Fashion

7 Current Fashion Trends We'll All Be Scratching Our Heads Over In The Future

It happens every couple of decades: After enough time has passed since something was "in style" and fashionable, we look back and wonder why we ever wore it. The crazy big hair of the '80s, the neon biker shorts of the '90s, even the gaucho pants of the '00s are considered embarrassing trends in 2015.

What is often trendy in one decade ends up looking silly to the next generation. So it seems inevitable that our children will look back at old photos of us and ask, "That's what you thought was cool?" when they see these current treasures donned on our bodies. But that’s probably not going to stop us from wearing them right now. To us, we still look totally cool.

That being said, let's contemplate the circularity of trends for a sec, and reflect on current "it" fashions that we'll probably laugh at 20 years from now.

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by Christie Drozdowski

Floppy Hats

Why they're cool now: Best female hipster pieces out there.Why they won’t be cool later: “Didn’t that just get in everybody’s way?”

Image: The CW

Hipster Glasses

Why they’re cool now: “Duh, I need to see, and I’m trendy.”Why they won’t be cool later: “They’re just too big for your face.”

Image: FOX

Side Shave

Why it’s cool now: Ellie Goulding. ‘Nuff said. Why it won’t be cool later: “Didn’t that side of your head get cold? And didn’t it suck when it was time to grow it out?”

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Harem Pants

Why they’re cool now: “I look best dancing to dubstep in them, and they’re sooo comfy.” Why they won’t be cool later: “You listened to dubstep? Plus, your crotch isn’t that big.”

Image: Forever 21

Fake Freckles

Why they're cool now: We’re all about embracing all features as beautiful.Why they won’t be cool then: “But they were fake. Like, not real. And smudges everywhere, right?”

Image: TopShop

Normcore

Why it’s cool now: It’s the new hipster. Why it won’t be cool later: “So basically you just dressed like a dad.”

Image: GAP

Pelvage

Why it’s cool now: Flesh, flesh, and more flesh. Why it won’t be cool later: Insert wide-eyed, blank smile emoji here.

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