YOU may have lived in “mom jeans” in the 80s and have your favorite 90s flats to thank for your bunions.
But wearing these fashionable items today reveals your age.
That’s according to TikTokers who, despite claiming many ’90s and ’90s styles, mock others as outdated.
There are 90.2 million Gen Z versus Millennial posts, with hot topics of debate including the types of jeans worn by women over 27, the length of their socks, and even the way they tuck their shirts.
Here, fashion editor and millennial Clemmie Fieldsend reveals how judgmental TikTokers are and that what you wear is apparently an instant age giveaway.
Shoulder bag
JUST a bag, right? Wrong.
The politics of your arm candy fashion is a complicated subject.
If, like us, you spent your youth squeezing everything into a shoulder bag, you’ve probably now moved on to wearing a crossbody bag, like Sarah Jessica Parker, 59.
Maybe you wear a crossbody that sits at hip height or higher.
The longer version indicates that you are a Generation X or baby boomer.
The tallest – dubbed the “millennial Birkin” by TikTokers, says late thirties or early forties.
The irony is that Gen Z – who only carry phones and keys – now prefer the slim bags we loved in the nineties.
French fold
8
In the early 1990s, the term “French tuck” was coined by male stylists on the show Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.
It referred to the Parisian way of having half the shirt tucked in and the other side, and the back, out.
The Duchess of Sussex, 42 years old – a millennial – is a fan of this style.
But older generations prefer a full tuck, just like Gen Z.
“Gen Z vs Millennial Shirt Tuck” has 71.2 million posts, with younger people saying thirty-somethings should tuck everything in to show off their waist.
If you’re a Gen Xer or boomer, congratulations on staying vigilant.
You are in fashion!
Short denim jacket
8
Sliding a denim jacket over a floral midi dress and white sneakers paired with a Radley leather backpack could be your go-to look.
But he is also declaring his age.
The standard cropped denim jacket with chest pockets, rips or weird embellishments is out of the question, according to Gen Z.
Could be bad News for Amanda Holden, 53.
Instead, the denim jackets are gigantic and come from an overpriced vintage store.
“Faded Leather Jacket” has racked up more than 450 million views on TikTok.
So instead, dust off your oversized denim or biker jacket from the ’80s or ’90s.
The half coach
8
THERE ARE over 40 million posts on TikTok debating what the coolest sock length is.
Gen Z says they should be visible, pulled up to mid-calf, and you get bonus points if they’re worn over gym leggings.
If you’re wearing any other type of sock, it’s best to wear a Zimmer frame.
There’s no getting around it – no matter how much Botox you’ve had, putting on a humble workout sock, also known as a no-show, will reveal your millennial identity, indicating that you were probably born in the eighties – or earlier.
Mom’s jeans
8
The biggest divider of jeans are mom jeans, paying homage to the mothers of the eighties.
Think Rachel in Friends and Cindy Crawford.
While the ankle-length tapered style saw a resurgence in the 2010s and was seen on style-savvy models like Kendall Jenner, twenty-somethings on TikTok aren’t impressed when us older folks wear this. style.
They say it’s a big fashion red flag and that we should opt for wide-leg or ankle-length jeans.
To talk
8
FROM ’60s rocker Danny Zuko in Grease to Alexa Chung and Rihanna in the ’90s, Converse All Stars have been a footwear staple for decades.
Coaches were first designed in 1922.
But Gen Z wouldn’t be seen dead in them.
If you’re holding on to yours, you’re certainly not in your early twenties.
These days, fashionable sneakers include chunky “Dad” styles and colorful designs from top brands Nike, New Balance and Adidas.
Another age teller is tucking the laces inside your shoes rather than simply tying them.
Celebrated trends are Gen Z, no-no
Mini skirt
8
MARY QUANT forever changed the way women dress in 1958 when she created the miniskirt.
But if you’re wearing one today, it’s probably an outdated style.
Unless it’s a microskirt, with a crotch hem, because that’s Gen Z’s preferred length.
With a strong influence from the “skelt” (a belt-skirt) from the 90s, the micro-mini is flooding TikTok.
If you like to wear a more demure miniskirt, a few inches above the knee, which was popular in the 90s on celebrities like Melanie Sykes, now 53, you’ll look great – but you might also walk around with your age written across your forehead. .
Wrap dresses
8
It’s been half a century since the wrap dress was invented by designer Diane Von Furstenberg.
And it has certainly stood the test of time, with Madonna, Princess of Wales and Michelle Obama, 60, embracing the style.
However, Gen Z has finally put an end to the look, so you won’t find a twenty-something wearing one on a night out in your city.
On social media, you will only see women over 30 on one.
Yes, they look beautiful on the waist, bust and belly, but according to TikTok, it’s not cool.
Gen Z prefers cottagecore, the kind of milkmaid-style dress that’s suited to strolling whimsically through sunny meadows.
This story originally appeared on The-sun.com read the full story
