Talks in Class

Welcome back to part two of our journey through the evolution of fashion & pop culture trends of the 2000s. This week we cover a lot of ground as we dive into the middle of the decade. I discuss the impact of post-9/11 rhetoric on pop culture and fashion, our obsession with celebrity, wealth, and designer labels during this time period, and I share some of the biggest shifts I experienced in fashion during the mid-2000s.

Welcome to a new series on the show where we will trace the evolution of fashion and cultural trends throughout the decade of the 2000s. This week we dive in to the Y2K era to discuss how technology, politics, and changing cultural attitudes impacted fashion trends and pop culture. I talk about the feeling of living in the "modern world" in the late '90s, the cautious optimism of Y2K, and (of course) some of my favorite Y2K trends.

Welcome back to part two of my audience Q & A episode! This week, I talk about life before social media, dating in high school, my content creation journey, how the economy and technology impacted millennials' lives, and some of the reasons I got grounded in high school (spoiler: I snuck out a lot). As always, I finish it off with a list: my top 10 favorite things I've uncovered in my time capsule bedroom!

Welcome to my first mail bag episode where I answer listener-submitted questions! In this episode, I talk about underrated 2000s trends and the ones I see coming back (plus 2000s things that sadly seem dead), social media perceptions, high school memories from the early aughts, and the infamous American Girl warehouse sale in the '90s. And of course, I share some of my most memorable moments from my freshman year of high school. Tune in for part 2 next week!

This week we're diving into the recent rise in popularity of '90s and 2000s fashion and nostalgia on social media and how the reality of life at that time differs from the current social media portrayal of it. I talk about some reasons for the "inaccurate" representations on social media, my memories of real 2000s fashion, technology, and everyday life, and some of the darker sides of life in the decade. And of course, I share a few of my favorite real life outfits from the decade too!

As nostalgic as I feel for many time periods in my life, there is one that will always make me feel equal parts nostalgia and cringe: middle school. In this episode I throw it back to 1999, when a little 12 year old Jenna started 7th grade, to reminisce on some of the worst (and best) fashion choices, most embarrassing moments, and all the time my friends and I spent obsessing over our crushes. And of course, I finish the episode by sharing my top 5 cringiest middle school memories.

This week we're visiting the 2010s once again, this time to discuss the social (and social media) phenomenon of boutique fitness and luxury athleisure wear that took so many young women by storm - Jenna included. She talks about "wellness" trends, the "girl boss" mentality of the time, and how aspirational social media and a desire for community fueled an obsession with status-symbol workout classes, accessories, and athleisure clothing.

For 20-something millennials in the early to mid-2010s, Brunch was a lifestyle. In this week's episode, Jenna reminisces on the brunch craze, the social and economic factors that made it so appealing to millennials at the time, the reach it had in pop culture, and reflects on the evolution of the brunch *aesthetic* throughout the decade. She also shares some of her favorite memories (and outfits) from the bottomless brunch heyday.

This week, Jenna shares some background (and possible origins) of a few seemingly random, but very universal, millennial experiences ranging from drawing the "S thing" to using the same Y2K school agendas to watching Channel 1 News in high school homeroom.

With so many IRl experiences moving to digital formats now, concerts are one of the few events that still generally rely on an in person audience - but that doesn't mean that the concert-going experience hasn't changed. In this episode, Jenna talks about how the process of securing concert tickets before online shopping was widespread, some of her favorite concert experiences, and counts down the top 5 concerts she wishes she attended back in the day.