Gen Z fashion fans spark fierce debate after begging millennials to stop wearing blue jean jackets

On TikTok, Gen Z women - betwixt 12 and 27 - are begging millennials - betwixt the ages of 28 and 43 - to ditch their denim jackets for good. 

The jean overgarment has been a constituent of contention betwixt Gen Z and millennials for years, arsenic creators person made videos astir however they're 'out of style' and 'cheugy' oregon dated - and immoderate adjacent accidental it makes you look 10 years older. 

In September, Birdie, a contented creator successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, shared a TikTok that work 'PSA: My Millennial Girlies' and urged women to ditch their jean jackets. 

In the video, Birdie announced, 'Stop wearing them bluish jean jackets, please,' telling women to 'hang them up.' 

'You person options. Retire them,' Birdie said successful the video, which received 59,000 views and 23,000 comments, earlier adding, 'It's time.' 

Birdie captioned the video, 'This is simply a PUBLIC SERVICE Millennial announcement for my 80s and 90s babe girls. I'm bushed of them bluish jackets.' 

Birdie, who later admitted that she was calved successful 1993 and really is simply a millennial, poked amusive astatine women for pairing the denim with everything from dresses to bodysuits and harvest tops.

However, her chap millennials rapidly rushed to the comments to state they'd ne'er discontinue the jackets. 

'The congregation has collectively spoken and said no! Very respectfully!!!' 1 pistillate said, arsenic different called it 'a timeless piece.' 

Many thought it was a 'classic' and 'staple' wardrobe piece.

Some millennials called retired Gen Z for bringing backmost aged trends similar peplum tops and low-rise jeans, arsenic 1 pistillate joked, 'So y'all tin commencement wearing them 2 seconds aft we stop?' 

'The aforesaid radical wearing 90s manner inclination successful 2024 is complaining astir the timeless bluish Jean jacket? OK. Weird,' 1 millennial said. 

'I genuinely privation to cognize wherefore different generations obsess astir what Millennials are doing and/or wearing... it's rather embarrassing to see,' different pistillate announced. 

Other members of Gen Z were speedy to hold that they were implicit the denim jacket, with 1 weighing successful and saying, 'Right it's past and needs to beryllium retired!' and Byrdie agreeing it 'needs a rest.' 

Some explained it was amended than different much dated options, similar the service overgarment that was wildly fashionable successful the mid-2000s.  

Content creator April Anderson, known arsenic Shugga Cookie to her followers, shared a video connected October 29 responding to the viral video. 

April proudly walked retired the doorway successful her denim overgarment and captioned the video: 'One happening I'm going to bash is deterioration a BJJ.' 

'The Blue Jean Jacket volition everlastingly person maine successful a chokehold!!!' April continued successful her ain viral video's caption. 

The effect received much than 35,000 likes from chap millennials who refused to portion ways with their favourite outerwear, proving that they weren't going to fto Gen Z's sentiment sway them anytime soon.