That’s over, it’s CANCELLED: All the trends we don’t want to see again this spring

As the weather gets warmer and college students begin shedding their knee-length MK winter coats, there are some ‘fits we refuse to let return to see the light of day

Vogue, Glamour, InStyle, Harpers Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan have weighed in and Spring 2017 will be one of bold patterns, block colors, statement sleeves, and embracing femininity.

We understand that being both a college student and fashion forward doesn’t always go hand in hand. That being said, no one expects runway fashion from students here on campus.

However, there are still some fashion faux pas that we think it would be best to leave in the very very back of your closet this spring.

Oversized t-shirts with short shorts

We get it.. you’re probably in a sorority.

While we’re all about the mystery of making people wonder if you’re wearing pants or not, plz stop.

UGG boots and short sleeve t-shirts

This really shouldn’t be as big of an issue as it is. Do I need fur to insulate my feet today? No. Okay no Uggs. Simple.

The mixed signals being sent with these outfits are toxic to every bystander. Like we know your feet are a soggy, sweaty mess. You are a true menace to society.

Knee-high boots

While these beauties were a major hit this winter, their time is quickly coming to an end. There needs to be balance in our lives, especially when it comes to our outfits, meaning that wearing knee-high boots and that little capped sleeve sundress is a huge no no.

Locate your booties, your flats, your mary janes, your peep toes, your wedges—your ANYTHING besides knee-high boots.

Lace-up tops

Although these vampy tops were cute this fall—especially for that Halloween DTIC look—we’ve moved on with our lives, and so should you. There are better ways to accentuate your cleavage without strapping it in behind a mock corset.

Riding boots

Unless you just dismounted your horse, we do not want to hear it.

Not only are these boots unflattering, insultingly ugly, uncomfortable, and very hard to make look solvent with an outfit, they’re wayyyy past their prime. Realize that every time you’ve pulled them from your closet since 2014, you’ve made a decision that you will be punished for in another life.

Flower crowns

We’re serious about this one, guys. The cheap, plastic flower headbands are done. No matter how much like fairy princesses they make us feel.

Coachella vibes are cool and all, but first off, you’re not at Coachella, and secondly, you’re not at Coachella. Seriously.

Flip-flops in 50 degree weather

Every time a girl shuffles around campus in flip flops and a winter jacket, an angel loses its wings.

Are your feet made of rubber? Why and how can you stand to expose your lil’ piggies when it feels like it could snow any second? The abominations that we call “flip-flops” is an entirely separate issue.

But if you have to wear them: 1. paint your toes for the sake of society, and 2. if you cannot stand to bare your arms, you are not allowed to bare your feet.

 Busting straight into summer 2017

No. You do not get to just skip spring. It is here, it is happening, and no matter how hard you try and push your booty shorts and spaghetti straps onto all of us, you cannot just glide right over the pastels and floral prints of spring. Do your time just like the rest of us.

Change is scary, that’s a fact. But we cannot shy away from change, even if it means purging some of the olive green and maroon from our closets to make room for spring’s whites, blues, yellows, pinks, and lavenders.

Step out of your comfort zone and grab some patterns! Together we can better our campus, one disastrous spring outfit at a time.

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