On October 31 (aka Halloween), HBO premiered the second season of The White Lotus. With very high expectations after destroying the first one, from the beginning one of its protagonists, Portia, became the obsession of Generation Z (and millennials too, why lie). With a very marked, fresh and different style, this character has introduced us to a new phenomenon (or new trend) that promises to take the networks by storm. A fashion where the garments are combined without harmony and the aesthetic aesthetic hovers over them.
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There are trends and aesthetics so complex that they are difficult to explain, and this is how we see it with the work of Alex Bovaird -the costume designer of the acclaimed series-. On this occasion, she tries to extol the new trend that exists on the street where young clones of the Leandra Medine of the mid-2000s create outfits with vintage and second-hand pieces (unlike the founder of The Man Repeller where she created extravagant looks with the latest designs from major brands).
However, if we stop to think, we could say that Portia becomes the Carrie Bradshaw of the new generation. Without fear of what they will say and where the rule of more prevails above all else, this character has inadvertently become the pioneer of this trend that is sweeping Generation Z -and which has more and more followers-.
With extreme looks and full of color, the character is capable of mixing trendy pieces with other out-of-date designs that (do not) combine with each other.
Opting for firms of today that create designs with retro airs such as House of Sunny, this character becomes the spitting image of the new generation.
And that’s how the new generation works: addicted to shopping on Vinted and creating hauls of Humana for its Tiktok channel, young people bet on the second-hand market, demonstrating that the trends of the moment are more genuine with original pieces from 30 years ago.
Regardless of being the center of attention for their extreme tastes -and with looks that are the maximum expression of style kitsch-, small micro-trends encompass a new one for which no official name has yet been coined.
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