''Most Cringeworthy Craze Of All Time''

By Staff

Saturday, November 22, 2008, 13:40

What is a trend today maybe a trash tomorrow. As 'change' is the only way to be fashionable, nothing explains why certain things become a craze but are sure never to return back again, grabitnow.com reveals the saddest ever craze to hit the world.

With a short top, front and sides and flowing mane at the back, mullet was a rage in the Eighties, however, now the hair style has been voted as the 'most cringeworthy craze of all time'.Beating other fashion disasters such as bum bags and leg-warmers, the horror hairdo has topped a poll of the worst crazes ever.

Top celebrity crimper Richard Ward says: "This awful hairstyle may have been OK in the Eighties, but this is one look that will never come back into fashion. "It will go down in history as the world's worst cut. Thank God it has gone for good."

Second on the list is the shellsuit was the second worst fad in the online poll of 3,000 people, reports The Sun. This stylish garish outfit was meant as sportswear but for some reason became a fashion must-have.

The Crazy Frog ring tone came third, followed by Eighties hairdo - the bubble perm. The most saddest craze number 5, is Tamagotchi virtual pets, that took the world with a storm and became the basic necessity for all kids. Number six is addictive reality TV such as current ratings winner 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here', while the dance routine to mind-numbing 1996 hit 'Macarena' is No7.

The 2004 fashion trend for Ponchos is eight, while Adidas popper tracksuits, featuring trouser legs with "poppers" all the way down, are at No9 and rounding off the top ten is the current obsession with online social networking sites such as Facebook etc.

The other irritating fads include lava lamps, leg-warmers and the bum bag, beloved of British tourists. A spokesman for grabitnow.com said: "Although our research reveals the worst fads, every year we see a relaunch of a classic craze. The mullet became a massive craze in the Eighties - but when you look at images of the style now, it does look ridiculous."

The Top Ten Most Ridiculous Craze Of All Time are:

1 Mullet

2 Shellsuit

3 Crazy Frog ringtone

4 Bubble perm

5 Tamagotchi virtual pets

6 Reality TV

7 'Macarena' song

8 Ponchos

9 Adidas popper tracksuits

10 Social networking sites like Facebook