These microtrends are so interesting lol bc they just seem to be recycled trends from the past with new names. Fairy grunge & whimsy goth are literally boho/earthy aesthetics lol I know bc that’s my personal style. Gorp core looks like athletic street wear lol

imo cottagecore was so good

Cottage core was the best core imo, because there was an idea behind it reflected how people felt in the zeitgeist. Some people were able to slow down and romanticize about not having to run the rat race that capitalism has us on. Some people just wanted to get better acquainted with nature, and live a little more simply, and by adopting the maxi dresses with puffy sleeves and other popular silhouettes in cottagecore, they were able to closer to that desire. Lots of people started taking up baking bread and gardening at that time and that was an authentic moment for many people. I think other cores are just people attempt to play dress up (like the mob wife aesthetic) with no real reason behind it aside from jumping on a trend.

The onitsuka tigers i have wanted since 2003 in kill bill in that exact colorway. They didn’t release it to the public for yeaaaarrrrsssssss

i wore a polka dot bubble skirt to a puppet show and that's legit the only time ive worn it. it's v campy

I feel like ranking these could be done in different ways. Like going off how much you personally liked the trend, going off how influential/widespread the trend was, or going off how long the trend lasted/will last. Because while all valid ways of ranking the trends, one is entirely subjective (e.g. you love jumbo scrunchies while I think they look like they’re about to fall off any second, you hate cybersigilism while I love the look of it—it’s been around for at least a decade btw) and the others could be an objective conversation about how long each one lasted in different parts of the internet, how influential they were vs people just saying “trust me this is big”, how quickly corporations jumped on them, and how they started/got popular in the first place

I feel like looking at how corporations flanderized some (most) of these and ruined them before they could take root as something more meaningful/become an actual subculture (which cottagecore is a big example of—it’s 100% still around, but no where near as solidified as it could have been) would be another really interesting conversation. That could also go into social media’s role in the shortening of trends and making them more shallow

It’s really interesting to see your ranking and get some insight into the thinking of someone who likely has a pretty different style than me/is on a different side of the internet than me! ❤

woah i had no idea onitsuka tigers were a trend at some point lol. i had recently purchased a pair in the burgundy/beige color way simply because it had a vintage/retro vibe that i really like!

I feel like cottagecore was very big for queer women when you do some research you'd understand it's almost a safe space and still I find it's popular, especially for my gardening gf that keeps pushing for us to move to the countryside so she can raise chickens 😅

Damnnnn Mob Wive is a super slay for me if u do it RIGHT-

2040 i miss 2020s

this video was super interesting and insightful to me as someone with a way different style from you!!! great vid <3

I love this video!! 😊

As someone from the 90s as a teen, please do not do the thin eyebrows you will regret it in your 40s when you naturally start to lose your eyebrow hairs

most well dressed people in the 2020s were taking inspo from past eras. most true 202s trends, like bows everywhere on everything, have been really unappealing to me

My parents also say you tried to me

4:50 SOOOO REAL

I felt defensive when you called this one of the worst decades for fashion (I hated the 2010s). But after seeing everything on this list…uhhhh, you may be right 😅

Ur cybersigilism take was spot on imo. I think in a couple years itll look so dated

Sooo true ab the barrel jeans they're so ugly

ballet flats are lowkey mid and scrunches belong in the bathroom lol 🌚