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18 Trends That Died In 2012

A new year is upon us, meaning it's time to find NEW ways to be ironically fashionable. Update your closet with this handy trend guide.

1. Trend to retire: Navajo print.

Instead try: dark/moody florals.

2. Trend to retire: feather accessories.

Instead try: arm parties.

3. Trend to retire: Fringe.

Instead try: no fringe.

4. Trend to retire: Ironic snow scenes.

5. In the same vein: ironic spring scenes.

Instead try: mesh insets.

6. Trend to retire: purposefully messy and/or greasy hair.

Instead try: a semi-neat sidebraid.

7. Trend to retire: animals as prints.

Instead try: plants as prints.

8. Trend to retire: dip dye.

Instead try: solids.

9. Trend to retire: ombré hair.

Instead try: reverse ombré hair!

10. Trend to retire: suspender tights.

Instead try: roomy pants.

11. Trend to retire: mullet dresses.

Instead try: maxi skirts!

12. Trend to retire: peplums.

Instead try: a blazer.

13. Trend to retire: fur vests.

Instead try: an interesting sweatshirt.

14. Trend to retire: looking like a pilgrim.

Instead try: '90s modernism.

15. Trend to retire: body con.

Instead try: pajamas.

16. Trend to retire: the top knot.

Instead try: space turds!

17. Trend to retire: studs.

Instead try: leather accents.

18. Trend to retire: crosses.

Instead try: barely-there chains.

And that's it for our end-of-year trend report! Feel free to disagree with me about all of it and wear whatever the hell you want whenever you feel like anyway. Because without bad fashion we'd never have good fashion. Or, more importantly, ironic fashion.