From trad-wives to Trump, why Gen Z is embracing the 1980s attitude of fashion excess

From trad-wives to Trump, why Gen Z is embracing the 1980s attitude of fashion excess

Dress for the lifestyle you want, not the lifestyle you have – what was once a philosophy synonymous with 1980s fashion culture is now reemerging in Gen Z form.Writer Emilia Petrarca, in The Cut earlier this year, described the up-and-coming trend called "Boom Boom" fashion. She cited fashion forecaster Sean Monahan, who said that the "fetishization of the past" the trend employs is reminiscent of the in-your-face boldness and "visible hierarchy…