Cassette Tapes, Skater Skirts, Labubu & IRL Brain Rot? The 2025 Pop Culture Trends You Didn’t See Coming
- Jessica Ramirez
- 11 minutes ago
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Cassette tapes, skater skirts, Labubu toys, and something called IRL Brain Rot? Check out 2025’s weirdest, wildest pop culture trends before they completely take over your feed.
Pop culture is a wild, glitter-covered merry-go-round that never stops spinning, and this week it’s serving us vintage chaos with a side of TikTok-induced brain rot. From Gen Z’s obsession with cassette tapes (yes, those plastic music bricks your dad probably hoarded) to the resurrection of skater skirts and peplum tops (hi, 2010s Tumblr girls!), the pop culture stew is bubbling—and we’re here for a full ladle.
Skinny Jeans Are Back (Whether You Like It or Not)
Skinny jeans have officially returned from the fashion graveyard, and they’re dragging knee-high boots and statement belts with them. While Gen Z swore off them around 2022 in favor of baggy pants and parachute silhouettes, Copenhagen Fashion Week just gave skinny jeans the glow-up of the decade. Picture them styled with barn jackets, ballet flats, and accessories that scream "my trust fund just matured."
The Beauty Girls Are Not Playing
Jenna Ortega showed up with chalk-blue gothic eyeshadow that made every Wednesday Addams stan do a double take. Alex Consani’s rose‑toned glam gave Barbiecore an elegant upgrade. And the nail art? Oh, honey. We’re talking pop-art designs, reverse polka dots, and French manicures sharp enough to cut glass—or at least TikTok trolls.
Add in a sprinkle of Margot Robbie’s Hollywood glam and Michelle Williams’ red carpet elegance, and it’s clear: 2025 beauty trends are about maximalism, not minimal effort.
Cassettes Are the New Vinyl, Apparently
Move over, Spotify Wrapped. Taylor Swift just announced a special cassette edition of The Life of a Showgirl, and her fans (aka Swifties) are about to single-handedly revive the 1980s. Cassettes are officially the new vintage flex. TikTok is flooded with videos of teens untangling magnetic tape and pretending they know what a Walkman is.
This is not nostalgia—it’s aesthetic supremacy.
Britpop Is Having Its Midlife Crisis
Robbie Williams dropped a new album called Britpop, and it’s got everyone dusting off their Oasis vinyls and googling “where is Blur now.” With reunion rumors flying and tribute nights popping up from Manchester to Melbourne, 2025 might as well be 1995 in disguise.
The joy of pretending you understand the Gallagher brothers' feud while sipping a $19 IPA in a plaid shirt from Urban Outfitters.
IRL Brain Rot: A Real (Cute) Problem
Let’s talk IRL Brain Rot—the Gen Z phenomenon where absurdity, consumerism, and cuteness collide. The star of the show? Labubu, a gremlin-looking toy that’s somehow the new face of aesthetic culture. It’s like Sanrio got into NFTs and then took LSD.
Pair that with jelly shoes, rainbow bagels, mini skincare fridges, and desserts that look like alien spores, and you’ve got a trend that’s equal parts nonsense and genius. In short: capitalism’s cutest fever dream.
And Elsewhere in the Zeitgeist…
Eddington (yes, by Earl Aster) is giving indie horror meets theoretical physics.
Deftones, Ciara, and Mac DeMarco are dropping fresh tracks that’ll rule the Spotify algorithm this week.
Art exhibitions by Anna Boghiguian and Esther Mahlangu are stealing hearts in the UK.
Games like Particle Hearts and Gears of War: Reloaded are keeping gamers locked in.
Because why not have existential dread, dance anthems, surrealist art, and post-apocalyptic shooters all in one week?
Everything old is new again. With a twist. And glitter. And probably a filter. So embrace the weird. Lean into the chaos. And for the love of fashion, don’t throw out your skinny jeans just yet.
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References
Real Simple – Controversial Fashion Trends Making a Comeback
India Times – Best Collabs of Summer 2025
Page Six – Swifties and Cassette Resurgence
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