The Best and Worst Fashion Trends of 2009

2009 brought many trends into the fashion world. My personal favorites were the return of ladylike glamour and retro dressing. The worst trend of the year, in my opinion was grunge (I blame this on the fact that I finished my teens in the 90s and just want to leave most of the style from that era behind). I'm just not a grunge kind of gal!

The Beauty File's favorite trends were zippers on boots, zippers on headbands, and basically zippers on everything! She also loved lace tights and big shoulders. Least favorite for her were jeggings, liquid leggings, harem pants, and two toned hair (a la Rhinna)!


Balmain boots featured by The Beauty File originally from net-a-porter

Denim Debutante loved exposed zippers and skinny jeans...both together being the best! She hated harem pants and said that they make her cry lol!

Kristin from BonBon Rose is a big fan of sequins and all of the glitz that 2009 brought! She did not care for exaggerated crotch harem pants. Her reasoning (love this)? "Saggy crotch...no thanks!"


LOVE this dress Kristin just featured from Saks

The Fat and Skinny on Fashion loves lace, sequins, and leopard print, but does not care for tie dye or bleached anything!

The Greyest Ghost thinks that the worst trend is 'pantsless-ness' and that the best trend is the return of the combat boot!

Jennine from The Coveted love, loves chunky knits and knits of all kinds. Her least favorite trend of the year was ripped tights and ripped jeans.


Jennine rocking chunky knits via The Coveted

Liz Franco really liked the boyfriend blazer, but the harem pant...not so much!

Pencil Skirts & Pearls loves shoe booties and sequins and thinks that the worst of the year was anything Ed Hardy and harem pants!

Ashley from Breakfast at Saks thought that the best trend of '09 was thigh high boots and thinks that harem pants are rarely a good look!

Diana from our.city.lights says that she doesn't get ripped tights. Her favorite trend (love this one!) is Michelle Obama!


via Fashion Tribes

Erika from Fashion Chalet loved all of the body con looks in 2009. Her least favorite trend was Rodarte for Target!


Erika demonstrating the body con trend via Fashion Chalet

Monica from Ciao Chessa did not love the return of acid wash jeans. She did love skinny jeans and she said that she learned to love her legs again...love that!

Denise from The OCD loves leather and her least favorite trend of the year was acid denim.

D from Dream Sequins found her favorite's to be sequins, harem pants, and crazy tall shoes! Her Lease favorite were poorly made designer collaborations and head to toe 80s looks.


D showcasing two of her favorite trends from the year via Dream Sequins

Couture Carrie thinks that the worst trend of 2009 was cut-off jean shorts, especially when worn with tights. The best of the year for her was Balmain's Clubbing Couture of course!




both images via CC above photo French Vogue August '09

The Unbeweavable Liz thinks that the best trends of the year were over the knee boots and leggings. The worst for her were harem pants and shoulder pads!


Liz blogged that these babies are the boots dreams are made off

Tiffany from I am Style-ish loves platform heels (have you seen her shoe collection? I. die.)! Her least favorite trend was torn up jeans and leggings.


Tiffany wearing my favorite pair of shoes from her collection via Style-ish

Alison from Frou Frou Fashionista thought that the best trend of 2009 was the 'no pants' look a la Lady Gaga and Christian Dior runway. She also loves the boyfriend jean and jeggings (despite the lame name!). She thinks that the harem pant looks really good on the runway/models but rarely in real life.




both photos via Frou Frou Fashionista

Midtown Girl's favorite trend is the peep toe wedge and her least favorite are harem pants ('dump in your pants' as her prolific friend calls them)!

Issa from We Wear Things does not like the trend of weird egg shaped dresses (banded above the chest and at the bottom) and can't wrap her head around the oxymoron that is the open toed boot (especially tall ones), though this could be due to the fact that she doesn't care for her toes! She loves fabulously high heels and the focus that 2009 brought to them!


seriously. How cute is Issa in her sky high CLs? via We Wear Things

Wendy B's responses are so fabulous, I have to pass them on verbatim.

"Favorite trend: Sequins for day and night. To me, sequins are like Champagne. You simply have to feel festive while indulging. For day, I like my L'Wren Scott sequin pants, especially because gorgeous bloggers Sharon Rose and Times of Glory helped me pick them out. For night, it's my Antik Batik dress with matte sequins.




photos of above mentioned pieces via Wendy Brandes Jewelry

Least favorite trend: I can't bear bandeau bikini tops. They don't do anyone justice. To prove my point, consider the strapless bra, which is worn out of necessity under clothes, not for enjoyment. A strapless bra is not sexy lingerie. You don't slink around the house in your strapless bra. Instead, as soon as you get home, you take it off along with your Spanx. Basically, a bandeau bikini looks like a strapless bra...without the support!"

I woke up this morning to an email from Wendy titled, "Am I right or am I right?" with a link to this attached.


via Just Jared

This is why I love her.

Thanks for playing along everyone! What do you think was the best & worst trend of the year?

There is a lot of hate for the harem pant!


via The Fashion Police

I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe time tonight! We will be spending the evening with friends and hopefully making it home by 10 to ring in the new year safe and sound.

Happy New Year!!