The 21st century has been filled with bizarre fashion trends. From body piercing to wearing underwear as outerwear, this century has seen some of the most outrageous fashion choices among the youth. But bizarre fashion is not just a thing of the modern world. There have been fashion trends in history that were equally outrageous.

1. “Crakows” were shoes with extremely long toes popular in the 14th and 15th century. Eventually, the pointy toes became ridiculously long to designate one’s class in a society and became a controversial fashion statement.

2. The “Alexandra Limp” originated from the Princess of Wales whose fashion decisions were respected by women. So when she acquired a limp from an illness, women copied that too.

3. In the 19th century,  green dresses made from arsenic were all the rage. Women who wore them suffered severe medical consequences and even death from arsenic poisoning.  

4. The “Hobble Skirt” was a short-lived fashion trend in which the hem of the skirt was so narrow that it impaired the wearer’s movement.

5. Nicknamed “father killers,” the stiff, starched, detachable collars were a common accessory for men in the 19th century. They were so stiff and tight that they could cut off a man’s blood circulation.

6. The upper class of England often had black teeth due to overuse of sugar. This became a fashion among the lower classes to “show” that they were rich.

7. “Chopines” were platform shoes for women with platforms as tall as 20 inches! The height of the platform became a symbolic reference to the social standing of the women wearing them.

8. “Macaroni” was a term used in the mid-18th century to describe a guy who had an extraordinary fashion sense. Such men used to adorn themselves with curls, spy-glasses, and tall wigs with a tiny hat on top that could only be removed by a sword.

9. “Bombasting” or padding clothing was a fashion trend among the upper-class people to make their clothing look voluminous. Men resorted to this technique to look more muscular.

10. Ancient Egyptians used to wear scented wax cones on top of their heads. As the day went by, the wax would melt and perfume the wearer.