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The Worst Types of Fashion People on Social Media

We all know them. And yes, we all follow them.

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If you're interested at all in fashion, then chances are you follow like-minded people on various forms of social media. And if that's the case, then you're more than familiar with the types of people that flood your feeds with their drivel. With every photo or Tweet that they post, they only cement their position in your head as the worst. Every post is the same as the one before, and you soon pigeonhole each of these people into certain categories.

We're all guilty of committing the common pitfalls that may elicit scoff and derision, but at least it's infrequent, unlike with these people. They are the ones that you swear you're going to unfollow, but you never do. If you ever give up social media, these people will be the reasons why—they are The Worst Types of Fashion People on Social Media.

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The "up-and-coming" designer who made a few heat-transferred graphic T-shirts

Name: @NextTisci
Tweet/comment: That #NewNew! HMU if you trynna get one. Mad sizes available. Rocky said he might wear this at his next show!
Signature qualities: Wide-eyed naïveté; shoulders have yet to be crushed by the weight of the world; has a loose definition of the word "designer."

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The guy who think he's single-handedly keeping chivalry and good manners alive

Name: @GentlemanlyLiving
Tweet/comment: Gents, the ingredients for proper living are good whiskey, treating your lady well, and dressing in style #GentlemanlyLiving
Signature qualities: Owns Hemingway's entire catalogue; has an impressive collection of bespoke suits; is a virgin.

The live-tweeter who shares every mundane detail of events no one cares about

Name: @ChampagneandHorsD_Oeuvres
Tweet/comment: This Suits 4 Toddlers launch event is amazing, and y'all wouldn't believe who just came through! #Started #AtTheTop #ItsJustUs #VIPsection #BrandXPartyHashtag
Signature qualities: Gigantic thumbs; first to arrive and last to leave; always seated alone in the corner of the room.

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The person who gets flown around the world because a corporation believes he's an #influencer

Name: @VTrippyMayne
Tweet/comment: Home for the next week. Thanks, BrandX!
Signature qualities: Year-round suntan; plants in his apartment are dead; has no real friends except for the other people on these trips.

The guy who's always behind-the-scenes and wants you to know it

Name: @WeInHere
Tweet/comment: Big things coming soon. Stay tuned!
Signature qualities: Half set-up photosets; inflated sense of worth; thinks he's buliding suspense.

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The threat making braggart who think everyone is coming for his alleged position on the throne

Name: @KingShit
Tweet/comment: In case you weren't sure, you have just awoken a sleeping giant.
Signature qualities: Terseness; vagueness; paranoia.

The gym rat who posts his weekly mileage or flexing selfies

Name: @FitFashionFella
Tweet/comment: I went to FIT, now I stay FIT.
Signature qualities: Knows the proper angles and lighting for maximum cutness/cuteness; can flex without making a flex-face; loves humblebragging the distance they ran and how much time they put in at the gym.

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The outfit grid enthusiast who documents his daily look

Name: RockJsOnTheDaily
Tweet/comment: #OOTD #OutfitGrid #BrandX #BrandY #BrandZ
Signature qualities: Naked while taking photo; very good at folding; has clean floors.

The model who's constantly reminding you how much better his life is than yours

Name: MasterPoser666
Tweet/comment: Right before I boned Rihanna.
Signature qualities: Angular cheekbones; updates his global travels; documents his female conquests.

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The salty troll who thinks everyone is stealing his ideas

Name: OG_Wisdom1994
Tweet/comment: Damn, another idea stolen directly from my domepiece. The fuck is wrong with the youth today?
Signature qualities: Memories; continuously cites "golden ages" of various cultures; believes instigation is a legitimate way to gain recognition.

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