Thing is, in terms of society and perception of clothing, everything eventually ‘dates’.
It’s unavoidable.
This is why we recognise different decades through photo imagery, regardless whether those clothes suited us or not.
Everything has its time......
But it’s fairly slow going i think. I doubt anyone would really consider skinny jeans dated. Perhaps not ‘fashion blogger trending’ but who the fuck cares about that? What you see around you, realistically, will reflect what still sells or has gone into attic storage 😁
Fast fashion is dire, at an all time low. It ought to be relatively easy to give it the boot. But perceptions of what works die hard, and trying out a new silhouette is fraught with doubt and does require some experimentation.
Then again, there’s nothing really new under the sun, just a different decade’s take on an already familiar formula (trousers/top dress/boots, etc).
Once people see more dresses out and about under parkas/wool coats, they will start to see that as ‘current’ and then stores sell stuff which go with the current style, and so on.
Most stuff still in stores supports the jeans and tee silhouette.
It’s not dead yet.