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Question about young women's style choices now vs. 30-40 years ago
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:00 pm
I've noticed that young women (say, under 25) nowadays tend to really aggressively try to put together some kind of overall "look" or "style." Like, they'll dye their hair a certain color and then dress in complementary colors, or accessorize with tiny little backpacks or hats (not ball caps). Some of them wear little chokers, ankle bracelets, and the like.
All that's fine, but it occurred to me recently that I don't remember things being that way when I was a teenager / young adult. I remember that women tended to just wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a polo shirt like guys did, just more feminine versions. Maybe they'd wear a halter top or a skirt sometimes, and of course formal wear is a totally different ballgame, but this notion of having a "personal look" that was really elaborate seems new to me. Hoop earrings, hair dye, gimmicky accessories, dramatic eye makeup... this stuff was kind of the province of chicks we considered "weird."
Am I just remembering wrong? If not, what happened? Was it the introduction of Bratz dolls, maybe?
All that's fine, but it occurred to me recently that I don't remember things being that way when I was a teenager / young adult. I remember that women tended to just wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a polo shirt like guys did, just more feminine versions. Maybe they'd wear a halter top or a skirt sometimes, and of course formal wear is a totally different ballgame, but this notion of having a "personal look" that was really elaborate seems new to me. Hoop earrings, hair dye, gimmicky accessories, dramatic eye makeup... this stuff was kind of the province of chicks we considered "weird."
Am I just remembering wrong? If not, what happened? Was it the introduction of Bratz dolls, maybe?
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Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:02 pm to Porpus
Nope, everything now sucks
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:02 pm to Porpus
You’re remembering wrong.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:03 pm to Porpus
Tats and rings in uncomfortable places.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:03 pm to Porpus
It is rare to see a woman wearing a dress.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:04 pm to Porpus
Kinda, kinda not. Women have always wanted to dress in new fashions with individual styles. It’s just much easier today. 30-40 years ago you had to go to department stores and had a limited selection. Now you can buy 17 different wardrobes at the push of a button. You see a diversity of style, which leads to More individual looks. It’s not because women changed, it’s because shopping did.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:04 pm to Porpus
I remember that the Pat Benatar look was a thing for some girls.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:04 pm to Porpus
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Hoop earrings, hair dye, gimmicky accessories, dramatic eye makeup... this stuff was kind of the province of chicks we considered "weird."
This was THE look in the 80s. What world do some of you live in?
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:05 pm to Porpus
You sound old enough to be from when women thought washing their hair once a month was enough.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:05 pm to Porpus
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when I was a teenager / young adult. I remember that women tended to just wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a polo shirt like guys did
Wtf
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:06 pm to Porpus
As a dad to an 11 year old girl I have observed that they're paying attention to how they look. A close relative of ours owns a clothing store that the 11 year old works at periodically, and the relatives treat her like their mini me, so she's always dressing up.
Beyond all that I don't know.
Beyond all that I don't know.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:12 pm to Porpus
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Some of them wear little chokers,
The ones wearing the chokers are dudes.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:14 pm to LSUtoBOOT
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Tats and rings in uncomfortable places.
This!
Almost every woman under 30 has some sort of visible tat. Maybe the douchbags of the day love that stuff, but I think they're ridiculous and completely unattractive.
I didn't mind the tramp stamps back in the day; at least those were hidden (until they weren't ).
This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:14 pm to Porpus
We have a 16 y.o. daughter.
They are legitimate retards, TikTok and its influencers have ruined a generation.
The dichotomy of teenage girls post Covid, we wear shorts, all of them, so short an arse check and arse hair is hanging out, but we wear mom jeans and vintage 80’s V-neck sweaters.
They are legitimate retards, TikTok and its influencers have ruined a generation.
The dichotomy of teenage girls post Covid, we wear shorts, all of them, so short an arse check and arse hair is hanging out, but we wear mom jeans and vintage 80’s V-neck sweaters.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:17 pm to Porpus
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All that's fine, but it occurred to me recently that I don't remember things being that way when I was a teenager / young adult. I remember that women tended to just wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a polo shirt like guys did, just more feminine versions. Maybe they'd wear a halter top or a skirt sometimes, and of course formal wear is a totally different ballgame, but this notion of having a "personal look" that was really elaborate seems new to me. Hoop earrings, hair dye, gimmicky accessories, dramatic eye makeup... this stuff was kind of the province of chicks we considered "weird."
90s Grunge era/heroin chic drabness.
Go back 60 years and you get this
or 50 years to this
The 80s/90s were a conservative reaction to the freewheeling 60s/70s.
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:20 pm to Porpus
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I remember that women tended to just wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a polo shirt like guys did, just more feminine versions. Maybe they'd wear a halter top or a skirt sometimes, and of course formal wear is a totally different ballgame, but this notion of having a "personal look" that was really elaborate seems new to me. Hoop earrings, hair dye, gimmicky accessories, dramatic eye makeup... this stuff was kind of the province of chicks we considered "weird."
What? You must have lived a very sheltered life being in such a tight bubble.
The major difference now is that younger fat people wear normal size people outfits with midriffs. Fat people used to keep their stomach hidden behind clothes. Now they look like this:
This post was edited on 10/8/25 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:20 pm to Porpus
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when I was a teenager / young adult. I remember that women tended to just wear jeans, tennis shoes, and a polo shirt like guys did, just more feminine versions.
Your exposure to women as a you g man was older moms and grannies?
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:27 pm to Porpus
quote:signals buttstuff and swinging
Some of them wear little chokers, ankle bracelets, and the like.
For us that’s privy in the know
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:28 pm to Porpus
Don't get me started on the wigs, shower caps and fuzzy slippers
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:31 pm to Porpus
I bet you republicans think you’re so tough policing women’s bodies now that mango Mussolini is back in power
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