How social media disrupts authenticity and the essential awkward phase I remember a time before Covid, and before TikTok blew up, when following a trend meant growing your wardrobe over time, buying pieces you actually wanted and searched for. In 2018, where checkered vans, cat ears, high waisted and skinny jeans were all the rage in my middle school. Then to 2019, with the rise of puka shell necklaces, and hydro flasks were a must have. These trends lasted the whole year, th