We're Calling It: The Skinny Fit is FINALLY Dead!

About this video

The Gazette team conducts a postmortem of 2010s men’s fashion trends alongside Kyle, a menswear expert with retail experience. They discuss how the skinny fit dominated the decade despite not working well for all body types, examine the role of social media and celebrity culture in perpetuating tight silhouettes, assess which brands navigated the era well, and evaluate the best and worst aspects of 2010s style—including the tension between slim fits and comfort-focused athleisure.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that the skinny fit was the defining silhouette of the 2010s but is now dormant, with fuller cuts and higher-waisted trousers returning as younger generations reject prescribed fashion trends.
• The Gazette team contends that social media, celebrity culture, and fast fashion’s dominance created a monoculture where tight, heavily-branded garments with synthetic blends became the norm, even when they didn’t suit most body types.
• The Gazette team observes that 2010s fashion’s worst aspects—extreme skinniness, cheap materials, overbranding—stemmed from fast fashion, while better features included tapered silhouettes, lowered trousers, and strategic stretch fabrics that balanced comfort with fit.
• The Gazette team recommends being aware of style history and rules as a foundation, then deliberately choosing which elements to adopt into your personal wardrobe rather than overcommitting to any single era’s aesthetic.

Episode details: published April 28, 2025 · 21K views · 30:51 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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