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Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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I-M-S wrote: post #152
TrackerFF wrote: post #39

One interesting observation is how much less variation there has been in clothes for the past 20 years or so. Someone from 2005 could look completely undisguisable from someone today, by just wearing regular non-fashion forward 2005 clothes. Same goes for haircuts. Same can't really said about someone from 1955 and 1975, 1980 - 2000, etc. edit: Score 4695 Avg. Years Off 3.0

I would say athleisure is a recent development. 10 years ago you'd see far fewer women wearing tight leggings outside the gym. Heck, even in gyms you'd be hard pressed to see the kind of tank tops and sport bras you regularly see nowadays [1] N.B. I'm just noting the phenomenon, not commenting on its merits [1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/women-are-intimidating-men-w...

I’ve never seen women wearing that kind of outfits in gyms in Norway or France, but I see it all the time online. Is it an American thing?

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by I-M-S »

Oreb wrote: post #171
I-M-S wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would say athleisure is a recent development. 10 years ago you'd see far fewer women wearing tight leggings outside the gym. Heck, even in gyms you'd be hard pressed to see the kind of tank tops and sport bras you regularly see nowadays [1] N.B. I'm just noting the phenomenon, not commenting on its merits [1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/women-are-intimidating-men-w...

I’ve never seen women wearing that kind of outfits in gyms in Norway or France, but I see it all the time online. Is it an American thing?

Can't comment on the USA, but I'm seeing a fair number of them in Canada and (somewhat less commonly) in Croatia.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by rafram »

2mlWQbCK wrote: post #55
TrackerFF wrote: post #39

One interesting observation is how much less variation there has been in clothes for the past 20 years or so. Someone from 2005 could look completely undisguisable from someone today, by just wearing regular non-fashion forward 2005 clothes. Same goes for haircuts. Same can't really said about someone from 1955 and 1975, 1980 - 2000, etc. edit: Score 4695 Avg. Years Off 3.0

Is that really true? It is true for me, but I always assumed that is just because I were younger last century. In 1990 I could easily tell if someone was looking like 1980, but today I could never guess if someone looked like 2015 or 2025. I would be happy to learn that this is because fashion actually slowed down, but until proven wrong I will just assume it is because I am older and not paying attention.

It’s because you were younger. As a “Gen Z” person, there’s a huge difference between 2010s fashions and the fashions of today.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by dredmorbius »

TrackerFF wrote: post #39

One interesting observation is how much less variation there has been in clothes for the past 20 years or so. Someone from 2005 could look completely undisguisable from someone today, by just wearing regular non-fashion forward 2005 clothes. Same goes for haircuts. Same can't really said about someone from 1955 and 1975, 1980 - 2000, etc. edit: Score 4695 Avg. Years Off 3.0

Clothing variation has a lot to do with not only fashions but fabrics.

Considered over a longer timescale, up through the late 19th century, the principle options for clothing were cotton, flax, silk, wool, leather, grasses (in some regions), and metal, with very few other options.

Viscose rayon was the first synthetic fibre created, in 1899. It was followed by Nylon (1930s) which pressaged a slew of additional synthetics, notably polyester. Adoption was somewhat slowed by various factors, including WWII, but by the 1960s synthetic fabrics and brilliant dyes were exploding into popularity.

Flagrant use of synthetics faded somewhat through the 1970s and 1980s, with fabric blends and natural fabrics becoming more prevalent (yes, I'm aware that the leisure suit was prominent in the 1970s, but it was less so by the end of the decade).

There've been variations in specific styles since, though most to my eye have been evocative of earlier 20th-century periods since the 1990s, rather than distinctively original. (I'm far from an expert in clothing fashion, take with heaping handfuls of salt.)

Other scene-setting elements include architectural styles (notably houses in the West), automobiles, and since ~2000, the presence and style of handheld mobile devices, smartphones after about 2010. Camera styles would be a useful indicator for much of the 1900s ("Brownie" box cameras, SLRs, "Instamatics", and the like).

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by MzxgckZtNqX5i »

Oreb wrote: post #171
I-M-S wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would say athleisure is a recent development. 10 years ago you'd see far fewer women wearing tight leggings outside the gym. Heck, even in gyms you'd be hard pressed to see the kind of tank tops and sport bras you regularly see nowadays [1] N.B. I'm just noting the phenomenon, not commenting on its merits [1] https://www.vice.com/en/article/women-are-intimidating-men-w...

I’ve never seen women wearing that kind of outfits in gyms in Norway or France, but I see it all the time online. Is it an American thing?

Not uncommon in Norway, at least at few gyms I've been to after they reopened after COVID.

Re: Which year: guess which year each photo was taken

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

WhichYear 4/20/25 4311 pts 5⃣ avg. years off

6⃣ 1⃣ 5⃣ 2⃣

https://whichyr.com

Wordle opens (or used to) a mock modal dialog with a copy button for sharing the results. I feel like opening the modal rather than requiring clicking the 'share' button probably leads to a lot more shares?

I think I'd save a longer and just put "WhichYr.com" as the top line, bump the date and score to the next line.

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