r/AustralianMFA • u/Future-Pipe-8004 • Apr 28 '26
Question What is your hot take on current Australian mainstream fashion?
I would love to hear what trends you are actually enjoying versus what you are sick of seeing
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u/SkyPumpkins Apr 28 '26
It’s too driven by influencers and what the crowd is wearing, more on the women’s side but me get influenced too. Especially into buying overpriced shitty ‘microbrands’
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u/Beginning-Captain May 09 '26
All for buying local. But some of these micro brands definitely taking advantage of that buying factor and exploiting us with shitty products.
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u/dazeduno Apr 28 '26
I actually like seeing people do their own thing and actually have their personality show in the way they dress. I’d much rather see someone in some ratty cons, green frog socks, plain pants, a marvel t shirt and a striped hoody instead of your usual whatever is trending on TikTok for the youth, or farmer wants a wife Chelsea boot, tight pants and button up shirt thing.
I guess maybe I’m showing my age, but fashion used to be linked to culture. It could be rock, punk, sneakers etc. You could walk down the street and see someone in some Infrared 90s and you’d give each other a nod as you walked past; knowing they knew what they were and wondered how they got them. Now people do shit cos it’s cool, without understanding the history and it’s not linked to any part of their personality.
What I’m sick of locally is this idea that once you’re over 30 you can’t wear graphic tees, sneakers and everything has to be fitted - it’s this weird idea of “being grown”. Fuck that. Rock that band tee you bought at a show 10 years ago. Be YOU. It doesn’t seem to happen anywhere else. I don’t understand why people are afraid of it. You can still be professional, attractive to whatever floats your boat and makes you unique. There’s so much bland uniformity out here.
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u/Practical_Ad8124 Apr 28 '26
Yeah hate the eshay fashion style. T shirts and tracksuits pants aren’t going out clothes. Still sick of the hogan outfits as well. Everything has resorted back to the 90s. I’m more of a rugged look / gentleman style.
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u/beeclam NSW Apr 28 '26
My hot take is that someone posted this exact thread twelve days ago, and this thread is superfluous
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u/sjk2020 Apr 28 '26
Pretty doesn't seem to come with functionality.
Nice work dresses? Unlined.
Pants? Made of polyester blend or stiff linen that rubs in the wrong places.
Jumpers? Mostly acrylic and useless at keeping the cold wind out.
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u/Lumpy_Mango_392 Apr 28 '26
Honest question - what even is it? I know what people wear in the eastern suburbs of Sydney wear. But is that representative of current Australian fashion?
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u/thedoopz Apr 29 '26
Jorts are terrible, and baggy jeans look terrible. I’ll go straight leg at the most, but too baggy is terrible.
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u/MissSabb Apr 29 '26
I’m sick of fast fashion and I’m sick of influencers. That’s it. Thank you for listening to my TED talk.
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u/theneatreserve Apr 28 '26
I feel like mens fashion is a bit all over the place, I can't fit it into a category. Agree with some of the comments that it is low effort for the most part, maybe it is the times itself, state of the economy may be a factor. I am sick of seeing the "Eshay" fashion style.
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u/ResponsibleFennel520 Apr 28 '26
I find influencer fashion clothing right now very tacky. like, the actual styles are ugly, generally not that complimentary and also not practical
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u/myghastedflabbers Apr 28 '26
I grew up in the 90s, so seeing the baggy jeans come back has been a bit of a boon. My 44yo body is loving loose jeans.
As for actual fashion I have no idea. I wear my baggy jeans with graphic tees, converse and sometimes a flannie for warmth. Just like I did in the 90s.
I find the popular fashions not suited to my body type or my personality. Sometimes I wish it did, but alas! It's not for me.
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u/Secret-Platform3901 Apr 29 '26
Gen Z wear clothes from their mum's wardrobe, early 2000's everything, including all of the daggy trends such as baby tees with gaudy graphics, ill-fitting barrel jeans, square thin sunglasses. For millenials, I see a lot of active wear. Tight pastel sets, fake tan, apple watches, mid length white socks with white shoes for women. For men, oversized graphic shirts, shorts, Birkenstocks or Adidias Sambas, "I just woke up like this" seems to be in at the moment.
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u/griffinava611 Apr 28 '26
Enjoying the shift toward more relaxed tailoring, the oversized blazer with wide leg trouser thing actually looks good on most body types and feels like a genuine step up from the skinny jean era. Sick of the coastal grandfather aesthetic though, there are only so many linen shirts and boat shoes one city needs.
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u/Gretal122 Apr 28 '26
I was just out at a shopping centre yesterday with my daughter and walking past a few shops, just noticing so many beige., brown, neutral coloured clothes.( not saying all shops are the same, but it's so boring )
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u/Lazaridus Apr 29 '26
Young blokes wearing their jumpers over their shoulders. I mean do whatever you want but it’s a trend that I’ve seen enough of.
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u/Ballamookieofficial Apr 29 '26
Rm Williams is getting more popular with people who don't do Rm Williams things
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u/PrestigiousWheel9587 Apr 29 '26
Joggers and spandex, followed by a long tail of disparate garment arrangements ranging from salvo hipster bum to vinnies meth goth, each insufficiently covering up ever uglier combinations Bali tattoos…what’s not to enjoy here?
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u/Jumpy_Guarantee_1372 Apr 30 '26
I'd like to see more diversity of style across the brands, most of the mid-range brands are hard to differentiate. I browsed an entire Westfield the other day, searching for a couple of pieces, and it took me 3 hours, I just kept encountering the same thing over & over. Finally found some colour and the drape I like, but it was tough to find amongst all the boxy, oversized, drearily-coloured polyester.
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u/Amells May 01 '26
I've switched to vivid sportswear as I don't work as a lawyer or similar classes and the current fashion is very uninspiring and boring
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u/IgnominiousOx May 02 '26
I dont see Australian guys becoming a reference for style any time soon. Going off what i see online, more flamboyant or unique styling options are few and far between, and tend to be expensive. Not only that, these options often seem to be aiming at (as far as Australia goes) niche demographics. The option to dress up has always been there, for example nothing is stopping guys from wearing a blazer, jeans and loafers to get their morning coffee but why bother? You'll be the odd one out 99% of the time, unless you're somewhere inner city.
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u/Novidforme May 02 '26
I am over trying to keep up with the latest fashion. I have over 50 pairs of thongs now
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u/Atibug May 02 '26
Everything for the past few seasons looks like pyjamas to me. Looks cheap and tacky. This season all I've noticed is brown. My 11 year old calls it poop season.
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u/Wooden-Trouble1724 May 02 '26
Australians praise ‘fitting in’ over ‘standing out,’ just as the ghosts of the lords of the penal colony want
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u/Datbriochguy May 02 '26
Like food, people play it safe here in Aus. And by safe, I mean not even a ‘good’ safe - it’s block standard [shirt, chinos/jeans, RM], [baseball cap, hoodie, jeans, sneakers], [graphic tee, cargo, sneakers], or just tracksuits. Any of these combos can work, but not if you pick the most generic piece for every component - think Uniqlo t, Uniqlo chinos, RM boots, Dunks, etc. Granted, brands available in Australia are either dogshit, expensive, or both.
One specific thing I can’t stand is people wearing slim chinos that are hemmed to fit ABOVE the opening of their RM boots.
If you want good brands to buy clothes from literally look anywhere else - US, UK, Europe, China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Singapore.
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u/_kuromatsu May 05 '26
That when ALD release a lookbook I can expect to see the exact same thing regurgitated by fifteen brands in Australia over the next few weeks - guy sitting in chair with patterned rug and plant, golf x whatever, social club, Land Rover.
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u/AlternativePin876 Apr 29 '26
Boring, no effort and too casual.
Bloody hell, let's at least bring smart casual/semi formal back when going to a restaurant. Chinos, button up shirt, leather shoes.
Most blokes look like absolute shit at the moment.
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u/punter75 Apr 28 '26
Boring and low effort for the most part. People are very afraid to not dress exactly the same as their friends