IS 90S THINNESS COMING BACK?

I think the ideal of thinness never left. The high fashion industry never changed, the skinny models on the runways never changed...

i'm suprised that kpop skinny culture is not involved in this video, kpop has reached a lot of platforms all through out the world and being skinny is always a topic in the industry of kpop. it may also been contributing why h-chic is going back since Y2K themed outfits are in in kpop last year

if you're even slightly overweight, you know that skinny has never gone out of style and you're reminded of it every single minute of your life. I'm at my heaviest after covid and finding clothes that not only fit me well but also ones that I like has been near impossible, even from brands that push "body positivity". Sometimes it genuinely makes me want to jump off a bridge.

I was a teen in the 90s. People weren’t doing the drugs because of the fashion industry. It’s so much deeper than that. The fashion was following the angsty music culture… and the angsty music was mirroring the angst everyone felt.

The thin never left. It has always been the most sought out for body shape. How much fat you CAN have varies over time, but being super thin has always been a valid option. Other body shapes have not.

Instead of trying to pick between plastic surgery and starvation, why can’t Hollywood just accept that different body types (and ageing) exist 😭

Different perspective here: as a Black girl who was a thin teenager at the HEIGHT of the "slim thick" era, I 100% hated my body because I did not have the hips or boobs. I was bullied in the locker room by classmates and by my own family for being a "string bean", I stuffed myself with peanut butter shakes and had such an excessive and unhealthy workout regimen to attempt to "thicken up" my hip dips. It makes me so sad to think about how I wasn't even giving my body a chance to develop; I was so fixated on looking like an IG Baddie that I almost bought Apetamin to force myself to gain weight. I never felt feminine or sexy enough and I made some...troubling decisions to overcompensate for this insecurity. Yet even with all that, I'll still echo what most are saying here that thin never really went out of fashion. It is always socially acceptable to be thin these days, even though big butts and boobs are in, too. Fatshaming is so pervasive and quite literally humiliates and kills people in ways that skinny shaming does not. There is absolutely privilege in being thin and it's so shitty that women's bodies are even subjected to these fashion cycles in the first place. Just let women exist and make clothes that fit everyone and stop glorifying eating disorders or fad diets or deadly surgeries just so we can feel like we are worthy. I'm sending much love to all women struggling with their body image at this time: you're beautiful, you're loved, you're sexy, you're incredible and wonderful. A good body is a healthy body in whatever way that looks or feels like for you.

When you said “skinny had always been in” is so true. I’m a Latina woman and the majority of us are curvier and genetically are not meant to be super thin because that’s just not how we’re built. I used to be so insecure of my body and I would try so hard to lose weight until a few years later when the “slim thick” or “curvier” bodies were in “trend”. I’m now comfortable in my body as I’m older, but the idea that body’s are now “trends” is so bizarre it reminds me of my younger self trying to be skinny so bad.

Aside from Kim Kardashian's weight loss and the resurgence of Y2K fashion trends, I think that the obsession with Timothée Chalamet (and his "Victorian orphan" look) is another indication that extreme thinness is en vogue.

Thin never went completely away AND it is on the rise again, we just LOVE being miserable way too much to ever stop striving for the unachievable.

I recovered from my ED using weightlifting (because if you wanna lift heavy, you gotta eat *a lot*) and I gotta say, it’s really interesting to watch what (mainly) women at my gym come in to “work on.” It went from cardio only to some pretty intense leg days and now cardio is coming back in a big way. I’ve also noticed comments on the way I look changing this past year. I’ve got some pretty beefy muscles and used to get a lot of praise, but now it’s veering more toward commenting on how “big” I am. And I know this is not comparable to the struggle of fat women (and I take “big” as a compliment) but it is a shame that even a body like mine that I’ve built truly focused on strength isn’t seen as desirable. It’s also a shame that so much weight training content for women is focused on fat loss…it should be about getting stronger!

I'm tired of our bodies and faces being a trend.

i was praised most for my body when i could barely eat one meal per day bc i was on adhd rugs, with severe anxiety. i couldn't stay awake, i constantly dissociated, and i was frequently told i had gotten sooooo beautiful... good food definitely tastes better than skinny feels my dudes.

Reminds me of those type of "whisper girls" who thinks that being mean and having ED is cool 🥴 i'm glad you brought up this hーn chic topic!

As a dietitian who often deals with ED in practice, you also need to remember that up until recently, many doctors would not actually diagnose ED unless there was anorexia and/or purging involved. Body dysmorphia and compensatory eating behaviours were overlooked or even encouraged in people who were categorised as overweight even in the medical community (sometimes seen as normal in those categorised as healthy and underweight too). The current discourse around ED is more aware of these things, which probably has had an impact on increasing ED diagnoses.

as someone who is on a lifelong journey recovering from ana, i can confirm that skinny never went away. i think media got caught up in the glamor of curves, but with the exception of still having a flat tummy, no cellulite, a chiseled jawline, etc… however, i have seen the rise of pro-ana posts and communities, the glorification of being thin, and i’ve seen more of my friends fall into EDs over the past two years than i’ve ever seen previously. i personally had to delete all forms of social media in this past year because it’s been immensely triggering. stay safe, stay healthy, check in with yourself, and don’t be afraid to ask for help because support is out there <3

I really hate the idea of "trending bodies" but it's hard for someone like me to not fall into a hole like this where your body type is never glamorized or seen as beautiful. I try to stay away from media that glamorizes skinniness achieved by unhealthy habits, but it gets harder & harder istg.

something that you didn't mention at all and i think is REALLY WORTH MENTIONING is the raise of east asian beauty standards. kpop/ idols diet challenge, trends in china / korea japan such as the paper thin waist challenge are also having a huge influence internationnaly, and needs to be looked into. lets just not have an all western look at this matter.

As a 20 y/o woman who’s always been on the heavier side, i feel like i need to put armor around my brain to protect it from the impact the body trends of the coming years will undoubtedly have on my mental health.

I think thinness never left, but as a millennial who was a teen in the Kate Moss era, I can say that the body positivity movement is a huge improvement. In the 2000s the only options for women were to be thin or hate your body. That said, we were not flooded by constant media the way young people are now. Thin and youth will always be in, but I do think that we have a much more accepting society now. And as a big booty girl, I love that butts have been celebrated for a decade- never would have happened a generation ago ❤