Well, none of them will have to change.
The viral sight of a group of almost identically dressed Gen Z women congregating on a street corner in Alabama may have raised eyebrows among the most seasoned fashionistas — but what was once a strict apology is now the hottest trend.
A decade ago, arriving in the same outfit as another woman would have been a sartorial nightmare. Now, hitting the town in identical outfits—in this case, light jeans, a dark-colored T-shirt, and white sneakers—is considered normal.
“You’ll never find another me,” lied user X, who first posted the first image of the homogenized girls at home.
The sarcastic social media post sparked a heated debate on the platform, prompting remarks from older generations about Gen Z’s alleged lack of personal style.
“I can’t believe I sound like an old person, but it’s wild how everyone dresses the same now! We may have been poorly dressed, but at least we had some PERSONALITY!” one user complained.
“Me from 2009-2013 wore stilettos, business casual, club wear and almost broke my ankle,” commented an Instagram user under the same photo posted on Old Row’s account. “Now that’s sad.”
“This is every city. Any herb. Jeans, black T-shirt, power,” one said of the outfit, which experts say is a 90s style model copied by Hailey Bieber and other popular influencers.
Gen Z’s favorite retailers such as Boohoo, PrettyLittleThing and ASOS have edits dedicated to ‘jeans and a nice top’ – the ubiquitous early trend and way of dressing that once applied to every occasion. This rotation, it’s a set of light jeans and, you guessed it, dark colored t-shirts.
Tina Grasso, founder of Australian label Chouchou Intimates, told News.au that “all generations do it”, as fashion is “influenced by trends, pop culture and shared experiences”.
But fashion critics have played the blame game for the disappearance of personal style among Zoomers, many pointing to the microtrend cycle of the Internet that has spawned a plethora of aesthetics and “cores” — “cottagecore,” “corpcore,” and “balletcore.” for example – as a reason for the “epidemic of personal style”.
“If you like someone’s style on TikTok, you can search for ‘grunge fairycore’ or whatever on Pinterest and find everything you need,” Tessa, 25, a content creator in Hawaii who contributes to the popular fashion YouTube channel ModernGurlz. Vox said.
Social media users can search a comment section or follow a link in their bio to find the exact same outfits their favorite influencer is wearing. Soon, everyone’s style is identical.
“In 2006, you wouldn’t have been able to go on Instagram and find every item tagged in someone’s outfit — you’d have to look through a magazine or go to Macy’s and try on your best ,” Tessa added.
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