It’s not just that the Ugg boots you overpaid for three years ago continue to look hideous. The reason any man of character instantly finds you unattractive when he sees you wearing those stupid, stupid things is that you’re saying to the world “I bought into a fashion promulgated by the most shallow our generation had to offer.”

Trends are fine, they come and go, we laugh at the pictures ten years later. Being mindful of their genesis is a skill worth honing, though.