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When it comes to fashion, a tall, handsome, physically fit man can probably get away with wearing just about anything. And then there are those who fall into the category of everyone else outside of Boris Kodjoe or Idris Elba. Put those dudes in a Speedo, a Hawaiian print shirt or high water pants and we’d still swoon. But most men aren’t built that way, yet some fellas try to pull of fashion trends that simply don’t work for them. Just because Weezy can rock jeggings doesn’t mean other men should try to – so if you’re over 25, here are 5 things you men should never wear…unless you’re a devastatingly handsome model or a rap/rock star.

I’ve never been one to put men’s fashion in narrow boxes of “too feminine” or “manly enough”, but a few recent trends just look bad all around. We at MN are asking our gentleman friends to avoid the following faux pas this fall and all the subsequent seasons to follow. Just say ‘no’, seriously.

Do we have permission to backtrack to the ’80s and ’90s when skinny jeans became the arch-rivals of baggy jeans? For one reason or another, the fashion timeline tends to revolve in a 360 degree path. One moment you’re rocking the latest “hopster” jeans, and the following decade it’s all about the newest “hipster” jeans that came out in a store near you. Arguably, baggy jeans are no longer fashion’s trademark emblem. The education system and state county districts are implementing codes that ban the baggy look, which makes it apparent that more people are adapting the tight-fitting skinny jean hugsters! Even mainstream male celebrities have tapped into the action, showing off their form-fitting drapper just as much as the ladies! We don’t know whether to inhale or exhale for a minute with this new maneuver, but it is clear that baggy are phasing out.

Check out these 15 celebrities who cling to their skinny jeans…

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