flimsy (more substantial fabric weight and more coverage up top).

    3. Couldn’t agree more! They’re epically unflattering on us shorties, so god knows why it’s been relentlessly promoted as a trend the past few summers.

    1. I agree. They look ridiculous when the person wearing them is walking, because the wind catches the back of the dress and blows it behaind them.

      1. I meant behind, not behaind, which I think is “behind” spoken by somone with an Irish accent.

    2. I call them Mullet Dresses and I hate them.

      I got all excited because I saw what I thought was a great maxi dress (I have been trying to find the right one for me for a very long time) and was VERY disappointed to realize it was a Mullet Dress.

      Just pick one – do you want a short dress or a long one?

  17. Threadjack update on my cardi / Managing Partner sitch from Friday! I picked up a sweater over my lunch break that was so. on. point. And on sale. Recessionista in the hizzy! Tres chic with pencil skirt, blouse (well, more accurately, a Theory tank top), and shoeties, too. I could tell the managing partner was totally impressed when I banged out my catwalk strut into his office. #1 rule for meeting with higher-ups: always look mucho fierciado.

    The meeting was a mixed bag. Secretary quit, purportedly because of the Great Cupcake Dustup of 2012, but apparently complained about a bunch of other stuff, too, like the Christmas present debacle and personal errands. I cut that BS off at the pass. First of all, I only had her pick up Woofster McBarkles from doggie daycare a handful of times, and do you seriously expect me to believe the firm would have preferred I give up those billable hours? Second, she got divorced last year. “How to Get ANY MAN to do ANYTHING You Want!” seemed like it would be helpful. Plus, $1 from every book sale goes to help breast cancer. Sorry for trying to be helpful and philanthropic. I’ll just mail you a lump of coal this year, you vicious scorpion lady. And third, that was like six months ago; not really fair to bring it up now. Isn’t that Effective Management 101? End result of the meeting, they don’t have another sec’y right now who would be the right personality fit for me, so I’m gonna have to be secretary-less for a little while. After the last four -airquote- “secretaries,” that’s honestly kind of a relief. After the meeting, I did get kind of down on myself– I mean, I did commit one of the cardinal sins of NGDGTCO (baking for the office), so I guess what did I expect? Next time I’ll just bring in a box of girlie mags and a sixer of Nattie Light and call it a day. Ugh.

    On the bright side, I used the opportunity to push for getting on one of the higher-profile firm committees. Didn’t know when the next time was that I’d see the MP, thought I should maximize my face-time. (Nobody is a better advocate for you than you!) He really seemed to give it some thought–was quiet for what felt like FOREVER keeping me on pins and needles–but then said that certainly the firm would consider all candidates. NAILED. IT.

    And to top it all off, had a killer date on Saturday night. So overall, I’d say it was a pretty successful little weekend. Felt like I was walking on sunshine when I came in this a.m. And with Scorpion Lady gone, I might get some peace and quiet around here!

    1. Oh hun. I can just picture you sitting at your computer typing this whole thing out laughing about how funny it is. It went over like a lead ballon the first two times, but surely, surely! if I just make it longer, and take the time to research a sweater, this time everyone will post with a “like!” and they will tell me how funny I am

        1. Huh. I was assuming that you had adopted a new name and suddenly got a little more long -winded, Ellen. My mistake.

      1. Really? Are we even sure this is a woman? This has the feel of one of those ATL trolls with too much time on their hands who doesn’t quite understand how women actually operate (but who *thinks* they do).

        Meh. TLDR. That’s what I say.

        1. Could be, but would a guy really know theory and ngdgtco? I thought it was less a troll and more someone looking for internet kudos. I picture someone who is constantly posting ‘witty’ status updates and dying a thousand tiny little deaths with every person who doesn’t like her status.

          1. Totally agree with you. (I’m an assistant, sitting here thinking – yup, and I bet she’d tell the next assistant how completely ungrateful her last one was. And the old assistant will say something like “you should have SEEN what I got stuck with at the last firm.”)

  18. Peep toes and cap sleeves. I hate both of them. Exposed zippers. Cropped anything.

    I actually really love platforms and stacked heels. I find them far more comfortable than standard pumps.

      1. I’ll see you the cap sleeves and raise you dolman sleeves. The lack of definition of the fabric between my bust and my arms does not do my ample bust any favors.

        Note: When I search on a website for “short sleeves”, I mean *short* sleeves, not cap sleeves. I wish they’d pull the cap sleeves out into their own category so they’d quit popping up when I indicate I’m looking for short sleeves.

    1. Cap sleeves are so wrong unless you have amazing arms. If not, they just hit the widest point of your upper arm.

      I also don’t understand why there are so many cap sleeved shirts in the plus sized stores (or empire waists.) I look like I’m 17 months pregnant in some of those shirts and dresses.

    2. Cap sleeves make me look like a child. Or possibly just feel like a child. Either way, I hate them.

  19. Low rise jeans
    Short, cropped shrugs
    Colored jeans
    Boxy cut jackets
    Skinny jeans

    1. Oh my- colored jeans, oh how I hate them. Really, anyone will wear a pair of lime green jeans more than once?

      1. I love colored jeans! I don’t have them in lime, but I have red, teal, and fuschia. I wear them all the time. I just got a cropped orange pair this weekend.

    2. Mountain Girl: I love your screen name. And share your disdain for colored jeans on anyone older than 22

  20. Hooker shoes- I refuse to believe platform stilettos will ever be office appropriate!
    Bows at the neck- Really, did 9 to 5 need to come back
    Leggings
    Maxi dresses

    1. YES to bows at the neck! I just can’t make that look work for me. It seems like every time I pull a blouse off the rack that looked promising when hanging from the side, I am greeted by a neck bow. It’s such a disappointment!!

  21. I do not understand the fascination with chevron everything. It makes me dizzy. Anyone with me?

  22. I’m surprised no one has mentioned the open cardigan with the front edges hanging down low. As someone on another blog said, “I’m talking to YOU, Eileen Fisher!”

    I’m also so over (never was there, actually) cardigans that are shorter than whatever is underneath them. Shirt hanging out from all sides – really?

    Wedge heels. I could never stand the way they look, and they don’t look any better this time around.

    1. Yes! I was tired of cardigans that look like drapes in front almost as soon as they came out.

      1. But I DO like my cardigan a little bit shorter than the shirt under it. It looks good on me, short and thick waisted that I am!

    2. Crap, I have and wear all of these things. And hate them every time I wear them. Le sigh.

  23. Patterned jeans. Harem pants (best left in 1991 w/ MC Hammer). More than a 1/2 inch of platform (that 1/2 inch offers nice cushioning). Peep-toe booties are stupid and make those wearing them look idiotic. Exposed zippers (trashy looking and probably tough on upholstery). Sparkles on daytime clothing (again, trashy). Fussy sleeves. Midi skirts. Tops that require a camisole to be worn in public either b/c too sheer or too much cleavage. Heels taller than 3″.

    Love the pencil skirts, as they love me. Hope a good selection sticks around.

  24. Any tips on crazy partner who always has an urgent, extremely important matter? He has barged into my office at least 5 times do far with things that must be done TODAY and kept me late/made me miss lunch/calls me the minute i walk in/etc. Other partners have commented I should not be doing this since I’m just a summer. It is a small firm, so it’s just me. I am getting to the point where it is interfering with my other work. On top of that, crazy partner is always so frazzled and behind I don’t think he’s very closely checking my work. This makes me extremely uncomfortable because I am just an intern and have no idea what I’m doing. At this point I have resorted to avoiding him and hoping for the best, but any ideas for actual strategies would be much appreciated.

    For what it’s worth, he knows this is not right. Everytime he says, sorry I am taking all your time, sorry I’m keeping you late, sorry I am keeping you from doing other work, and then gives me another assignment that is above my pay grade. He also keeps asking me if I have done X or Y yet, when he never told me about X or Y. Weird.

        1. I am first year associate and also have absolutely no idea what I am doing…I am kept late every day (not really even sure if there is a “quitting time” around here other than when all partners are gone and don’t need you), I “miss lunch” due to work every day (lucky to grab vending machine food or order Jimmy Johns delivery), and I am called/emailed/have stuff left in my office before I get in every day. I actually think I am pretty lucky because I get 2 hours at home to eat dinner and watch TV before I fall asleep. Sorry to sound harsh, but you need to get over this. Being a lawyer at a firm is a completely different job…there are no scheduled hours, “lunch” is whenever you have time to grab something because you are starving, and every partner thinks they are the only ones in the office or the only ones with important work. Also, most of them will not check you work.

          Some practical advice for handling this…find a way to make it work on your terms, if it’s possible. Never say no to any work, but get in the habit of proposing an alternative that works for you. If you are slammed or want to work on something else, don’t tell the partner that, but propose what seems reasonable to you (without making it seem like you are not completely excited and eager to work on whatever he’s proposing).

          Example: “I’ll get right on it. I have a couple of other time-sensitive [urgent, emergency, whatever your term of choice is] that I have to finish today [or in the next hour, etc.]. Can I get you a draft by [time you think you can have it finished]?

          You do not get to choose what work you do and don’t have time for, but you might be able to manage everything better if you propose your own deadlines. Usually at least one of the partners is going to budge on their “urgent” time frame and you can get everything done…even if it means staying late, working through lunch, or coming in on the weekend. That’s part of the job…sorry.

          1. Thank you for the insight. I cannot fathom how people do this for longer than a summer. I already knew firm life was not for me and am working here for the summer only for the money, but I’m glad to reonfirm that I was right in making that choice. I am sorry you have to deal with this all the time.

            I still don’t think it is okay they aren’t checking my work. I literally have no idea what I’m doing and I am sure most of it is wrong. I go to a good, well- respected law school, but they don’t teach us this stuff. I guess I willk keep on keeping on and try some of the techniques you suggested. I can’t skip lunch though, I would pass out!

    1. 1. Be grateful you are working in a busy office. The legal market is terrible. Get over, get totally totally over “It’s not my job.” That is the number one criticism of Millennials. If a superior asks you to do it, and it’s ethical, it’s your job. If another lawyer says “wow, you shouldn’t be doing that as a summer” smile brightly and say, “I’m just so glad to be given a lot of useful work!”
      2. Consistent with number 1, don’t screw up. You are right to be concerned about lack of supervision. (a) Document your concerns (profesionally, not in an obvious CYA mode). Dear Harassed Partner (“HP”). Please find attached my draft of the XYX you asked for. I really enjoyed working on this project. As I told you it is my first time having this experience, and so I look forward to seeing how you finally edited it/implemented it/etc. *Note: I love it when associates ask for this type of feedback. (b) send periodic emails to harrassed partner documenting what you understand he or she has asked you to do, and your status, finishing up with “If there’s anything else I can help with, let me know.”
      3. Be political. Don’t get so far underwater with HP that you don’t work with a representative sample of the lawyers in the office. If this is getting to be a problem, enlist one of the sympathetic souls in the office for help in manuvering office politics here. The hiring partner, or whomever you report to should be able to help you. Is HP seen by his or her peers screwball whom you can safely put off or a valuable rain maker who will have final say on your hiring? Figure out your smart move. I made A LOT of mistakes on number 3 early in my career. Find someone with good emotional intelligence to help you with this issue.
      The practice of law involves juggling conflicting responsibilities and goals, so while this may feel as if you have been thrown in the deep end awfully early, it is a valuable proving ground of your real-life skills that will make you a great lawyer.
      Best of luck!

    2. Every office has that partner (or 10 of them). You just lucked out that he found you so quickly. Honestly, I’m impressed that he is even apologetic for monopolizing your time. But to echo AG, this is the practice of law.

    3. I’d only add that you could consider this a positive situation. When I have multiple, time-sensitive projects, I take it as a compliment. The partner is probably very satisfied with your work and responsiveness, so press on!

    4. If you don’t like this leave now. It will not get better until you start your own firm and have your own minions to treat like crap.

  25. I’m on team “hate that platform shoe” too.

    WHO wears those? Where? I just do not understand why the shoe department in a department store is 70% luridly colored (sometimes color blocked luridly colored) gigantic platforms.

    Can I wear those to work? No. Can I wear those to church? No. Can I wear those on the weekend? No. I’ve been in heels all week and I want to wear flats for once. Who keeps buying those things?

    Also, they remind me of Rocky Horror. They do *not* make me shiver with….

  26. Really tall, tall heels. Since when is 4 – 5 inches a standard heel height? Can I get some 2.5 and 3 inch heels, please?

      1. THIS! Seriously – the historical/sociological/anthropological implications of the ridiculously high heel makes me wince. As does the thought of my coworkers wearing them in an earthquake, in the aftermath of some other disaster, or when walking to their cars at night – can we say vulnerable?

    1. Agreed. My 3.25 inch black pumps bit the dust and I’m having an impossible time replacing them with an attractive shoe. The reasonable height ones look like something my grandmother would wear – really OLD lady in design, but the more youthful ones are 4.25 inches or more with a big platform.

    1. Oh no, they’re very crunchy and salty, and tasty! ;-)

      For me, it depends on the placement of said ruffle. Butt ruffle makes my rear look like an accordion, so no way (ditto w/pleated skirts).

      I now can’t stop thinking: Rrrruffles have rrridges…

  27. The colored jeans… but mostly because I can’t wear them. They often look cute on other people, but I’ve tried on 20 pairs and they all make me look one foot shorter and 20 lbs heavier.

  28. Tom’s, Tom’s, Tom’s. Poorly-made, non-waterproof, non-durable, non-comfortable shoes that don’t actually benefit anyone. You want to donate to kids without shoes? Send them money, don’t buy shoes. You want something comfy to commute in? Get something that’s actually comfy and can withstand more than seven errant raindrops.

    1. I don’t think doing so means I’m saving the world, but I live in Toms. I used to find them ugly, but they’ve grown on me—and how!

    2. Agree with Jennifer, I have 4 pairs or so, and I adore them. And I *do* find them comfortable.

      But don’t worry, I’m under no illusions about the “charity” aspect of the shoes, and that’s really not why I buy them.

      I buy them because I really like how they look on my feet, they’re comfy, match with lots of things, and luckily for me, my city is super dry, so errant raindrops are not a problem.

    3. Hmm, I can definitely understand the hate about the way they look, but have you ever worn them? I think they are incredibly comfortable, and I think they’re great commuting shoes.

      1. I think the quality of Tom’s varies widely, although in any event I don’t think they are very durable. I have a few pairs I like. I’ve also ordered and returned some that look like a kindergartner’s craft project. It’s hit or miss.

    4. “here, kid, have some shoes your mother made for us in our sweatshop”

      signed,
      Tom

    5. TOMS MAKE ME CRAZY.

      Not only are they absolutely hideous shoes (hello complete outline of your toes after 2 wears) but the idea that you are doing some good by purchasing them is completely and 100% false.

      When I was working in nonprofits Toms were undergoing a lot of criticism for donating shoes. By doing so you flood the market with cheap (or free) clothing and put local shoe makers out of business. Does a lot more harm than good.

  29. I’ve been waiting for peep toe boots to go away for years. I just dont get them. They’re in the same category for me as sleeveless blazers. I also with the huge plastic watch trend would go away.

    1. Sleeveless blazers are almost like a vest, so they kind of make sense to me . . . dress things up or make them more interesting without committing to long sleeves.

    2. I am shocked and a little horrified that sleeveless blazers exist. I had to google pictures just to be sure I wasn’t imagining something as terrible as they are. Yes, I will probably end up loving them in a few years just because I was so judgmental – but for now, yikes.

  30. I am tired of ultra-high heels, with or without platform, and bedazzled shoes/bags.

  31. I will echo lots of you here and say:

    -REALLY high heels (4”+ and platforms)
    -Cropped tops (just, no)
    -Dolman sleeves (I don’t even get these)
    -Hi-low dresses (again… just, no)

      1. Ha! Me too. Although I’m getting them out of my system by dressing my toddler in them. She has an elaborate wardrobe of rompers.

      2. Yes, me too. I think I disparage them because too many women who shouldn’t wear them do. If they were worn universally by the sort of willowy woman who looks good in them, I would love them. But they are very unflattering on me and most other women.

    1. I have to admit that I would totally wear them if I could. (alas, no) But my almost-6-year-old loves them!

  32. Sick of the weird nailpolish. I just don’t think a lot of the colors seem professional–greens, gray, etc. ( Except for the one blue finger, of course. Have to recognize another Corporette somehow…)

    And yes, one of the secretraries had the crackle finish on the other day. She is old enough to be my mom. Just weird and needs to stop.

      1. I love my greige polish. I work with a ton of women who seem to be addicted to those fake French manicure nails, and so my subversion is short, neatly done natural nails either simply buffed (let me shout out to the Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer!) or in my favorite grey/greiges. Zoya had a whole box of them at Christmas, and I got the lot.

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