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re: Question about young women's style choices now vs. 30-40 years ago

Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:55 pm to
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
15550 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:55 pm to
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Question about young women's style choices now vs. 30-40 years ago

Posted by TigerHornII
Member since Feb 2021
1154 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 1:58 pm to
OP is not old enough to remember the Pat Benatar fashion stage.
Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
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Posted on 10/8/25 at 2:41 pm to
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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.

This. More options and it’s easier to cycle through those options.

OP, I’m sure you’ll remember that nearly every woman absolutely hates showing up somewhere and seeing another woman wearing what she’s wearing. This has been true for generations.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
57717 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 2:45 pm to
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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.


The 1980s would like to have a word with you.



Unlike any previous time (at least in the modern period), what we see more of is women getting nose piercings, lip piercings and visible tats. I have no idea how they think any of that is attractive.
Posted by BengalShark
Member since Jul 2017
4095 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 2:51 pm to
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Tats and rings in uncomfortable places.


NICEY

Posted by parrothead
big salty ham
Member since Mar 2010
5090 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:08 pm to
i was in kindergarten in 1993 and see a lot of the same styling going on now. there is definitely some sort of 90s vibe going on today in the world of "fashion".
Posted by dkreller
Laffy
Member since Jan 2009
33251 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 3:21 pm to
Low rise jeans of the 90s took a full 180 and went high wasted mom jeans. fricking terrible.

Having said that I hope the style is high wasted when my daughter gets older.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
37316 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:07 pm to
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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.

Good answer. More affordable also overall.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
293632 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:09 pm to
Social media hive mind. They all look alike today
Posted by QJenk
Atl, Ga
Member since Jan 2013
17083 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:26 pm to
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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


Are you sure this wasn't just how your mom, and sisters dressed. So you assumed that's how everyone dressed?
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1784 posts
Posted on 10/8/25 at 4:33 pm to
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I remember that the Pat Benatar look was a thing for some girls.


There are three girls at Ridgemont who have cultivated the Pat Benatar look.
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