We haven’t had an open thread on this in a thousand years: what makes outfits, hair, and makeup look dated? (I know there are a ton of influencers who do “update your millennial looks!” type of things — if you have any favorites, shout them out in the comments!)
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When we last spoke about this (in, ha, 2011), we were coming out of a period with round toe heels, puff shoulders on blazers, and the new trend that was just starting (that we all hated) was exposed zippers on dresses. (Still a thing, sadly.) Colorblocked dresses were also very popular.
We’re in a time period where there are so many trends, all happening all at once — it’s harder than ever to say what looks dated. (Sometimes, for example, I see commenters say that cobalt immediately reads to them as 2011… but it’s going to be big again in fall.)
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Interestingly, a lot of commenters in the original thread were discussing the “black bottom, solid color top, black cardigan” look — I don’t think there’s anything dated about that per se, but I wouldn’t say it’s a necessarily groundbreaking outfit combo.
There was also an interesting debate on “classic” looks like twinsets + pearls — the consensus at the time was that those looks were classic, not dated.
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We had another discussion on style vs. trends a few years ago, with me listing a variety of things that seemed like they were out, like belting cardigans (had been huge in the late aughts!) or wearing brooches and so forth. I still wouldn’t say that those things are trendy, but I think if someone were to do it today I’d think of it more as an affectation of style, rather than “oh that’s the same look from the late 2000s.”
That said, if someone were to wear a belted cardigan, with several brooches, with round-toe shoes, with a skirt with an exposed zipper… it would start to look like someone hasn’t updated their wardrobe since that specific time period. (Just add a J.Crew bubble necklace…)
I’m particularly interested to hear what you guys think looks dated for hair and makeup — I’d say sock buns are out, but I still like a good messy bun.
Readers, what are your thoughts? In this day and age, what dates outfit, hair, and makeup?
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Kat
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