The coal miner is an older photo that has resurfaced for some reason (it's not currently college basketball season). Someone else pointed out that his arms and hands are perfectly clean: maybe he had a work jacket and gloves on at work? I only notice the contrast as performative (and feel badly saying it, because he is doing a job I wouldn't do. But still).
I was born in '78 and I can tell you that as a teen in Houston in the mid to late 90s, I and my contemporaries were *obsessed* with the lates 60s/early 70s, but it had nothing to do with our elders. In fact, I thought the spirit of the 70s (or what I imagined that spirit was) was wasted on their lame asses. Partly it was media like Dazed and Confused but also radio stations that reinforced and romanticized it, and it's probably a hell of a lot cheaper to play "classic rock" on repeat than contemporary pop (not sure about that).
All this to say, I don't know what came first to define that era (available clothing, media, music) but it definitely wasn't my parent's generation. It was a yearning for a time I never knew, an aching nostalgia that made me feel I was born 2 decades too late and that my soul mates and true friend group who shared all my values were high schoolers in the lates 60s/early 70s. How I dressed myself was how I signaled those values and a lot of was procured yes at thrift stores, but also Contempo Casuals in the mall lol
I think today's youth have a similar aching nostalgia with the same kind of "you guys had it so good back then" resentment. Honestly, I don't blame them, and they are welcome to all my 90s and y2k pieces!
this is amazing: thank you, whitney!! and it seems...like times don't change: you're exactly right haha "i wish i could be a teen without phones in 2005" is SUCH a similar yearning and nostalgia for what you "didn't have." tale as old as time, i guess? that all generations and our cycles are more similar than dissimilar. in any event: there are MANY a young person who will take you up on those wears haha as they should!! keep these vibe heirlooms going!!!!!
Definitely a tale as old as time. It's seems literally every generation, and many youth movements, romanticize and yearn for the past (and maybe also tied up with a rejection of modern technology?). Thinking of the Pre-Raphaelites, the Romanitcs, etc. I wonder if this is just hardwired into human's prefrontal cortex development: makes us want the denim styles of the past lol
So much to think about, Kyle, thank you. Love your newsletter <3
i feel like that's exactly it? like this is just "how we are" but so much of the world (media, politics, business, etc.) want things to be "novel" hence this cycle. it's funny to think about this though, that this "longing" of the young for the past is almost like a canary in the coal mine, saying "something here isn't right — but something THERE was." thinking that way, the move to "dumb" phones, flip phones, camcorders, disposable cameras, etc. makes A LOT of sense — and i'd say is true, etc. but who knows haha
and thank you for reading!!!!!! and leaving a comment(s)!!!!
good thing crabs don’t wear pants
but what about your carapace? is that not INHERITED????
listen here buddy ....
damn so crabby damn
only sometimes
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The coal miner is an older photo that has resurfaced for some reason (it's not currently college basketball season). Someone else pointed out that his arms and hands are perfectly clean: maybe he had a work jacket and gloves on at work? I only notice the contrast as performative (and feel badly saying it, because he is doing a job I wouldn't do. But still).
true and true and…ridiculous all around that it jumped back in the feed!!
I was born in '78 and I can tell you that as a teen in Houston in the mid to late 90s, I and my contemporaries were *obsessed* with the lates 60s/early 70s, but it had nothing to do with our elders. In fact, I thought the spirit of the 70s (or what I imagined that spirit was) was wasted on their lame asses. Partly it was media like Dazed and Confused but also radio stations that reinforced and romanticized it, and it's probably a hell of a lot cheaper to play "classic rock" on repeat than contemporary pop (not sure about that).
All this to say, I don't know what came first to define that era (available clothing, media, music) but it definitely wasn't my parent's generation. It was a yearning for a time I never knew, an aching nostalgia that made me feel I was born 2 decades too late and that my soul mates and true friend group who shared all my values were high schoolers in the lates 60s/early 70s. How I dressed myself was how I signaled those values and a lot of was procured yes at thrift stores, but also Contempo Casuals in the mall lol
I think today's youth have a similar aching nostalgia with the same kind of "you guys had it so good back then" resentment. Honestly, I don't blame them, and they are welcome to all my 90s and y2k pieces!
this is amazing: thank you, whitney!! and it seems...like times don't change: you're exactly right haha "i wish i could be a teen without phones in 2005" is SUCH a similar yearning and nostalgia for what you "didn't have." tale as old as time, i guess? that all generations and our cycles are more similar than dissimilar. in any event: there are MANY a young person who will take you up on those wears haha as they should!! keep these vibe heirlooms going!!!!!
Definitely a tale as old as time. It's seems literally every generation, and many youth movements, romanticize and yearn for the past (and maybe also tied up with a rejection of modern technology?). Thinking of the Pre-Raphaelites, the Romanitcs, etc. I wonder if this is just hardwired into human's prefrontal cortex development: makes us want the denim styles of the past lol
So much to think about, Kyle, thank you. Love your newsletter <3
i feel like that's exactly it? like this is just "how we are" but so much of the world (media, politics, business, etc.) want things to be "novel" hence this cycle. it's funny to think about this though, that this "longing" of the young for the past is almost like a canary in the coal mine, saying "something here isn't right — but something THERE was." thinking that way, the move to "dumb" phones, flip phones, camcorders, disposable cameras, etc. makes A LOT of sense — and i'd say is true, etc. but who knows haha
and thank you for reading!!!!!! and leaving a comment(s)!!!!
Maybe the grass is always greener on the side where people, you know, actually touch grass lololol The bumper sticker of a generation!
Omg yes
🤭🤭 i feel like this is def up your alley
Always thought fashion went in 30 year cycles, as that's when Teenagers finally got into positions of power - 40's 💀
yes lol
Yay wine!!!! What all us po-girls need for comfort lol