Salon on "fugly"

[Mullins, Bill]

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> http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/03/08/fugly/
> The good, the bad and the fugly
> A new fashion buzzword denotes monstrous sartorial sins --
> like guys with curly hair who wear mullets. Are we in the
> golden age of bad looks?
> -----
>
> The esteemed Grant Barrett is quoted as saying that "fugly"
> dates to the early to mid-'80s.  Has anything earlier than
> the 1984 HDAS cite been found?
>
>

When this post popped up, I happened to be looking at the blog "Go Fug
Yourself:  Fugly is the New Pretty"
http://gofugyourself.typepad.com/go_fug_yourself/

Very catty commentary on celebrities who don't use much sense in
dressing up for public appearances.