TikTok is Twee now

Fittingly, the primary week of 2022 on TikTok was all concerning the 2010s. 

Between debates over the Twee aesthetic revival and revisiting outdated Snapchat recollections, Pinterest boards, and songs from the mid-aughts, this is what you must know concerning the newest tendencies taking up your FYP. 

TikTok is Twee now

Hypothesis that the Twee aesthetic will come again in 2022 is sparking debate on TikTok. Standard development analyst and forecaster Mandy Lee, recognized by her TikTok username @oldloserinbrooklyn, included Twee in her 2022 development forecast video and in her 2022 vogue prediction video, upsetting dialog about whether or not or not there can be a Twee renaissance this 12 months.

The Twee aesthetic has roots in twee-pop, a subgenre of indie-pop that was common within the 80s and 90s, and gained recognition within the mid aughts and endured till the mid 2010s. The aesthetic is quaint, and it prides itself on being ironic and uncool, taking inspiration from mod 60s type and indie movies. The aesthetic is playful and options shift attire, enjoyable collars, skirts, tights, and oxfords. Zooey Deschanel is the poster lady for the Twee aesthetic, so it’s no shock that her twee-pop track “Why Don’t You Let Me Keep Right here?” is the sound TikTokkers are utilizing to point out off their Twee appears to be like and talk about the plausibility of a Twee comeback. To this point, over 5,000 movies have been made to the track, and the tag “twee” has over 40 million views.

TikTok customers are collaborating to modernize the aesthetic by sharing which features of Twee must be introduced again. For instance, @amndanoe posted a video captioned “twee this twee that, I vote let’s simply begin dressing prefer it’s the late 60s/early 70s and never the cringy tumblr-ized model from the 2010s.” Different movies are extra particular in depicting what they need 2022 Twee to appear to be. Customers are additionally suggesting different tendencies that ought to come again as an alternative of Twee, like the artwork hoe motion of the late 2010s.

Many creators have identified that the unique development was dominated by skinny, white ladies. But when the Y2K revival is any indication, vogue tendencies can come again with out the outdated, poisonous tradition surrounding them. Creators are already making Twee extra inclusive. TikTokker @laurenlicup posted a video captioned, “attempting out the twee aesthetic on a plus sized physique.” 

TikTok creator @laurenlicup styling a Twee outfit.

Credit score: TikTok / laurenlicup

Credit score: TikTok / laurenlicup

The conversations surrounding the theoretical Twee revival replicate how TikTok permits vogue tendencies to be one thing we will all talk about and contribute to, relatively than having them dictated to us by the style trade. 

Sharing very particular outdated pictures

Twee is not the one factor being dragged out of its grave. Two tendencies have customers digging up very outdated, cringeworthy pictures. 

The primary encourages customers to put up their Snapchat recollections from the mid 2010s. Customers are sharing their recollections to @everythingmusic_ ‘s mash-up of songs from 2015, together with bangers like “Hotline Bling” and “Antidote.” Over 38,000 movies have used the sound thus far. 

The movies every say the 12 months the Snapchat recollections are from and typically embody a descriptor of what the particular person’s vibe was that 12 months. For instance, @jillsejd’s video reads, “my 2016 snapchat recollections however i used to be attempting so laborious to be like a magnificence youtube girly.”

This type of images takes me again!

Credit score: TikTok / jillsejd

Credit score: TikTok / jillsejd

The appeal of this development is that these Snapchats are complete slice-of-life moments, and so they’re visceral reminders of what was cool on the time. The development capitalizes on the truth that the one factor the web appears to agree on is that 2015-2018 was a very uncool time frame, and but, we’re deeply keen on it. 

But, the development additionally makes a very good argument for why Snapchat recollections should not exist. We should not be reminded of some bizarre section we went via seven years in the past each single day. 

The opposite development in the identical vein emboldens customers to share their outdated Tumblrs or Pinterest boards from the early 2010s. Just like the Snapchat development, these movies are set to a mash-up of bops from 2012. To this point, over 50,000 movies have been uploaded utilizing @dylanmarkmurphy‘s 2012 prime hits audio, which options “What Makes You Stunning” by One Route and “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson. 

Between these two tendencies, likelihood is you’ll stumble throughout one thing that takes you again to the not-so-distant previous. 

So sizzling you’re hurting my emotions 

The newest TikTok dance isn’t like the opposite TikTok dances. 

The dance is to Caroline Polachek’s 2019 track “So Scorching You’re Hurting My Emotions” and is predicated off her personal choreography within the music video. Over 16,000 movies have been made to the track up to now a number of weeks, and Polachek even bought in on the development.

Not like different TikTok dances, “So Scorching You’re Hurting My Emotions” is accessible to the everyman and doesn’t require a lot ability. Like all the perfect TikTok tendencies, the dance thrived in queer TikTok areas for the previous 4 weeks earlier than lastly making its solution to the mainstream this week. The track and its accompanying dance are a satisfying and fantastic serotonin enhance.