That is why, I don’t understand how some people might conclude that the trend cycle is moving too fast, when people in real life are still wearing the same things they wore a few years ago. Only people from the internet have moved on with these trends.

Sometimes I worry about not being fashionable enough but then I realize that 90% of the people I see in real life are just wearing jeans/leggings and a shirt or sweater. If you spend too much online it can make you feel like everyone is super trendy and cool when most people are just dressing simply and comfortably. I still follow online trends but I’ve started to just wear whatever I want rather than worry about if my outfit is Pinterest/instagram worthy.

as someone who lives in the nyc metro area, i definitely notice the "online" trends are never out in person in my town or near it, but when i'm in certain parts of the city, it's everywhere!

this is so true, I tend to follow the online trends (not chronically, but I usually like what I see the most of) but then I go out and looking like a "weirdo" because nobody is wearing these trends irl, or just very few people😅 it's a strange time we are living.

i love that you mentioned being able to tell someone is online when you see these trends in real life. i don’t think some people realize how obviously curated and influenced their style is rather than it being natural and genuine to them. it’s like seeing someone wear a 2023 titkoker cosplay.

Social media has replaced a good magazine

i go to a school that's known for being "artistic" and everyone having very unique style, which is true when compared to the world outside our school, but looking at the people in school... everyone there prides themselves on being individual while also lookin like every other person there. like, sure, if you go to your local grocery store at home you do stick out from the crowd, but that's only because you, like every other student here, chose to wear the online trend lol

There are definitely regional trends and they may not reflect what is popular online or in a different part of the country. I love looking for things that are popular in different areas when I travel. And I agree with your utility belt bag prediction. Cute and practical!

It’s so weird to see new trends pop up so often- like clean girl & the new mob wife aesthetic trend- just a few years ago aesthetics appeared and stuck around for a while. Indie & soft girl aesthetics were so major even though they’ve faded, people still draw from them. Me personally I tend to still style myself from what was trendy in 2017/2019 from what I liked, and occasionally take inspiration from newer trends but I never throw out my entire closet to start a new aesthetic. The trend cycle now, online anyways, is so fast people aren’t even developing their own styles they’re just picking up trends and throwing them away when they’re “out of style”.

Flared/bootcut jeans have taken the hell off irl here; they've been in every fast fashion retailer for over a year already. I don't live in a particularly fashionable city, but i work in a charity thrift shop near my university, so i see a *lot* of these online trends in the people coming in. Cropped fur jackets, baggy darkwash jeans, military style caps and cargo bags, you name it!

i see online trends in big cities but not in the rural areas in my country. when i travelled to japan, province or not, everybody was trendy

Online wide leg jeans are trending, irl skinny jeans are still popular. At least where I live, anyways🤷🏽‍♀️

In person youre more likely to see store bought stuff from like malls or local shops. While online its more likely youll see stuff from an internet shop

I live in Oregon and every day I pick up my daughter at the highschool, the kids are wearing pajama pants or sweatpants, Ugg slippers and Birkenstocks or Crocs with Nike socks. I'm not sure why they always wear Nike socks in particular but that's the staple teenage outfit.

so so important! but also I feel like the real life trends are simply what the internet perceives as outdated, more like the 2016-2019 kind of style - which is interesting as trends now move too fast to even be adapted gradually into real life, so will the majority of the population simply keep dressing like 2016 forever or will the current trends turn into real life ones in a few years all at once?

i think it just takes some time for trends to tickle down to the irl now. maybe bc online is just such a rush for content and you constantly need sth new bc the post/video/photo from yesterday is still there and ppl feel the need to constantly produce new content while irl you just wear what you have and what's available in shops. most people don't get on the trend right away, they don't want to be the odd one out or they don't pay that much attention until the thing is everywhere

this is what i think a lot of teen movies and shows get wrong with the costumes, they also try and dress them in online trendy fashion but in reality thats just not what teens actually would be wearing especially in smaller towns, as someone who was in high school only a few years ago I remember the popular and rich kids especially did not dress with the online trends

the old heads have never let fur coats go out of style weather it be to church or to a formal event they’ll always step out in a mink or something lol

definitely have noticed a lot of claw clips in person! other trends in my area are white socks over leggings, those crescent bags, and baggy jeans

i feel like this just comes down to trends filtering into the mainstream. social media has just become a place where newer, more 'fashion forward' ideas brew within a smaller niche, until it becomes more popular among the mainstream users and gets picked up by mainstream fashion brands, until it filters into the general population. this is probably why the masses tend to wear things that you mind think were trendy 3 years ago! rlly interesting video - you gained a subscriber x

I think you’re right about “irl fashion” being a couple years behind what’s on TikTok, Pinterest etc. The weird thing to me is, if it’s true that the trend cycle irl isn’t moving as fast as we think, then who is buying all this fast fashion super quickly? I mostly hang out in alt fashion spaces in person and online tho so I have to rely on videos like this to know what’s “mainstream”. Though I’m not sure mainstream fashion truly exists anymore. We’ve all divided ourselves into these spliced categories based on aesthetics or practical needs rather than only what celebrities wear, etc 🤷‍♀️

living in amsterdam , online trends are a irl trends here. So it'a a lot of fun to dress up here

Love this video! I def think people who don't have a ton of disposable income are going to use "trendy" items past their peak popularity so real life is going to reflect a blend of trends from the past four years (at least) rather than just this month. Like even if I thrifted an on-trend jacket in 2019 I just.. have it now? So I'm not going out of my way to buy another jacket

Can I just say, i LOVE that most of your example clips are of Black girls/women. U don't really see that when ppl do style breakdown videos so THANK U!!!

Influencers tend to move through clothes quicker as they get gifted items and also buy items to make content. The rest of us are out here rewearing what we purchased years ago.

3-4 years feels like one year meshed together. I can’t be hearing these things.

When trends are new, they are only available in high price brands. It's when there starts to cheaper dupes available, I can finally participate. By then, the trendy girls have already moved into the next thing.

i go to school in LA, and i def see a majority of the "irl trends" dominating like, the normie pretty girl culture. but then there are quite a few "online fashion" girlies walking around on the daily. sacramento has a surprising amount of online trends walking about too--but i notice the sac youths seems to have an attraction to alternative/darker/grungier vibes more-so these days-- honestly, i live for it.

Personally I live in Europe (Amsterdam), and I do see a lot more of the online trends in person. maybe Europeans dedicate more to fashion than Americans. Could also just be the city! Very interesting topic. All the clothing stores in Amsterdam are also filled with leopard print coats right now 🥰

I live in Wrocław (Poland) near three big universities in the city, so I see a lot of online trends in person every day I go to work 😊 I rarely see lighter jeans with holes or skinny jeans. I think a lot of people here know that straight or flared jeans just suits them better. Right now we have temp around 0-8° C so I see more and more fluffy "mob wife" coats, but it will be gone with spring.

I'm glad somebody talks about internet vs real life trends, in real life I can see a few people who seem to follow online trends but online I see so many different aesthetics

Another thing regarding location is... I live in Texas. I absolutely love the Penny Lane coats and I've wanted one for at least 2 winters now... But it gets cold enough to wear those for like a week here, and I cannot justify spending $200+ on a jacket that I'll wear like once a year (but every time I see it in my closet it will make me smile). Yeah, I'll stick with the one I got from H&M like 5 years ago for $30. If I lived somewhere cold I'd buy one in a heartbeat though... Point being: relevant trends will catch on quicker where its location appropriate.

i feel like irl trends vary so much from city and country like i live in berlin and here it's like either arcsteryx and jack wolfsking jackets or full techno goth punk vibes. and online trends are either all the same or very niche and specific to someone's fyp

As someone who lives in europe, I would say that most of these online trends hold true for real life here, while the "real life" trends you're mentioning, is definitely only trendy in the US

Yesssss!! I often think about this topic when people online, specifically influencers, are constantly switching up their style to always be on top of the trend cycle. But then again, they're influencers and I have to remind myself that it's literally their job to show us what's new all the time. I bet a lot of them hardly rewear outfits because of the amount of clothing they have. That mindset is not practical in the real world because everyone re-wears their clothes constantly. It's all definitely interesting to think about.

I think this vid also meshes well with tourism and expectations of famously known areas due to “fashion and trends”. As someone who lives in LA the stuff you mentioned you would see irl is pretty accurate to what people wear here and it’s kinda funny how you can spot the tourist or chronically online person so easily bc 90% of LA does not dress like it’s fashion week or like all those current trends. It is rly only seen in the Fairfax/Rodeo hipster trendy rich areas that people dress like that but for online trends that can be seen in person are mostly baggy jeans and jorts.

I highly agree with your points, also what's on the street highly depends on what country you live in. For example I personally don't think Mob Wife and skinny bottoms are gonna turn into a mainstream trend until Winter 24-25 if it even survives even in the big cities that are fashion oriented.

i go to a high school in california and i almost never see any current online trends as soon as they come out. what’s popular over at my high school are claw clips, short, high rise jean shorts, and more intricate blouses/tank tops. i’ve seen a lot of low rise boot cut jeans, too.

I live in east LA, in a working-class neighborhood that is mostly black and latino, and I still see a lot of people, even younger people, wearing skinny jeans. When I go to west LA and am around more upper-class people, I see the chronically online look much more (e.g., baggy jeans, chunky dad sneakers, etc). But, yeah, a lot of people online really have no sense of self--they hop on the latest trends and just follow whatever the algorithm tells them.

What’s interesting about this is that I see both living in NYC. I wear more online-like clothing and my peers and the people I see around the city are also dressing similarly. However, I also see the in person trends just not on “fashion-forward” people.

i love looking at online trends and hand-picking things I like so i stand out in school, but they all have a coherent theme (because I chose them) so i dont look like a weirdo lol

This is one of the downsides to algorithms:/ if I’m not actively remembering I begin to think that everyone’s (and I’m referring to my irls) Pinterest/tiktok looks the same, it also doesn’t help that my internet friends are also made in those highly curated virtual spaces!!!!! So I think everyone is wearing and doing the exact same thing until I log off

I agree with this so much! I'm in my first year of college, and no one wears all the extreme trends that social media displays; most girls are still wearing leggings, jeans, or yoga pants with sweatshirts or teeshirts, or boots with skirts or dresses, but not in a trendy way.

Actually fur is very popular in my country right now, they are usually bought second-hand for ridiculous low amounts of money. The color red is also noticeable on the streets, but the rest of the trends are rare.

Fr like I go out thinking Im super fashionable with my Pinterest inspired outfit but actually Im just a chronically online weirdo😢 Like for example, I got into dark low wasted bootcut jeans last year thinking I was so fashion fowards but actually all the cool girlies are onto those light washed high wasted cargo cut jeans😅.

Ty for this, a little dose of mundane reality is so needed online and I'm so glad to see this in my algorithm. ❤

I think it also depends on location. In BELGIUM: The suade tall boots you don't see in Belgium at all. Interesting. Those furry coats you don't see as much (not long or short), it's all long coats or down jackets. The darker less distressing jeans you see more than lighter wash/rips nowadays. Designer things with big logos aren't really popular here, also no really really tiny bags. The belt bags are also popular tho. Almost no people wear dresses or skirts at all here, so it's difficult to compare those. Speaking of leather jackets, you do seem more of the motorcycle jackets. The block heel is also indeed more popular here.

“i can tell that that person is online” omg i didn’t expect to catch strays 💀💀💀 great video!!

within the first two categories and i knew you had to be in the dc metro area. all your irl picks are spot on! and they LOVE those leather jackets with the flaps around here fr

i live in countryside sao paulo, brazil, and believe you or not, sexy business casual is SUPER trending here and doesn't look like its going away any soon, same with wide leg denims/cargo. more special occasions people wear metalic crop tops and mini skirts or very shiny fabrics in neon colors or straight up black. ALWAYS highlighting the body shape

no lie, you were literally so accurate. I even had some of the real life trends lol

It also depends on where you're from! As someone from Denmark the ripped lightwash jeans is not something you ever will see; you would get bullied. The dark oversized jeans though is something everyone is wearing.

I agree with you 100% im in London and its so easy to see who is following online trends its almost sickening

I think the reason there’s such a discrepancy between the fashion we see online and in-person is because the online space is so saturated with fashion “leaders” (i.e. the folks who are first to adopt new trends and experiment before some of their ideas trickle into the mainstream). The algorithm tends to favor attention-catching content, so it makes sense that the newest fashions make up most fashion-minded people’s feeds! The mainstream “fashion followers,” the ones who are wearing already accepted trends (typically in a more practical way than with haute couture or fashion influencers) tend to get pushed back in the algorithm, even if their style is super cute and trendy outside of social media. My guess is more practical versions of some of the “online” trends will come into mainstream style over the next couple years, and I’m very excited to see where it goes :)

I've been wearing the same leopard print coat for 4 years now and didn't even realize it 😅

Even tho Black wide jeans seems like no that bad, I think people don't used in public because they are afraid of being call "emo".

i literally live for your intro girl !!!

this is such a great observation. i follow fashion influencers and the entire vibe is completely different from a regular person, as they are striving for being more out there. i also live in the caribbean so what i see is often clothing appropriate to the weather, and social norms as we do not express individuality that much. everytime i see people wear "tiktok" fits its so jarring 😅

I’ve been on a journey to have my own style, and even though some of my style is part of online trends like point toes heels and no rip jeans I have my own twist. I love straight leg pants and mid rise. I also love a kitten heel

your videos are so interesting and well-made. i'm not even into fashion that much i'm more into makeup so ur channel keeps me updated lol keep up the good work!

I feel that this disconnect between online and in-person fashion is contributing to an almost "anything goes" kind of environment. Since there are so many trends, most of which aren't adopted by the majority of people, I feel there is a lot more freedom in how you choose to express your taste now. It's almost like an overarching theme is really just confidence and being comfortable/happy in your style :)

love how you got straight into the video, enjoyed it!!

i live in brazil so the trends take even longer to arrive here, so far the only ones i've seen are the smaller shorts (wich is costant in brazillian fashion since before i was born), claw clips, block heels and maybe the slightly destroyed pants

this is such a great reality check

I really think the online style is a mix of own personal style , high-fashion and a few trending pieces that usually look out of place in ones own personal style

this is so interesting! i also think that those of us who aren’t made of money (lol) if we bought a piece of clothing when it was trendy (eg a pair of pants - kinda expensive) we’re not just gonna change our whole wardrobe every 6 months because the trend has changed. so a few years after it was trendy we’ll still wear it because at least in my household a perfectly fine pair of pants are not just getting thrown out

ty queen for keeping it real

I’m from NYC and I can attest that it’s a mix of both especially depending on the borough, neighborhood, etc. Also besides online trends, native NYers have their own fashion trends that have been constant for yearsss now (Moose knuckle and Canada goose coats, skinny jeans, black leggings, black sweats, Nike techs, jordans, timbs, Michael kors/mcm totes) so it’s interesting seeing it change from when you’re in SoHo to when you get to Jamaica, Queens lol

A lot of the stuff that’s trending in person has been around for years. Shorter denim shorts, have staying power and are like a classic. Yet, those suede knee high boots are considered out of style online but are still popular among the age group that were following the trend when they first popped up or a different fashion region style. I think of southerners when I see those.

i live in rural illinois and claw clips are HUGE here. i’m fine with it cuz i think they’re super cute! trends are usually around from about 2-3 years ago online. i see a lot of straight-leg jeans and VSCO girl aesthetics here, where i prefer a soft grunge look with baggy jeans and such. skinny jeans are also still super common here.

7:15 in my school yes claw clips are popular but wayyyy more girls wear ribbons than youd think

Great video! I feel like no one is really fashionable anymore, too many trends

As someone who goes to NYC often. I often see more 2020s type indie crystal girl aesthetic fashion with ALOT of them carrying tote bags, probably for the practicality.

I live in south of France and some of the real life looks aren't stylish here. Most of the time if somebody is well dressed (not everyone here dress good 😔) it's with past trend but people with the new trends are most of the time teens. Thanks for the video it was fun to watch 😊.

I guess it just depends on where you live. In NYC, in all the boroughs, I see people wearing the latest online trends in real life. The Y2K resurgence especially is definitely loud IRL.

i also love your editing & set up!!

I live in outer London and usually the closer you get to central London the more online trends you’ll find

I loveeeeee you’re intro, so cute and creative😍

loving the consistency 🥹🫶🏾

I live in the Appalachian south. I work in the public, and the super trendy purses right now are these box shaped bags with detachable woven (or cross stitched) straps. Wrangler is the brand.

I don't really keep up with trends, so imagine my surprise when you said the Penny Lane jacket was trending. I've been wearing mine for years, I've always loved Almost Famous and the 70s, had no idea it became something trendy that many people online are enjoying too. I wonder if they are keeping up with it for the trend or if the movie is getting love now, it would be really cool if more people were seeing it because it's truly such a great film

Yes, it is the case that trends are born in subcultures (internet) which are picked up by trend forecasting companies, who sell it to fashion brands who sell it retailers. So yes it takes 1-2 years for average Martha to adopt something. And by then it's already old fashion. What you are seeing irl are outdated trends. If you are urban outfitters you follow the trend forecasting, if you are target you follow sales

I am also starting to seeing a lot of full length lace tops and also lace pants/tights online . I think those are trending too

Ive been seeing a lot of fuzzy claw clips in my city, and I think they're really cute! I have very short hair and like it that way, but every time I see someone with a fuzzy claw clip I have that moment of excited recognition and think it looks cute and soft.

I generally agree but I think it def depends where you live . I see a lot of these trends IRL in Melbourne but in my hometown which is much smaller definitely not.

Omg the intro is so cuteee

As someone from the south, the in person trends are consistently big t-shirt, leggings or athletic shorts, and sneakers or f-21 tanks and short jean shorts in the summer

Literally !!! Great video !

I have several omly black and white clothes y2k and so others also which are vintage but have khaki or more like creme color,its not a strict rule to u should look like this or that..its good if you have large wardrobe so you can choose what u like to wear but its always the best to keep old clothes even just wear at home

I go to university in Bologna and people dress very weird and surely in very unique ways, however it’s not ever quite like online trends, because everyone has their own interpretation of these trends! However move to my actual city and people are just wearing jeans and tshirts! So it’s totally up to where you live

Brilliant episode! 💫 keep up the work!💖

the trends vary a lot depending on ur area like a small city would be still wearing trends from 10 yrs ago compared to in the bigger cities where they keep up with the trends each year

Omg I live in the same area, you’ll definitely see me out with my fur & grunge leather jackets/ online trends bc I shop & sell vintage so I’m always online looking at trends ☺️

I work in a department store and you are so right about the designer bags. As a pretty ‘online’ person (I don’t really obsess over following trends, I have my own style but I do watch a lot of fashion content) I would NEVER wear some of the obviously branded bags even if I could afford them lol. We sell so many Marc Jacobs tote bags and I will never understand why. It’s like paying to be a walking advertisement for the brand 😂 I prefer to have my own style which sure, I admit is not completely original and does have some influence from online trends but is ultimately more intentional and enjoyable than what I see ‘offline’ people wear. Even if I look ‘weird’ and ‘online’ to ‘normal people’ I know I am probably having more fun than them.

it’s just unsettling how kids these days have access to social media so young and are immediately influenced by what trendy tiktokers are wearing. they don’t have that awkward phase of wearing the “puppy with sunglasses” shirts at 12, they’re out here trying to recreate some office siren shein outfit they saw online

Having followed fashion mags since 15, and never having that kind of cash, i would mostly shop thrift, picking up similar pieces, often simply by shopping in a men's, or kid's section for the new fit or cut. The quality alone was SO much better than the mall. Though at that time the Limited was here.. the only shop (pop. 60,000) showing anything really stylish and well made. (They slipped badly, later.). i would invest in a piece or 2, and mix it with vintage or second hand... I loved my wardrobe, and made a point of dressing smart, especially at night . My style isn't extreme unless you live in Podunk Nowhere. One night someone slithered over and said, snidely, "you don't dress like anyone here". I smiled and said "No. You're right. I dress well.." As a displaced New Yorker, i still felt no need to dress badly simply because everyone else was. Life is too short. Or maybe it's just the NYC attitude. Once a New Yorker ALWAYS a New Yorker...

I live in Paris and beforehand in a small city and in my experience online trends were real life trends. But I love the video 💗💗

Also, I notice that a lot of these online trends tend toi be les wearable and only good for pictures and short clips. specially the heels.

yeah totally as i watched the video most of the online trends you mentioned are the ones i see irl here in berlin

After you pointed it out, I seem to notice how online everyone is with the trends. Because it's more noticable, I'm even able to point out little girls in Sephora and how they're dressed. It makes me upset sometimes to notice how much the influence of the internet has impacted not only us, but the kids growing up with it. It's as if creativity is leaving.