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Have you ever wondered why men in the West stopped wearing hats? Or why you won't find many rocking toothbrush mustaches anymore? While the answer to the latter may be obvious for most people, there are many other trends, fashion items, and other things that have been ruined because of one person or group of people.
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Both killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, wore long black trench coats to school so they could conceal their weapons.
Of course, this didn’t ruin the look for everyone, just for those who don’t support the president.
The trend grew in America, but then Adolf Hitler ruined the toothbrush mustache for everyone. To this day, it’s associated with the Nazi leader.
Donald Trump popularized the “Make America Great Again” slogan during his campaign, and one of the most famous accessories to support the logo was the red cap.
Ever since then, trench coats became a suspicious piece of clothing to wear in schools. So much so that some schools were even being pressured by parents to ban them.
The Columbine school shooting of 1999 was a tragedy that shocked America and the world at large. Fourteen students and one teacher were killed in the massacre, and so was the black trench coat.
Comedian Oliver Hardy was also a famous supporter of the toothbrush mustache.
The toothbrush mustache was rather popular in the early 1900s. Actors such as Charlie Chaplin famously rocked one.
When we talk about skinheads, violent right-wing neo-Nazi groups often come to mind, But it turns out, the original skinheads were nothing like that.
The original skinhead movement still exists though, and there are a few factions that don't share the far-right ideology. Pictured is a member of Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice (SHARP).
The skinhead movement emerged in the UK in the 1960s. Skinheads were a working-class youth subculture that was into ska and other Jamaican music, and later into punk rock.
The Karen haircut is essentially a bob that’s longer in the front and shorter in the back, very much like a reversed mullet.
The haircut became associated with the stereotype, which ruined it for everyone—especially those named Karen.
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Karen became Gen Z slang for entitled upper-middle-class white American women. The Karen meme then became associated with Kate Gosselin from the TLC show 'Jon and Kate Plus 8,' who perfectly represented the trend.
Musk is a rather controversial figure, and some people aren't buying his cars because they don’t support his views.
Another similar hat is the capuchon, which was worn during Mardi Gras. Whichever pointed hood you look at, you probably wouldn’t wear it, because the KKK ruined it for everyone.
The murder trial of O.J. Simpson was huge in the ‘90s, and indeed it had an impact on a very specific shoe brand. When O.J. Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were found dead, there was one key piece of evidence found: a Bruno Magli “Lorenzo model” shoe print.
Tesla cars were all the rage when they first hit the market. Owning one became cool, even a statement. But one man has put off some potential buyers. We’re talking about Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk.
The shoe was a size 12 (O.J. Simpson's size) and at the time, there were only 299 pairs sold in the US. It goes without saying, the Italian designer’s shoes became very popular back then, but for the wrong reasons.
This one was not ruined by a single person but by a specific group of people. Pointed hoods are, and will probably always be, associated with the Ku Klux Klan.
The origin of the hood is not known, but they’re very similar to the capirote, a hat worn by Catholic penitents in Spain.
It also didn’t help that when prosecutor Daniel Petrocelli asked Simpson if he ever bought a pair, his answer was "No. I know that Bruno Magli makes shoes that look like the shoes they had in court that's involved with this case, I would have never worn those ugly [ ] shoes."
Marie Manning wore a black satin dress to her execution, which became associated with her at the time. After all, no one wanted to look like a murderer, right?
The couple was hanged the following year. The case, known as the "Bermondsey Horror," was pretty high profile and the execution was attended by several notable people, including writer Charles Dickens.
Hat industry groups tried to persuade JFK to wear hats more often, but the hat died out eventually. Of course, there are other factors that may have played a role in this, but JFK continues to be the scapegoat.
Can a piece of fabric be ruined by a single person? Apparently so. The story dates back to 1849 in London when a woman called Marie Manning and her husband were arrested for the murder of Marie’s former lover, Patrick O'Connor.
It’s not uncommon to look at pictures of men before the 1950s and find them wearing hats, so when did this fashion trend die out?
If there is one person to blame for the decrease in popularity of hats among men, it's President John F. Kennedy. JFK had an impact on the American hat industry in the early '60s because he simply wouldn't wear one.
In the 1980s, some members of the movement became associated with the far-right, and to this day, skinheads are associated with racist hate groups.
Do you ask yourself if red hats make you look like a MAGA supporter? Sports fans like those who support the Cincinnati Reds may.
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Have you ever wondered why men in the West stopped wearing hats? Or why you won't find many rocking toothbrush mustaches anymore? While the answer to the latter may be obvious for most people, there are many other trends, accessories, and other things that have been ruined because of one person or group of people.
Curious? Click through the gallery to get to know them.