Cheugy or Timeless!!!

Hello viewers!! Welcome to today's game show brought to you by the Jewel Archive. This idea was asked by miss Meg Schulte to be talked about, so without further adieu, welcome CHEUGY OR TIMELESS!!!!!!! WOOO WOOO YAHHH

I had started this post, LITERALLY at the beginning of January sooooo sorry for the delay my friends

Let's explain the rules. Basically, we are going to show some trends/clothing items from 2023, decide if they're cheugy or timeless in the coming year and provide a brief descriptor as to why I believe that. When we say something is cheugy, we mean it will go out of trend or is similar to something like, per say, galaxy leggings or the gold G Gucci Belt. When we say something is timeless, we mean that the item will be either held in closets for extensive periods of time or be used as staple pieces in outfits. Overall, these pieces will still be seen

in the next couple years.

DISCLAIMER: I still very much enjoy some of these pieces that I have labelled cheugy, but if I have to say if they're going to be in style for over a decade, I can't say I would; HOWEVER THEY MAY COME BACK IN STYLE

NOW LETS BEGINNNNNN

Trend/Item	Cheugy or Timeless	Why
Samba	Timeless	As much as I think the samba has been commercialized and mass produced, I think we are going to see this shoe stick around for a little while. Especially as women have latched to it. It almost has a similar effect as the Jordan craze. So while it has caught on and will last a while, I do think it will eventually go out of style, just not for a little bit.
Boxers	Cheugy	I do love the boxer trend, I did participate last summer, and I will again this summer. HOWEVER. I unfortunately cannot see it lasting :( It's just going to become fast fashionized (i made that up) and become very cheap looking
Jean Midi/Maxi Skirt	Cheugy	AGAIN, I do enjoy the jean midi skirt I do, and I would love to make an outfit with one, but I think it's running its course and we're gonna see it die out as they have become mass produced and introduced into stores like Forever 21 and HM
Ballet Flat	Timeless	Corporate Baddies love this. They are just such a timeless shoe and with the rise of female empowerment and representation, I think we will see a lot of feminine pieces lasting, and who doesn't love a ballet flat?
Sheer Clothing	Timeless	As long as it is done well, it will last. When it becomes cheap looking, well that's gross.
Oversized Blazer	Timeless	For some it may not, but think of Princess Diana and her iconic era. Yeah, they will stay.
Cargo Pants	Cheugy	This is not all cargo pants, BUT, I think we have seen the parachute pant/ cargo pant worn a ton by the college girlies. It just has become a symbol like snake skin tops for millennials.
Claw Clips	Cheugy	MAAM, this is basically the vsco girl aesthic and while fun, it is not lasting sorry; we may see it in use, but its not ingrained in an outfit like it was in the past, it is more so for convienence than style
High Rise Jeans	Cheugy	if you know your proportions, high rise may be better, but as an over arching theme of these suiting everyone as a trend, it will dissipate like the Zara straight leg Jean
Wide Leg Trouser	Timeless	I just love a wide leg SUE ME, I may be biased, but I think we will always see this in some form
Clean Girl Aesthetic	Timeless	While, the rat girl/ grunge phase seems to be reemerging for teens, young 20s, I still think there is such a timelessness to the clean aesthetic for people in the professional world
Hypebeast Streetwear	Cheugy	unless there is a rebranding, which there just may be as we see new creative directors encourging change in luxury wear, we are going to see a drop as we have been in things like skater streetwear and items like Dunks as they have become more accessible
Bows	Timeless	While it is peak time for them, I am biased cause I love it, I still think there will always be a bow seen in fashion, it just may not be as saturated