I feel like maybe around 2012 the whole concept of eras died.
Like I can clearly visualize items/people/media from the 60s/70s/80s/90s/00’s, but everything is homogenized now and there’s really no “style of the time” either. I think everything from 2013+ will just be remembered as a malaise era, if anything. Maybe the style of the 2050’s will be post cyberpunk apocalyptic? I have no idea.
I’ve been thinking about exactly this lately, and I’m open to the possibility that I’m just getting old and just falling into the “everything new is all the same crap!”
But… Imagine what you would wear to a 70s themed party, how about 80s, 90s?
I’m confident three distinct styles popped in your head.
But what about a 2010s party? Sure, some trends come and go, but I don’t feel like the 10s party would look much different from a 2020 or 2000s party.
Feel free to tell me if I’m just old.
2000s was very emo-/scene-heavy. Lots of bracelets and mixing of black and neon.
2010s are the best argument for you, probably. It was more of a blend of things 🤷♂️ hipsters and preppy looks got pretty big, but nowhere near as homogenous
2020s will be COVID themed with broccoli hair
All that can be said has been said. All that can be done has been done. Nothing is new under the Sun.
I think you’re wrong because there were things unique to those decades, but I think what makes your argument hold weight is that not everyone would agree what was the most relevant, especially depending on what social niche you were apart of.
Post 00s, we have a lot of subcultures and much less of a monoculture for nations as a whole, so you could have, say, a 00s or 10s Anime/Game cosplay night, but if you ask everyone to wear “average clothes for the time” there would be no predictable pattern.
The subculture is a good point. I would not have been paying close enough attention to those to really appreciate their nuances.
You’re just old.
https://sh.itjust.works/post/48110351/21626682
Doesn’t take much to convince me of that!
Hey we’re all old here, ain’t no shame in the aging game.