Bad trends (and trends we want to see more of)

Luxe knits

CASHMERE, CASHMERE EVERYWHERE (left): This once sinfully luxurious material can now be picked up during a Wal-Mart toilet paper run.

ALPACA: It’s sheep’s cooler, more exclusive friend. Just ask Marc Jacobs.  (Nicolas Asfouri / AFP/Getty Images, Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

The look

REHAB CHIC (left): One Axl Rose is enough. Welcome to the jungle.

POLISHED: Push the scarf back into a headband and clean it up.  (James Devaney / wireimage.com, Bryan Bedder / Getty Images)

Shoes

STRIPPER PLATFORMS (left): Is that a dollar bill tucked into her belt?

GRACEFUL STILETTOS: Less “lady of the night,” more “My Fair Lady.”  (Jim Spellman / wireimage, Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Menswear

THE MTV WANNA-BE (left): Tattoo T-shirts, baggy pants, unwashed hair — OK, if you’re living in your parents’ basement.

THE GENTLEMAN: A tie on a Friday night? What a concept.  (MICHAEL TULLBERG / Getty Images, Jean-Paul Aussenard / Wireimage)