Leather trousers fashion faux pas women regret most

Almost half of the women surveyed,who had purchased a pair,said they shouldnt have done it.

Tight leather trousers,which are just too unflattering to step out in,are the fashion item most women regret buying,researchers say.

Almost half of the women surveyed,who had purchased a pair,said they shouldnt have done it,with many soon realising that wearing them looked tacky and as if they were trying too hard to impress.

Shell suits were second in the list of regretted purchases,followed by velour tracksuits like the one worn by The X Factors Tulisa Contostavlos,and anything fluorescent.

Risque see-through tops,crop tops and thigh-boots also made it to the top ten.

A third of women said a fear of showing too much flesh was one of the main reasons for binning an outfit,while other key factors were the realisation that an item looks cheap or it having drifted out of fashion.

More than a quarter of women admitted being so upset at how they looked in offending clothing that they destroyed incriminating photographs.

According to the survey of 2,000 women by drinks brand Lambrini,79 per cent confessed to having bought embarrassing clothes but some only realised their faux pas when it was brought to their attention.

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21 per cent said they stopped repeating their fashion error only when it was pointed out by a friend,while 19 per cent said they had their partner to thank.

It seems all of us have a few items lurking in the wardrobe that wed be embarrassed about wearing, the Daily Mail quoted Lambrini brand manager Lorna Tweed as saying.

Trying to copy celebrity style is often the reason for our style dilemmas and the rationale behind our dodgy purchases.

Although celebs may look good in leather trousers,realistically most of us dont and should steer well away from the trend.

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Its wise to shop with female friends and get advice from them before buying theres no point wasting money on something youre never going to wear, Tweed added.