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New Day Cafe: Twee Music and Style [1]
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Date: 2022-07-07
Clash Magazine explains,
“(Twee music is) associated with the shambling yet melodic groups who burst forth in the aftermath of post-punk's implosion, acts such as The Pastels, Talulah Gosh, Blueboy, The Vaselines, or The Field Mice (amongst many, many more) built their own community, and forged their own distinct sense of style.
Initially, the term 'twee' was meant as an insult – it was pejorative, forever associated with the 'under-achievers' tag.
Fast forward a few decades, and it's clear just how misguided those music press tropes were. Twee is back, with a host of style magazines hailing the TikTok enabled return of what Vogue – yes, Vogue – defines as "oversized collars, printed A-line dresses, Mary Jane flats, colourful tights, and layered cardigans…"
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