Sprinkled throughout the mega-pop-y aesthetics were the ... and (you guessed it) indie sleaze. This throwback fashion trend is inherently alternative (even if it has gone mainstream).

Emerging in the late aughts, indie sleaze evolved into the 2014 Tumblr girl aesthetic, which was quieter but still alternative. With trends now circling through 5- to 10-year cycles, the Tumblr ...

Indie sleaze as an aesthetic, she believes, also lacks mass appeal. Given how niche it is, the alternative style is unlikely to influence most people. “Although the media has made great strides ...

The essence of the trend was to challenge alternative subcultures like “Mass Indie.” As K-HOLE put it, “When the fringes get more and more crowded, Mass Indie turns toward the middle.

With the “indie kid” aesthetic came the romanticization of convenience stores and football bleachers, a growing itch to see friends in-person — in the mundane. Perhaps it is because the pandemic ...

These leopard-print suede shoes perfectly embody the ’90s-era alternative aesthetic. Pair them with a scrunchy, oversized flannel shirt, and your reliable ripped jeans, and you’ll be ready to ...

she went viral in 2017 with a folky home-recorded indie-pop number called “Coffee,” and by the time of her 2020 debut album, “Fake It Flowers,” she was channeling the alternative-rock ...

Indie sleaze as an aesthetic, she believes, also lacks mass appeal. Given how niche it is, the alternative style is unlikely to influence most people. “Although the media has made great strides in ...