Three Fashion Trends For Gen Zs

Fashion continually evolves as time goes by. Even so, its evolution is cyclic yet enticing and beautiful. Due to its periodic nature, its trends are mainly influenced by the youthful population. Today, this active population is Generation Z or Gen Z. The term Gen Z represents people born between 1997 and 2013. They are successors of the millennials, otherwise known as Gen X, and predecessors of the Alpha generation.

Gen Z fashion trends have always been dynamic from year to year. While some trends stayed from one year to another, others fazed out for newer ideas or old recycled styles. Most of these Gen Z fashion trends were celebrity-driven. However, it seemed every movement had a different feel and was widely accepted. The periods of 2015 to 2021 saw a change of preferences among both genders, such that females adopted more male styles and vice versa. These changes created more room for the unisex market to flourish.

This article points out what to look for among Gen Z fashion trends.

  1. Old-School Trends From The 90s

As usual, fashion trends happen in eternal cycles, fading out and returning with a different sense of use. Gen Z is rapidly adopting some prevalent fashion trends from the 1990s that the then-timers abandoned. The creator of Shop the City, Sahra Brandt, noted the re-emergence of movements from the 90s and early 21st century. After bucket hats were a prevalent trend in the 90s, they stayed extinct until recently, as they have begun to stay afloat on fashion waters in several designs and colors. There have also been trends from the days of young millennials, like cut-outs, colored sunglasses, thin baguette bags, etc.

  1. Stripes and Patterns

In 2021, a new trend began, introducing patterned outfits and pinstriped suits. Patterned clothes are the latest go-for fashion trend among Gen Z. These styles seem casual; however, they are the fashion choice for men’s runway shows. They depict simplicity with class and are a watched-out suit trend today. Based on their calm and soothing designs, the trending patterns to go for are stripe, tartan, brocade, and check. These styles fit properly on trousers, jackets, shirts, and cardigans.

  1. Grandpa Fashion Among Gen Z

Grandpa fashion is on the high rise now. In 2021 spring, a popular journal noted that Gen Zs were taking on the pap styles and intended to imitate more elderly fashions. To this effect, the Chinese app, Tiktok has a grandpacore hashtag (#grandpacore) with about 15 million plays. Also, the American visual app, Instagram, has accounts that support this trend. Some of the accounts include @chinatownpreety and @gramparents. Based on a review by Trendnalytics, grandpa fashion is expected to be the new movement among Gen Z fashion trends in 2022 and will be present in both genders. Recently, there has been an increased demand for oversized cardigans by over 172%, grandpop sweaters by about 158%, and loosened jeans by about 7%. Also, the head of the LRL Group speculates that cable-knit sweaters and dorky designs will be highly sought after. A spotted celebrity that is fueling this grandpa trend is Harry Styles.