>>18531001
Yes, they were putting their own effort into the fits they created. They didn't just larp as a "core" "maxx" by listening to some social media influencer and wearing uniform. They all had their individual styles. No two girls wore an identical outfit. That would have caused an outrage. But today, picrel is not only common but expected.

>>18506493
There is no such thing as "yourself". You may think you're a special little snowflake and god's gift to the universe, but any outfit you can come up with is already being worn by tens of thousands of people. Which is why trends, subcultures, cliques, organizations etc exist in the first place. They bring together like minded people and they're all wearing uniforms that reflect their personality, mindset, worldview and ideology.

>>18504413
Except, everyone dresses in the same kind of clothes today. It was skinny jeans and slim fit t-shirts in the 2010s, now it's baggy pants and cropped baggy shirts, or sweatpants and hoodies. You aren't expressing yourself anymore than in a suit. They are all wearing uniforms, just in a different style. So how is wearing suits boring compared to that? If anything, when people were wearing suits they came in every color and pattern imaginable (not just black and navy blue), unlike the same black, white, grey and navy blue t-shirts and sweatpants you see these days.

Even if they did, the difference would be that, every suit was tailored to your exact proportions, making it your own. So you expressed yourself much better in them, instead of wearing the same mass produced piece of clothing in a vaguely standardized size worn by tens of thousands of of other people.

>>18497648
>No two jeans look the same
>but everyone looks the same because every person is a clone of one another
sure thing bro

>>18496751
>how much more elegant Gen Z dresses
Behold the elegance of Gen Z fashion