Hello, and welcome back to a series I have here on anything goes called trendy or timeless where I take
Current fashion trends that are happening in the zeitgeist and I figure out whether they're a trend
Something that will be cringey to us in six months to a year or if these trends are actually timeless and in 50 years
We'll look back at these trends and say you know what that was chic then and it's still chic now
Let's waste absolutely no time and get right into it. Okay starting with
piercings
It's been a trend for a couple years now to have a lot of piercings whether it's a nose ring or
It's a septum ring or it's a bunch of ear piercings covering the entire ear or it's a belly button piercing
Which just recently came back into style because that was not cool for a little bit there and then it very quickly came back
piercings in general
Now I'm not talking about simply having your ears pierced. Okay, I'm talking about
Fashion choices with piercings. I'm talking about the whole ear being covered in piercing
So I'm talking about the nose ring. I'm talking about the septum ring
I'm talking about the belly button piercing these are
Fashion choices. I feel like simply having your ears pierced is very standard like most people have that
It's not really a trend
Arguably that's timeless. It's when piercings are taken to a next level. Okay, that's what we're discussing here today
For a long time I thought
Piercings were timeless for the most part like you could stack up your whole ear you can get a nose ring
You know you can get a belly button ring and it's timeless to have the piercing
What is trendy is the type of jewelry that's in it?
And I think that that's still true
But I think I've actually come to the conclusion that piercings are trendy like all sort of fashion piercings are trendy
nose ring belly button stacking up the whole ear. I actually don't think it matters what type of jewelry that you have in there
I think it's always trendy now that's sort of what's shifted in the last few months for me
Because again before I used to think it didn't matter how many piercings you had or where they were
It was more about the jewelry that was in them like a simple little gold hoop or a simple little diamond stud is timeless
Right, doesn't matter if you have 10 piercings in the ear if they're all timeless jewelry that's simple like I just described
You can't really go wrong. It's the stuff that's loud and extreme that's more trendy like you know having a big dangling butterfly out of your belly button
That's trendy having a little hoop in your belly button. That's timeless. I
Still think that that is true that the type of jewelry impacts how trendy the piercing is
However, I'm starting to think that piercings in general are kind of trendy like
I recently decided to take my nose ring out and I had my nose ring for years like since I was 17
And I'm 22 now so that's five years of my little nose ring
I always had a little hoop in there a simple little hoop nothing wild and I remember my dad told me he was like
You're not gonna want to wear that for the rest of your life. I was like really?
I think I'll be wearing my nose ring until I'm like a parent. I'm like 50 and
He was like maybe but I don't know and I was like interesting. Okay, we'll see
Because I think we were discussing a long time ago whether or not you know a nose ring was trendy or timeless basically
I ultimately think he's right because I had a photo shoot and
They asked me to take the nose ring out and I was like, okay, I ain't taking it out and so long
Like I forgot what I look like without it and I took it out and I was like I like this better. I just like this better and
At this photo shoot as well. They asked me to take out all of my earrings basically so I had like I
Have four holes on each ear. I used to have more but they all closed up and gotten infected really like just absolutely
Poss everywhere. So I'm fact it so that was very unfortunate for me
So they also had me take out all my earrings
So I basically had no jewelry on and I was looking myself for the first time with absolutely no jewelry in my face
And I was like I really like this better and I ended up just putting back in my main earring like in my main hole and
Something in my second hole and I was like this is just so much cleaner and it's not really drawing too much attention
But it's still you know sort of frames the face. I was like, I don't think I'm actually gonna fill those extra four holes
Like I think I'm just gonna leave those empty and I think I'm gonna leave the nose ring out like I think I like the
Simpler look and so I might be going through a phase where I'm just craving the bare minimum and
That could simply be it
But I don't know. I'm not so sure. I actually do think that piercings are trendy now the good thing about piercings is that you can take them out
It's kind of a safe trendy thing to have. I mean, I do have a hole in my nose that you can see
Looks like I have a really big pore on my nose from where the nose piercing was and that's kind of unfortunate
But it's ultimately gone and I bet that hole will get smaller over the years
So it's a low risk trend. I mean you are altering your body, but it's low risk
It's not like getting tattoos which are also often very trendy. That's higher risk trend
So I think it's safe to play around with I don't think there's any harm in it
I actually do though think that they're trendy and I don't know
I think very simple very understated piercings are ultimately timeless
But I don't know like when I think about let's say 2005 when people had like
tongue piercings in in lip piercings in eyebrow piercings like
That's not cool right now. That's not trendy right now
I think that that is simply proof that piercings come and go as
Trends even belly button ranks. I mean they're back in now, but they were out for like five to ten years
They were in in the early 2000s and then when the whole like Y2K things started happening again
Everybody loved the belly button piercing again
I really think that the only timeless piercing that you can really rely on is
Is just like a piercing on the lobe of the ear. I think that the rest will come and go
But that's not to say that I don't like them like I loved my nose ring
There was a period of time where I wanted a belly button piercing
I wanted a really simple belly button piercing with just a little ring in it
But unfortunately they told me I didn't have the right anatomy for it
Which was unfortunate so I never got it
But it's not that they're not cute
But I just don't think that they're timeless like I think that you will ultimately want to take them out at some point
Either because you grow out of it or because it's not cool anymore
Or because it's hard to maintain like having 50 earrings in your ears or having a nose piercing
It's like they fall out they get infected sometimes they get irritated sometimes like it's not a convenient thing to have always
You know they can be uncomfortable
Anything that's like uncomfortable or inconvenient is usually going to be trendy
Because it just can't stand the test of time like people don't want to put up with it for that long. I don't know
We'll see we'll see what happens
But it was a weird epiphany for me because I was convinced I was gonna have my nose ringing for the rest of my life
And now I'm kind of like
I don't know not really that I didn't do it anymore
Okay, next we have huge goggle like glasses
I'm talking about like almost like a shield like any like very large goggle-esque sort of glass or
Shield like glass that covers like
Eyebrow to like pretty much the bottom of the note like you know, I'm like these big frames, right?
It's funny because what was really trendy. I don't know three years ago
Was like the soup actually maybe even five years ago now the super teeny tiny glasses
Right, and now we've gone in an opposite direction where the huge goggle like glasses are in I
Think majority of these are trendy. However, I love a big goggle-esque sort of glass
I think the ones that are more like a shield are more trendy to me just because they're very I don't know
they're sort of faux futuristic in a way the kind of race car driver in a way and
They're just not versatile enough maybe to be you know what no hold on no
I'm thinking about it. You know what? I'm sorry. No. I think huge goggle-esque glasses
I actually think that they might be timeless. I think it depends on how goofy they look
I think that there are some that are so goofy that it's like these are obviously trendy
But I think that there actually are some that are timeless like I'm thinking of like a huge like
60s
goggle mod pair of glasses. I think those can be timeless actually
I mean even like a shield sort of glass. You know what if they're not super reflective maybe like they're all black and more simple
I actually think that that could be sort of timeless. I'm conflicted on this one
I'm conflicted on this one because I might just like them so much that I want them to be timeless
Like I kind of have skin in the game with this one because I actually really love a big pair of sunglasses
Because like five years ago when the tiny little mini teeny little glasses were in I
Probably would have said that those are timeless and looking back. They're so clearly not right like the super super tiny glasses
We ended up sort of leveling out at like a slightly larger less extreme sort of tiny pair of glasses
That I do think are ultimately timeless
But they're not as extreme as the ones that we're trending like five years ago, you know
I think the same thing is gonna happen with the big sort of goggle shield big glasses
Where we're gonna end up leveling out at a point where all the really extreme ones are gonna just go out of style
And then we'll be left with something that's a little bit more wearable and that will remain as being timeless
I love them though. I think a lot of glasses are timeless
I think it actually comes down to like the materials that are used
Okay, let me explain like for example a pair of sunglasses that are like a classic aviator shape
Right, that's pretty timeless like you can't really argue that
The shape itself however if the lenses are like
reflective like rainbow like monochromatic like the chromatic sort of like rainbow bright flashy lenses now
It's trendy if the lenses were just black they'd be timeless same thing with like if you were to take a small little pair of glasses
Like a teeny tiny little 90s pair of glasses like what was trendy five years ago?
Those with blue lenses like bright blue lenses that's trendy because it's flashy and it's loud those with black lenses
That's timeless. So I actually think with glasses it comes down to the details and I think that that's why this one was so tough for me
Because like a big pair of goggle glasses that are like all black
Kind of timeless if like the lens is ombre brown and then like I don't know
It's like trying to be ultra 70s or something in a way that's almost cost to mask
Now that's trendy. You see what I mean? Okay moving on we have to move on
Next we have boxers. I've been seeing a lot of boxers. This has been going on for a while now
But I've been seeing like a lot of people wearing boxers as pants, you know like wearing a cute little tank top with a pair of
I don't know usually blue boxers with stripes and stuff on them in the little buttons on the front
Maybe like a little white scrunchy sock and like a Birken's talk. Okay, that's like a summer outfit
That started honestly, maybe two summers ago now
We've been seeing that for a while, but a new advancement is seeing boxers like poking out of pants
So like you'll have a baggy gene with the boxers poking out
Specifically on people who normally wouldn't wear boxers like obviously dudes have been wearing boxers and having the boxers
Poke out of the pants for God knows how long but we're seeing it with girls as well who aren't normally wearing boxers, right?
I actually weirdly kind of feel like the boxers are
No, okay, I think the boxers as pants like as shorts. I think that that's timeless
I can't imagine looking back at that later. It's just like such a classic
It's a classic pattern for one
You know like they're always in these classic patterns. They're in pale blues and whites and plaids and like
very timeless
Patterns that will never go out of style. So that's number one number two the way that like the details on them the little buttons and stuff
That's very timeless. They're pretty understated. They're comfortable. I think that they're timeless even though
I don't recall ever seeing like people wearing boxers as pants like maybe shorts that are sort of similar
But never like a classic almost like men's underwear boxer as pants. I've not necessarily seen that in like old magazines
Necessarily, maybe it exists and I just haven't seen it and I'm being dumb right now. So I'm sorry if that's the case
I haven't seen that before so it seems somewhat new
But I don't think we're gonna cringe at that later. I think it's timeless
My only issue with the boxer trend is that it's very hard to make them flattering
Like it's hard to find a pair that flatters the butt and like looks good like they'll look good from the front
I've seen people talk about this on Instagram Reels actually like talking about this trend and how it's like hard to make it flattering
And it's so true and I've always thought that I'm not the only one though apparently
It's just they always look bad from the back and so that's the only thing about them that I think is challenging
But I don't know. I think it's cute. And I think it's timeless. However having them poking out of the pants
That I think is trendy do I think it's cute? Yes, I actually do. I think it's cute and I like it
But I I think we will look back on that and think it's a little goofy
Part of me wants to think say that we won't because again like going back to what I said about the boxer like they're so
they're so they're so classic and you know, they're ultimately an underwear and it's like underwear is obviously timeless
I will say like I think that the boxers poking out of the jeans and stuff is way more timeless than the trend of
having like exposed
Underwear straps like you know the trend of wearing low-wasted pants and then wearing like a high-waisted not a high-waisted but
A thong of sorts or underwear of sorts usually a thong that has a really high string waistband
So then it's exposed on the hip like it comes up over the hip and you can see it. It's visible
That's been very trendy over the last few years. That is not timeless. I don't think it's cute
It's fun
But I do think that we're we're gonna cringe at that later a bit more
because
It's such a specific sort of style and aesthetic. It's a bit edgy too
You know to be showing your underwear like having your thong like popping out of your pants
It's more edgy and I think stuff that's edgy tends to not be timeless
because I don't know I think people go through phases of
Wanting to be edgy wanting to rebel. It's not like that's a trend that's like ultimately
Comfortable either like I've tried it before like trying to have like you know the exposed like whatever
It's uncomfortable. You're pulling the straps up on the hip like trying to keep them exposed like it's not convenient
It's not comfortable. That's very trendy to me the boxer
Less trendy but still a trend. I think anytime underwear is exposed or like bra is exposed like anytime
Oh bra straps even showing that's another trend right now too bra straps thong showing all of this
I think it's cute. I think it's fun, but I do not think it's timeless
Like I think that that will come in and out of style for years to come
Just depending on what the general mood of
People in the zeitgeist, you know what I mean? Are people in a rebellious mood?
Okay, then they're gonna start showing bra straps and they're gonna start showing underwear straps because those are like it's one thing to have like your
underwear sticking out on accident like that happens all of us
It's another thing like have a bra strap sticking out on accident. That's another thing. It's like that just happens
That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about
Making a conscious effort to like have your bra showing or to like have your underwear strap showing. It's different
I think it's too
inconvenient and it's it's almost too sort of rebellious
To be timeless. I feel like I sound like a grandmother
But I'm not because I'm not saying that I don't like it or I don't think it can be fun like I fucking get it I get the vibe
I just it's there's something about it that because it's so it's such a statement and it's such a choice
I think that it becomes stale quickly, you know, it loses it's it loses it's a lure when too many people are doing it when it becomes over done
And then it needs to go into retirement for a bit because I actually do you know what that just made me realize something about it
I think the reason why that's a fun trend is because it's rebellious like that's why it's fun
That's why it's cute. That's why it's cool
So when it sort of loses its edge because it's a trend and everyone's doing it
It just kind of becomes boring and everyone stops doing it and then eventually it comes back in again because it went out of the
Zeke eyes for a minute and then it's like oh, you know, and then when it comes back
It's like whoa, you know what I'm saying all this to say I think the boxers are a little different because I think that they're like less of a
statement it almost feels more like layering to me because it's not really edgy so I
Don't know I actually think the boxers poking out of the pants might be timeless. I'm going back and forth on this one
Because my gut is saying that it's trendy
But my brain is telling me that it's actually kind of timeless. So I don't know. I'm conflicted on that one
You all have to let me know
Okay, next we have many shorts. I've been seeing a lot of mini shorts coming back and you know
I sort of forgot about the mini short in a way
Not because they weren't being worn because I think that they are ultimately timeless like I mean many shorts
Like a mini short short, right?
It's such a broad number like what a wide umbrella that is there's so many different types of of mini shorts, right?
So there's always going to be some that are trendy, but there's also always going to be some that are timeless
I forgot about them because for the last few summers. I feel like it's been more trendy to wear a longer short
And so I was so focused on that that I wasn't even thinking about the mini short
I think many shorts can go either way, but I think I don't know
There's a fine line between trendy or timeless with them like when I think of trendy short shorts
I think of you know a pair of super overly distressed like
Daisy Duke ask sort of denim shorts those to me are trendy. I think of a pair of short shorts that have a bunch of
Badazling on them or they're like super early 2000s like they're like true religion cutoff
Like yeah, I don't know. I think that they can sort of go tacky quickly
Which again can be fun like that can be totally fun
However, we can cringe at that later whereas like a cute little let's say like a red pair of like
Board short looking short shorts like with a cute little white waistband like something classic like that
That's timeless a pair of denim cutoffs that are short
But not overly distressed like just a classic pair of denim nothing too crazy about them right just like simple
classic denim
Mid waist jean shorts. That's timeless
Like a little pair of plaid shorts timeless a little pair of like white
Cottony maybe even lineny sort of like short short great
I think that all of those are timeless, but I think anything that's too
stylized is just simply gonna be trendy because the silhouette already it can go trendy very quickly just by nature
Okay, next we have I'm not to describe this and I hope that you'll follow
open front
sleeve tops so imagine like a top okay, let's let's imagine this let's close our eyes
Along sleeve shirt except the only thing that exists are the sleeves
Okay, so like there's nothing covering the boobs or the abdomen
It's just like a shirt
that only covers the arms and a lot of times it goes over the head
But it's very small it's it like if you let's just say this if you were to put one of these on by themselves
You would be showing all of your boobs and all of your like stomach like you'd be completely exposed
It's a layering piece ultimately. I've actually worn one before I think on my Instagram. It was like a sweater that fell into this category
These to me are trendy because they're so pointless
I've been saying this I always say this about things that are ultimately pointless like I said this about the double belt trend
Like wearing two belts. It's like that will not stand the test of time because it's not serving a purpose
I think things that serve a purpose are almost always timeless not always
But it's just very unnecessary because a lot of time okay a lot of times you'll be wearing like a tank top
And then you'll put one of these sort of front-less long sleeve tops over it and it's like well
Just wear a long sleeve shirt. I get it. I've worn them before I get it's cute
It can be cute for layering and it can add dimension and I like that element of it
But it is ultimately pointless, which is why I think it is just simply a trend
Okay, next we have
Intense sort of acid washed denim. I'm not talking about like the acid wash that we know from the 80s where it's like a
super light pair of denim with this sort of like
Electric white sort of acid wash on them. I'm not talking about that acid wash
I don't even know how to describe these the sort of more modern like extreme denim wash
Seems to be more of this like
dirty orange
Like almost greased stained looking wash on denim
It's kind of has sort of like an acid it almost it looks like bleach was thrown on a pair of like
pants and it sat for like one minute and it didn't all the way go through
But it kind of left like a weird orangey greasy feel to them. I can't explain it
I was talking about this with someone the other day because I
Recently got rid of so many pairs of jeans because majority of them did not fit me anymore and so I ended up with
Almost no jeans which was crazy because I literally was like a denim collector when I was younger
So it's like kind of wild how many I got rid of but it was time to go out and get new jeans and I was looking online
Trying to see like okay, are there any brands that are selling jeans that you know?
What's happening? What's happening? And I I considered buying a few pairs of jeans new
I usually buy vintage jeans
But those can be challenging sometimes because
It's hard to find ones that fit properly. It's like a journey. It takes a lot of time
Also sometimes they don't have the best
Structural integrity like sometimes you'll find a pair that fits but then like
Six months later they rip in the ass or something
Because they've been warned for so many years. So there's pros and cons mainly pros
But some cons to having only vintage denim and so I was like, you know what?
Maybe I'll go and buy some new jeans like instead of going on that hunt for the vintage pairs that are good
Maybe I'll buy some new pairs and like have them forever like that was kind of the vibe right
Now's looking around and I was like all of these
washes on the jeans
Are so trendy like they're not timeless
Like if you want to pair of jeans that already looks sort of worn in
They don't have it down like the only way to get that look in a way that doesn't look trendy is by buying
Old jeans otherwise it can look too manufactured and it looks trendy because I think anytime anything is fake
It's bound to be a little trendy like another example would be a t-shirt that has a bunch of rips in it sort of
simulating like a worn in t-shirt
But it's a bit you know, it's clearly manufactured. It's clearly a new shirt that has rips put in it by the brand
Okay, you can tell when a shirt is genuinely vintage and like
Warning and has holes in it or if it's a shirt from a store that has rips put in it by urban offenders
You see I'm saying that will always be trendy like when there's an illusion happening of like something being worn in or something happening naturally
Like it's mimicking vintage clothing and
For whatever reason which is shocking to me because I feel like we have so much technology today
I'm shocked that they're not
sort of
replicating the look of something being super worn in
Better because they're not like jeans that are supposed to look worn in it looks fake worn in like that's actually a style on its own and
I don't know. It's just not timeless to me like it's it's not timeless to me because it's not real
I don't know there's something about that that I think
Will not stand the test time where it's like going and getting vintage jeans that are actually just worn in
I do think that that's timeless and you can tell that they're authentically worn in same thing with like
You know if you want to cool ripped up t-shirt
You can find a trillion of those in the thrift store, you know what I mean?
And it actually looks
authentically ripped up right
Anyway, so going back to this sort of intense acid washed sort of oily greasy looking denim
It's sort of mimicking
Distressed jeans, but it's not really distressed. It's it's faux distressed, right?
It falls into that category, but in an even more extreme way where it's like
Something that I don't even think could happen in nature. I don't even think they're like trying to mimic something that would happen in nature
It's more just a way of treating the denim. I
Just don't know I think the only denim that's timeless is the classic colors like blue jeans black jeans
white jeans whatever or
Those in various forms of natural distressing like I almost think the best way to go is just to buy either
Pre-distressed jeans right if you want something like fully truly timeless buy them pre-distressed if you want a distressed look or
Buy a bunch of pairs new and just wear them like every day and wear them in yourself and get them dirty and
Paint in them and go hiking in them and do all this shit and get them break them down yourself
You know to get that sort of more like distressed stylized look
I think that's sort of cool. Am I gonna do that? No, I'm going to hunt for the pre-distressed ones because I'm lazy
But I
Think that that's the only form of timeless denim. Do I think though that different sort of intense washes of jeans can be cool
Yes, I've worn these things. I think that they're fun
But I'm already starting to sort of cringe at them like it's already starting to just look kind of stale to me
So there we go. Okay, next we have track pants and track shorts
There's sort of a lot of sporty stuff going on more than just track pants and track shorts
However, they're the most popular things that I'm seeing like sort of just like a classic a date-ass or
Nike
simple pair of track pants like straight leg usually in classic colors like black blue red, etc
I'm gonna go ahead and call these
timeless
I think that these are timeless
It kind of reminds me of a pleated skirt. It's like the pleated skirt feels very tennis
very
schoolgirl
school uniform vibe
preppy
And it can be styled in ways that are trendy
But I think that it's ultimately a closet staple because it's so versatile and it can be
Mixed and matched in so many ways, but I don't think okay imagine a pair of track pants or track shorts
With a white tank top and like a pair of sneakers. Are we ever gonna look back at that and cringe?
Absolutely not imagine a
simple pleated skirt with like a little cute crew neck sweater a scrunchy little sock and a
Sneaker are we ever gonna cringe at that? I don't I doubt it. I doubt it. It's just it is sort of timeless
This is making me realize a good way to test if something's trendy or timeless if you were to pair a certain trend
With an otherwise simple outfit what would happen? Let's take track pants for example, right?
I used the white tank top in simple little sneaker as an example
the track pants just fit into that simple outfit so well and
You know that if you look back on that later it fits in very well with a simple outfit it feels classic
Let's take something like intense acid washed denim, right pair that with a white t-shirt and boots
Let's say it's such a loud piece of clothing. It's so extreme
That that pair of pants overpowers the simple outfit. It doesn't just seamlessly blend into the simple outfit
That to me is a sign of trendy another example would be let's say a pair of leopard print pants same idea
It's like it overshadows the simple outfit. Therefore, I think that makes it trendy. I'm not sure that that's a
Great test 100% of the time listen the patent on that is pending. Okay, I it's not fully proved yet
You know, we haven't done enough studies on it and brings to the scientists
Stanford University
They're gonna get back to me. It's all good
But I think that might be a good test. We'll try it a few more times and see how it stands up
See how it holds up, but I'm gonna go ahead and say track pants and track shorts are timeless
I'm seeing him paired in more trendy ways like people are wearing them with little ballet flats
Which is definitely a trend, you know
That sort of combination is unusual. It's something new. It's definitely trendy
But I think as individual pieces they're timeless
Okay, next we have classic authentic
Camo, I'm not talking about camo like the blocky like camo that you see on a third graders backpack
I'm talking about like hunting camo, okay? Like the camo that like people who go hunting wear
Where it has like a bunch of branches on it
Do you know what I'm talking about that camo that's been very trendy recently?
I
Think that all camo is trendy because it's a pattern that was created ultimately for a certain function
Like camo was created to help people who like hunting to hide in the woods better
From prey that they want to shoot, okay?
Or in the army or you know, whatever
People were wearing camo to blend in to their surroundings like I think because they serve a specific purpose
For specific people who are doing specific things. I also think because it's rooted in like violent activity for the most part
I don't know I don't necessarily see it being a timeless thing as a fashion statement like
Obviously camo is going to be timeless for people who enjoy hunting or
Obviously, there's no fashion trends for people who are in the army. They're wearing that for function simply like
That's a different thing, okay?
But for you know people frolicking around New York City like wearing a camo long sleeve shirt
They're not hunting and they're not in the army. I'll tell you that
So because it ultimately has a function and it's not being used for that function
And because it's rooted in violent activity. I think at a certain point people will be like wait a minute
Why are we wearing camo? This is a little weird
Like I could see that happening as like a unit like as a
As a whole people will be like wait, this is kind of weird
Like why are we wearing this like this isn't for us like I'm not I'm not a hunter. I don't hunt why am I wearing this
The only thing that makes me think it could be timeless is that there is sort of a surplus
I feel like of camo things all different types of camo like I feel like every time I'm at a thrift store
I see so much camo shit
Which makes me think it is kind of good and cool that it's a trend because it's like
You know, we're buying those things from the thrift store and putting them to use which is cool
But I think it's trendy for the reasons that I stated. I think it's trendy. Do I have anything camo?
I don't I remember camo was really like the classic like blocky camo that
Again, you see on a third graders backpack. That was so trendy in like 2016
And everybody had those like bright colored camo pants
I really hope you remember those if you don't maybe consider yourself lucky
That was super trendy and that came and went so fast like in a year
And for a while there people were really put off camo like no one was wearing camo
You would not see it around because they had such a moment and then it really just didn't
And then camo sort of came back. I don't know. It's coming back now, but it's more classic camos
So we'll see we will see what happens
Next we have lace. I've been seeing so much lace and I don't know. I feel like lace was not having a moment for a while there
And it's definitely back
I actually do think that lace is timeless. I think that there are ways that it's used that are not like for example
I
saw I was gathering my items for this video and I saw this pair of pants
They're like a yoga pant almost like a flared yoga pant with like a lace waistband and I remember
Those being popular and like 2000 what I don't know six probably I can't even remember and it's back
That is so trendy, you know like it's kind of kitschy
It's kind of extra. I think lace in that way is trendy
But lace in like a corset like a like a lace
Corset or like I don't know like lace tights or for layering and stuff or
It also depends on the color of lace like I think black lace white lace beige lace like even red lace like very classic colors
Timeless but on the specific pair of pants that I was just talking about the yoga pants
It was bright neon pink lace, okay
Anything neon pink anything neon colored ever is trendy period
I will say no nothing further in my opinion very trendy. I think lace is a whole is timeless though
If it's in like a neon color. Yeah, that's trendy, but for the most part
I actually do think laces just so classic and it also is so beautiful like it is very beautiful and
When it's used in a way that's
Classic and cool and sort of understated
Wow, it can be so incredible. I'm into it. I'm into it. I love it. And I think that it is timeless
When it's done right it's been around for so long, you know, lace has been around for so long and I think when something has
Said the test of time for that long and it has come up over and over and over and over again for that long
It has to be timeless
Next this is the trendiest one of the day, okay. I can't believe that these are back. I'm absolutely shaking in my boots
literally healed
Sneakers, okay
These were trendy for about three minutes back in the day. I don't even remember when I feel like it was a fever dream
I cannot remember when it happened
sneakers with a heel
Converse with a heel, sketchers with a heel like literally looks like a sneaker, but it has a heel
These are so trendy. It's unbelievable and they're back in right now. I'm seeing them everywhere
I am seeing them everywhere and I am I'm speechless to see these back again
I really thought that these were going to be a one-month wonder in like 2007 or whenever they were happening
But no, they're back. They're totally back and I feel like they've been back now for quite a few months and they're not going away
They haven't really hit mainstream. No, they're not like full mainstream
But I'm seeing them and it is shocking to me
I actually I ultimately do not like them. Actually, I hate them to be honest
I've seen people style them cute like I'm not a full hater. I don't hate the people wearing them. I hate them
Okay, but I actually respect their bravery and they're being you know, they're exploring and they're making it work
And it's kind of impressive so to the people who are wearing them, fuck yes
Don't listen to me keep pushing. I don't like them. I will never wear them
But these will be gone tomorrow again. I can guarantee you that
They're too goofy. They're too silly. I wonder if heels like high heels will ever go out of
Style like all together. I don't know probably not. They're too classic. I
Wonder if they'll ever be a phase where like I don't know like the the heel goes out of style
I just don't know what would replace it. Yeah, no
Those are just timeless like they'll never be there nothing. I don't know what would replace them
It's what would take their place. I'm listen. I'm just saying this because I want them to go out of style and I want
Nobody to wear them anymore because then I don't wear them either
No, I just shouldn't wear them now. That's ridiculous, but okay next we have
Mid to low-wasted pants with a flare at the bottom like a little boot cut sort of flare
This is a very popular pants silhouette right now. I have I believe one pair of pants like this
You know what I actually think that the silhouette is timeless. I don't think like
Unless they're too low-wasted if they're too low-wasted then they're they're trendy because I think anything that's
Super low-wasted or super high-wasted like those types of extremes
Trendy, but if they're like a mid to low-waste, you know, and they're in like a simple color and the design is not too overwhelming
I think that's a timeless silhouette
That wasn't necessarily in for a minute
However, I don't think that they're ever out all the way
Like a full-on like 70s like flared pants like flare where it's like
Flared out really wide. It's like bell bottom. It's flare flare flare
That's trendy again to extreme. It's like
That has a moment every once in a while and then it is gone like those are not trendy right now
I don't think but like a little cute minor boot cut flare
I think that that's always in it's just it's cute and it's it's feminine and it's fun and like
And it's versatile and I think for the most part those are never going out
I think it depends on the color and the pattern and the material. I think that that all comes into play
Like I think the silhouette is timeless
But I think when it comes to individual pieces
It depends on the actual fabrics and color choices and things like that that are made but overall timeless
Next wide belt. So I'm talking about like a wide belt like three inches wide
You know a lot of times you'll see them over a mini skirt. I've even seen them worn as tops
Sometimes over like a dress maybe like lower on the hip
Really wide belt, you know
I think with accessories it really comes down to styling whether or not it's timeless
Like if you have a really thick simple belt like I'm thinking of this really thick red leather belt like it's wide
It's like probably two or three inches wide
No, it probably is like three inches wide and it has like a big you know silver buckle on it
For some reason that feels timeless to me. It does whereas like I think about maybe a really big belt with like a bunch of studs on it or something
That's obviously not timeless to me. I think that they can be timeless
Depending on how they're styled so like what you pair them with
And then also again
What's the design like what's what's going on with the design like is it something simple like a red with a silver buckle
That's sort of just classic colors simple whatever
Or is it something with studs on it and like
Charms hanging off of it and shit and it's like crazy
I'm gonna lean on big extreme belts being trendy because I think for the most part they are
But I think that they can be timeless if they're styled properly and they're the right, you know like color scheme and stuff like that
But then again like a big belt is so like unusable you're not even really using it for anything again
It's not holding your pants up like the belt intended so maybe it is just trendy because
Again, anything that's not really serving a purpose and it's sort of just
Slapped on there is sort of doomed to be trendy, right? So maybe it is just trendy. Let's just say 80% trendy for that one
Okay, next we have tacky shit like purposely tacky shit. I'm talking about like
t-shirts that have like a bunch of rhinestones on them and
And like super like early 2000s like have a bunch of rhinestones on them
We'll have like sometimes like a cross on it or like a quote on it or whatever and and people buy these things
I used to buy them too
Because they're tacky like it was on purpose. It was like the point of this is that it's like early 2000s tacky
You know, they'll be like
Freed denim with like rhinestones on it like hats that I don't know how like a crown on them
Like a bunch of like rhinestones all over them. You know what I'm saying like
purposely tacky stuff by now you know what I'm gonna say okay. This is obviously trendy
I think it's like funny though to lean into things that are silly like this every once in a while like even though these things are ultimately
Very trendy and will last for literally a blip of time, which is why it's like yeah, maybe don't go buy these things
Maybe go into like a gift shop and take a selfie with
You know one of these hats on or something, but like this is ultimately a trend
So maybe don't buy it. Just take a pick in it
For the memory. I think it is fun though. That's the thing like it's a terrible idea to participate in the trend go
Purchase these types of things, but like if your mom has like
Something like that from 2005 and you want to put it on then like hell yeah participate
But like going out of your way to participate in it. It's gonna be over any minute now. It's already almost over
you know
Because it's so tacky like there's a way to do funny tacky that I think works
Like being tacky on purpose is a trend right now
You know, you see people wearing like people are starting to want to wear like yoga pants with the lace sort of waistband or like
You know like a super dramatic like
Big juicy couture purse like these things are coming back into the
Is like ice, you know, and it's fun like I get it. It's fun. It's like
Nostalgic and costume-esque in a way and it's fun
But it comes in fast and it goes out even faster
If you want to be like silly and fun, but also be timeless
My recommendation is stuff that's a bit less loud like funny in a different way. So like for example
A really well-fitted t-shirt that says something funny on it. Oh, that's great. That's funny
But that's timeless. You'll never even want to get rid of that or like I have this bag that has a banana
It's a simple black bag, but it has like a real banana on it like it looks like it has a real banana on it
The design of it is very simple and it is a goofy thing
But like I think I'll all use that bag for years because it's simple and it's
Weirdly versatile like I can wear that bag
With anything
Shockingly like it goes with a lot of stuff
So you can be sort of funny and silly with your fashion without buying something it's gonna be out just as fast as it came in
you know
Next Harley Davidson. Harley Davidson has been in for like six years now
And I think it's kind of going out now. I don't know like I still really like some Harley Davidson stuff like
I like the motorcycle vibe like the motorcycle jacket like the motorcycle t-shirts like the old ripped up
Harley t-shirts like I do actually like them
But I think that it kind of got overdone like I really do and I want that to be timeless because
Harley Davidson is like such a classic
Brand and I don't know they've made so much cool stuff over the years so like you can go and buy such cool vintage Harley
Davidson stuff
But I do think that it got overdone and I think that it is
Now something that's trendy like I think before it became a real trend
And everybody was buying Harley Davidson stuff. It was timeless
But I almost think this recent cycle of it becoming really trendy
Made it a trend because it was so overdone. I don't know
I'm bummed though because I like Harley Davidson maybe because my grandpa
Was like a motorcycle dude. So I like he always had a Harley Davidson stuff. So I'm like
Maybe I'm emotionally attached and it's just a trend. I mean it kind of reminds me of like Von Dutch
You know how everybody was wearing Von Dutch hats and stuff. I did. Oh my god. Oh my god
I'm remembering an outfit. I wore once I wore like a Von Dutch hat
true religion jeans and a Harley Davidson shirt
It was like so
I fucking loved it and it was and I knew it was trendy in the moment. I was like this is gonna
I'm gonna regret this later
I actually don't regret it because it was fun
But so trendy like I would never wear that now. That's ridiculous
All of those things are trendy to stylize
Next we have lots of charms on bags
It's been a huge trend recently to have people just clipping on a bunch of stuff under their purse like
Keychains their keys like little cute memories memorabilia and I think this was inspired by Jane Birkin
Who basically she was the inspiration for the Birkin bag the Birkin bag is like the most expensive purse
sold by the brand air maze
It's a very sought after bag. It's a very popular bag
Which is crazy because they're like starting price for them is like
I don't know eight thousand dollars. They're very expensive and then they go up to like I don't know
I think the most expensive one is a
A few hundred thousand dollars anyway Jane Birkin used to carry around her Birkin
She had like a black I believe I think it was a black Birkin. I don't know simple like big Birkin purse, right
And she had a bunch of stuff clipped onto it. I remember the day I saw that. I was like that is
Fucking amazing like I love that like personalizing the bag making it her own putting your own little memorabilia on it
She always
Carried that bag with that stuff on it and it was like building over time like she would add more keychains and clip more things onto it
That's becoming a trendy thing and it's definitely like manufactured like people are now
Buying charms like buying things to clip onto it in fact
I've almost I've been very tempted to like
Try to find keychains and stuff although I've decided I'm just gonna wait and let them find me
Because I love this so much and I've been wanting to do it
I don't have anything to clip onto my bags right now
But I love this trend and I actually do think that this is timeless
I think personalizing anything adding pins
adding buttons adding keychains adding
Things like that I I think that that's timeless anything that feels personal. I love that and so I don't know
I love this. I think it's timeless and I will hopefully participate, but I'm gonna let it happen naturally
And organically although I'm like excited to do it
So I am like trying to find keychains and cute things to clip onto my bag as soon as possible
But I will let it happen naturally
Okay, and last but not least we have
tooth gems
I think similar to having a lot of piercings and stuff like that
Two thjems are very trendy. It reminds me of like
When I was in I think third grade
And everybody was obsessed with getting tinsel put in their hair like shiny tinsel
So that like your hair would look shiny like it had like glittery little pieces of tinsel in it probably lasted like two weeks or something
Maybe even less, but then very quickly like that was not cool anymore. I know it was like
Third grade that was all arranged by like fifth you wouldn't be caught dead, you know
And I think it's sort of the same thing with tooth gems where at some point
It's just gonna be like wait, what are we doing?
No, we can't this is not we're not doing this anymore or maybe it's not that extreme
Maybe they'll maybe now that like they're popular. I I never remember tooth gems being popular before I feel like this is like
I think like somewhat of like a new thing as of the last I don't know hundred years
Maybe I'm wrong. Oh, they were popular in the 90s. Okay, it was a 90s trend. So I didn't know that. I'm glad I looked it up
I think that they will go out of style again
However, I do like them. I think that they're really cool like
Similar to how I liked the nose ring for a while there, you know, I mean now I'm kind of over it
And I can't exactly tell you why but for some reason it's like I woke up that day and was told hey
You need to take your nose ring out and something had shifted in me and I didn't want to put it back in at nightfall
You know what I'm saying like I don't know why these things happen. I don't know why we decide and we don't like that anymore
But we do and I think that that will happen with the tooth gem
Ultimately similarly to how we are with piercings where it's like one day we wake up and we're like wait
I don't like that my full ear is covered in piercings. It's like too much. I want to simplify. I don't this is like
Too loud and like too attention grabbing. I don't like it anymore
I think that we will feel that way about to his gems. However, I like them like I saw this one
Photo of this girl who had like on her forefront teeth
She had tiny silver stars on all of them and I was like ultimately I want to go get that like that. So cool
It looks so good. I think it's so like fun and
And it is fun to like accessorize in areas that you normally don't get to like on your teeth or even like on your nose
Like that's why I was excited to get a nose ring belly button like all these things are exciting
It's like we love to accessorize ourselves and decorate ourselves in fun little ways
But I think those ways that we decorate ourselves the more extreme they are the quicker will become sick of them
because they're very loud
And hard to ignore and so also like getting a tooth gem removed is not fun like I
Had a teeny little tooth gem on one tooth for like a few months because I got one for free at like an event actually
And eventually I had to get it off because I was like okay. I can't have this for it
Like I'm kind of sick of it. I need to get rid of it
Kind of hurt to get it taken off and maybe that was just my experience, but like
Didn't feel great. It wasn't fun. So
I'm not starving to go get another one
And like I mean to go to the dentist in extra time
I'm not I don't love that
The last thing I need is to go to the dentist in extra time per year to get a tooth gem removed
It's already traumatic when I go like I don't know what once or twice a year
How much are you supposed to go? I don't even know and they tell me that my gums are receding and I'm scared because I don't know why they're receding
I guess they brushed too hard
Like I don't need to be told that again. It already stressed me out enough
I'm trying to take care of my gums and they just keep receding. It's genetic
I think I don't know but I don't need to hear about that again
Any more times per year than I already do okay
So that's why I will not be getting any more tooth gems anytime soon, but
They are cute, but they're also trendy. So anyway, that's it
Those are all of my trendier timeless things of today. I think it's safe to say the most things are trendy
I mean
I kind of realized that today. I was like wow being kind of harsh like everything's trendy
But I'm realizing more and more that like very few things are timeless and
That's okay because it's like it is fun to
Participate in these trends and like I don't think that there's anything wrong with enjoying something that's trendy
However, I'm in a phase of my life where I'm like I'm trying to
Shift the way I think about clothing and the way I think about fashion so that I'm not consuming as much clothing
Because I used to consume a lot of clothing because I wanted to keep up with the trends and I wanted like that was my goal
I think that that's why it's valuable to be
Analytical of things that are happening in the zeitgeist you know trends that are trending
Because they're enticing and they can be cute and they can be fun
But it's like we can't buy all of it. We shouldn't buy all of it and I think being analytical of the trends is important
So that you're making smart purchases and you don't end up with a bunch of waste
That doesn't help anyone you know what I mean
Because ultimately that's what buying like ultra trendy things is it ends up just becoming waste and
Let me tell you I am not
An angel there. I'm no saint. Okay, because I have participated in so many trends and bought so many things that
I've ultimately just gone and donated like I don't want that anymore. I was donated. It's like
Just not a great. It's not a responsible way to shop
So I'm trying to get better about that and maybe hopefully I can inspire you to get better about that
Although you're on your own journey, and I'm not judging you and I love you regardless
Anyway, all that to say
Let me know what you think
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