Mar 27, 2024 - 15:47
By huffpost.com

11 Gen Z Style Trends That Older Generations Should Adopt

It’s always a safe bet to look to the past for style inspiration: You can’t go wrong if you’re borrowing Brigitte Bardot’s patented cigarette pants and cat eye look or channeling Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s sleek white blouses and minimal color palette.

Still, it doesn’t hurt to draw inspiration from younger generations from time to time. Sure, some of their street-style trends may give you bad Y2K flashbacks, but Gen Z is fast emerging as a high-style fashion force to be reckoned with, said Elizabeth Kosich, an image consultant and founder of Elizabeth Kosich Styling.

“Think Hailey Bieber’s statement-making minimalism, Gigi Hadid’s freewheeling freestyle looks and fashion darlings Molly and Reese Blutstein’s signature DIY creations, which ooze with homespun charm,” she said. “Gen Z-ers might just be onto something.”

And they’re onto something that could easily work for older gens, too. (Yes, you as well, millennials. Stop clinging so hard to those skinny jeans.)

Below, stylists like Kosich share 11 trends beloved by Gen Z that older generations should consider adopting.

1. Wide-Leg Flare Pants

Skinny jeans are out and have been for some time,” said Chelsea Volpe, a fashion stylist and consultant.

“Gen Z has embraced loose-fitting and flare pants, which can be made modern for the mature buyer,” she said.

Reformation, AGolde and Aritzia are all brands Volpe turns to for this trend.

“My favorite pairs include Reformation’s Val ’90s mid-rise straight jeans in the Colorado colorway, A Golde’s dame high-rise wide leg in fortune cookie, and Aritzia’s Babaton satin high-waisted wide-leg pants in limited edition Saville.”