The 7 Most Dangerous Fashion Items for Your Health

Not to send you all scrambling but are you a potential fashion victim? Find out!

1. High heels: Of course, we know all about this one...heels higher than two inches "have been linked to bunions, hammer toes, stress fractures and ankle sprains." Those who are pregnant and wear sky heels are at even more risk for injury. Stars like Jessica Simpson, Tina Fey, and Jennifer Lopez have all sported sky-high footwear while pregnant.

Even though Jessica Simpson isn’t letting her pregnancy get in the way of her chic style, the singer --- who recently admitted she weighed 170 lb. when she shot her racy Elle cover --- donned six-inch heels. She admitted: "We're waddling at this point. I'm wearing six-inch heels today, and it's a lot of weight to carry on six inches."

Why risk the injury to yourself during pregnancy? Are those sky-high heels really worth years of foot problems just to look stylish during pregnancy?

2. Flip flops: "Flip-flops are even worse, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association. Researchers at Auburn University videotaped 39 volunteers and noticed they had to clench their toes to keep them on, leading to foot fatigue, sore calf muscles and an altered gait, which could cause long-term ankle and hip problems."

3. Skinny jeans : Wearing practically-painted-on pants can interfere with digestion, according to an internist (who found the problem so common he dubbed it "tight pants syndrome"), and they've also been responsible for "lower back pain, yeast infections in women and a rare condition called lipoatrophia semicircularis, in which horizontal lesions appear around the thighs." Good thing flares are back!

4. Spanx: Wearing your beloved shape wear for too long can cause nerve compression and reduced oxygen intake. Consider yourselves warned.

5. Tight ties and shirts: A Cornell study says a whopping 67% of men need to loosen up at the office-wearing shirts with too-small neck sizes and too-tight ties can reduce circulation to the brain and decrease range of motion in the neck and increase muscle tension in the back and shoulders. And since ties are rarely cleaned, they transmit infections easily.

6. Heavy handbags: Wearing an oversize tote on the same shoulder can throw off your back alignment. According to the Journal, "The American Chiropractic Association recommends that women carry no more than 10% of their body weight in a bag."

7. Accessories containing nickel: "Even minute amounts of nickel in rings, earrings, belt buckles, watch backs and jeans rivets can cause an itchy red rash on people who have nickel allergy, which can begin suddenly even in adulthood."