Also subcultures that are more about making your own styles. Not that there wasn’t any consumerism, but there were definitely more people who drew on their backpacks, made paperclips into a necklace or glued flowers to hair clips. Silly stuff like that.
It’s become much rarer to see a teenager that looks like they’re expressing their personality with their style.
Subcultures. These days, it’s just an aesthetic choice.
Watching punk turn into a main stream fashion was wild.
It’s so rare I see someone dressed punk anymore. I still have jackets that I’ll wear to shows sometimes.
Also subcultures that are more about making your own styles. Not that there wasn’t any consumerism, but there were definitely more people who drew on their backpacks, made paperclips into a necklace or glued flowers to hair clips. Silly stuff like that. It’s become much rarer to see a teenager that looks like they’re expressing their personality with their style.