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Downtown Kids and Giant Pants

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Casey Lewis
Sep 1, 2022
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Alexa Demie is a Balenciaga campaign girlie now; Balmain is collaborating with Pokémon; and Spotify crowns Harry Styles' "As It Was" the song of the summer.

OF COURSE THERE’S NOW A DIMES SQUARE REALITY SHOW, thecut
The Come Up, which premieres in September on Freeform, is not so much The Real Housewives of Dimes Square as it is an upbeat “unscripted” docuseries about six Gen Z New Yorkers with their hustle on. (The backlash is probably more amusing than the show could ever be.)

WIDE-LEG KHAKI PANTS ARE BACK. FOR REAL THIS TIME, wsj
Seemingly all at once, all the young dudes in Williamsburg and LES are wearing these pleated, baggy, voluminous khakis, often cut just to the ankle — the exact same ones that filled my grandpa’s closet. This just isn’t a good look! It even makes Harry Styles look frumpy.

UNDERWIRE BRA SALES SURGE AS PRETTY AND POLITICAL TRENDS CONVERGE, wwd via yahoo
We’ve collectively moved on from bralettes; underwire sales are exploding, according to lingerie makers. I would go one further and say it’s not just underwires that are having a moment, but unlined underwires specifically — Cuup’s influence!

GEN Z AND MILLENNIALS GET THEIR NEWS FROM THE PAPER, AND NEXTDOOR, fastco
79% of Gen Z and millennials consume news daily, and a third pay out-of-pocket for news subscriptions. An overwhelming 91% get their weekly news from social media, primarily YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. A “considerable number” of young people are also looking to Reddit, LinkedIn, Twitch, and even NextDoor.

MORE SO THAN ADULTS, U.S. TEENS VALUE PEOPLE FEELING SAFE ONLINE OVER BEING ABLE TO SPEAK FREELY, pew
62% of teens say people being able to feel welcome and safe online is more important than people being able to speak their minds freely online. Boomers are the only generation who agree with that sentiment.

One last thought:

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Hanna Dickinson @hansdickie
I haven’t trusted Olivia Wilde since season 2 of the OC
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