IT IS GOING TO BE A BETHANY MOTA FALL
While summer is not yet over, the fall is creeping in one way after another- the back-to-school season has us all reflecting on what we will make of our fresh start at a new year.
The resurgence in teens watching shows like The Vampire Diaries(which is being removed from Netflix on September 3rd), Teen Wolf, 10 Things I Hate About You- due to the trend cycle leading us back to Y2K.
Since 2017, we watched trends in fashion, film, social media, and a general attitude of self display progress at an exponentially faster rate. Reflecting 20 years into the past, With the beginning of the 2020s' we watched Y2K fashion, media, pop culture figures, take the internet by the throat and whip it back and fourth until we couldn't breathe.
In the past 8 months the early 2010s "indie sleaze" has started to peak through the underground music, fashion scene and by June it had been fully consumed by mainstream media.
At this point, what the fuckkk does mainstream media even mean?- at least from my pocket of the internet it(indie sleaze) feels mainstream. like every cunt on my feed is adopting this trend, or does is it only feel this way because I am part of that group? so for the sake of this post, I will be using mainstream as it means in context to my personal internet consumption.
With this oh-so valuable time of reflection approaching, I think we need to pay homage to the grounding figures in our post 9-11 world childhoods. To vow to never forget them as Y2K falls to Normies
Im thinking Elena Gilbert, in low-waisted boot cut jeans with a fitted henley top-Think Abercrombie, Hollister, Shirtless men with abs that you could stand on. Lorelei Gilmore holding a coffee and wearing a scarf-glove set as a way of staying warm as if that makes any functional sense for a 40 degree Connecticut October.
Though these archetypes REEK of y2k-late nineties music influence they will forever be founding fathers to our development.
Of course this is nicher than hell and not everyone was watching these shows but simply if you get it you get it and you're real if you do. not sorry
Currently, we find ourselves in an estranged push and pull between Y2K and indie sleaze as the year 2000's trends become more mainstream while indie sleaze remains reserved as a niche(alt) trend. -though when referring to niche/mainstream, it includes millions of teens and early 20's across the world. It is important to recognize that niche no longer exists in an environment where a single tiktok can bring someone from a rich girl from Connecticut to Charli D'amelio.
While we are in this strange limbo, it is important to acknowledge it, and ride through it.
Which means, the Tyler Oakley, Bethany Mota Aeropostale collection, glitterforever17 of it all is VALID again. We are taking a moment to heal, and with healing comes over accessorizing ( something both the 00's and 10's pulled off without a hitch)
We are going to decorate our homes, bedrooms, desks, key rings with festive glam.
If you're a gaudy out-there type cunt, go to home goods and max the credit card.
If you're a minimalist faggot that only wears 3 colors and decorates with 2, draw a ghost on something or buy an orange hat- Do something...
2022 is just simply not the year to stop caring about participating in the change of season.
We have monkey pox on our hands - enjoy the shit while we can
its time to fuck off and put glitter on something(everything) like your life depends on it
After 2 years of traumatizing the fuck out of ourselves, we deserve the perfect throwback of what led us to where we are today.
If you're reading this, you clicked a link in my instagram bio, if you're on my instagram, you either understand my references and why everything I say is valid, or you're a random that reads this shit to make a lousy pickup line in my DMs.
Going with the former, you know how vital Bethany meta and the season themed bedroom was to our youth. If you are not matching a throw pillow to the bath and body works candle on your night stand you did it wrong.
At this point we all deserve a little cinnamon scented bullshit to trick our monkey brains into producing a little more serotonin.
Personally I think fall themed things are gaudy as fuck and simply not my taste- Im not sure I can say I will participate in any of the things I just said, but I liked the way it sounded and I think it would be So cute for everyone else to do. With that being said- y'all know I will fuck up Christmas- getting a real tree this year type-
With Love, Shake Ass, Stay Hypocritical
FAME💋
