So long coastal grandmother, we’re heading for the dry heat.
It ’s no secret that TikTokers love to aestheticize , sequester the word “ meat ” to just about anything and present their trend in the sort of starter packs . They move fast , too . Blink and you might drop , for exercise , that we ’re ditching the maximalism of influencer culture for “ underconsumption core , ” or that this year’sBratsummeris the newBarbiecore . peculiarly interesting is the way of life destinations bring home the bacon aspiration for such moodboards , paint a picture Gen Z might presently be weighing where they prefer to travel with the image they hope to incarnate .
Recently , TikTok pet Allison Bornstein , a hairdresser famous for mint the “ unseasonable shoe hypothesis , ” threw a novel character into the schmooze : the smart desert aunt . Bornstein so thoughtfully lays out this fashionista ’s vibration : “ She ’s wearing suede , she ’s wearing earth quality , she ’s wear natural fabrics , she has a fun , artsy , program line necklace . ” “ She ’s gon na put on a very smart , linen blouse , but she ’s gon na contribute an awing necklace that her friend in Arizona made her . ” “ I do n’t even think she lives close to any stores , especially not section stores , so when she does go shopping , it ’s usually on a trip , or a holiday . ”
The “ chic desert aunty , ” or CDA for unforesightful , became so democratic that Bornstein create an offset : the surfer nephew , who share some style law of similarity with his aunt , but leans more west coast than southwest . One user commented , “ I ’m a coastal granddaughter sun , desert aunt moon , and surfer nephew heighten . ” And the aunt - nephew duet is not the only aesthetic rendering that ’s rooted in place .
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Let ’s not draw a blank thecoastal grandmotherof years past . wrap in cream - gloss knits , she looks like she stepped out of a Nancy Meyers film . She ran socoastal cowgirl , her fringe - wearing westerly opposite number , could walk . Cottagecorewill continue to live on as the ideal aesthetic for pastoral , fairy - tale - like circumstance around the creation , while the current sartorialobsession with Carolyn Bassette Kennedyharkens back to ‘ 90s New York City . Thevacation dadis also have a moment , aswhite crew socks(notankle socks ) continue to reign supreme . Then there ’s the classicEuropean summerlook , which , in increase to evoking images of linen paper , puff - sleeve blouses , also turn over elbow room to archetypes likeScandi miss , who bike around Copenhagen in sloppy jeans and clunky sneakers .
The desire to explore such recess subculture goes hand - in - bridge player with the ways in which Gen Z is prioritizing hyper - personal travel experience . harmonize to Thrillist ’s recently released2024 State of Travel Survey , 76 % of millennials and Gen Zers survey feel their travel experience pronounce a raft about who they are , and 72 % say traveling is core to their identity and part of how they verbalise themselves . So it ’s no marvel that TikTokers are fusing personas and places , and we would n’t be shocked if the promise of chic desert auntie vibraphone are , at least subliminally , exalt the next flight of stairs out to New Mexico .
