" Whaaaat ? ! .. What are we supposed to be doing ? ! Help ! I had no idea . "
When trends fade, I’d like to say I’m pretty on top of it, but today I came across a revelation that genuinely shocked me.
Apparently, millennials are now easily spottable if they…
FRONT TUCK!!!
Yes, theTan Francefavorite (also known asthe “French tuck”). It’s when you only tuck your shirt into the front of your pants, but not the back.
Him, somewhere right now:
Brianna Archuletta, aka@briannainreallife, a 33-year-old product manager and content creator from Kansas City, createda videosharing the unfortunate news:
At least my dungaree are nt skinny . will me alone.#millennialsoftiktok#age#fashiontiktok
Brianna’s video was then stitched by alarmed user@xomelissaleighina new video, which over five million people watched. In the video, she said, “Whaaaat?! What else do you do with the front of your shirt? What are we supposed to be doing? Help! I had no idea.”
stitchwith @Brianna Archuletta this news is TRAUMATIZING#millenial#genz
The millennials were quaking.
Like…things got heated. They came for blood.
In the words ofMariah Carey, they said, “Why are you so obsessed with me?”
One Gen Z’er “Well, actually’d” them all and said if you’re not a millennial (presumably, if you are Gen Z), you either tuck your shirt in fully or don’t tuck your shirt in at all. They said, “Millennials only tuck the front, not the back.” Well, okay!
But other Gen Z’ers were pretty chill about all the discourse, and admitted they French tuck, too.
As a cusper myself, I was getting my popcorn machine revved up on the sidelines but alsoonce againblissfully confused which side I belonged to:
Melissa McCormick, the 28-year-old PhD student who created thestitched video, told BuzzFeed she’s already stopped front tucking. She said, “I have actually already stopped doing the front tuck. Not necessarily because it’s a millennial signifier, but because I really like knowing what the trends are and trying them for myself.”
Not to derail, but I’m personally fascinated such an invention exists…because this was my solution to an oversized shirt as a kid:
And for Brianna, the creator of theoriginal video, she said she’s not giving up on the front tuck just yet. She told BuzzFeed, “I’ll definitely be hanging on to my front tuck. While it may not be the most current styling method, I think it’s important to interpret trends through our own sense of style… I’m not too worried about where that might put me from the perspective of a visual age assessment.”
Y’all, all I know is, day by day, I am becoming less and less in the loop. But I am thankful for the Internet for keeping me entertained and informed.
Now, let the front tuck war rage on, and let me know your thoughts about it all down below. ⬇️
