The Worst Fashion Decade

Of course it always depends on one's own taste. For those who dislike flamboyance and the ridiculous, the 1970s would obviously take the prize. Still, I think the 90s is a good compromise that satisfies both the traditional types and the more adventurous. There were probably fewer people wearing traditional Western attire such as suits than ever before; business casual was at its height toward the end of the decade. The suiting styles that were popular were rather mediocre and it was the heydey of the square-toe shoe. The subcultures were not as dandyish or distinctive as had been previously the case (think grunge).
The current decade is not that bad. In both men's and women's fashion it was marked by something of a resurgence in the desire to dress up and a return to styles of the late 1950s and early 1960s. This was definitely the decade of retro.
What has been trendy in this decade for men? Velvet and tweed jackets, skinny ties and lapels, tapering and slim fit everything, plus brogues, brogues, brogues (and captoes). Worldwide triumphs for: skinny jeans, converse, two-button suits and sport coats, and skinny ties. Much of this is what Styleforum backs. Of course it was all aided by fashion fashion, so the quality was generallly poor.
For women, there was, for the most part, a resurgence of more delicate and ladylike styles. Naturally one could take
I'm talking here about the spirit of the times and the choices of style-chases rather than what people might be wearing in most American towns and cities. Outside of international cities, most people wear the same crap they wore in the nineties, but they are not the people who represent the style of the decade. With communication being what it is, I would content that you have to look at the styles of trend-setters in international hubs throughout the world. They are one group. Then you have the non style-concerned of all countries.