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London music
fromwww.bbc.com
2 hours ago

Spice Girls' outfits go on show in 90s exhibition

The 'Cool Britannia' exhibition in London showcases iconic outfits and memorabilia from 1996, celebrating a vibrant cultural period in Britain.
fromwww.amny.com
18 hours ago

Strength to endure: East Village gallery honors Arturo Vega, the man who made The Ramones punk rock's most fashionable band | amNewYork

Vega created the iconic logo for the band and put it on scores of t-shirts and whatever else he could think of. The show includes not only the tees but ashtrays, thongs, baby shoes, dolls, baseball bats, keychains, surfboards, skateboards, buttons, belt buckles you get the idea!
Arts
Fashion & style
fromIndependent
1 day ago

The classic football shirts boom: 'Not that long ago, people wanted to be seen in the latest jersey. Now, it's a case of the older and rarer, the better!'

Vintage football wear is gaining popularity among fans, collectors, and fashion enthusiasts.
Games
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Retro Rewind re-creates the glorious drudgery of working a '90s video store

Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator offers a nostalgic, first-person experience of managing a 1990s video rental store with repetitive, engaging tasks.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Post
5 days ago

Retro NYC video store marks booming first year in business - thanks to growing Gen-Z demand for VHS, DVDs

Night Owl Video, Brooklyn's last video store, celebrates its first anniversary and plans expansion due to increasing demand for physical media.
Photography
fromAol
1 week ago

31 photos that show what life looked like in 1985

1985 was characterized by iconic pop culture, fashion, and childhood experiences captured in everyday life through photographs.
Books
fromAnOther
1 week ago

Larry Clark and James Gilroy Revisit Their Youth

Larry Clark and James Gilroy's collaboration captures their unique friendship and shared experiences through photography and drawings, reflecting a life lived authentically.
fromTODAY.com
1 week ago

Woman Notices Wild Detail on Sweatshirt She Wore at Age 7

Wearing a Playboy bunny sweatshirt at 7... and the 3 generations of women were like, 'it was $1, it's fine.'
Parenting
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
1 week ago

22 Still-Popular Things That Older People Thought Would Just Be "Quick Fads"

Certain trends and cultural phenomena have persisted far beyond initial expectations of being mere fads.
#fashion
Fashion & style
fromBustle
6 days ago

Exclusive: The 1 'Laguna Beach'-Era Trend Lauren Conrad Would "Never Do" Again

Lauren Conrad's fashion brand will not feature super low-rise jeans, focusing instead on mid-rise styles and modern Y2K trends.
Fashion & style
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

'Leverage the local': The fashion trend that explains why everyone around you is channeling their inner tourist

Clothing featuring city names has evolved from tourist souvenirs to mainstream fashion staples, appealing to diverse consumers and price points.
Fashion & style
fromBustle
6 days ago

Exclusive: The 1 'Laguna Beach'-Era Trend Lauren Conrad Would "Never Do" Again

Lauren Conrad's fashion brand will not feature super low-rise jeans, focusing instead on mid-rise styles and modern Y2K trends.
Fashion & style
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

'Leverage the local': The fashion trend that explains why everyone around you is channeling their inner tourist

Clothing featuring city names has evolved from tourist souvenirs to mainstream fashion staples, appealing to diverse consumers and price points.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
6 days ago

Where nostalgia turns decadent: The Moonlighters take Tribeca

The Moonlighters by Michael Fredo evokes nostalgia with a refined atmosphere, blending charm and awareness in its artistic presentation.
Marketing
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 weeks ago

Brands spent years chasing Gen Z. Now it's a 'millennial summer.'

Millennials are reclaiming cultural influence and spending power, driving nostalgia and trends in fashion, entertainment, and experiences.
Fashion & style
fromBustle
1 week ago

Angel Reese, Anya Taylor-Joy, & Mote It Girls Are Here For This Y2K Print's Comeback

Houndstooth is trending again, embraced by style stars and redefined for modern fashion.
Video games
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Working a Fake Job Is a Great Pastime

Retro Rewind, an indie store simulator, captivates players with its nostalgic retail management experience, contrasting sharply with high-action games like Resident Evil Requiem.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Warsaw's Neon Museum sparks revival of interest in cold war signs and aesthetic

Warsaw's neon signs symbolize hope and creativity, experiencing a revival through restoration and new creations after decades of neglect.
Digital life
fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

People Over 50 Are Sharing What Was "Normal" In The '70s, And Gen Z Would Lose Their Minds

The 1970s featured unique cultural norms and practices that seem unbelievable today, from social behaviors to household items.
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Let's take a look at the retro tech making a comeback | TechCrunch

Digital typewriters are carving out a niche for a more focused writing experience, stripping things back to the essentials: just you, a keyboard, and your words.
Photography
#nostalgia
Film
fromParade
3 weeks ago

Beloved '80s Star With Iconic Role in 1987 Classic Turns 67

Matthew Modine, turning 67 on March 22, is celebrated for his iconic roles, especially in Full Metal Jacket and recent projects like Stranger Things.
Gadgets
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks ago

Gen Z Is Obsessed With These 5 Cassette-Era Gadgets & They Just Got a Full Design Upgrade for 2026 - Yanko Design

Streaming's abundance created a thinner listening experience; cassette-era design principles combined with modern technology offer a solution through intentional, tactile music consumption products.
Marketing
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

Could 90s-Inspired Marketing Be the Key to Winning Over Gen Z?

Nostalgia marketing leverages retro branding to build trust with Gen Z by invoking comforting memories and feelings of authenticity.
Digital life
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Young people are longing for the low-tech 90s and so would I, if I could only remember them

Embracing 90s nostalgia encourages disconnecting from technology to experience life more fully and invites serendipity.
Design
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

"Neo Deco" Is the Designer-Approved Trend of 2026

Contemporary designers are reinventing Art Deco by combining its opulent aesthetic with understated, curated sensibility, creating a more livable and personalized design approach called Neo Deco.
#y2k-fashion
Fashion & style
fromBustle
3 weeks ago

Kim K & More It Girls Are Leaning Into The Hannah Montana-ssance & You Should Too

Fashion lessons from Disney Channel in the 2000s emphasize fearless and fun style, particularly through Hannah Montana's iconic layering.
fromBustle
2 months ago
Fashion & style

Kim K Wore Cleavage-Baring Lingerie & A Y2K-Coded Accessory On Khloe's Podcast

Fashion & style
fromBustle
3 weeks ago

Kim K & More It Girls Are Leaning Into The Hannah Montana-ssance & You Should Too

Fashion lessons from Disney Channel in the 2000s emphasize fearless and fun style, particularly through Hannah Montana's iconic layering.
fromBustle
2 months ago
Fashion & style

Kim K Wore Cleavage-Baring Lingerie & A Y2K-Coded Accessory On Khloe's Podcast

Fashion & style
fromBustle
3 weeks ago

12 'Hannah Montana'-Coded Items You Should Finally Buy With Your Adult Money

Hannah Montana's fashion continues to influence style trends 20 years after the show's premiere.
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

If You Grew Up In The '80s, You Probably Remember 7Up's Quirky Mascot - Tasting Table

Cool Spot first appeared in 1987 to try to refresh the brand's image. The character was essentially an anthropomorphic version of the red dot in the 7Up logo. In commercials, the dot transformed into a tiny animated figure with sunglasses, sneakers, and a very cool 'tude. His chilled-out personality fit neatly into the brand's long-running "Uncola" positioning, which sought to frame 7Up as the cool and quirky alternative to traditional colas.
Marketing
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Chronicling the 90s: How NHL jerseys became mainstream | amNewYork

At that point, [the Islanders] viewed themselves as kind of a failed franchise that had not won a Stanley Cup in a decade and was coming down from this period of great success, said Nick Hirshon, the author of We Want Fish Sticks, which chronicles the Islanders' controversial rebranding, and a journalism professor at William Paterson University. And now the Rangers just won the Stanley Cup in that market, the Devils were on the up, and up, so maybe the Islanders could not afford a brand new arena or new players, but they could make some money by unveiling a new jersey.
National Hockey League
Apple
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Nostalgic Apple Product Is Making a Major Comeback - and You Can Thank Gen Z For It

Gen Z and young adults are purchasing used iPods to escape streaming fatigue and own their music libraries, with prices rising 60% since 2023 and search interest increasing 8% year-over-year.
Fashion & style
fromMail Online
4 weeks ago

Fashion trends repeat every 20 years - low-rise jeans latest revival

Fashion trends repeat on a 20-year cycle, with styles rising in popularity, falling out of favor, and experiencing revival approximately every two decades.
NYC music
fromVinePair
1 month ago

Good Vibes From a Bad Decade: A Look at NYC's '70s-Inspired Bars

1970s-style bars are trendy, but in New York City they uniquely celebrate the city's most troubled decade, creating a paradoxical nostalgia for a period of crime, corruption, and urban decay.
Digital life
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Rise of Analogue Nostalgia

Analogue nostalgia—longing for physical, offline media—drives people to choose complicated, expensive technologies over simpler digital alternatives despite digitalization's convenience.
Fashion & style
fromBustle
1 month ago

Gray Eyeshadow Is The '90s Makeup Trend That Dominated Fashion Month

Gray eyeshadow emerged as fashion month's dominant beauty trend, ranging from metallic slate to matte pewter, drawing inspiration from late '90s and early 2000s aesthetics rather than 2016's gray trend.
Television
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

MTV Rewind Lets You Revisit 40,000 Music Videos & Commercials from the Golden Age of MTV

MTV Rewind preserves about 40,000 classic MTV music videos and recreates era- and program-specific playlists so audiences can relive MTV's video era.
Music
fromFast Company
2 months ago

This classic MTV website goes where Netflix dare not venture

MTV's last music-only stations closed December 31, 2025, but online services like MTV Rewind recreate the vintage music-video TV experience.
Graphic design
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

This Artist Perfectly Reimagines City Logos in Retro 80s Style

Kostya Petrenko reimagines famous city logos in a 1984-inspired aesthetic using neon palettes, bold geometry, heavy gradients and CRT-style looping animations.
Remodel
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The '80s Cabinet Trend Boomers Remember That Hid The Handles To Look Futuristic - Tasting Table

Melamine cabinets with hidden handles offer a sleek, minimalist, and affordable kitchen option reminiscent of 1980s space-age design and now see renewed interest with updates.
Miscellaneous
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

8 household items that were status symbols in a working-class home in the 1990s that would cost less than a single grocery run today - Silicon Canals

Consumer goods that signified status and achievement in 1990s working-class communities now cost a fraction of their original price, reflecting dramatic shifts in purchasing power and consumer culture.
#1980s
Real estate
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

9 things that were standard middle class in 1985 that are now luxury items, and most boomers haven't fully processed that the life they considered normal is now aspirational - Silicon Canals

The middle-class standard of living from 1985—including affordable homeownership on a single income—has become attainable primarily by the upper-middle class today.
Fashion & style
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The dadcore phenomenon or why we now like to dress like our fathers

Dadcore, the suburban father aesthetic, has evolved from fashion faux pas to a deliberate style statement representing resistance against algorithmic consumerism and aspirational elitism.
Cocktails
fromTasting Table
2 months ago

The 1970s Kitchen Appliance That Was A Luxury For Ice-Cold Drinks - Tasting Table

Electric ice crushers popularized crushed-ice cocktails in 1970s homes, elevating entertaining and enabling restaurant-quality drinks and presentation.
fromItsnicethat
1 month ago

Vlad Boyko on bringing back early 2000s clubbing visuals

"the one flyer that I think, received the most attention last year was Doomscrolling Live for a small ambient listening night organized in Antwerp by my friends SYSTM. I don't remember how many times people have come up to me and said ' Oh I loved that poster you did with the goblin '," he says. "Doing self-initiated things, local things, things for your friends does pay off."
Typography
Cars
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago

8 car features from the 70s and 80s that today's drivers can't believe existed - Silicon Canals

Cars from the 1970s and 1980s used many experimental features that now appear dangerous, primitive, or absurd compared to modern vehicles.
Film
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

Sorry, Only People Who Grew Up In The '80s Can Identify These Movies By Their Blurred Posters

A 15-question quiz challenges players to identify iconic blurred '80s movie posters, testing visual recognition and nostalgia-driven memory.
#1990s-nostalgia
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Add to playlist: the Regency-styled 80s synth-pop revivalism of Haute & Freddy and the week's best new tracks

Haute & Freddy revive mid-80s synth-pop with maximalist, theatrical sad-pop bangers and Regency-styled visuals ahead of debut album Big Disgrace.
fromBustle
1 month ago

TikTok's "Mood Ring" Nails Are Pure '90s Nostalgia

A dark gel base creates depth, layered with a silver cat-eye polish that's magnetized so the shimmer pools toward the center like a glowing orb. On top, an iridescent chrome powder creates that signature color shift. Of course, none of these techniques are new - chrome powders and cat-eye gels have both been trending on their own recently - but paired together, they deliver a nail design that feels surprisingly fresh.
Fashion & style
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Amazing Vaporwave-esque Reels Where Hesitant Signals Reveal Neon Distortions And Found-footage Glitches At Precise GPS Coordinates

Diverse striking visual projects and photography span street art, surreal AI images, social interventions, illustration, and creative design explorations.
Miscellaneous
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

iCarly, Myself: Why "Nestalgia" Is Taking Over Gen Z's Bedroom Decor

Millennials and Gen Z are recreating childhood spaces by decorating rooms with nostalgic items like toys, posters, and memorabilia from their youth.
Cars
fromMail Online
1 month ago

The classic car features Gen Z are baffled by - do you remember them?

Most Gen Z cannot identify many retro car features; the choke, T-bar, manual aerial, ashtray and cigarette lighter cause the most confusion.
fromwww.fourfourtwo.com
1 month ago

Adidas re-launches classic 1990s United States retro denim kit

Featuring a washed-denim effect, scattered white stars and sharp red detailing at the collar and sleeves, the adidas U.S. Denim Jersey blends 90s-inspired aesthetics with modern streetwear influence. The jersey preserves a bold visual language from the 90s, now engineered in lightweight performance fabric to elevate comfort, movement and versatility for today's athlete and fan.
Fashion & style
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

What's a Gen X to Do?

Beleaguered Louvre president Laurence des Cars quits after a historic heist under her watch. The next morning, a new leader is announced. It's Christophe Leribault from the Palace of Versailles, a true museum animal who ran a few during his career.
Arts
fromBored Panda
2 months ago

80 Vintage Ads That Show Which Values Changed And Which Stayed The Same Over Time

We might be exposed to more ads and commercials today than ever before in human history, but the idea of advertising itself is certainly not a new concept. According to Instapage, the first signs of advertisements actually appeared in ancient Egyptian steel carvings from 2000 BC. Meanwhile, the first printed ad was published in 1472, when William Caxton decided to advertise a book by posting flyers on church doors in England.
Marketing
Film
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Why Is the 2016 Nostalgia Trend Forgetting the Movies?

2016 marked a cinematic shift toward bigger budgets, larger scale, aggressive fan-focused marketing, and spectacle that reshaped audience expectations despite many excellent films.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Coach's former CEO said Gen Z is most similar to the 60s generation

So I've seen generations change, and Gen Z is the generation that's most similar to my generation, the sixties. They're very value-driven. They're concerned with climate, they're concerned with authenticity, truth, being who they are, and relationships.
Fashion & style
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Artist Creates Nostalgic Pixel Tributes That Capture Gaming's Golden Age

A wide-ranging showcase of visual creativity, highlighting photography, illustration, sculpture, design, and inventive art projects from global contemporary artists and cultural oddities.
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Beautiful Daily Retrowave City Pop Landscapes From Club Retro, A Neon-drenched Instagram Gallery Of Vaporwave Dream Worlds

Collection of diverse visual-art features and lifestyle pieces, including paintings, architecture drawings, illustrations, murals, vintage posters, surreal digital art, and practical guides.
#analog-lifestyle
Fashion & style
fromAol
1 month ago

MTV's First Style VJ Coltrane Curtis Recalls Talking Fashion with Industry 'Pioneer' Pharrell Williams (Exclusive)

Coltrane Curtis became MTV's first Style VJ in the early 2000s after building expertise through retail, brand collaborations, and editorial work at Complex magazine.
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Flip it and reverse it: what JFK Jr's backwards cap signals today

John F. Kennedy Jr.'s backwards baseball cap became a defining high/low fashion signature, blending old-money tailoring with street-chic informality.
Fashion & style
fromElite Traveler
1 month ago

Curating a Vintage Wardrobe? Call These Stylists

Vintage and second-hand fashion is becoming essential for sustainable, crafted wardrobes, with cultural figures favoring archival pieces that convey history, access, and lasting value.
Fashion & style
fromwww.cnbc.com
2 months ago

Gen Z is nostalgic for 2016 amid economic unease. Mall brands like Abercrombie & Fitch may see a revival

A resurging 2016 nostalgia across social media could drive renewed interest in mid-2010s retail brands and bring customers back to brick-and-mortar stores.
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