STOP wearing bucket hats

Unless you’re Mary-Kate slash Ashley Olsen circa ’99 or at the farm with your mum in a pram, there is no excuse to own a bucket hat.

But it seems that yet AGAIN people are making poor fashion and life choices, and as usual it’s the boys who are making the mistake.

Who cares about that embarrassing one night stand, or that time you were sick on yourself in a club when social-suicide crimes like donning a bucket hat are on the rise?

Say goodbye to the beloved snap backs that made any guy instantly ten times hotter in some convenient act of sorcery because it’s younger, less attractive and underachieving brother is back.

Safety in numbers

Sure we all owned a bucket hat back in the day, especially those of us who were unfortunate enough to have paler skin than Nicola Roberts.

And if you were ginger, you probably remember your parents whipping one out at the beach in an attempt to protect every inch of your skin from the sun.

But for some, the chance to revive our childhood isn’t good enough by watching repeats of Tracey Beaker back to back – some boys are going the extra step and digging out their old garb too.

Gracing the ledge at TP

Just because Chris Brown parades around with his harem of “videhoes” wearing one of these doesn’t mean that you can too.

Plus, you may want to re-evaluate your life if he’s your inspiration.

“I got this free from my homeless homeboi”

Often a good way to smuggle in the drugs to any underground scene, there have been an alarming number of bucket hat sightings at clubs in recent times.

Wow

Festival lovers also relish the chance to crack these out. The more obscure the festival the better – because there’s nothing more desirable than downing a pint with Steve in a field in Barnsley.

Lads lads lads

The worst kind of offenders are those who actively buy them in a misguided error of judgement in order to fit in with their “crew”, if you see more than one at a time, cross the road.

This is so alternative it hurts

However, these hats do scream versatility – pair them with a pair of sunglasses and a bindi for a chic daytime look or perhaps a gold chain and Timberland boots to turn it into the perfect night time outfit.

Either way, you’ll look like a twat.

You ain’t in a music video son

As possibly the worst trend of the moment, feel free to throw bucket hats out of the window, down the toilet or stuff them in a spliff.

Anything goes, just GET RID.