As sure as we are that the moon runs on a cycle, fashion runs on a cycle as well. Sitting in a café in my 30’s, I watched nigh a youth waltz past me, decked out head to toe in garments that were popular to wear 20 years ago when I was on the brink of my teens. As I watched, I went straight to my phone and began scrolling through Instagram and TikTok deep in the search of the current trends and recognizing that, one by one, this generation is adopting the styles of the early 2000’s. For those of us who already lived through them, we get to decide whether we will be revisiting or re-indulging in what we have experienced, pulling from our archives, or completely ignoring the move.
The truth of the matter is that fashion is incredibly cyclical, albeit with drastically shortened cycles. In times past, trends would endure for three to four centuries, allowing ample time for innovation and reinvention.
