Ugly 2013 -

The "ironic" handlebar mustache was the king of motifs. It was on finger tattoos, t-shirts, and even jewelry.

If your skin didn’t look orange and the sky didn’t look neon, did you even go outside? The "Quirky" Fashion Crisis ugly 2013

Interestingly, 2013 also planted the seeds for what we now call "uproar" or "camp." It was the year Miley Cyrus performed at the VMAs with giant teddy bears and foam fingers—a deliberate pivot into a neon, "ugly" aesthetic that broke the internet. We were moving away from the polished perfection of the late 2000s and into something louder, weirder, and much more eye-searing. 💡 The Legacy of 2013 The "ironic" handlebar mustache was the king of motifs