Category: For You Fashion
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Thrifting, TikTok, and Taking Back Style: How the UO Flea Market Fights Overconsumption

It’s no secret that TikTok has revolutionized how we discover, engage with, and consume fashion. Scroll through the app for five minutes, and you’re bound to come across a haul, a micro-trend tutorial, or an aesthetic get-ready-with-me. While this content often inspires creativity and self-expression, it also fuels a cycle of overconsumption that’s become deeply…
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Thrifted, Trending, and Totally Me

15 Seconds of Style If you told me a few years ago that I’d be taking fashion advice from a 15-second video, I probably would not have believed you. But today, my closet, and honestly, my entire style I owe a lot to TikTok. Growing up, I always had an interest in clothes, but I…
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What Happens on TikTok Every Hour (And Why It Matters for Marketers)

Let’s face it, if you’re not on TikTok, your brand is missing an important opportunity. What began as a lip-syncing platform for Gen Z has exploded into one of the most addictive, profitable, and trend-setting platforms on the planet. But don’t just take my word for it. Let’s dig into the numbers from this infographic…
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From Bargains to Bangers: How TikTok Made TJ Maxx & Marshalls A Treasure Hunter’s Goldmine

In an age where social media shapes style and shopping habits, TikTok has emerged as one of the most powerful platforms influencing Gen Z. We, as consumers, are constantly chasing the next trend, scrolling, shopping, and searching for the best deals. Just open TikTok, and it won’t take long before you stumble across a TJ…
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Viral Today, Waste Tomorrow: The Cost of TikTok Fashion

Scroll. Like. Add to cart. Repeat. This cycle most TikTok users know all too well, one that’s made it easier than ever to discover, want, and buy new clothes with a touch of your fingertips. All the must-have dupes and basic essentials, fashion on TikTok moves fast. But with that speed comes an important question. …
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Styled by the Algorithm: How TikTok Picks What We Wear

TikTok is not just fun, it’s smart. Behind every scroll, like, and share is something called an algorithm. That’s a fancy word for the system TikTok uses to figure out what you like, so it can show you more of it. But how does that affect what we wear? Let’s break it down. So, What…
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From Trends to Teaching: How TikTok’s #EduTok is Redefining Fashion and Social Responsibility

These days, fashion is about more than just clothes; it’s also about doing good. TikTok, the popular app known for dance videos and fun trends, is helping people think about fashion in a new way. TikTok is transforming how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is expressed in the style space. TikTok’s campaigns called #EduTok started as…
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From Scroll to Store: How TikTok Fashion Trends Become Viral Overnight

In the age of TikTok, trends can explode seemingly overnight, especially when it comes to fashion. Think about how often you’ve found yourself casually scrolling through your “For You Page,” only to notice the same style, outfit, or accessory popping up again and again. Once a trend kicks off, it floods TikTok feeds, appears on…
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Thrifted, Trending, and Making a Difference: How TikTok is Powering Goodwill

TikTok’s fashion trends continue to change, with microtrends rising and falling within weeks. Goodwill Industries has found new light in the world of sustainable fashion and shopping. Thanks to Generation Z content creators, thrift hauls, thrift flips and secondhand styling videos flooding social media, Goodwill has become a place for all shopping needs. Goodwill is…
