Leggings, backpacks, and oversized hoodies were covered in purple and blue nebulae. It was cosmic maximalism at its peak.
If it wasn’t moving, we painted a neon chevron pattern on it. It was the official pattern of dorm rooms and phone cases. ugly 2013
If 2013 had a mascot, it was the heavy, suffocating Instagram filter. This was the year we decided that every photo—no matter how mundane—needed to look like it was taken on a Polaroid left in a humid garage since 1974. Leggings, backpacks, and oversized hoodies were covered in