10 Womenswear Trends Men Should Never Touch

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If you're a ripped dude at the gym, this isn't even a good look, it's just accepted because you're working out and look like you could rip a dude in half. Otherwise, you've got no excuse—unless you wanna show off your navel piercing.

Where's the breathing room? While this trend was big in the '80s, men were eventually enlightened about their nudity like Adam and Eve. An inch or two above the knee is optimal to avoid making you look like you're wearing Daisy Dukes, without seeming like you're rocking highwaters either.

Leave the arm parties for the ladies and rock a nice timepiece instead. One quality watch stunts a hundred times more than ten dollar store bracelets.

Unless you're in ballet or on the football field, there's hardly ever a reason a guy should be rocking tights. Even then, when compression pants are necessary for cold weather training, you're probably throwing a pair of looser fitting shorts up top for dignity's sake. No one needs to see what you're packing.

Nothing says "don't date me" more than a man wearing a skirt. Sure, Kanye wore a leather kilt on stage, designer Marc Jacobs is hardly ever seen not in one, and historically, you've got men like William "Braveheart" Wallace rocking them into battle. But let's not forget—Braveheart was executed. Our point is: the guys that can rock this thing successfully can either wear whatever they want—or handle a broadsword well enough that no one gave them shit about it. You probably can't do either.

Remember when the extent of ridiculous piercing for dudes was the amount of bling in your ears? We miss those days. No one wants to look like a human meat rack—with all those pieces of industrial metal poking out every which way. Subtle nose piercings are cool (sup, Pharrell?) but this Givenchy piece is a little much. Keep it simple.

Must this even be discussed? Nobody needs THIS much room for their junk. Unless you're the elephant man. In which case, you probably have bigger problems to worry about.

No one wants to see your nipples. While a dope look might be layering a mesh tank under a button down or other shirt, the point is that's not the only layer you're rocking. You don't want to be the guy that's going everywhere pretty much topless.

Even though we rock with floral print heavily there are many ways it can go awry. When worn as a shirt, tie, pocket square, or socks—where it can be balanced out with solid pants or a jacket, floral pants and floral bags veer into grandma territory. Don't get too carried away, and don't rock clothes that are funnier than you are.

This a prime example of one cool guy doing it and everybody else just eating it up. If your girl can accidentally mistake your calfskin bag for hers, let it go immediately. Backpacks, briefcases, and messengers are dope, but stick to dark colors like black and brown and fabrics like waxed canvas to make them more masculine than the PS1 your girl totes around on the regular.