Why do Millennials hate Gen Z fashion so much?

Every time I see millennials exposed to zoomer fashion they instantly start seething. it's always some 20 year old celebrity who goes outside wearing baggy clothes with a graphic tee and millennials online start screeching shit like

NOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T WEAR ANYTHING INTERESTING YOU HAVE TO WEAR HYPERMINIMALISTIC SLOP AT ALL TIMES OR YOURE UGLY AND WEIRD

Why are you people like this

captain_aggravated ,
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I have not experienced what you are talking about; "baggy clothes with graphic tees" describes millennial fashions anyway. I don't perceive millennials as being particularly negative toward Gen Z, for my part I think the kids are gonna be okay.

Are you from some hyperconservative area, like is the mayor also the town pastor and the county judge?

I_Fart_Glitter ,

Shhhh.... they're raging against the machine. Adults just don't get them, man!

dingus , (edited )

To be a bit pedantic, a lot of millennial fashion in pants are more skin tight (think skinny jeans), whereas gen z fashion in pants are often more baggier. There is overlap, sure. But gen z seem to gravitate away from skinny jeans.

Personally, I'm just happy that higher waisted pants have gotten more popular throughout the years. Low rise pants only seem to flatter the skinniest, most toned people. I say this as a not overweight person too. Higher waisted pants are just more flattering on everyone, no matter the body type!

Edit: Lol why am I being downvoted? I didn't say either of the styles I described in the first paragraph were bad!

CMLVI ,
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I'd argue nah, cause JNCO jeans were huge when I was in middle school, and those are like...comically baggy. Like the bottom cuff would swallow your shoe. Even with standard jeans, boys showing ankle was a mortal sin, (for girls not so much, skinny jeans were in but I don't remember anything specific against baggy clothes either) and it was a huge issue in the school with people wearing saggy/baggy pants and hoodies that were too big. And this was early 00s, and through high school as well. Some "groups" did the skinny jeans in high school, namely like emo kids, but they'd still have other articles of clothes that were baggy.

I think a lot of it is algorithm based. Interacting with anything is going to start skewing the page, and it builds an echo chamber of "this generation has a bad opinion", when the reality is not so. Everything is driving engagement, and rage is always a top factor in engaging.

ThrowawayPermanente ,

Oddly enough it's the opposite where I am

foggenbooty ,

I don't think it's anything against you, just that you gave a personal opinion and so people are voting if they agree or not with your take.

For example, I think you're right that millenial fashion had more form fitting clothing. I also think you're wrong that high waist pants look good. No offense intended.

bufalo1973 ,
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"Look better" != "look good"

retrieval4558 ,

It's just kind of the opposite of what was cool when we were kids.

That being said, I don't know any serious person who gives a shit. It happens literally every generation. Who cares. Wear what you want.

intensely_human ,

We don’t.

intensely_human ,

Also I love the way Gen Z dresses. They dress like 90s teens.

pyrflie ,

Honestly I don't know how they dress, but it can't be worse than us. I remember when pants hanging mid thigh was cool. We just got lucky boxers we're the thing at the time.

beefbaby182 ,
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Teenagers used to dress so much hotter when I was a kid.

9point6 ,

Not seen this in the UK, in fact all the zoomers here could have been lifted straight out of the 90s. Pretty much every item is identical to something I (or someone I knew) wore.

Kinda nostalgic to see people cutting about like it's 25 years ago

sab ,

Yeah, the zoomers I know who make an effort with regards to fashion all dress in a very fun way. I dig it.

If I'm upset by it it's just because young people are not wearing the same clothes as me and more, implying that I'm getting old. It stings a little.

Wanderer ,

I grew up seeing the 90's fashion and was so hyped to wear it and hang out with girls wearing it. Then it died out.

But I worked at a uni this year and it looked (in some ways) more like what I thought uni was going to look like as a kid. But its probably way shitter now so I'm glad I went when I did. You can have your clothes.

classic ,

Here it is: the start of another generational divide fabricated out of nothing

BruceTwarzen ,

My friend texted me that she went out on the weekend and complained that everyone was wearing trainers and mullets.
And yeah, that might be kinda odd, but i grew up wearing baggie pants and spiked up blonde hair, i don't think i have any ground to stand on.

HubertManne ,
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I would like to know what percentage of any generation gives a rats ass about fashion.

captainlezbian ,

Because we’re old.

Also because it’s garish to us. It’s the trend we rejected because it looked terrible on gen X

HorreC ,

what fashion did we start that kept?? no jinco jeans out there, or flannels every where. To be honest I love the new street wear looks that come out. I am getting the wife that fat cat camo from the FF14 line up and she is stoked.

Dorkyd68 ,

What are you even talking about op? I've never seen or heard of the "issue" you're referring to?

LesserAbe ,

Not going to gaslight you and say no one is making those comments, I'm sure they are. That said, there are millions of people in the world who don't give a fuck about gen z fashion, or who aren't rude, and then there are millions of people who are dicks, or insecure about their own appearance or place in the world.

As a millennial I remember the manufactured controversy between boomers and millennials, and similar comments about appearance, work ethic, etc. Now that millennials are "old" some of them see new stuff coming along and feel compelled to complain. Whatever age group someone belongs to they'll complain about things they see, age related or otherwise, so I wouldn't focus too much on it.

classic ,

Manufactured controversy is exactly what it is. It might have been innocuous at some point. But right now, faced with deepening social divides and class inequality as well as an urgent need to address climate change, I find myself impatient and dismayed with attempts to keep us from union and collaboration

Rhynoplaz ,

NOOOOOOO YOU CAN'T WEAR ANYTHING INTERESTING YOU HAVE TO WEAR HYPERMINIMALISTIC SLOP AT ALL TIMES OR YOURE UGLY AND WEIRD

I don't recall ever saying this.

I have noticed that millennials are more T-shirt n jeans, and Gen Z is more hoodies and pajama pants. Our Boomer parents never would have let us leave the house like that, so we do have a "sloppy" connotation with those clothes, but obviously the millennials must not mind as much since we're the ones buying those clothes for our kids.

Although, I cannot understand the return of mullets and pedo-staches.

Son_of_dad ,

I think you just invented an issue to complain about. Literally have never heard of this aside from the regular "I don't get young people clothing" argument

ElcaineVolta ,
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it always gives it away when OP never shows up in the comments

user224 ,
@user224@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Did you by any chance get this conclusion from Instagram comments?

DontMakeMoreBabies ,

It's all made up media bullshit that no one actually cares about.

The internet isn't real life.

retrospectology ,
@retrospectology@lemmy.world avatar

Weird, haven't witnessed this, maybe it's just the country where you live?

nicknonya ,
@nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

the only valid critique of gen z fashion is how it ties into fast fashion, which is objectively awful for everyone and everything involved.
a style is just a style, wear what you want and tell the naysayers to fuck off, but be aware that the things you buy have a real environmental and human cost.
in short: fuck shein

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