STYLE AND CULTURE

TIKTOK TREND ALERT: OLDER-BROTHER-CORE

October 20, 2023

Picture this: Tony Hawk Pro Skater on a box TV 📺 Energy drinks. Posters of your faves on your bedroom wall. A Limp Bizkit CD bumping through the speakers (probs Chocolate Starfish). If this sounds familiar, then you'll know all about rocking TikTok's latest trend: older-brother-core 🛹 Inspired by Y2K nostalgia, people are reviving the era-defining grunge aesthetic (think baggy jeans and even baggier hoodies) worn by our older siblings, and it's taken the clock app by storm. Here's how you can jump on the trend too!

ASOS DESIGN unisex oversized hoodie with Nirvana graphic in ecru, $54.99

Oversized band hoodie? Smells like 2000s teen spirit to us! This graphic-print piece is an ode to the album that helped make Nirvana so iconic, and the slouchy fit is oh-so rock 'n' roll 🎸

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ASOS DESIGN extreme wide leg jeans in vintage dark tint blue, $39

Baggy jeans are back and you NEED to get yours right here ^^ Wide-leg fits and dark washes have come full circle, and they just scream skate-park swag 🛹 Go full-on older-bro aesthetic and throw yours on with a pair of the iconic checkerboard Vans.

COLLUSION Unisex studded belt in black, $32.99

The right accessories are key for this look and a studded belt = 00's teen-movie vibes 🗝️ You'll be a metal detector's worst enemy, but at least your jeans won't fall down...

Vans Slip-On checkerboard plimsolls in black, $60

Damnnn, Daniel! We're coming through with the checkerboard Vans 🏁 This signature style with oversized denim was – and still is – a skater's fave 🛹 Can't pull off a kickflip? No worries! You can def still pull these off 🔥