If you grew up watching 'Grown Ups' or SNL, or listening to the Foo Fighters and Creed on the way to school, then you'll understand just how formative 'Dadcore' really is. Inspired by Adam Sandler's enviable wardrobe, we dissect how Dadcore came to be, how it's an antithesis to the 'clean girl' aesthetic and the world of microtrends, & finding comfort in dad rock.

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Jerry Portwood, ⁠“Saturday Night Live And The Dacore Revolution”⁠ (Fatherly)

Lauren Sharkey, ⁠"How dadcore won over fashion"⁠ (The Book of Man)

Tayler Adigun, ⁠“Why Adam Sandler is Tiktok’s unlikely fashion muse”⁠ (Yahoo)

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Timestamps:

Intro 00:00

Defining Dadcore 00:25

Kevin James 04:08

Grown Ups 04:47

SNL and Dadcore 07:22

Andy Samberg 09:18

Jason Sudeikis and Ted Lasso 09:52

Girl Dad 10:46

Phil Dunphy 11:03

Dadcore v. Blokette and Clean Girl 11:40

Ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll? 13:17

Normcore to Dadcore 13:40

Anti-Fashion 14:36

Fashion Through the Decades 15:32

The Irritations of Microtrends 17:48

The Empowerment of Baggy Clothing 21:56

Finding Dadcore 22:59

Dad Rock 23:38

Dads Are On-trend 28:44

DILF Fan Accounts on TikTok 29:32

Momcore? 32:44

The Objectification of Men Online 34:32

Confining Ourselves to Aesthetics 36:58

Outro 38:50

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