VSCO girls . Help me understand

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does vsco stand for?

It is an app that provides a filter.

https://vsco.co/

A VSCO girl:

wears a necklace made of shells,
uses the VSCO filters on Insta and other places when taking photos,
takes pictures of herself at the beach,
surfs and/or takes and shares surfing-related photos,
has long hair,
wears certain clothes (forget what),
may play lacrosse or live the lacrosse lifestyle,
carries a hydroflask.

[Anonymous]

The closest analogy to VSCO girls that I can think of from my 80s youth is Valley Girls—a subculture marked by things you wouldn’t otherwise think of as particularly unusual (particular clothes and hairstyles, saying “like” a lot), but taken together, it was a thing.

Also originated in California as something more distinct—upper-middle-class girls from the San Fernando Valley who were snobby and airhead-y. But was adopted widely as a trend defined by a look and way of speaking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had never heard of this VSCO thing til I saw this thread the other day and sure enough, while doing a routine check of my 6th grader’s iPod this morning, I found references to VSCO in her texts, lots of “sksksksksk”s, and “cool water bottle stickers” in her search history. Thanks, DCUM, for keeping me in he know! Was not quite clear if her friends were mocking it or aspiring to it—and I have a feeling they don’t even know themselves.

Yes. I had a whole story how VSCO girls in one grade being called out (though I couldn’t even explain to you how this was only that it wasn’t verbal). Then dd mentions sksksk and I oop, then laughed about certain parts of the story. I had no clue what was an insult, what wasn’t, what was a bonding moment for some people in one grade or if the other grade felt insulted. To be honest, it was if the conversation was in another language. Through a lot of probing I learned the basics of VSCO being an app and VSCO girls being a look etc. While it can be kinda basic according to dd, she also said she wanted a hydro flask on birthday wishlist and already has crocs and wears oversized t-shirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at the mall yesterday with my 12 yo who could be considered VSCO I guess and my 9YO who really shouldn't be. A boy/girl set of siblings walked by my girls and laughed and told their mom look at the silly VSCO girls. The mom actually told them to stop and was embarrassed.

My daughter (older) just wanted some trendy stuff for MS, wasn't really trying to be VSCO on purpose but yes she had on birks and a big t-shirt.

So the nonstop ridiculing of people in mass media has now manifested itself in a bunch of normal stuff (T-shirt’s, shorts, vandals, gaieties) being deemed loser by bullies.
Can’t win this BS battle.
But great test to find out who is nice and kind versus unkind and b/tchy.

[Anonymous]

So glad we have uniforms in intermediate school where we go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So glad we have uniforms in intermediate school where we go.

My DD goes to a school with uniforms. Shockingly, she doesn't wear them on weekends or evenings when hanging out with friends. You might want to consider allowing your child to explore her sense of fashion when not at school. Long t's and birks are hardly the end of the world.

[Anonymous]

It sounds very 80s Long Island to me. That is how we dressed, minus the hydro flask and metal straw. Oversized t shirts, or sweatshirts, small shorts, scrunches up the arm and meds with slouch socks. Are they wearing zinc pink lipstick? lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's...reaaallllyyyy not that great or anything to come rushing in to +1 about. Mom jeans and teeny little crop tops, huge shirts that completely cover whatever ugly shorts.... yes hooray!!

What would you prefer? Teeny crop tops paired with super low rise jeans? The current trend is far better than the alternative.

Sure, because that's obviously the only alternative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's...reaaallllyyyy not that great or anything to come rushing in to +1 about. Mom jeans and teeny little crop tops, huge shirts that completely cover whatever ugly shorts.... yes hooray!!

What would you prefer? Teeny crop tops paired with super low rise jeans? The current trend is far better than the alternative.

Sure, because that's obviously the only alternative.

So again: what would you prefer??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD is a VSCO girl, though she doesn't only wear/use the predictable items. I'm happy about this- people in general, including kids, tend toward a certain look. And for a young girl, wearing a baggy shirt and carrying a water bottle is great. She is sporty and it's great that she's hydrating throughout the day. The clothes are practical and modest (apart from the weird "disappearing shorts" look).

I discovered that most girls who are making fun of such girls in fact have their own Vsco accts and use them rabidly.

..are simply VSCO wannabes who just don't make the cut because their parents wouldn't spring for a Hydroflask and a pair of Birks.

[Anonymous]

My daughter and her friends are dressing up as vsco girls for Halloween.

[Anonymous]

As a mom of 10 yr old boys this is all new to me. I googled VSCO and found some utube parodies which were quite humorous. But when do they in real life use the tsktsk and I oop? Just out of the blue or as a way of identifying themselves to each other? Is it randomly used?

[Anonymous]

So my kid is an actual surfer who wears things like shells etc bc she collected them at the bleach. She wears big tops bc she likes those tight athletic pants and I won’t let her wear something that doesn’t cover her butt.

She isn’t a vsco girl. Has no idea what it is.

[Anonymous]

I think my girls are vsco girls. And here I’ve been worried that they’re not dressing nicely enough!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's...reaaallllyyyy not that great or anything to come rushing in to +1 about. Mom jeans and teeny little crop tops, huge shirts that completely cover whatever ugly shorts.... yes hooray!!

What would you prefer? Teeny crop tops paired with super low rise jeans? The current trend is far better than the alternative.

Sure, because that's obviously the only alternative.

So again: what would you prefer??

Are you really having this much trouble understanding that there are actually more options than ""lol it looks like I'm not wearing pants" vsco girl OR super low rise/crop tops? Please stop responding until/unless you're able to figure it all out.