{"id":684982,"date":"2025-11-13T13:32:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=684982"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:32:36","slug":"will-nostalgia-be-the-defining-aesthetic-of-the-2020s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=684982","title":{"rendered":"Will nostalgia be the defining aesthetic of the 2020s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/69069\/1\/nostalgia-defining-aesthetic-of-the-2020s-king-kylie-2010-swag-tumblr\" data-article-id=\"69069\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-square-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img no-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"square\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"square\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MixCollage-12-Nov-2025-05-03-PM-7431\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430628-1.jpg\" width=\"3000\" title=\"1430628-1\"><\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/opinion\">Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Will nostalgia be the defining aesthetic of <span class=\"nowrap\">the 2020s?<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>From Hedi Boys and King Kylie to Margiela Futures and #swag, fashion is stuck in an endless remix of bygone eras \u2013 but can we ever escape <span class=\"nowrap\">the loop?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"month\">November<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2025<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/opinion\">Opinion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/EleniFajst\">Eleni Fajst<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<aside class=\"primary\">\n<div class=\"sticky bottom\">\n<div class=\"read-more\"><span class=\"read-more-header\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-items\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-life-culture\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/68983\/1\/so-excited-to-catch-up-culture-friendship-recaps-friends\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sorry, Baby (Film still)\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1429729-11.jpg\" title=\"1429729-11\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\">Life &amp; Culture<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/68983\/1\/so-excited-to-catch-up-culture-friendship-recaps-friends\"><span class=\"title\">Are we caught in a culture of never-ending catch-ups?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-film-tv\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69061\/1\/short-form-40-years-music-videos-ads-moving-image-mack-book-jonathan-glazer\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Simon Cooper, Volkswagen, Angel\u2019s Day Off (2006)\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430569-11.jpg\" title=\"1430569-11\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\">Film &amp; TV<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/film-tv\/article\/69061\/1\/short-form-40-years-music-videos-ads-moving-image-mack-book-jonathan-glazer\"><span class=\"title\">This book goes deep on cult music videos and iconic ads<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"read-more-item vertical-fashion\">\n<div class=\"read-more-item-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/24335\/1\/vivienne-westwood-s-top-ten-political-moments\" class=\"article-list-item-image\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Westwood at thatcher for Tatler\u2019s April 1989 cover\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1117327-6.jpg\" title=\"1117327-6\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-item-content\"><a class=\"category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/24335\/1\/vivienne-westwood-s-top-ten-political-moments\"><span class=\"title\">Vivienne Westwood\u2019s top ten political moments<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-9-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Fashion nostalgia in <span class=\"nowrap\">the 2020s<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36303\/0\/fashion-nostalgia-in-the-2020s\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"1760\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430633.jpeg\" width=\"2640\" title=\"1430633\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36303\/1\/fashion-nostalgia-in-the-2020s\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"1332\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430631.jpg\" width=\"1998\" title=\"1430631\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36303\/2\/fashion-nostalgia-in-the-2020s\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"1134\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430629.jpg\" width=\"1701\" title=\"1430629\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36303\/3\/fashion-nostalgia-in-the-2020s\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"1358\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430630.jpg\" width=\"2037\" title=\"1430630\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36303\/4\/fashion-nostalgia-in-the-2020s\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430632.jpg\" width=\"1995\" title=\"1430632\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36303\/5\/fashion-nostalgia-in-the-2020s\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"1510\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430635.jpg\" width=\"2266\" title=\"1430635\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 9 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The year is 2025. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/kylie-jenner\"><span>Kylie Jenner<\/span><\/a><span> is back on Snapchat and using the name \u201cKing Kylie\u201d again. You just scrolled past a TikTok of a fashion boy meandering about in an outfit only the mind of 2015 Jason Derulo could\u2019ve assembled. The scroll continues, and a 2005 photo of Kate Moss at Glastonbury appears, illustrating the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69053\/1\/military-hussar-jacket-trend-so-hot-right-now-jenna-ortega-mcqueen\"><span>military jacket revival of 2025<\/span><\/a><span>. It\u2019s not long before you\u2019re confronted by the 2006 \u201cHedi Boy\u201d, lighting up a cigarette in archival Dior Homme, soundtracked by a song from The Hellp. The hashtag \u201cindie sleaze revival\u201d is hidden in the comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moving away from the screen doesn\u2019t help either. On the runway, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/maison-margiela\"><span>Maison Margiela<\/span><\/a><span> has reintroduced the Future sneaker, 14 years after it was first launched. In London, Topshop just hosted its first catwalk in seven years; in LA, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/victorias-secret\"><span>Victoria\u2019s Secret<\/span><\/a><span> Fashion Show brought back bouncy blowouts and millennial side parts. Evidently, the past is in demand, with nostalgia taking centre stage across fashion\u2019s media. After all, trends go out of style only to make a comeback, don\u2019t they? But where past generations have had specific eras they\u2019ve revisited, it looks as though, currently, we\u2019re reflecting on every single one of them at once.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThese days, perhaps because of the rapid advancements in technology and our increasing access to information, those trend cycles are shorter and we see trends repeat way more often,\u201d says Elektra Kotsoni, deputy editor at <\/span><em><span>Vogue Business<\/span><\/em><span>. Truth be told, it\u2019s hard to let go of anything while you\u2019re clawing right at it \u2013 the archival nature of the internet allows for much less to slip through the cracks of time. Pair this with platforms like Vinted or eBay, where the past is ready for purchase just a few clicks away, and you\u2019ve got the perfect recipe for trends with no beginning or end.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"4a64ad7e-904c-4e28-ac43-b393011db4d3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/0\/1430633.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.88\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430633-1.jpeg\" width=\"2642\" title=\"1430633-1\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Kylie Jenner has started using her \u201cKing Kylie\u201d moniker again, the quintessential <span class=\"nowrap\">2016 baddie<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography James Devaney\/GC Images via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This poses a question. As fun as fashion <\/span>Groundhog Day<span> may be, does the thrill come at the cost of cultural inertia and homogenisation? Keep turning around long enough and you\u2019ll only be moving in circles. We\u2019ve proven we\u2019re stuck in a loop online, with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@captivating_club\/video\/7560655426803567894\"><span>Mannequin Challenge<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vm.tiktok.com\/ZNdKycEps\/\"><span>hoverboards<\/span><\/a><span> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/68363\/1\/return-og-instagram-aesthetic-curation-social-media-sepia-addison-rae-steve-lacy\"><span>\u2018OG Instagram aesthetic\u2019<\/span><\/a><span> already making a comeback this year. In fashion, we\u2019ve already witnessed the supposed return of early-aughts Y2K, mid-00s McBling, mid-00s indie sleaze, early 2010s #swag, 2014 Tumblr, 2016 baddie, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/alexander-mcqueen\"><span>McQueen<\/span><\/a><span> skull scarves, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/isabel-marant\"><span>Isabel Marant<\/span><\/a><span> wedged sneakers \u2013 and that\u2019s in only half a decade. But when a kind of culture built on repetition is fostered, we begin to lose any real sense of risk, imagination or progress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a way, the very idea of subculture is blurred when reduced to only its visuals. Where trends once emerged from tight-knit communities, now entire eras get codified as identities themselves. Are <\/span><em><span>you<\/span><\/em><span> mid-00s indie sleaze, 2010s #swag or a 2016 baddie? The distinctions feel almost performative, a flattened, curated persona, rather than a collection of cultural signifiers. \u201cDesigners engaged with history through lived experience or subcultural memory,\u201d points out Professor Andrew Groves, director of the Westminster Menswear Archive at the University of Westminster. \u201cNow it\u2019s accessed through an infinite digital archive available on demand. So, what might seem like nostalgia is often a form of convenience, an algorithmic shortcut to superficial meaning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This shift in how history is accessed changes not just what designers create, but how we as consumers experience style. Copy-and-paste fashion choices are applauded within the echo chamber. A TikTok of a #SWAG snapback and wedged sneakers outfit soundtracked by a Drake song you haven\u2019t heard since school is practically engineered to go viral. Trend recycling becomes cultural currency, evoking adolescent emotions to drive engagement and clicks.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>It\u2019s easier to pay homage to something that\u2019s been well received than to come up with something new and original\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Still, you may argue that trend cycles have always repeated. Kotsoni notes that trends \u201ctraditionally recur every 20 years, as those coming-of-age reach for the styles they idolised but couldn\u2019t wear as children\u201d. Kids born in the 90s rediscovered grunge through thrifted punk pieces left over from the 70s, only for the 90s to resurface again in the 2010s, fueling a resurgence marked by mom jeans, chokers, and an endless stream of <\/span><em><span>BuzzFeed<\/span><\/em><span> articles on \u2018How to dress like a 90s kid\u2019. But today, in the age of TikTok, we aren\u2019t pulling from the back of our older sister\u2019s wardrobes \u2013 we\u2019re exposed to a visual abundance of fashion archives, decontextualised and stripped from their cultural landscapes. The result? A convoluted fashion cycle, with entire aesthetics from multiple eras resurfacing simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For consumers, this nostalgia can offer emotional comfort, a warm embrace in times of instability. For designers, it provides creative comfort, a safe space to revisit what once worked. For shareholders, it churns out a reliably performing product for a zeitgeist haunted by the past. A 2016 summer bestseller resurfaces in 2025, and it\u2019s not just the item that returns, but the cultural memory of that summer along with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s easier to pay homage to something that\u2019s been well received than to come up with something new and original,\u201d says Kelly Acheampong of Undiscovered, a platform highlighting emerging culture and brands. \u201cThat comes with the risk of not getting the same love.\u201d Design language doesn\u2019t exist in a vacuum. With creatives under constant scrutiny, playing it safe has become a natural defence. In the past, you could turn off the TV or bin a magazine spread. Today, an Instagram Reels comment section ensures there\u2019s no escaping public trial, pushing designers towards archives in an \u2018if it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it\u2019 approach. It\u2019s an inevitable price to pay for the internet\u2019s apparent democratisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"37b2fd2e-3c9e-4cf1-83cc-b393011dba72\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/0\/1430634.jpeg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fashion nostalgia in the 2020s\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1430634.jpeg\" width=\"2000\" title=\"1430634\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">The Victoria\u2019s Secret Fashion Show has come back from the dead in recent years, harking back to its <span class=\"nowrap\">00s heyday<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Dimitrios Kambouris via <span class=\"nowrap\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>So how does one break out of the loop? Phill Connors escaped <\/span><em><span>Groundhog Day<\/span><\/em><span> through genuine selflessness \u2013 but how would that look for fashion? Well, for starters, nostalgia \u2013 and, most importantly, this free-for-all access to fashion\u2019s past \u2013 is not all bad. The internet has unlocked archives once reserved for insiders, not only giving new access to fashion\u2019s past but also resurfacing material long forgotten, allowing young designers to study, reference, and remix it without needing industry approval or backing. This newfound liberation transforms archives from a private indulgence into a shared, communal phenomenon, reshaping how we\u2019re permitted to engage with the past. What was once an insider\u2019s club has been made for the world to see and be influenced by, from YouTube creators dissecting Alexander McQueen\u2019s creative process to Pinterest vaults overflowing with 90s runway looks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This stylistic d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu may provide comfort in trying times. Even Y2K butterfly tops and low-rise jeans can offer escapism when faced with uncertainty. That said, it can also act as a cushion, a way to hide from the world and avoid change. When relied upon too heavily, it risks turning fashion into a loop of repetition rather than a space for growth or innovation. Fashion has always been political too, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.them.us\/story\/manfred-thierry-mugler-death-queer-designer\"><span>Thierry Mugler<\/span><\/a><span>\u2019s groundbreaking depictions of queer culture in the 90s, to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/68132\/1\/willy-chavarria-powerful-tribute-to-the-immigrants-imprisoned-by-ice-ss26-paris\"><span>Willy Chavarria\u2019s vocal support of migrant rights today<\/span><\/a><span>. Yet an obsession with the past risks a kind of political inertia, diverting attention from the social issues of today and discouraging the formation of new ideas (in this sense, it\u2019s the other side of the coin to AI, both recycling rather than creating, consuming what exists instead of engaging critically or imagining something new).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Maybe it\u2019s up to Gen Alpha to completely break from the loop. Gen Z has already shown signs of moving beyond mere aesthetics: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/home.barclays\/insights\/2024\/11\/Karen-Johnson-on-Gen-Z-spending\/\"><span>a FirstInsight survey reveals that 62 per cent prefer to buy from sustainable brands, and 72 per cent consider social and environmental values when making purchases<\/span><\/a><span> \u2013 a surprising feat for a generation defined by Covid-era Shein hauls, so extreme that France even introduced an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250610-french-senate-to-vote-on-regulating-fast-fashion\"><span>anti-fast fashion law to rein them in<\/span><\/a><span>. As for now, the challenge remains: nostalgia can soothe, but if it becomes a refuge from consciousness, it ensures that nothing changes, and the past simply keeps repeating itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"article-footer\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-series\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">More on these topics<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-series\"><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/opinion\">Opinion<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/kylie-jenner\">Kylie Jenner<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/instagram\">Instagram<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/maison-margiela\">Maison Margiela<\/a><a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/alexander-mcqueen\">Alexander McQueen<\/a><a class=\"series\" 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