Fashion Trends AREN’T Real… 

The reason I don’t see these trends is because I don’t go out

I’m from Brazil so Bloke Core is just a different way of calling the aesthetic that most Latino American countries been doing for decades, especially Brazil with the high influence of soccer, I’m very excited to see the rise of my culture in to the mainstream. Keep up with the great job you been doing bud

Bloke core is every middle aged man most weekends in the UK. And has been since I was little. The fact that American tik tokers are trying to make this a trend is hilarious

Living in a big city, I feel like it takes a lot of effort to have a personal style that isn’t a part of some preexisting trend. I watched y2k, workwear, and heavy metal tees make a huge resurgence right around the time I started dipping into those categories. You really have to risk looking stupid to stand out.

Not being on TikTok and never having been on it I believe has saved my wallet and my personal style. I watch a ton of fashion videos on RU-vid but the crowd here seems to be less chaotic and more intentional about fashion. Obviously people still buy into trends here but it's not at the unhealthy pace that it seems to be on other platforms. We also have dialogue here which is nice.

Important to also remember how much geography affects trends. Blokecore is mostly common in footballing countries, gorpcore is literally a necessity in any place that has lots of rain or long winters, etc. Archive is a different beast imo because to be into archiving you need to have money, time, knowledge or someone to have pass down a collection. For example, I have a lot of Balenciaga, YSL, J.W. Anderson or Helmut Lang archive but the reality is most of them come from my dad’s closet. It sucks to say but archive fashion is a true privilege because it allows you to keep out of trends and truly curate a wardrobe that is either timeless or extremely specific to yourself.

Being yourself and discovering your own personal style is great but I hate how people love to pretend and say “Trends don’t matter” yet they really do. Trends always die and are reborn and that helps people identify what they’ll stick to and what they consider a “phase” so they actually matter.

I live in Japan in a fairly young city where many of the people I see out are in their 20s-30s. I have seen so many different types of fashion styles it’s crazy. Every single one of these styles I have seen and do see everyday. And EVERYONE rocks it. I ALWAYS feel underdressed, even if I at first feel confident with what I’m wearing when heading out. I swear, it’s like everyday I have walking in town is like a runway or my explore page on Instagram and it’s actually kinda intimidating sometimes.

The point you made around 4:20 about focusing on building your own personal style and your own uniform was such a great point. Get to know and embrace yourself and what you like. Fuck what’s trendy, especially when it’ll likely only be desirable for a year or two

I think selfie culture is a big part. The showing off of an outfit but not necessarily the weekly wearing of said outfit. In Dublin you either just wear tracksuits, do the jeans and top or try way too hard to be artsy

tiktoks algorithm can act like an echo chamber for trends. some trends online night seem overdone but once you go outside this bubble you'll notice how niche it really is.

It also depends heavily on where you live. Here in Southern California, that archive retro look has definitely been in for a good 2 years now. I see lots of people with vintage retro looking clothes daily, along with retro 80/90s sneakers. Lots of Adidas Sambas/Forums, Various New Balances/ Retro Runners, Birks/Clogs and Doc Marten style boots and loafers. I’ve personally never seen anyone wearing either Bloke or Gorpcore here though.

I appreciate your POV. Fashion is conceptual and people literally waste their money and time trying to keep up with trends. Forget fashion trends and wear clothes that exintuate your personal style 😎

I think the main reason of this talks and “problems with virtual reality trends” are that WE TALK ABOUT IT. There are so many content and rubbish on the internet, people can’t focus on something. Back in the days, people have only tv, own mindset and celebrities for some fashion and I think it’s beautiful. Thanks a lot for the video!

Bait trends are becoming a real problem - they come and go so fast these days it's impossible to know what's worth putting money into

Honestly, a highly interesting convo for where fashion is at rn that I didn’t think about. Again another great video man!

In the uk is all about the nike tech fleece, af1s, jordan 1s and jordan 4s

u gotta talk bout jewelry trends too

As someone who has been wearing Gorpcore clothes for more than 4 years, it's weird that it is popular now, since most people used to clown people like me buying good quality parkas and protective gear not so long ago.

Firstly, great video. Watched a few of yours now and they’re very insightful. Secondly, seeing trends in person completely depends on where you are, for example if you go to Soho in London, everyone is wearing gorpcore, blokecore, grown up streetwear etc. So it’s not correct to say that people aren’t really wearing them, they just aren’t as big as they may be perceived on social media

In Poland the most popular sneaker wright now is the panda dunk, a lot of people wear relab hoodies here and the most worn bottoms are straight fit jeans.

I love the uniform or personal style comment like that’s really the best way to do it

I think that this happens in all niches. What you see in social media is a highly stratified piece of the whole society.

Gorpcore and Birks looks like my Midwestern high school circa 2012-2016. We literally had a class called "adventure ed" which was just camping trips, spelunking and rock climbing. It literally made sense for folks to dress like that.

I live in Downtown Chicago so I do see see trends more often than probably most places, but the popular trends I usually see at very specific locations - fashion pop ups, shoe releases etc. I think the problem with most trends is that they may not be functional to the average person's daily lifestyle. It's okay to take a stab at certain new styles because it is exciting but you have to consider what your day to day looks like when implementing them into your everyday wardrobe. For example the Jjjound Asics were cool because I actually walk alot so it made sense.

I am also from New England, New Hampshire specifically, and I actually disagree that trends aren't seen 'in the wild'. I moved to Worcester for school a few years ago, and even though it isn't that major of a city the people here dress better on average than at home, often incorporating current trends. In the times I have visited even larger cities, such as Boston, New York, or LA, I have noticed that this effect seems to scale proportionately to the size or 'importance' of the city.

i live in a large town in Australia and for the most part of 2022, i have seen 1 pair of birckenstock bostons and only a handful of pairs of 550's including my own pair. zero gorpcore or any other big trends have really had an impact here.

Very good video and smart take

Blokecore is common especially in England. It’s probably because there is a massive football culture over here and it’s cheap/accessible.

I’m from Australia, live in the Sydney area. We Aussie’s are pretty laid back so that goes in hand with what we wear. Casual fits nothing to fancy, we wear a lot of sportswear like Nike, adidas, Fila etc. Nike TN’s, reverse panda dunks, and north face puffer jackets are pretty popular here.

Dude you need to travel to more fashionable places. I live in Nor Cal and people have been wearing patagonia, northface, and arcteryx (gorpcore) for 15+ years because they're such a big hiking/camping/outdoor culture here. If you go to LA you see all the tiktok 2022 trends being worn by all the gen z's. Go to NYC or Paris and you'll see a mix of things with some high fashion and even some archive stuff.

Literally see 550s everyday and Birkenstocks are literally all people have worn all summer. Blokecore is something that I've literally just found out has been named. I just call it wearing a football kit.

When I was in Tivoli in Copenhagen this summer, everyone was wearing wide legged light denim jeans and af1

Depends where you live. In Maine as you said you're not going to see really any trend. I'm in NYC area and I've seen most of these trends besides blokecore and gorpcore (i dont see how this trend is even pratical unless you live in a rainy/rocky area). birksenstocks and asics 100% popular here rn, so the trends that are more catered to streetwear. I agree that NB 550's are more of an online trend from my perspective so totally know what you're getting at. I can see blokecore being more popular in europe since more soccer/football jerseys are floating around there. Some of these trends are def more environment based, while others truly do live mostly on the internet. Anywhere you go though, the average person is wearing jeans, basic sneakers, and a flannel/graphic tshirt/hoodie/ bomber jacket. Something in that realm. I think the basic outfit is still very much a 2010's basic outfit.

As someone who lives in NYC I see these trends on the subway

i think that sometimes the howl fashion comunity is fucked up because if u are wearing something that many other peaople really like and wear u will soon be considerd a hypebeast. But i think even if trends will die and then others will rise, some people will stick to some parts ot trends and throgh out more and more trends find their own style.

In France, in my city Bordeaux, the skate has a big influence and a lot of people wear baggy jeans with dunks

It's really interesting to me as you mentioned being in Maine the regional differences in "trends" being in Florida Bloke Core is seen all over but I don't even know if the people wearing this even know if it's a trend or if they are just rocking their personal fave teams. My friends in Seattle were wearing Gorpcore not knowing it to be a trend but just a part of life with the given weather. I am also in my 30s so there is a touch of nostalgia seeing the Boston clogs come back and it's fun to grab pieces that you've already worn once again. When it comes to trends the nostalgia and availability of the trend is what really makes me smile I feel as though these "trends" are easily thriftable or in your dad or grandparents closets. #NoOneWearsAsicsbutMyDad lol 😂 Love the video

Living in a relatively large city you definitely see more of these online trends materialized on the streets. Nowhere as often as online but still they pop up here and there

The skater look is the biggest thing out here in cali: wide fit pants (carhartt, dickies, levis, etc), skateshoes or dunks, and oversize tee or pullover.

I saw a lot of these trends lol. Especially around my uni in London.

crazy i bought a pair of gel kayano 14s around august and they just now getting trendy cus of the jjjound collab, but i’m gonna still wear them till i can’t no more

in massachusetts im seeing a lot of the same as you see in maine. VERY occasional blokecore and a lot of skate wear.

Damn you’ve been hitting the algorithm

Wow that sucks I didn’t know bc, I’ve been wanting to buy the N shoes for years... bc I have big @ss feet. Yet, I still haven’t gotten around to buying a pare

Living in Geneva, a pretty big and rich city, i can definitely say I see a lot of « TikTok trends » out there. Wether its archive (unsurprising for such a fashion loving city) or gorpcore (also understandable considering the mountainous whereabouts), they’re not that rare. So yeah, really depends on your location

In Quebec City I see a lot of digital trends come to life in specific places in the city. I go to a wealthy school and the majority of girls follow Pinterest trends while a lot of guys follow hype beast trends.

Gorpcore can definitely be seen wearing by old people in Korea. They all walk around in hiking cloth i kind of want to wear that too😅

Drew Joiner and Frugal Aesthetic are the goats. Fashion and style needs to be fun and accepting and they both bring great content with positive vibes. There is no shortage of gate keepers in fashion so its refreshing to see something different.

In france, I see lots of people with 550, ASICS, Birkenstock and blockcore … among the young people. So here trends are actually followed by youngs

I live in NYC and I literally haven't seen one gorp core fit. Maybe more people in Manhattan have them even tho I haven't seen them but the other 4 boroughs definitely do not. Shit has to really blow up for certain styles to go main stream. The vitage clothes trend definitely has blown up in NYC. I do see a lot of vintage tees and am starting to see shoes other than dunks, AJ1s, and AF1s around now. Baggier clothing made a comeback with this vintage style as well.

where i live (finland) i sometimes see gorpcore / archive outfits, its just that most people do not care about fashion and trends like that / maybe just know a little bit about some jordans etc.

We are neighbours but not in the same country so I agree totally with this vid. I see mostly what you said but you forgot Skeechers, Crocs, Bloke core is definitely a thing up north but here’s the thing, ppl are doing it without knowing it. Same thing with gorpcore, I’ve been doing it for years because it freaking rain or snow a lot around here, There’s a lot of superstars instead of samba. Archived fit is a bit subjective, I see a few ppl here and there but it’s usually not done intentionally to be trendy.

I live in a small city that it has a lot of luxury tourism and the trends that I see here are everything designer (for the wealthy people) or everything Inditex for the rest. I’m starting to define my style and it’s a mix of classic menswear pieces and avant-garde. Wide cropped pants, dress shirts, blazers, work jackets, knit jumpers, derby shoes, combat boots, high top sneakers… I’m influenced by trends for sure like most of the people, but i try not to follow them, I’m more focused on create my personal style.

I live in NYC and I can confirm YES , that’s how they are dressed … I go out every single day for many reasons and yeah people wear GorpCore in summer too

Where I live in England “gorpcore” technically is the most popular, but that’s been the case since before the trends. Where I live people (mostly youth) wear hiking clothing brands such as Mountain equipment, Rab, Montane and The North Face, no idea why though.

I do see Birkenstocks everwhere non stop here in NY. 550’s I see some of. They might be hard to get in this recession economy idk 😂😂

Most of what I see is active wear for older adults 30+ but for younger adults/teens it’s usually street wear and skate style outfits

I don’t get the bloke core one cuz I’ve been doing that since I was little and I’m scared if I continue to do it people will think I’m doing that bloke core thing

2:45 I know that guy!! We live in the same country Philippines.. but he wants to be western looking, actually even had a nose job to look like western lol 😂😂😂 A certified BANDWAGONNER!!!! 😂😂

Good core impossible in Louisiana it’s too hot and it’s industrial outchea. I see a lot of birks, mfs been wearing birks down here since before 2015 cause it’s hot

I definitely see these trends a lot more in Birmingham and London (the big cities) but you almost never see archive fashion.

I'm from Italy, and you see these trends from time to time. Bloke Core has always been a part of the european culture, and nearly everyone has worn soccer jerseys at least as a young teenager . Also Gorpcore elements are often worn in my area (because I live in the mountains lol), but they kinda have been always worn here, for example salomons or the north face. But most of the people who want to be a part of fashion here still wear oversized hoodies, cargo pants or baggy jeans with Dunks, Air Forces or Jordans, sometimes maybe New Balances or Asics. But i've never seen anyone actually wear an insane archive outfit out, not even in the big Italian cities like Rome.

personaly I havent seen any of these styles living in a big city, except for "archive" fashion, as there are tons of thrift stores around my city and makes finding unique pieces really affordable. Luckily I've been off TikTok so my style development has been a lot slower and more related to my growth as a person rather than what TikTok tells me is cool. It does suck having been into brands like rick owens and see them gain the hype that brands like supreme used to have, as I'm not sure if the people coming from TikTok really see the same values in the clothes as those who found it for its special design and avant guard appeal when avant guard wasn't popular and seem as something only people deep into the fashion rabithole found as the most enjoyable though. Thats just my take on it though.

I noticed 2022 is the year where a lot of past trends minus those awful 2016 skin tight skinny jeans are everywhere, you could get away with 70s, 80s, 90s plain early 2000 stuff like baggy jorts as well as Y2k styles and you won't stand out

Im from vancouver island in a university city. I see a lot of 550s, to the point were I don't even wanna rock them. gorpcore was pretty popular in the spring and I'm assuming will come back this fall since we do live in a rain forest climate on the north west shore, so even old people dress gorpcore without realising. Bostons were pretty popular this summer too. didn't see many asics. Streetwear and athleisure are probably the most popular style here but also a decent amount of thrifted and skate style. don't think I've ever seen someone rock bloke core here

My style - always loafer, not sperrys - but some nice blue, olive green or pressed cole Hans, rock ports or Allen Edmonds. Top that with chinos, always not in black or khaki, preferably bonobos, Joe’s or J. Brand. Then add a theory v neck merged with a Pendleton flannel or cashmere cardigan.

The only trains I see these hoodiesWell I’m in high school everybody wear hoodies sweatshirts sweatpants😂

How is this a surprise? Fashion trends are happing ion the hubs. Of course you don't see archive trends being really out in a small town or only very rarely. But all the mentioned trends are huge in European hubs like Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Paris. And even in these cities the majority dresses "normal". Everybody else here is wearing 550s, soccer jerseys and North Face/ Patagonia/ Arcteryx all the time.

In Michigan it’s nothing but big Balenciaga shoes and whatever shirt/hoodie whould be considered expensive

In New York City, I see a lot of “Gorpcore”, Shein Girlys mixed with Dunks, Loafer + Cardigan boys, & the Vlone/Gallery Dept/Amiri boys

5:37 bruh I thought you were saying he makes fun of peoples fashion choices for a second there

Can you please tell me what's the background music?

in Austria we got the standart UK menace type beat: jeans or techfleece with a coat and tn's or black forces

I've always liked techwear and country club so on some days I'll be wearing my acg 2-1 the other days rl with khakis just always have nice shoes and if possible accessories if the fit allows it and yes certain pieces may be expensive but would you wear them every day/every other day then it's worth it.

0:24 caught me so if guard I was not expecting to see a Celtic strip in this 💀

I live and LA and only in certain areas you see those styles. Like Melrose, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills. People can't wear jackets when the temps are over 100f. Fashion is very niche and you might see some young ppl wearing it but no teen can afford that.

Wel where i live fashion is all over the place everyone is wearing something completely different than the other for example looking at the street style of 2022 is like looking at a grey wall with all the possible and impossible shades of grey and trying to tell them apart thats how i feel about the fashion in my home town

That’s why I’m my own trend I don’t really buy things or involve my decision around something that’s trending or really anything on social media 🤷‍♂️

I live in Taipei and all those trends are worn here on the street. Overall Asia is very experimental and buying into trends.

2:05 POV you’re into fashion and don’t live in new york

I’m still seeing the graphic/vtg tee along with short-shorts, and foam runners where I’m at.

I wouldn’t consider myself a hypebeast per se. I’m wearing Yeezys and oversized clothes since 2018, but more because I like the aesthetics than the hype surrounding it. I had to laugh when you’ve talked about the hiking stuff being a trend rn, bc I have a few pieces of that stuff in my wardrobe for ages. It’s functional and you get worth out of your money.

This video is basically: I live in a boring bubble where no one wears what I see in fashion tiktok/youtube, therefore no one must be wearing these styles anywhere else in the world.......... I'm not fond of bloke core nor gorp core, but I see these styles everywhere I go in Europe (I live in Amsterdam). Saying these trends aren't real is: 1. A statement of where *you* live, and how far you are from a cosmopolitan city. 2. Click bait, which I am a victim of, apparently.

most of these trends are very online tbh. maybe in exception to things like panda dunks and jordan 1s

It’s trendy online but not in the real world. I’ve never seen someone wear 550s in real life but I can’t not see half of a bar wearing Jordan 1s.

None of these fashion 'trends' look good. It's literally cheap fast fashion being made into a lifestyle ideal; nobody who isn't in their first year of being interested in clothes should be looking at these products collectively. I'm glad you addressed this in the trend lifecycle section somewhat, because none of this is respectable fashion to anyone but kids online lol. - 10 years in the industry

Do a video on foamposites

youre literally top three fashion content creator on youtube

I feel like weather is an under rated factor. Like most "trends" are layered. Baggy, or thick pants and long sleeve "fall jackets" whatever that is. I'm in Florida, it is unfairly hot and humid. But I'm also in South FL, which wondering what Florida fashion even is and expecting cut sleeve shirts, jean shorts, and mud boots because most of the state is white white. We're on our own out here as men, the women adapt well in fashion thought the country as far as I can tell. They all look good mostly.

550's seemed to be a huge trend but I hardly saw them worn in person outside of a few people. That said I've seen many panda dunks at my school in northern california

ive like bostons for a while, my mom has always liked them and wanted me to have a pair

Idk why every is getting arcteryx for gorpcore... it's expensive af.. all the while I can get a tactical jacket for less that 100 USD which is equally warm and similar in look..

Idk what yall looking at outside but from my point of view the thrifting 'trend' is one that's getting people into wearing what they really like the fits I have seen outside are yes, a little bit of that on tik tok but also a lot of what I don't even see 'trending' people outside really feeling themselves and I'm loving that.

I think another reason the “trends” aren’t seen as much or on a larger scale is because of the death of the fit pic. Instagrams hard on for tik tok and short form content makes it so only influencer level accounts are seen on a wide scale / regular basis. And as you scroll through the app now you see might see one picture maybe every 8 or 9 posts. So all the catchy song + fast cut of several fits formatted videos along with other comedy ones or whatever type content is popular causes the people taking fit pics of them out places wearing certain pieces those who see the videos get inspiration then take active participation in the trends just fall by the wayside.

I agree with your premise , cause there ain't no kinda way, no how NB retired dad mall walking in mom jeans with a brown leather belt and a Walmart poly polo shirt TUCKED IN is hype.

Gorpcore = what most dad's wear, especially in the Pacific Northwest.

I live in The Netherlands in a rich city and I see trends come and go everywhere. It depends on the area/country where you live. When I still lived with my parents in a small town, there where 0 fashionable or trendy people. Everyone there wears light blue skinny jeans and a white tshirt lol

Around me, I see bootcut jeans for women coming back. I see some new balance girlies but not much. Distressed jeans were everywhere from May to August but it feels dead now

Bruh I been rocking on bloke core since middd le school but after in the first year of 2019 I was like ehhh i needa step up my game but now it’s consider trendy like that’s how all of uncles and cousins would wear all the time even I went to Peru I seen it all the time it’s nothing new I think ppl be over hyping things too much then forgot abt it in 3 days.💀