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@thealgorythm Have you been feeling edgier lately? Deep dive in the comments👇🏼❤️‍🔥#TikTokFashion #fashion2022 #altfashioninspo

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Length · 26 Aug 2021
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Video #6606 · Talking Head Edit

Explaining fashion trends with evidencefrom @thealgorythm

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Overview

The creator presents and defends her thesis that 2022-23 fashion will be defined by rebellion. She connects this trend to the societal phenomenon of 'The Great Resignation,' where people are prioritizing personal well-being, and shows how the fashion industry is commercializing anti-establishment aesthetics from subcultures like punk and goth.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State a bold prediction
  2. 2Present societal evidence
  3. 3Connect evidence to a cultural shift
  4. 4Show industry adoption
  5. 5Contrast with a past trend

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Related videos

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Classification

Concepts
BreakdownPredictions
Elements
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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 55%

2022-23 fashion will be about rebellion And this is why:

Verbal hook · 30%

2022-23 fashion will be all about rebellion.

Visual hook · 15%

A direct-to-camera shot of the speaker with an expressive face, wearing unique, oversized glasses and a distinctive black and white top, creating immediate visual interest and personality.

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

A bold, forward-looking declaration that makes a specific prediction about an upcoming trend, immediately followed by a promise to explain 'why'.

Payoff

A comparative cliffhanger that frames the new trend by contrasting it against a recent, well-understood previous trend, leaving the final conclusion implied for the audience to complete.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Cultural Thesis Blueprint

To present a compelling, evidence-based argument that connects a broad societal shift to a specific cultural or industry trend, positioning the creator as a thought leader.

  1. 1

    The Human Catalyst

    Identifies the underlying shift in collective human values or priorities that is driving the change, presented as the root cause.

  2. 2

    The Macro-Proof

    Grounds the argument by citing a well-known, large-scale societal or economic phenomenon as concrete evidence for the value shift.

  3. 3

    The Deeper Imperative

    Elevates the argument by connecting the trend to a more profound, universal human need or a call for systemic change.

  4. 4

    The Tangible Manifestation

    Bridges the abstract societal shift to its specific, tangible expression within the topic's niche (e.g., aesthetics, products, behaviors).

  5. 5

    The Mainstream Co-option

    Demonstrates the trend's validity by showing how the established industry is adopting, commercializing, or reacting to it, often with visual examples.

Themes

  • Rebellion
  • Anti-establishment
  • Consumerism
  • Work-Life Balance

Techniques

  • Visual storytelling
  • Data-driven argument
  • Cultural analysis

Trends

  • The Great Resignation

Post caption

Have you been feeling edgier lately? Deep dive in the comments👇🏼❤️‍🔥#TikTokFashion #fashion2022 #altfashioninspo

Text overlays

  • title · beginning

    2022-23 fashion will be about rebellion And this is why:

  • contextual · beginning

    Cc: changed priorities towards:

  • informational · beginning

    Personal time Mental health Flexibility

  • informational · beginning

    Has 40% of people swapping jobs

  • contextual · middle

    Cc: in what is known as

  • informational · middle

    The great resignation

  • contextual · middle

    Cc: Though a change of scenery can help us cope...

  • informational · middle

    There's no escaping the fact

  • informational · middle

    That our survival depends on Changing the systems in place

  • contextual · middle

    Cc: As we gravitate towards

  • informational · middle

    Subcultures with anti establishment roots Think: punk, goth, emo +

  • contextual · middle

    Cc: the industry is doing a terrific job

  • informational · end

    Cc: at turning styles that used to signal political alliance into consumable aesthetics

  • branding · end

    Chanel

  • branding · end

    Givenchy

  • branding · end

    Balenciaga

  • contextual · end

    Cc: therefore, if 2020/21 was the year of

  • contextual · end

    Cc: joyful dressing and escapism...

Transcript

tier fashion will be all about rebellion. Change priorities towards personal time, mental health, and flexibility tier 40% of people swapping jobs in what is known as the tier resignation. And though a change of scenery can help us cope, there's no anti establishment roots, the industry is doing a terrific job at turning styles that used to signal political alliance into consumable aesthetics. Therefore, if 2020 was a year of joyful dressing and escapism

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