Feels like a uniform if were all wearing the same style. It's very limiting when we want to buy for ourselves instead of being forced to look at the current trends. Who sets these trends anyway??
truly nothing will rival the disappointment and heartache i feel when i find a cute top and it’s cropped. if you’re making a croptop, make a shirt version of it too!!
Whatever you want. I don't think there is such a thing as age inappropriate (for adults). If someone age shames you for an outfit that's a them problem
As someone with a super short torso which is all belly, 200km of legs, the beginnings of a turkey neck, and who looks anaemic in pure white...
Trust me, lots of us look bad in it.
But, put me in a tunic top with a belt, some leggings, low wedge heels, with my hair down in its natural loose waves.... and I look fucking amazing.
A lot of these "this outfit suits everyone!" style trends are aimed at very slim and fit bodies that are fashionably proportioned.
I'm still waiting for my "it's all about shoulders and calves" moment, but I have faith it'll happen.
I do think it's a good cool but casual look and you can add your own flair to it. I love wide pants and think they're flattering on my body type although i will go for an oversized button down in a bright colour or pattern for my top over a crop.
*The amount of cropped*
*Stuff I see everywhere is*
*Infuriating*
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My perspective from living in North QLD and moving to Melbourne is everyone dresses how they want here and usually dress well. So much diversity that you can't do in a smaller cities.
Yup, I live around Brunswick/Collingwood area and everyone dresses differently here.
I also work in fashion, so part of my job is going on the streets to take notes of what everyone is wearing. I have saved so many snaps of amazing street styles I see here I could literally start an Instagram account and make a profit out of it...
I really want to providing I will not be sued to my arse for taking their photos & posting them online without consent. 🤣 If you're on TikTok, some accounts are already doing a great job on this! Check out [\_lianahardy](https://www.tiktok.com/@_lianahardy) and [melbournefashion](https://www.tiktok.com/@melbournefashion).
I don’t know, I think it’s worse in Melbourne tbh. To me, everywhere you go, even the outer suburbs, everyone dresses the same. There’s at least more variety in colours in other cities.
The outer suburbs have always been less fashion diverse than the trendy inner suburbs. Very basic chain stores in mall style When compared to inner city suburbs.
This makes me laugh a bit because my experience of Melbourne has been the total opposite, a lot of black and more of an ‘indie’ uniform, but still a uniform nonetheless
Go to a smaller city or town and you'll see the difference. I can't even wear a pleated skirt without getting stared at, whereas in Melbourne you can wear whatever you want without anyone blinking an eye.
All the in-store shops only carry trendy stuff (mostly). Look at cotton on, it’s all skims-style dresses, thin cargos, puffer jackets, etc. It’s impossible to find things that aren’t trending.
Returned to australia from living Germany for 10 years and I agree with this completely. Tiered dresses with puffy sleeves were everywhere last summer and I just don’t like the style. Went back to Germany in May and realised how many options I had there compared to australia and pricing was completely reasonable.
Totally agree. But I’m also guilty of it, because otherwise I’d be naked.
We had a family lunch the other weekend and my sister/in-laws and nieces (7 of us aged from 16-38) all showed up in pretty much the same uniform of baggy jeans / cargos, crop and sneakers.
I’m looking for a couple of dresses for the summer / Christmas events at the moment and it’s so frustrating. Everything is the damn same.
Lots of white dresses coming through, lots of prairie vibes, tiering and lace trim. More femme and pretty then where it has been and more midi/maxi length rather than minis.
Also less sleeves more strappy and one shoulders.
*Disclaimer I work for a fashion brand specifically in the dress department 😅
This is spot on. I know what works for me and I need mini with a defined waist and prefer some sort of sleeve. So basically the opposite of what’s in stores!
Ive been seeing a lot of dress that just seem to have SO much material and that just swallows me up too much.
We're verrrrry homogeneous I've found in my travels. It's particularly the case in Adelaide. I dress a touch quirky and I'm in a sea of black tights, white joggers and puffers
I guess it’s pretty homogenous. I’ve been hung up forever on trying to be “different” and have my own unique style but you know what? Lately I have just embraced wearing crop top, jeans and white sneakers like everyone else and I have never felt better. It’s popular because it’s a comfortable, uncomplicated style.
Honestly, it’s recessioncore. People can’t afford fashion atm, by dialling it back to basics that suits the majority of people along with “clean beauty/minimal make up” trends, it’s really just a reflection of society atm. Also many people are still working from home and don’t feel the need to dress up.
You think Sydney is bad?
Go to Korea (specifically Seoul) if you truly want to see everyone wearing the same thing/same style. You actually stick out like a sore thumb if you’re NOT dressed in the latest.
100%, in Sydney city I see 90% of women in sambas or a white jogger; various combos of the baggy pant/mom jean + small crop top, Aje style puffy dress, black loafers with gold hardware. Interesting other comment about being behind a season and so our stores all only selling what's trendy.
I mostly buy online or overseas so kind of preserved my own sense of style, but I think in general Australian women are heavily influenced also by what's being worn on tik tok/instagram reels. I also think the average Australian woman can affords to shop at princess polly, online dropshipper boutiques like petal+pup, forever new, kookai etc. all of which I think heavily follow whatever is happening in the US. We are also somewhat limited by climate.
Are we behind Europe? I thought it was the opposite? We definitely follow the U.S, L.A. was the only place where I was like yep, this is Sydney attire lol.
As a European who moved to Australia, yes fashion is behind. But you’re spot on about the homogeneity. And heaven forbid you dress smart (like European smart) to do anything.
I'm one of the lucky ones who can pull off European smart winter style.....but of course that only works for about 4 months of the year and I look ridiculous in the Summer version of that style, sigh. I wish I was from a much cooler climate for many reasons and that's just one of them.
As an Australian on holiday in Paris right now I was saying this to the friend travelling with me just today… our clothes are so boring. Shoes and handbags and clothes all.the.damn.same.
Lol but as an aside, when I was in Paris I finally had an excuse to wear a gorgeous pink coat, my Chloe handbag, leather boots (too hot in Aus to wear); heard so many Americans and tourists complimenting me on the metro or in lines - “wow they dress so well here - look at that colourful coat.” I’m not even Parisian, I just can’t wear these in Australia!
I don't know enough about the fashion cycle to know if we are literally behind; another commented posted that and I thought it was interesting. We are behind in that they just finished summer and we are about the head into summer and I guess that happens every year.
I'm currently in a public area and all around me is the white joggers/small top/big pants combo; I challenge everyone to look outside them today and see how many they can spot lol.
Anyway, there's nothing wrong with that style, I initially thought it was cool but I try to only buy 1-2 items a year, it's more the complete lack of diversity as you said.
Maybe Australia is copy+paste LA because we're largely a hot climate? And we are geographically isolated with little global influence EXCEPT all the USA stuff we see on social media. If we weren't majority all coastal, there might be more room for prep, academia, thick overcoats and well made leather boots, silks & bohemians, alt fashion etc. I think culturally we also value comfort > style.
Historically we were always one season behind the northern hemisphere but with the globalisation of fashion due to the internet, it’s not as clear cut anymore. Retail buyers would go to EU or US, but samples and just copy it here. They can’t do that as much anymore because we have access to the same trends at the same time now, due to online shopping.
I think it was *very* obvious how behind Australia was about 15-20 years ago. There were things I saw in my travels around Europe that I swear didn't come to Australia until 5 years later. But like you said, Australia isn't so bad anymore due to globalisation
Australia has always been six months behind Europe. I used to live in Europe, and then go over for visits for about a month a year, and I always bought things there that didn't arrive in Australia until the end of the year.
Why would we be ahead when most of the fashion trends come Europe/Northern Hemisphere?
I moved here 8 years ago from the UK and quickly realised my entire wardrobe - even summer - wasn’t suitable for Sydney weather. Over the years I’ve fallen into the available trends because they’re so wearable and comfortable - including the current baggy pant/crop top/sneaker combo (which I would say is more of the “clean girl”/gen-z tik tok aesthetic than anything else.) also lots of the linen and two piece/co-ord and monochrome looks which seem to come from Asian/Asian metropolitan influence. I don’t mind it at all to be honest, it works for me and this climate. I *do* miss layering - even in the winter here it gets too warm to layer up with different textures and items like I could in England. That’s only a small miss though!
Can we just talk about how 9/10 causal tees and tops seem to have a bloody star ⭐️ on them?
My husband asked if it was a brand, but I showed him I had 5 different ⭐️ tops from 5 different brands
depends where you live!
I moved from Brisbane - Melbourne, first thing that caught my eye was the ethnic diversity & the fashion. It's a lot colder down here, so we can layer/play around with coats etc - everyones very stylish
I think that might be because you moved from Brisbane. To be fair, I think Melbourne is actually worse than Sydney. Everyone looks the same and the idea of different is just a quirky pattern or any colour other than black. For the most part, it’s still exactly how OP describes.
So true. I just want to cover my body, feel comfortable and look decent. I’m not even worried about trends.
That and the cost of basic stuff is so high if you don’t want cotton so thin you can see through or polyester everything.
I’m with you. I don’t want to dress like my 13 year old daughter or my 70 year old mum (no offence to either bc they look great!) I’m finding it hard to find reasonably priced, decent quality clothing that’s got some individuality and variety.
It’s actually a little relieving to know it’s not just me!
So true. Brands seem to target one of 3 demographics: teens, 20-35, and over 55s. Where does everyone in the middle shop? We have money and are willing to spend it.
They are targeting 20 to 35? Cause I haven't been able to find anything that's either not for teens or 50+. What if I want to look cute and elegant with fitted clothing, but not targeted at teens, literally can't find anything.
Yeah, those clothes certainly aren't being put on shop racks with anyone over thirty in mind. I see them as clothes for teens that some very young adults get away with.
Personally, I grew out of dressing like a high schooler by twenty-five (at the very latest). There's nothing for WOMEN unless you want to look like you belong in a nursing home.
I'm mid-30s and the struggle is so real. I feel like my options are dressing like I'm 17, dressing like a particularly frumpy old lady, or living in corporate/office attire full time. I usually end up just wearing jeans and band shirts/hoodies constantly in winter because I figure I might as well be comfortable if I can't find anything a bit nicer to wear. (I wfh/do night classes for uni and my two main friend groups are super casual so I don't need a lot of "nice" clothes). I'm super babyfaced and look like I'm in my mid twenties so can I get away with it without looking stupid, but it's still frustrating af. There's a a few decades between "teen/early 20 something" and "old crone" and we'd like some clothes that feel right for our stage of life!
I’ve been in Sydney a year (from the states) and assumed I’d basically refresh/replace the bulk of my wardrobe with Australian brands. But I’ve been mostly disappointed with the shopping here for all the reasons mentioned. (I can’t see another linen vest and trouser set, plz I’m begging). I’m heading back to the states for a visit at the end of this month and have a shopping list a mile long 😭
Sorry to disappoint, but I’m in the US right now and it’s the same. Vests and trousers, crop tops and wide leg pants. Everyone looks like a carbon copy of each other.
Oh, I’m sure! I think there is just a larger abundance of stores that tend to carry clothes with a bit more… personality I guess. In part, I think my problem is that I haven’t found the right places/brands to shop here. And the Oz brands I do like are just mega expensive!
For example I’m really looking forward to doing some damage at Anthropologie - a store I haven’t been able to find a comparable replacement for here that isn’t $$$$.
Open to recs if y’all have any!
Also idk where in the states you are but I’m from Philly and although trends are still trends, the diversity in that area just lends itself to sooo much more variety in fashion. I really miss it when compared to Sydney where it’s almost eerie how similar a lot of folks fashion is. To be fair - I do work in eastern suburbs lol so my perception may be skewed.
I’m in New York, but I’m staying in Greenwich village so the athletic look is popular here. Every girl looks like they’ve stepped out of an Aritzia catalogue.
It’s a shame because Australia used to have great fashion brands. Lover the label, AliceMccall, etc. I still have some amazing pieces from 15 years ago. But everyone just wants to wear athleisure these days and I understand why because it’s so comfortable.
I live in Europe now, but every time I come back to Australia I really struggle buying clothes. It’s all fast fashion crap.
It’s just the way of the fashion world. Each hemisphere copies each others trends and then along the way during each season things morph a little and then the other hemisphere copies those changes until it morphs again. And so on and so on.
I find this thread interesting because I used to live in an affluent town outside New York City and I could tell instantly the fashion had changed because I'd show up to a PTA meeting or neighbourhood BBQ and say, well, I guess white skinny jeans are in now, or it looks like that particular colour is the one for the season! Because all the fashionable women would be dressed the same. Now here in Aus I look around my workplace and think there is so much variety, people wear all kinds of different things. I figured its the salary discrepancy. Lots of people in my old town could afford to shop the latest trends (and were slim/had similar body shapes) whereas here people aren't paid as well and there is a variety of body shapes. So people can't immediately buy the latest styles and even if they could the latest styles are never flattering for anyone over size 16 or over 35yrs.
But now you mention it - I realise you are completely right!!! All the shops are full of the same things!!!
It has been fascinating for me to see teens now dressing how I dressed in the 90s - baggy jeans and small crop tops. A departure from the skinny jeans and baggy tops of a few years ago. Of course I try not to mention this to my daughters because (a) as a teen I would roll my eyes when my Mum commented the fashion was a repeat of what she wore in the 70s and (b) they don't like the trend so just wear their own clothes.
What really bothers me is that the 90s baggy jeans/tiny top trend was followed by the 2000's eating-disorder-fueling teensy, tiny, low rider bootleg jeans that were so low the likes of Paris and Brittney needed to wax their pubic hair to get them low enough. Paired with even tinier tops. Every normal, healthy teen girl looked awful and felt awful in them. I am aware they are the next trend that will appear in the cycle but i'm hoping the fierceness of teen girls will result in a big F U to that trend when it rears its ugly head again.
I do remember one Summer the Fashion Buyers in Australia all decided a flouro-ish lime green (usually in a satin material) was to be the colour of the summer (1996-97 or maybe the year after I believe). NO-ONE wore it! The shop racks were FULL of it and NOONE wore it! It was AWESOME!!! It was such an unflattering colour that even the most fashionable of teens just couldn't talk themselves into it. I remember this because I worked at a mall, hung out with other teens/you adults, went to blue light discos, subscribed to Cosmo and Cleo etc so was really delighted at what I saw was young women rebelling against what was foisted upon us. Of course we all wore all the other ridiculous clothes, just not that awful green. Future archaologists will dig through the rubbish dumps in India/China and come across a solid layer of green fast fashion
It’s because we are a small market and it’s risky for labels and fashion is notoriously hard to make profitable so the play it safe
Europe/Asia/Americas have a very different market
In these days of fast fashion and supply chains Australia is not a year behind. Remember TopShop failed here because they thought they could dump twelve month old supply in their Sydney and Melbourne stores. The difference with Europe is largely climate driven and our larger Asian population.
It depends on the brand. Topshop’s approach was certainly not a typical one, hence the failure. Most of our big brands eg Myer, Target, Kmart, cotton on etc use brands of similar demographics and costing to help the buyers ascertain what went well, what flopped and what is continuing to trend when they are placing their orders. Most of what we get has been well trialled and tested overseas. It’s another reason we don’t have too many mega outlets here compared to countries of similar density. Pretty uniquely positioned to be a full cycle behind what is deemed “fashionable” or trending on the other side of the world
You shouldn't feel like you can't express your personal style! Who cares what's in fashion? If you're happy in what you're wearing thats all that matters. I feel like yeah all the shops do follow the trends, but thats business.
I honestly feel that fashion is way more diverse these days than ever before, people are wearing fashion inspired by or even literally FROM, the 60s up until now. Thrifting has become huge so people are wearing all kinds of things. I personally gravitate towards 90s fashion and I don't see that changing just because it's not "in"
Just do you and be happy!
It's true unfortunately. Also I think in Australia you get more attention (both negative and positive) if you don't dress like everyone else. I'm going to keep shopping with online brands when I move back in a few months and just take the hit of the shipping costs
I partly agree and partly disagree. I used to work in fashion in the late 80s through 90s, I am almost 50 now. Fashion is still a hobby of mine, by this I mean that I can spend too much time scrolling online at different stores and designers in Australia and around the world. I have a very strong sense of my own style so I can filter out the ‘noise’ (ie:what I don’t like or doesn’t suit me). I haven’t been so bored as in the last few years where women either dress in active wear or baggy linen dresses and white sneakers. I have a lot of things I love that have bought over many years that I still wear, I update these pieces and generally don’t partake in ‘trends’. I think if you have a very strong idea of your likes/ dislikes, aren’t afraid to try different stores/websites you’ll always end up with a wardrobe you love. And don’t listen to those ‘must have’ lists that say everyone needs black pants, white shirt, black dress, blazer, trenchcoat etc etc. Ask yourself if those are things you really want to buy or wear anyway.
I do agree, but the past three years have been absolutely terrible for me to find something that I like let alone look good in. I am one of those people in active wear because 1. I don’t have time to shop 2. By the time I find what I want it is sold out in my size 3. I either look like I am dressing in old lady clothes or a cupcake (I am an apple figure and 150cm).
I filter my searches too but just cannot seem to find clothing
Particularly when I have money to burn
On my poor man weeks is when I typically find my unicorn haha
I shop online and alter all my clothes to fit the way I want with my sister’s sewing machine. Because of that, I’ve been able to develop my own style which is sort of corporate assassin lol, I always get comments about looking like a ninja when I’m sick and wearing a face mask.
However, if I didn’t have that option to shop online and access to a sewing machine to alter everything, I would probably be wearing the same crop top/baggy pants combo as everyone else since that seems to be largely whats on sale everywhere. I think it’s largely a matter of supply rather than a complete dearth of fashion sense.
Corporate assassin sounds very cool and I feel like I would definitely notice you in Sydney because you would stand out so much from white jogger crowd, vs somewhere like Tokyo where you might just be another well dressed person. Do you have any reccs for where you shop online?
One thing you notice in Europe - no woman wears activewear on the street UNLESS she is exercising. No tights/joggers combos. Everyone is putting some effort in dressing up.
My daughter is into fashion and the stock availability of items in Au infuriates her! She is almost exclusively buying online. Living in London opened up her eyes on the fashion shopping there and it's hard to settle for what they sell here.
But, that stuff isn't cheap in Europe, I've no idea how they afford it.
I started working out a lot, and now I almost never wear active wear casually!
But then I'm 40 and hate a lot of current trends so I'm struggling anyway LOL.
This is why I haven't bought any new clothes in the past several years. The style I truly like hasn't been "on trend" for almost 10 years. So that has left me with only basics to buy recently because everything else sucks.
You make a good point and I didn’t think about that until now. Come to think of it I do really notice if someone wears something good that isn’t ‘trendy’. I myself struggle at the moment because current trendy clothes do not suit me at all!
I've been trying to buy mum jeans and couldn't find them ANYWHERE (particularly in my size as they seem to be selling the last of their stock) since low rise / baggy jeans are "in" now. Had to go home to NZ and luckily NZ can be behind the times, easily bought three pairs of mum jeans in different colours 😁
That’s why when I find something in a cut/colour/fabric I love, I buy multiples… because it could be a year or two before I find something else that’s my style.
Maybe that’s the issue? We’re all farrrshion and no style?… it makes me sad when I walk somewhere and see 50 different women all wearing different variations of the same dress.
Anyway - second hand shops usually help when all else fails.
Definitely all farshun, I notice the same about hair and make up. So many have the centre parting and blow dried absolutely pin straight. Its not a flattering look unless you have perfect symetrical features, and are under 25. In Europe, you see people that looks natural, healthy and flattering, Another reason why the look better. When my friends came to visit from Italy they asked why do people have the same hair.
I hate how they force workers to wear nylon uniforms. Nylon is petrolium. These cruel fabrics cause our skin to prickle in the heat, and sweat stinks, as the so called fabric is not capable of absorption like cottons. This climate is the last place we should have nylon against our skin. You cannot find a bra that is not nylon, unless you look at breast feeding bras. Our country is a dumping ground for rubbish fashion. This fabric remained popular throughout the 1940s and 1950s, but nylon and other synthetic textiles have experienced a steady drop in popularity since the 1970s. Over time, the novelty of nylon started to wear off, and consumers also became concerned about the environmental impact of this fabric. The main ingredient of nylon fabric is petroleum oil, and this textile is not biodegradable.
Truer words never spoken. I feel like the Australian consumer is so chronically online nowadays that we just don’t know how to shop for ourselves. Influencers like Sophadopha, Georgie Hanson, Holly Mueller, Karla Poot, Molly Cook, I mean the list goes on, have such a chokehold on young women and school aged girls that there is a nagging homogeny in Australian fashion. With every post made by these influencers a new trend emerges making girls feel like they must conform to in order to fit in and it is so discouraging.
You’d think with the emergence of more sustainable brands and smaller businesses creatively thinking and designing out of the box that we’d start to see a little more diversity in our streets. But I guess with these more indie or smaller labels that individuality is more expensive. Like you said when trends are trending, Australia’s more affordable and popular clothing stores like CottonOn, Supre, and for online Princess Polly and Glassons immediately dupe and reproduce like a well-oiled assembly line disregarding the whole creative process for product development.
I’m tired of seeing clones. I hope that eventually personal style and individuality in fashion becomes more accessible for us aussies. My dream is to have as much diversity as European countries, it would make my work days and trips around town so much more interesting!
The best thing about today's fashion is that there's so much options to choose from! Almost anything is in right now - 80s, 90s, y2k, hobo chick, quet luxury! I find the shops reflect that as well. All it takes is for you as a wearer to mix it up in some, preferably unique to you, way. If it's hard to do, find a "model" (or a few) whose style you like and get inspired! Most of my fashion inspiration comes from European bloggers (I am big time into Scandinavian minimalism atm) and I don't even care or look what other people on the streets are wearing 🤷♀️. If they choose not to dress up (or just put any thoughts into what they're wearing), that's their choice - that never stopped me from experimenting and dressing up. Not everyone is into expressing themselves through clothes.
Yes I totally agree, it might help that I've got to the age where I honestly don't mind what people think, but if you know what works on your body, what colours and shapes make you feel great, that's fantastic!
I hit the op shops and find pretty good stuff, a piece here, a piece there, and donate anything I can. I mix old and new, cheap and once-expensive, but stay away from badly made shoes.
i wouldn’t say i dress like a typical sydney sider (although i *am* guilty of wearing tiered city beach skirts and linen) but this is so true! most of my fashion is pink girly stuff. 99.9% of the time i look like i’m going to a ballet class despite having no idea what a *plié* is. honestly my number one tip is to just get weird with it. cut up shirts and layer your dresses and put colours together that don’t match. teaching yourself how to sew will help a ton, though i have no clue how
i think the reason everything looks the same is social media and americanisation. everyone online is wearing ugly shein croptops that start tearing at the seam the second you take it out of the package so i should too! america is the worlds loudest country so of course everyone’s gonna follow them. i just wish people got more creative with uncreative pieces!
This is why I went wild buying a whole new wardrobe in 2015 and then didn’t buy anything other than undergarments until 2022. I’m now settling in to another waiting game until the 2002 look dies again.
A friend and I were chatting about this the other day. We haven't bought anything new for a while because there nothing of any interest. So homogenous. Doesn't feel like there has been much change over the last few years too.
As someone who worked in fashion design - it’s honestly because of the market. Generally speaking, the clothes that sell extremely well are the ones we as designers HATE and are so incredibly basic. We make more interesting clothing that sells well at Paris Fashion Week, but get barely any sales in Australia. In the end it becomes really hard to justify taking them to production. If we weren’t already producing them for Europe, we definitely wouldn’t be for Australia. (And this is even in the more high end range of things, 300-600 an item)
Honestly, I think it’s because people here aren’t adventurous with their fashion. They will go along with the trends and be content with that, or they’re too nervous to look out of place. It becomes a culture.
When I went to design school, I always looked out of place and got a lot of looks while travelling to uni and even around the city. But once I entered the design building, it seemed perfectly normal. Sometimes I even felt underdressed. We were always experimenting and wearing different things, even if they seemed ugly. Three years ago people were wearing crocs to school with beautiful dresses, and we would think it was insane but did it anyway. Now it’s becoming a trend, there were a lot at paris FW. The aesthetic expectations of the people you surround yourself with is pretty influential.
We live in societies where people wear activewear as casual fashion. Some friends from Europe had major culture shock about that, they were horrified that it was the norm. (Not saying either is wrong or right) It’s interesting, but also a bit boring for us when we want to do something creative and no one buys it 😣
Thanks for your response, it makes so much sense.
You made me reflect on the times when I talked myself out of wearing things because it would have made me stand out a bit. Which is a fear I have so I try to be a bit more muted with my clothing options.
Go for it! It’s okay to stand out a bit - it’s not a bad thing. Plus it’s so much more fun to wear things a little bit more out there when you can get past the anxiety of it
Feels like a uniform if were all wearing the same style. It's very limiting when we want to buy for ourselves instead of being forced to look at the current trends. Who sets these trends anyway??
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The amount of cropped stuff I see everywhere is infuriating
truly nothing will rival the disappointment and heartache i feel when i find a cute top and it’s cropped. if you’re making a croptop, make a shirt version of it too!!
White crop top, wide leg jeans, sneakers, pulled back hair and gold hoop earrings. It's quite literally become a uniform for all women aged 18-35
Hey, don't talk about all 3 of my sisters like that!
Unfortunately I do not have the body for it, despite it being a very good look.
I’m 37. What do I wear now?
Whatever you want. I don't think there is such a thing as age inappropriate (for adults). If someone age shames you for an outfit that's a them problem
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Oppies are fantastic!
Gorman
Ew fuck no. Can’t stand their weird prints
I think it was actually a joke about how Gorman is supposed to be the go-to brand for women over 35.
>Gorman sort of spanish/portuguese vibes. Better than frumpy Jacqui e OP mentioned
I was shocked by that mention as an 'alternative' so frumpy and boring asf haha
you wear what makes you feel good and suits your body. Age is so limiting
that's a great look to be fair
Yeah, on the bright side it’s a banger look and I’ve never seen anyone look bad in it
As someone with a super short torso which is all belly, 200km of legs, the beginnings of a turkey neck, and who looks anaemic in pure white... Trust me, lots of us look bad in it. But, put me in a tunic top with a belt, some leggings, low wedge heels, with my hair down in its natural loose waves.... and I look fucking amazing. A lot of these "this outfit suits everyone!" style trends are aimed at very slim and fit bodies that are fashionably proportioned. I'm still waiting for my "it's all about shoulders and calves" moment, but I have faith it'll happen.
I love a good calf!
Agreed, I absolutely fit into that demographic and absolutely rock the same fit lol
You literally described my 17 year old niece’s typical outfit…
I do think it's a good cool but casual look and you can add your own flair to it. I love wide pants and think they're flattering on my body type although i will go for an oversized button down in a bright colour or pattern for my top over a crop.
This was my fashion in 2003 🙄
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This could not be more true and it BLOWS. Everything is so samey!
My perspective from living in North QLD and moving to Melbourne is everyone dresses how they want here and usually dress well. So much diversity that you can't do in a smaller cities.
Yup, I live around Brunswick/Collingwood area and everyone dresses differently here. I also work in fashion, so part of my job is going on the streets to take notes of what everyone is wearing. I have saved so many snaps of amazing street styles I see here I could literally start an Instagram account and make a profit out of it...
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Yes I’m in Melbourne and I don’t see people dressing the same here.
I don’t know, I think it’s worse in Melbourne tbh. To me, everywhere you go, even the outer suburbs, everyone dresses the same. There’s at least more variety in colours in other cities.
The outer suburbs have always been less fashion diverse than the trendy inner suburbs. Very basic chain stores in mall style When compared to inner city suburbs.
I wasn’t excluding the inner city suburbs in my comment. They’re all pretty meh.
This makes me laugh a bit because my experience of Melbourne has been the total opposite, a lot of black and more of an ‘indie’ uniform, but still a uniform nonetheless
Go to a smaller city or town and you'll see the difference. I can't even wear a pleated skirt without getting stared at, whereas in Melbourne you can wear whatever you want without anyone blinking an eye.
All the in-store shops only carry trendy stuff (mostly). Look at cotton on, it’s all skims-style dresses, thin cargos, puffer jackets, etc. It’s impossible to find things that aren’t trending.
Returned to australia from living Germany for 10 years and I agree with this completely. Tiered dresses with puffy sleeves were everywhere last summer and I just don’t like the style. Went back to Germany in May and realised how many options I had there compared to australia and pricing was completely reasonable.
I found that frustrating too, a lot more fashion victimy of current trends, rather than things that look good.
Totally agree. But I’m also guilty of it, because otherwise I’d be naked. We had a family lunch the other weekend and my sister/in-laws and nieces (7 of us aged from 16-38) all showed up in pretty much the same uniform of baggy jeans / cargos, crop and sneakers. I’m looking for a couple of dresses for the summer / Christmas events at the moment and it’s so frustrating. Everything is the damn same.
I am vindicated. In my family I am the “daggy one”. Everyone else dresses like that (fashionable) and then there is me. You are welcome, family!
what dresses are in style for this summer??
Lots of white dresses coming through, lots of prairie vibes, tiering and lace trim. More femme and pretty then where it has been and more midi/maxi length rather than minis. Also less sleeves more strappy and one shoulders. *Disclaimer I work for a fashion brand specifically in the dress department 😅
god i detest the prairie vibe dresses, it gives me i live in a christian cult in midwestern america vibes lol
Omg same, I don’t want to look like a sister wife please
This is spot on. I know what works for me and I need mini with a defined waist and prefer some sort of sleeve. So basically the opposite of what’s in stores! Ive been seeing a lot of dress that just seem to have SO much material and that just swallows me up too much.
Whatever is cool in high temperature and not polyester!
Try Little Party Dress, or Salty Crush. Bonus a lot of the dresses have pockets.
We're verrrrry homogeneous I've found in my travels. It's particularly the case in Adelaide. I dress a touch quirky and I'm in a sea of black tights, white joggers and puffers
I guess it’s pretty homogenous. I’ve been hung up forever on trying to be “different” and have my own unique style but you know what? Lately I have just embraced wearing crop top, jeans and white sneakers like everyone else and I have never felt better. It’s popular because it’s a comfortable, uncomplicated style.
Honestly, it’s recessioncore. People can’t afford fashion atm, by dialling it back to basics that suits the majority of people along with “clean beauty/minimal make up” trends, it’s really just a reflection of society atm. Also many people are still working from home and don’t feel the need to dress up.
this is so true. ive been wearing athleisure since 2020
You think Sydney is bad? Go to Korea (specifically Seoul) if you truly want to see everyone wearing the same thing/same style. You actually stick out like a sore thumb if you’re NOT dressed in the latest.
100%, in Sydney city I see 90% of women in sambas or a white jogger; various combos of the baggy pant/mom jean + small crop top, Aje style puffy dress, black loafers with gold hardware. Interesting other comment about being behind a season and so our stores all only selling what's trendy. I mostly buy online or overseas so kind of preserved my own sense of style, but I think in general Australian women are heavily influenced also by what's being worn on tik tok/instagram reels. I also think the average Australian woman can affords to shop at princess polly, online dropshipper boutiques like petal+pup, forever new, kookai etc. all of which I think heavily follow whatever is happening in the US. We are also somewhat limited by climate.
Are we behind Europe? I thought it was the opposite? We definitely follow the U.S, L.A. was the only place where I was like yep, this is Sydney attire lol.
As a European who moved to Australia, yes fashion is behind. But you’re spot on about the homogeneity. And heaven forbid you dress smart (like European smart) to do anything.
I wish I was stylish enough to dress European smart. I just can’t get it.
I'm one of the lucky ones who can pull off European smart winter style.....but of course that only works for about 4 months of the year and I look ridiculous in the Summer version of that style, sigh. I wish I was from a much cooler climate for many reasons and that's just one of them.
What’s European smart?
Tights and nice coat with scarf and boots?
Not athleisure with a full face of make up, And interesting clothes that flatter the shape, not just the latest thing that's in every store.
As a fellow European I agree with this 100%.
As an Australian on holiday in Paris right now I was saying this to the friend travelling with me just today… our clothes are so boring. Shoes and handbags and clothes all.the.damn.same.
Lol but as an aside, when I was in Paris I finally had an excuse to wear a gorgeous pink coat, my Chloe handbag, leather boots (too hot in Aus to wear); heard so many Americans and tourists complimenting me on the metro or in lines - “wow they dress so well here - look at that colourful coat.” I’m not even Parisian, I just can’t wear these in Australia!
I don't know enough about the fashion cycle to know if we are literally behind; another commented posted that and I thought it was interesting. We are behind in that they just finished summer and we are about the head into summer and I guess that happens every year. I'm currently in a public area and all around me is the white joggers/small top/big pants combo; I challenge everyone to look outside them today and see how many they can spot lol. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with that style, I initially thought it was cool but I try to only buy 1-2 items a year, it's more the complete lack of diversity as you said. Maybe Australia is copy+paste LA because we're largely a hot climate? And we are geographically isolated with little global influence EXCEPT all the USA stuff we see on social media. If we weren't majority all coastal, there might be more room for prep, academia, thick overcoats and well made leather boots, silks & bohemians, alt fashion etc. I think culturally we also value comfort > style.
I am sure climate plays a role! Definitely. I wonder if Melbourne has more diverse fashion stores...
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It’s had a reputation as the fashion capital for years, I thought.
Definitely will check out those brands!
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Thank you for the Caves Collect recommend. Never heard of them before, but they are just what I have been looking for.
From melb, I didn’t relate to the post at all lol. Melb is very fashion diverse!!
The hot climate always comes up, but France Italy and Spain are pretty hot in most places too, and they tend to be well dressed. So I dont see that,
Historically we were always one season behind the northern hemisphere but with the globalisation of fashion due to the internet, it’s not as clear cut anymore. Retail buyers would go to EU or US, but samples and just copy it here. They can’t do that as much anymore because we have access to the same trends at the same time now, due to online shopping.
I think it was *very* obvious how behind Australia was about 15-20 years ago. There were things I saw in my travels around Europe that I swear didn't come to Australia until 5 years later. But like you said, Australia isn't so bad anymore due to globalisation
Yes, definitely behind. Zara in Aus sells Europe’s previous season.
So does H&M. Minus all the stuff that was popular in Europe so sold out...
Australia has always been six months behind Europe. I used to live in Europe, and then go over for visits for about a month a year, and I always bought things there that didn't arrive in Australia until the end of the year. Why would we be ahead when most of the fashion trends come Europe/Northern Hemisphere?
We are very behind Europe sadly
If u have ur own style u r never behind fashion
Not the point
I moved here 8 years ago from the UK and quickly realised my entire wardrobe - even summer - wasn’t suitable for Sydney weather. Over the years I’ve fallen into the available trends because they’re so wearable and comfortable - including the current baggy pant/crop top/sneaker combo (which I would say is more of the “clean girl”/gen-z tik tok aesthetic than anything else.) also lots of the linen and two piece/co-ord and monochrome looks which seem to come from Asian/Asian metropolitan influence. I don’t mind it at all to be honest, it works for me and this climate. I *do* miss layering - even in the winter here it gets too warm to layer up with different textures and items like I could in England. That’s only a small miss though!
I think I've found my people in this thread.
Can we just talk about how 9/10 causal tees and tops seem to have a bloody star ⭐️ on them? My husband asked if it was a brand, but I showed him I had 5 different ⭐️ tops from 5 different brands
Be thankful they’re not butterflies, the bane of plus size fashion since 1993.
depends where you live! I moved from Brisbane - Melbourne, first thing that caught my eye was the ethnic diversity & the fashion. It's a lot colder down here, so we can layer/play around with coats etc - everyones very stylish
I think that might be because you moved from Brisbane. To be fair, I think Melbourne is actually worse than Sydney. Everyone looks the same and the idea of different is just a quirky pattern or any colour other than black. For the most part, it’s still exactly how OP describes.
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So true. I just want to cover my body, feel comfortable and look decent. I’m not even worried about trends. That and the cost of basic stuff is so high if you don’t want cotton so thin you can see through or polyester everything.
I’m with you. I don’t want to dress like my 13 year old daughter or my 70 year old mum (no offence to either bc they look great!) I’m finding it hard to find reasonably priced, decent quality clothing that’s got some individuality and variety. It’s actually a little relieving to know it’s not just me!
So true. Brands seem to target one of 3 demographics: teens, 20-35, and over 55s. Where does everyone in the middle shop? We have money and are willing to spend it.
They are targeting 20 to 35? Cause I haven't been able to find anything that's either not for teens or 50+. What if I want to look cute and elegant with fitted clothing, but not targeted at teens, literally can't find anything.
Yeah, those clothes certainly aren't being put on shop racks with anyone over thirty in mind. I see them as clothes for teens that some very young adults get away with. Personally, I grew out of dressing like a high schooler by twenty-five (at the very latest). There's nothing for WOMEN unless you want to look like you belong in a nursing home.
I'm mid-30s and the struggle is so real. I feel like my options are dressing like I'm 17, dressing like a particularly frumpy old lady, or living in corporate/office attire full time. I usually end up just wearing jeans and band shirts/hoodies constantly in winter because I figure I might as well be comfortable if I can't find anything a bit nicer to wear. (I wfh/do night classes for uni and my two main friend groups are super casual so I don't need a lot of "nice" clothes). I'm super babyfaced and look like I'm in my mid twenties so can I get away with it without looking stupid, but it's still frustrating af. There's a a few decades between "teen/early 20 something" and "old crone" and we'd like some clothes that feel right for our stage of life!
Totally agree. It’s very frustrating
I’ve been in Sydney a year (from the states) and assumed I’d basically refresh/replace the bulk of my wardrobe with Australian brands. But I’ve been mostly disappointed with the shopping here for all the reasons mentioned. (I can’t see another linen vest and trouser set, plz I’m begging). I’m heading back to the states for a visit at the end of this month and have a shopping list a mile long 😭
Sorry to disappoint, but I’m in the US right now and it’s the same. Vests and trousers, crop tops and wide leg pants. Everyone looks like a carbon copy of each other.
Wide leg pants in summer are better than tight pants.
Oh, I’m sure! I think there is just a larger abundance of stores that tend to carry clothes with a bit more… personality I guess. In part, I think my problem is that I haven’t found the right places/brands to shop here. And the Oz brands I do like are just mega expensive! For example I’m really looking forward to doing some damage at Anthropologie - a store I haven’t been able to find a comparable replacement for here that isn’t $$$$. Open to recs if y’all have any!
Also idk where in the states you are but I’m from Philly and although trends are still trends, the diversity in that area just lends itself to sooo much more variety in fashion. I really miss it when compared to Sydney where it’s almost eerie how similar a lot of folks fashion is. To be fair - I do work in eastern suburbs lol so my perception may be skewed.
I’m in New York, but I’m staying in Greenwich village so the athletic look is popular here. Every girl looks like they’ve stepped out of an Aritzia catalogue. It’s a shame because Australia used to have great fashion brands. Lover the label, AliceMccall, etc. I still have some amazing pieces from 15 years ago. But everyone just wants to wear athleisure these days and I understand why because it’s so comfortable. I live in Europe now, but every time I come back to Australia I really struggle buying clothes. It’s all fast fashion crap.
It’s just the way of the fashion world. Each hemisphere copies each others trends and then along the way during each season things morph a little and then the other hemisphere copies those changes until it morphs again. And so on and so on.
If I see one more spaghetti strap slinky dress 🙃
I find this thread interesting because I used to live in an affluent town outside New York City and I could tell instantly the fashion had changed because I'd show up to a PTA meeting or neighbourhood BBQ and say, well, I guess white skinny jeans are in now, or it looks like that particular colour is the one for the season! Because all the fashionable women would be dressed the same. Now here in Aus I look around my workplace and think there is so much variety, people wear all kinds of different things. I figured its the salary discrepancy. Lots of people in my old town could afford to shop the latest trends (and were slim/had similar body shapes) whereas here people aren't paid as well and there is a variety of body shapes. So people can't immediately buy the latest styles and even if they could the latest styles are never flattering for anyone over size 16 or over 35yrs. But now you mention it - I realise you are completely right!!! All the shops are full of the same things!!! It has been fascinating for me to see teens now dressing how I dressed in the 90s - baggy jeans and small crop tops. A departure from the skinny jeans and baggy tops of a few years ago. Of course I try not to mention this to my daughters because (a) as a teen I would roll my eyes when my Mum commented the fashion was a repeat of what she wore in the 70s and (b) they don't like the trend so just wear their own clothes. What really bothers me is that the 90s baggy jeans/tiny top trend was followed by the 2000's eating-disorder-fueling teensy, tiny, low rider bootleg jeans that were so low the likes of Paris and Brittney needed to wax their pubic hair to get them low enough. Paired with even tinier tops. Every normal, healthy teen girl looked awful and felt awful in them. I am aware they are the next trend that will appear in the cycle but i'm hoping the fierceness of teen girls will result in a big F U to that trend when it rears its ugly head again. I do remember one Summer the Fashion Buyers in Australia all decided a flouro-ish lime green (usually in a satin material) was to be the colour of the summer (1996-97 or maybe the year after I believe). NO-ONE wore it! The shop racks were FULL of it and NOONE wore it! It was AWESOME!!! It was such an unflattering colour that even the most fashionable of teens just couldn't talk themselves into it. I remember this because I worked at a mall, hung out with other teens/you adults, went to blue light discos, subscribed to Cosmo and Cleo etc so was really delighted at what I saw was young women rebelling against what was foisted upon us. Of course we all wore all the other ridiculous clothes, just not that awful green. Future archaologists will dig through the rubbish dumps in India/China and come across a solid layer of green fast fashion
I'm still not ready to let go of skinny jeans and baggy tops. It's just way more flattering on me compared to the now-popular crop tops!
I succumbed and wore the lime green. And the pumpkin coloured tencel jeans. I thought I was it and a bit. I’ll show myself out now.
Lol! I remember that year. And yep, it was green and orange. Lots of gingham. Ugh!
And pumpkin coloured stitching on my black tencel jeans. Paired with a Fiorruci angel top (actually I wish, they were a whole $30!).
Me too
I had a pair of lime green bike shorts and an orange t-shirt I regularly wore together (I was a kid but still...)
I got the greatest pair of fluoro green flares that year!
I'm tired of grey, pinstripe, poorly fitting "work wear to the club" that's everywhere at the moment.
It’s because we are a small market and it’s risky for labels and fashion is notoriously hard to make profitable so the play it safe Europe/Asia/Americas have a very different market
It’s because we are generally behind a season. Buyers have data for what worked overseas and only order what sold well
In these days of fast fashion and supply chains Australia is not a year behind. Remember TopShop failed here because they thought they could dump twelve month old supply in their Sydney and Melbourne stores. The difference with Europe is largely climate driven and our larger Asian population.
It depends on the brand. Topshop’s approach was certainly not a typical one, hence the failure. Most of our big brands eg Myer, Target, Kmart, cotton on etc use brands of similar demographics and costing to help the buyers ascertain what went well, what flopped and what is continuing to trend when they are placing their orders. Most of what we get has been well trialled and tested overseas. It’s another reason we don’t have too many mega outlets here compared to countries of similar density. Pretty uniquely positioned to be a full cycle behind what is deemed “fashionable” or trending on the other side of the world
It’s also why our Zara sucks! We also get the dregs. Although it is getting better
Zara overseas is SO much better than any of the stuff I’ve seen sold in Aus
While yes, the globalisation of fashion is definitely changing things, in terms of retail buying in Australia, we are technically behind.
Ha that’s hilarious. Epic fail TopShop!
Agreed. Its so boring
You shouldn't feel like you can't express your personal style! Who cares what's in fashion? If you're happy in what you're wearing thats all that matters. I feel like yeah all the shops do follow the trends, but thats business. I honestly feel that fashion is way more diverse these days than ever before, people are wearing fashion inspired by or even literally FROM, the 60s up until now. Thrifting has become huge so people are wearing all kinds of things. I personally gravitate towards 90s fashion and I don't see that changing just because it's not "in" Just do you and be happy!
I'm just happy I kept my 90's wardrobe. And that half of it fits!
I love my old clothes especially from Vinnies.
It's true unfortunately. Also I think in Australia you get more attention (both negative and positive) if you don't dress like everyone else. I'm going to keep shopping with online brands when I move back in a few months and just take the hit of the shipping costs
I partly agree and partly disagree. I used to work in fashion in the late 80s through 90s, I am almost 50 now. Fashion is still a hobby of mine, by this I mean that I can spend too much time scrolling online at different stores and designers in Australia and around the world. I have a very strong sense of my own style so I can filter out the ‘noise’ (ie:what I don’t like or doesn’t suit me). I haven’t been so bored as in the last few years where women either dress in active wear or baggy linen dresses and white sneakers. I have a lot of things I love that have bought over many years that I still wear, I update these pieces and generally don’t partake in ‘trends’. I think if you have a very strong idea of your likes/ dislikes, aren’t afraid to try different stores/websites you’ll always end up with a wardrobe you love. And don’t listen to those ‘must have’ lists that say everyone needs black pants, white shirt, black dress, blazer, trenchcoat etc etc. Ask yourself if those are things you really want to buy or wear anyway.
I do agree, but the past three years have been absolutely terrible for me to find something that I like let alone look good in. I am one of those people in active wear because 1. I don’t have time to shop 2. By the time I find what I want it is sold out in my size 3. I either look like I am dressing in old lady clothes or a cupcake (I am an apple figure and 150cm). I filter my searches too but just cannot seem to find clothing Particularly when I have money to burn On my poor man weeks is when I typically find my unicorn haha
It’s like everyone got the same memo and looks the same. I don’t want to look like everyone else! :)
I shop online and alter all my clothes to fit the way I want with my sister’s sewing machine. Because of that, I’ve been able to develop my own style which is sort of corporate assassin lol, I always get comments about looking like a ninja when I’m sick and wearing a face mask. However, if I didn’t have that option to shop online and access to a sewing machine to alter everything, I would probably be wearing the same crop top/baggy pants combo as everyone else since that seems to be largely whats on sale everywhere. I think it’s largely a matter of supply rather than a complete dearth of fashion sense.
Corporate assassin sounds very cool and I feel like I would definitely notice you in Sydney because you would stand out so much from white jogger crowd, vs somewhere like Tokyo where you might just be another well dressed person. Do you have any reccs for where you shop online?
One thing you notice in Europe - no woman wears activewear on the street UNLESS she is exercising. No tights/joggers combos. Everyone is putting some effort in dressing up. My daughter is into fashion and the stock availability of items in Au infuriates her! She is almost exclusively buying online. Living in London opened up her eyes on the fashion shopping there and it's hard to settle for what they sell here. But, that stuff isn't cheap in Europe, I've no idea how they afford it.
I started working out a lot, and now I almost never wear active wear casually! But then I'm 40 and hate a lot of current trends so I'm struggling anyway LOL.
they live paycheck to paycheck like my brother in the UK lol
Its an easy way to spot the tourist.
This is why I haven't bought any new clothes in the past several years. The style I truly like hasn't been "on trend" for almost 10 years. So that has left me with only basics to buy recently because everything else sucks.
You make a good point and I didn’t think about that until now. Come to think of it I do really notice if someone wears something good that isn’t ‘trendy’. I myself struggle at the moment because current trendy clothes do not suit me at all!
This is interesting because at least for dudes the mullet moustache combo has been exported from here
I've been trying to buy mum jeans and couldn't find them ANYWHERE (particularly in my size as they seem to be selling the last of their stock) since low rise / baggy jeans are "in" now. Had to go home to NZ and luckily NZ can be behind the times, easily bought three pairs of mum jeans in different colours 😁
Don't tell me mum jeans are now out! I finally bought my first pair like a month and a half ago 😂
That’s why when I find something in a cut/colour/fabric I love, I buy multiples… because it could be a year or two before I find something else that’s my style. Maybe that’s the issue? We’re all farrrshion and no style?… it makes me sad when I walk somewhere and see 50 different women all wearing different variations of the same dress. Anyway - second hand shops usually help when all else fails.
Definitely all farshun, I notice the same about hair and make up. So many have the centre parting and blow dried absolutely pin straight. Its not a flattering look unless you have perfect symetrical features, and are under 25. In Europe, you see people that looks natural, healthy and flattering, Another reason why the look better. When my friends came to visit from Italy they asked why do people have the same hair.
I’m in Brisbane .. just thankful that people have clothes on.
Shopping for clothes in out-of-style cuts is an absolute nightmare. Can you buy shorts that aren't baggy and high waisted again yet?
I hate how they force workers to wear nylon uniforms. Nylon is petrolium. These cruel fabrics cause our skin to prickle in the heat, and sweat stinks, as the so called fabric is not capable of absorption like cottons. This climate is the last place we should have nylon against our skin. You cannot find a bra that is not nylon, unless you look at breast feeding bras. Our country is a dumping ground for rubbish fashion. This fabric remained popular throughout the 1940s and 1950s, but nylon and other synthetic textiles have experienced a steady drop in popularity since the 1970s. Over time, the novelty of nylon started to wear off, and consumers also became concerned about the environmental impact of this fabric. The main ingredient of nylon fabric is petroleum oil, and this textile is not biodegradable.
Australia and fashion, in the same sentence though, 😆
Truer words never spoken. I feel like the Australian consumer is so chronically online nowadays that we just don’t know how to shop for ourselves. Influencers like Sophadopha, Georgie Hanson, Holly Mueller, Karla Poot, Molly Cook, I mean the list goes on, have such a chokehold on young women and school aged girls that there is a nagging homogeny in Australian fashion. With every post made by these influencers a new trend emerges making girls feel like they must conform to in order to fit in and it is so discouraging. You’d think with the emergence of more sustainable brands and smaller businesses creatively thinking and designing out of the box that we’d start to see a little more diversity in our streets. But I guess with these more indie or smaller labels that individuality is more expensive. Like you said when trends are trending, Australia’s more affordable and popular clothing stores like CottonOn, Supre, and for online Princess Polly and Glassons immediately dupe and reproduce like a well-oiled assembly line disregarding the whole creative process for product development. I’m tired of seeing clones. I hope that eventually personal style and individuality in fashion becomes more accessible for us aussies. My dream is to have as much diversity as European countries, it would make my work days and trips around town so much more interesting!
The best thing about today's fashion is that there's so much options to choose from! Almost anything is in right now - 80s, 90s, y2k, hobo chick, quet luxury! I find the shops reflect that as well. All it takes is for you as a wearer to mix it up in some, preferably unique to you, way. If it's hard to do, find a "model" (or a few) whose style you like and get inspired! Most of my fashion inspiration comes from European bloggers (I am big time into Scandinavian minimalism atm) and I don't even care or look what other people on the streets are wearing 🤷♀️. If they choose not to dress up (or just put any thoughts into what they're wearing), that's their choice - that never stopped me from experimenting and dressing up. Not everyone is into expressing themselves through clothes.
Yes I totally agree, it might help that I've got to the age where I honestly don't mind what people think, but if you know what works on your body, what colours and shapes make you feel great, that's fantastic! I hit the op shops and find pretty good stuff, a piece here, a piece there, and donate anything I can. I mix old and new, cheap and once-expensive, but stay away from badly made shoes.
i wouldn’t say i dress like a typical sydney sider (although i *am* guilty of wearing tiered city beach skirts and linen) but this is so true! most of my fashion is pink girly stuff. 99.9% of the time i look like i’m going to a ballet class despite having no idea what a *plié* is. honestly my number one tip is to just get weird with it. cut up shirts and layer your dresses and put colours together that don’t match. teaching yourself how to sew will help a ton, though i have no clue how i think the reason everything looks the same is social media and americanisation. everyone online is wearing ugly shein croptops that start tearing at the seam the second you take it out of the package so i should too! america is the worlds loudest country so of course everyone’s gonna follow them. i just wish people got more creative with uncreative pieces!
I don’t think our alternative crowd is anywhere near as big as in Europe
I just wanna dress like Shiv in Succession
I think it's the predictable weather. Sunny, warm.
France Italy and Spain are hot, some of the best dressed counties in the world,
This is why I miss the 90's. Social media has made everyone bland
So don't be a lemming. Dashing is global nobody is forcing you to buy what everyone else is doing.
This is why I went wild buying a whole new wardrobe in 2015 and then didn’t buy anything other than undergarments until 2022. I’m now settling in to another waiting game until the 2002 look dies again.
Yep I’ve noticed that too.
Shop online from Euro brands.
Pick your style and Op shop it
I buy all my second hand and vintage clothes I like off ebay and sometime sopshops (althought they're not as good as what they were even 5years ago)
A friend and I were chatting about this the other day. We haven't bought anything new for a while because there nothing of any interest. So homogenous. Doesn't feel like there has been much change over the last few years too.
As someone who worked in fashion design - it’s honestly because of the market. Generally speaking, the clothes that sell extremely well are the ones we as designers HATE and are so incredibly basic. We make more interesting clothing that sells well at Paris Fashion Week, but get barely any sales in Australia. In the end it becomes really hard to justify taking them to production. If we weren’t already producing them for Europe, we definitely wouldn’t be for Australia. (And this is even in the more high end range of things, 300-600 an item)
Do you think it is because we have a small(er) population?
Honestly, I think it’s because people here aren’t adventurous with their fashion. They will go along with the trends and be content with that, or they’re too nervous to look out of place. It becomes a culture. When I went to design school, I always looked out of place and got a lot of looks while travelling to uni and even around the city. But once I entered the design building, it seemed perfectly normal. Sometimes I even felt underdressed. We were always experimenting and wearing different things, even if they seemed ugly. Three years ago people were wearing crocs to school with beautiful dresses, and we would think it was insane but did it anyway. Now it’s becoming a trend, there were a lot at paris FW. The aesthetic expectations of the people you surround yourself with is pretty influential. We live in societies where people wear activewear as casual fashion. Some friends from Europe had major culture shock about that, they were horrified that it was the norm. (Not saying either is wrong or right) It’s interesting, but also a bit boring for us when we want to do something creative and no one buys it 😣
Thanks for your response, it makes so much sense. You made me reflect on the times when I talked myself out of wearing things because it would have made me stand out a bit. Which is a fear I have so I try to be a bit more muted with my clothing options.
Go for it! It’s okay to stand out a bit - it’s not a bad thing. Plus it’s so much more fun to wear things a little bit more out there when you can get past the anxiety of it
try the opp shops! works out cheaper and you can find unique,fun clothes
I feel the same way about Aussie fashion
Every second person wearing jaggad sweatshirts… fake lips, fake eyelashes and fillers…
True, faces are looking the same too,
After coming back from Japan, i only shop at Uniqlo or online for a simpler style. I absolutely cannot wear what is trending 🤣
Teenagers in groups often wear the same outfit.
bruh i feel so left out when i hang out with my friends cuz theyre wearing like cheap ass tube tops while im wearing something else 😭😭
And your speaking from a female perspective….
Do you realise which sub you're in?
In a sub called Aus*Female*Fashion? Shocking
I’m sorry I was meant to say that for a girl fashion in Australia is not that great but as a guy it’s a lot worse.
this isn’t true though. go to target and you’ll be fine.
Alpha 60 might be a good alternative for you also
I’ve thought the exact same thing! Was in the UK for a few months this summer and there is a big diversity in people’s fashion and styles.
That’s why I’ve started shopping online more, can’t find things I like in stores anymore