‘What was considered ‘cool’ in the 2010s but is physically painful to look back at now?’ – 22 things that have changed for the better
13.
‘Vintage Instagram Filters.’
–thispartyrules
14.
‘Bib statement necklaces, Victoria’s Secret PINK, Toms, tacky peace signs, pattern hoodies, skinny jeans on men, cracked nail polish.’
–Lumpy_Branch_552
15.
‘Shutter glasses.’
–Myopic_Mirror
16.
‘Holding an iPad at arm’s length in public to take photos like a proud tourist dad at the Grand Canyon.’
–silverpotato5955
17.
‘Going to see a 3D movie, keeping the glasses and popping out the lenses and then wearing them. As someone who wore actual glasses to see the trend baffled me.’
–mmdle
18.
‘The ‘Keep calm and Ccrry on’ fad. Variations of the phrase on posters, t-shirts, mugs, fridge magnets, tote bags, you name it. ‘Keep calm and eat a cupcake’, ‘Keep calm, I’m a doctor’ (during the Doctor Who craze), ‘Keep calm and drink beer’ in bars, etc.’
–h2ewsos
19.
‘Selfie sticks.’
–Diligent_Alps2114
20.
‘American Apparel! I was obsessed then, but now knowing how terrible of a company it was, I cringe.’
–andrekeepsit3000
21.
‘Lots of indie pop songs with whistling and ukuleles, bonus points if the singer was a waifish girl with bangs.’
–PrestigiousSmile4098
22.
‘I laugh anytime I see someone with a moustache tattoo on their index finger. I thought that was the cutest and funniest thing back then but thank God I didn’t fall for that trend.’
–CapableFlow2766
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