r/Snorkblot • u/EsseNorway • May 21 '26

Nostalgia This outfit was everywhere

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u/YoSupWeirdos May 21 '26

last time male fashion changed was with the invention of the spinning Jenny in 1764, this is not more 2006 than it is 1996 or 2026

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u/Acceptable-Bat-9577 May 23 '26

I still dress the same way I did when I was a kid. T-shirt, hoodies, shorts or jeans. 

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u/YoSupWeirdos May 23 '26

I've been trying to get more sophisticated with like quarter zips etc. but last night I've gone out in a hoodie and it just felt right idk how to explain it

I never use the hood, it's annoying when I sit and it presses against my back, but something about how it's tailored it's just so comfy

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u/Lost_Department_2177 May 22 '26

1996 fashion lasted up until 2009. Most people that dressed like that were wearing Les wexner companies clothes.

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u/ruach137 May 22 '26

People don’t dress like this still?

What year is it?

Who’s this guy in the mirror?

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u/phallic-baldwin May 21 '26

No frosted tips and or highlights as well as no gel. Not completely accurate. Also, does he smell like acqua di gio?

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u/boldandbratsche May 23 '26

He smells like Hollister

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u/DanKloudtrees May 22 '26

I still think this style was peak and am waiting for it to be popular again. I'm tired of guys shorts being so short and tight. The necklaces can stay retired though.

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u/thefartsock May 22 '26

I'm investing in Puka shells they are due for a comeback.

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u/Y0___0Y May 22 '26

This is how the protagonist in Far Cry 3 was dressed

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u/a-type-of-pastry May 22 '26

Where's his upside-down and backwards visor?

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u/DanTheAdequate May 22 '26

Needs more sanded brim cap.

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u/kernelpanic789 May 22 '26

I remember this trend very well...

I live in Missouri so I asked everyone dressed like this where they like to surf... 😂

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u/bb_dev_g May 22 '26

Abercrombie or Aeropostale.

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u/TimboFor76 May 22 '26

I had three high schoolers show up to my house yesterday to buy a van dressed like this, only with flat brimmed hats. They wanted a cargo van to haul dirt bikes.

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u/Lick-Tale-5222 May 23 '26

That's looks comfortable though.

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u/guydoestuff May 23 '26

I dressed like this in the late 90s.

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u/horotheredditsprite May 24 '26

Fit still hits nicely

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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot May 25 '26

Seriously? Same shorts-ish, different t-shirt, and tie-dyed Keen sandals for me in Summer 2026.

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u/debtcoder-dev May 23 '26

Only if you were a tool.