Fashion in 2024 is a curious beast. One that has left the older generations perplexed, horrified, and perhaps concerned for the mental well-being of Gen-Z. And if we’re being honest, we too can admit that 2024 fashion trends are borderline ugly. Let’s talk about it.
What Makes a “2024 Outfit”?
2024 fashion is a paradox of modesty and mayhem, a chaotic collision of styles and textures. Gone are the days of carefully curated outfits and strict fashion rules. What started as the “wrong shoe theory” has developed into a “wrong everything” theory–though, there is a certain science and balance to it, but nonetheless.
2024 FASHION TREND #1: MISMATCHING
First thing to notice about 2024 fashion trends is that it seems like it’s all about “more is more”. Multiple textures, different shapes, mismatching colors, and pairing completely different styles with each other. Mismatching is key to a successfully put-together outfit in 2024.
When you examine these ensembles, they are certainly outfits that, on paper, make absolutely no sense at all. Gym shorts paired with dainty tops and heels? Yeah, that’s just the average New Yorker’s look on a regular Sunday.
Like, these are literally the outfits you end up in when you clean your room too hard. Or, in the words of many millennials and other members of older generations, outfits that toddlers end up in when they dress themselves.
2024 Fashion Trend #2: Less Skin, More Clothes
In an ironic twist, we’ve seemed to regress back to more modest attire in many ways. Less (clothing) is NOT more. Oh, how our parents and grandparents would approve. But it’s really not about modesty at all (sorry to rain on your parade, mom and grammie). No–our main priority here is aesthetics.
These days, the younger generations have traded in booty shorts for maxi skirts and dresses. And with the comeback of the 2000s and all the controversial Y2K fashion trends, many are even layering up and wearing pants under them (and all the millennials shudder).
2024 Fashion Trend #3: Ugly is Hot
You know what they say: if you don’t get called homeless, grandma/grandpa, or gay, your outfit isn’t good enough. It’s basically a motto at this point, adopted by the younger generations.
At first, it started with ugly dad sneakers. Then the jorts. And now, it’s as if we’ve collectively decided to dress like we raided our grandparents’ closets and a thrift store, all at once–oh wait, no we literally have.
We’re aware our style is quirky–but that’s a natural outcome one could expect from a generation devoted to slow fashion and ethical consumption. So call us grandmas and toddlers all you want. But hot girls (and guys) wear hand-me-downs and shop second-hand. 😉
