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Gen Z is Reviving These 5 Fashion Trends

How fast can the trend cycle go?! Gen Z is getting into old styles you might never have expected…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

May 6 2025
North America

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Gen Z is bringing back some of Millennials’ fave brands and even skinny jeans (surprise!)
Celebs are making even more “outdated” items like nude tights and “milkmaid dresses” trendy again
In the U.K., fur is making a comeback with Gen Z—though not it’s not always real

Gen Z has tried on plenty of looks from before their time—their obsession with Y2K aesthetics is just one example. But they’ve been reaching even further back for fashion inspiration lately and even pulling pieces they swore they’d never wear. (Yes, skinny jeans.) Trends that went out of style decades ago because of evolving cultural norms—or faded not so long ago because of Gen Z themselves—are being brought back by social media and influencers. And because YPulse’s Fashion Preferences and Style report shows nearly half of teens and young adults say they try new styles immediately, these looks can go...