We’ve survived the first week of the year, and despite our resolutions to kick our bad habits to the curb, some trends— fashion ones included— are still hanging on. With so much of 2025 still ahead to course-correct, we have plenty of time to identify the styles, movements, and behaviors that need to go. For that, we asked Egyptian-South African model Youssef Sharaf to share seven fashion trends that should have been left in 2024. From dressing like Souja Boy circa 2008 to brands capitalizing on tragedy, read on to discover his fashion icks.
The mullet-mustache combo
“Every hipster who smokes rolling tobacco sports this look and makes it their entire personality SMH. If you’re not Australian, cut it off.”
New Rock boots
“It’s like every day I see at least five people wearing them— everyone and their mother owns a pair now. Where’s individuality gone?”
Oversized clothing
“When I say oversized, I mean the kind of clothes that make you look like you’re wrapped in a parachute—extremely baggy outfits that seem to be five sizes too big. Why are you intentionally dressing up like a toddler who dug into his father’s closet?”
Y2K
“I’m fine with most vintage wear, but when I say Y2K, I mean the mismatched, super bright colors and those overall trashy vibes — it’s not for me and it shouldn’t be for anyone.”
The grey and brown scale
“The lack of color in modern fashion is so depressing. I know I said the opposite just above, but I’m just trying to stay true to my hater vibes.”
Cowboy boots
“No more, I beg. It just doesn’t look right. If you’re not going bull-riding in the next hour, you have no business wearing them.”
Brands taking inspiration from war-torn countries
“Shallow, tone-deaf, and out of touch. It’s disgusting how brands will take a terrible situation in a given country and try to benefit from it in the name of an alleged sense of solidarity. ”
