7 travel fashion faux pas
When you think of an ill-dressed traveler, the cliché of a loud American sporting a Hawaian shirt might pop to mind, but times change and now there’s a whole new slew of fashion mistakes being made by the not quite jet-setting crowd, which Duncan Forgan at CNNGo is more than happy to point out to the wayward tourist lurking in all of us.
1. Thai fishermen pants
What: Lightweight cotton unisex pants made wide in the waist so can be worn by anyone.
Come in many different colors and patterns ranging from plain black (almost, but not, forgivable) to luminous orange and tie-dye. Not worn by Thai fishermen.
Who wears them: Mainly the preserve of Israelis and impressionable young British backpackers and most prevalent on the party islands of southern Thailand.
For prime fisherman’s pant-spotting, head to a beach bar after nightfall where you are guaranteed to find young girls and blokes with ratty beards twirling fire-sticks to interchangeable Euro techno.
Redeeming feature? Excellent joke material for future years if any of your friends fall into the trap of wearing a pair.
2. Socks and sandals
What: Self-explanatory. The wholly ill-advised pairing of a pair of socks (usually white, but often brown, black or even flesh-colored) with a chunky pair of sensible sandals with ample strapping.
Who wears them: Once the preferred footwear of elderly Brits uncertain of what to do with their feet in warmer climes, this unholy combo has inexplicably wormed its way into favor with fashion experts who are quite clearly having a laugh at our expense.
It’s true that bare feet aren’t the most attractive item in the anatomical arsenal, but they generally look far better in sandals -- the jury’s out on them too, by the way -- when they are unclad.
Redeeming feature? Reduces the likelihood of ant or mosquito attacks making your feet even more ugly.
Full story at CNNGo.
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