Ugly: 2013

Fashion was equally unforgiving. It was the height of the hipster movement, but in its most performative phase. Think flannel shirts buttoned all the way to the top, thick-rimmed glasses worn by people with perfect vision, and the proliferation of "Keep Calm and Carry On" parodies plastered on every dorm room wall. It was the year of the wedge sneaker, the peplum top, and chia pets in the form of "Hipster" ornaments. It was tacky, loud, and desperately trying to be ironic.