Heavy Weather

Heavy Weather (or "making heavy weather") and "From hunger."

"Heavy weather", in sailor's language, is difficult weather to sail in; weather that creates adverse winds and big waves against which a boat must struggle to make progress. If you "make heavy weather" of a task, you are struggling with it like a boat in bad weather.
"From hunger" means "because of hunger", as in "die of hunger". (VSD)

In the US, back in the '70's and '80's, the expression "From Hunger" became very popular. I heard it, but I did not use it because such is not my thing. I know not how or where it started. It was used negatively, typically in matters relating to taste, style, fashion, etc. and almost exclusively between/among females.
Example:
Jane: "Did you see that blouse that Sue is wearing today"?
Mary: "Oh, that pink and orange thing?--it's strictly from hunger!"

The expression was typically preceeded by the word 'strictly' so as to convey that there was no other option or alternative--the unstylish thing was unquestionably (strictly) from hunger.