fashion NPCs are taking over

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0:00 Intro
1:09 Essentials Wearer
1:46 Workwear Warrior
3:24 Blokecore Boys
4:33 Opium +
6:23 Gorp-core Goon
7:39 Is it bad to be an NPC?
in this video we discuss fashion npcs (non playable characters) and brands such as: rick owens, birkenstock, balenciaga, vetements, demna gsvalia, essentials, fear of god, raf simons, margiela, chrome hearts, whales bonner, arcteryx, carhart, levis, and wander, salomon, hoka, comme des garcons

[@hassanxelamin]

Blokecore being credited to that guy as if yutes from London wasn't rocking that attire casually is insane.

[@morpheuslaughing]

My boys in London would like to have a word with this American boy

[@user-tf7xg7xf2w]

yeah, that was so ignorant. I'm starting to think this guy doesn't know what he's talking and is just a poser himself.

[@morpheuslaughing]

@@jotacsc its just american kids cosplaying like they are from the UK to look like 2006/2007 David beckham

[@spuckuk7039]

Average Londoner not knowing the rest of the UK also dressing like that

[@baileyrainey4175]

Bro doesn’t even realise bloke core comes from simply football fans who wear that exact outfit.

[@morpheuslaughing]

"invent" is a strong word with giving credit to that guy on TT. More like just rehashed a style that has existed for years before tiktok

[@Emerald449]

@@morpheuslaughing decades before tiktok

[@sourturtle514]

that dude didnt invent blokecore. He put a label on what people in Europe have been doing for years. Actually crazy that you thought that and so confidently put it in the video

[@MrYonathan91]

This dude is a dork. Europe has been doing it for years. It’s called football casual.

[@YungGravyOfficial]

And It’s not just this guy saying that. I’ve seen multiple fashion accounts giving all the credit to that dude. It drives me crazy!

[@takethatlfr9337]

The confident white guys have to splurt some bullshit is amazing, no shame at all of being wrong rhey think their word is law

[@hetalkstorainbowws]

Bro is so american he thinks blokecore was invented by a dude in the usa 💀🤡

[@ItzBeast_on_youtube]

Cry about it 💀🤡🤡

[@firewalkwithme90]

I think most of these trends listed in the video are still too fancy to refer to them as NPCs. If I imagine real life NPC fashion I think of a basic fast fashion outfit, like jeans and a shirt with some sneakers, that you could meet anytime on the street and barely notice because its so unobtrusive.

[@swgstolen]

Wrong

[@kimtsi]

This is the ultimate state of being. Unaware of fashion, truly happy, 0 capitalistic consumerist social pressure. They've transcended our plain of existance. A goal to strive for.

[@firewalkwithme90]

@@kimtsi exactly

[@karigrandii]

0 consumerist pressure lmao maybe some 30 something men that think liking clothing is too feminine

[@Pasicho]

True. I don't get on how any on these are what he called in the video as "default" skins when all of them have clear thought put into them. They all have an aesthetic beyond putting clothes on their body.

[@shadyyam2488]

you are NOT different Karsten. you are a new gen hype beast as well lol

[@karstenkroening]

Did you watch the whole video?

[@420moby]

@@karstenkroeningyea exactly

[@Epsteindidinfactkillhimself]

@@karstenkroeningjust be quiet

[@fuckedward7117]

came here for this comment

[@koroskenyi_istvan_official]

true

[@yohjipenislmao]

Man im so glad im never in this “which fashion mf are you” videos if yall ever call out my specific archetype ima start sobbing

[@Daniil-no8pi]

He just forget about Avantgarde NPSs with balloon pants and linen shirts.

[@yohjipenislmao]

@@Daniil-no8pi oh man u got my ass

[@Daniil-no8pi]

@@yohjipenislmao yea bro, my best friend is one of them. They are the least numerous of all.

[@mrfamilyfriendly4370]

Buying Yohji is NOT a style if you just mix it with K‘ang bro. You gotta mix with Leon Emmanuel Blanck, my secret right there. That is literally my style man, maybe Rick Boots , but hell, Yohji is consuming me.

[@yohjipenislmao]

moyuru been my secret sauce i wear that shit more than anything else@@mrfamilyfriendly4370

[@bonbonS1969]

I love your analogy of the fashion NPC and I think you captured the groups well. To me, fashion and style are different. Fashion is about engaging in the current conversation about trends. Style is about bringing out your interior to the external with appearal. Fashion NPCs are people who don't have style but are trying to be fashionable. So as a result, they all look like they came out from the same cookie cutter without a touch of personality.

[@Simon-py2sc]

ig on the other side of the spectrum is the fashion snobs who care too much about what others are wearing and refer to anyone who leans too heavily into fashion trends as NPCs. So as a result, they're unlikable because they bring others down for something completely harmless.

[@Devananta-Rafiq]

Npc is all the friend we made along the way

[@BrazenBull001]

Bro You are the npc too

[@anttttmannnn]

Literally wearing double knee pants with a vintage tee. Not saying it's bad at all but like thats him why is he dogging on it LOL. Calling people NPC while being a carbon copy of frugal aesthetic down to the thumbnails... Bro needs to figure out how to make content without shitting on people it's the lowest form of content you can make

[@karstenkroening]

Yes did you watch the entire video :) we are all npc sometimes and that’s ok

[@one-piece-chicken-combo]

The perfect vid for a fashion student on class break thank you my guy cheers from Montreal

[@morpheuslaughing]

I know at least 20 bloke core NPCs in my city that dress just like that, listen to the exact same music, and say the exact same things, and are really bad annoying djs too. One of them quite literally made fun of me for wearing sambas in 2018 and is now repping them hard now that its safe and on trend. Why? Bc following these archetypal boxes is a sign of no real authentic personality. Im sure Adidas is loving it now that sambas are $50 more expensive per pair, football jerseys tripling in price etc

[@Brittonn]

im glad you didnt call out the "artisanal" npc i would quake in my ccp boots and 1920s linen pants

[@humanthetooth]

Frugal Aesthetic

[@squash6497]

The intro absolutely slayed me 💀💀💀

[@mikeyng5215]

Totally ok with being an NPC as long as you are aware and can laugh with it. Just make sure you ain't bottom tier of the pyramid for your category though lol

[@morpheuslaughing]

At some point you gotta just look at all of these trends and realize how dumb it all is. Just wear what you like and ignore trends bc 2023 has been a L fs

[@JeuneF]

Exactly, then you’ll realize EVERYONE is an “npc” (myself included XD) Calling out someone npc just shows how hard people try to be above everyone like they’re the main character or smth. We’re just 1 outta 8 billion and that’s it

[@Kurtcocaiine]

Or just wear what u wanna wear and stop thinking abt what other people will categorise you as after looking at you for 5 seconds and never thinking of you again

[@rd3munna812]

​@@morpheuslaughing people have been wearing Rick Owens and football jersey so calling these people npc doesn't make much of sense

[@jan-arondorbek5720]

at 7:40 karsten realized that he too is all of these NPC's combined

[@jovanijaimes6340]

Opium is the new hype beast no joke

[@InfernityKnight]

Some people made a good point that NPC is the best term for this concepts breakdown (tho I do still love how you did it, very entertaining). Because as you said we are the people that actually “know how to dress” so it’s more like we are actual “classes” or perhaps “essential NPCs” cus NPC dressing could be more like people who just buy and wear more basic things like Nike or old navy or something.

[@tortillazul]

People choose to forget that being fashionable is synonymous with being a hypebeast. To be into fashion is to follow the trend of the times. Simply being into fashion means you're into trends aka hype. They just don't want to be called a hypebeast bc of the low brow and streetwear connotation that the word holds--which is kinda fucked tbh. Being into clothing can be a totally separate thing. You know who's into clothes minus the fashion? The fuckin dudes on old dusty forums arguing about which shade of shell cordovan goes best with their thirty shades of grey wool trousers.

[@Whodnl]

NPC soldiers stand up 🫡🫡

[@rod7sp]

This one kinda bummed me out. I feel like you are usually way more eloquent and intentional. This felt like you kinda had a bad day and made a video to make yourself feel better. Which is cool too. But we don’t ever go up by pulling others down. ♥️

[@goliaboi]

lol

[@kylerobs4175]

its not that deep dude he even said its not bad to be in the groups mentioned in the video

[@angeldust4]

yo can i ask u abt ur sig sauer shirt? first video ive seen of u, r u into guns?

[@ilovetwinks]

what is you girl dinner and diddy bop core had me weak 😂

[@morbidzombii]

I’m sure we can all agree that opium and all black are different kinds of fashion

[@YGDSMOKI214]

as a religious wearer of YGEBB, yes

[@mateogarcia1207]

me & my fellow NPCs in full attendance

[@Aimarsanchez]

Hey bro what song is that at the outro?

[@adriangarcia5212]

Who’s the fade into cover from¿ uwu

[@emb3r703]

In my opinion a fashion npc is someone who buys things he doesnt even like just to fit in, get something popular no matter if you like it or not. Just wearing every hype things without any sort of toughts even if it doesnt hit your style, and if you do so you probably dont have a certain style. Sometimes something you like gets popular or you honeslty like something trendy thats a way diffrent thing.

[@JafacaksWasTaken]

blokecore the hellp connection is reach, i dont see it

[@morpheuslaughing]

Its bc tons of mfs in Dimes Square wear this style

[@Acemans]

maybe im out of touch but i havent heard of like 85% of the things in here lol

[@moodyyoussif8926]

Where's the fur throw from? cheers

[@greenwood89958]

Dam can’t believe u did that to Essentials Fear Of God like that lol..wat u think of the new athletic line of Fear Of God x Adidas?

[@goliaboi]

so which opium core are you? workwear opium core?

[@rj5726]

Idk this is so funny to me people love being haters with people who are content and enjoying themselves like just look at your thumbnail you look so sad 😭

[@BrocksJellyFilledDoughnuts]

I get what you mean but watch the whole video lmao 😭

[@tobaccoffee506]

so im dating a workwear warrior

[@vampyre1653]

TBH I get what you mean with essentials enjoyors being everywhere but I cant blame em, got one gifted to me by my lil sis, its actually pretty cozy

[@dov2mt]

wearing a sig sauer shirt is crazy

[@YEEYEE-dy8tk]

🔥🔥🔥

[@013Cosmos]

Awesome vid

[@ciko7064]

Yea mfs be wearing the same fits in different colors it’s wild

[@inco9943]

That tiktoker Brandon Huntley just imitated the footballer Hector Bellerin

[@parkosterwich7274]

Outstanding video big k

[@maximumsingularity7335]

Fashion NPC is the new name of urban tribe uniform.

[@djckl2504]

why u getting bobba?

[@paulsoper3874]

Nice incorporation of c,mma wear, it’s pronounced comma wear though. Great video nonetheless! Pretty valid takes all around, I would argue that many of the opium kids have died down as I rarely have seen anyone trying to dress that way at my school for like a year.

[@PERSONAIOS]

Outro song ?

[@vile4907]

fade into you mac glocky

[@vampyre1653]

you been working out bro?

[@ktiitfa2491]

UH. You ALLL need to stop raiding our styles

[@Aluenvey]

Was definitely an opium type, though I consider that a phase to grow out of, and no longer describes myself. Id be a subtype within a subtype.

[@Nickh949]

Paul Fuentebella is seething and taking his revenge…

[@KilSwt2318]

I don’t even know where I’m at anymore , I just wear Ann D and R13 and Rick ….I did dabble in all em till I found my style tho

[@kitrinosouroupo8385]

in my country we call them FASEOS

[@fivethousandnine]

Bruh don’t lie you know what aime Leon dore is 😝

[@fiachradavis4311]

what about the girl NPCs?

[@giovannidibella287]

I think the term you were looking for would be starting class

[@etikapatoku2990]

srry off topic but omg i recognise you from that one cut vid

[@pufthemagicmango]

Rick Owens store in riverwood 😂

[@Tripn]

ken carson is a fan of semetary which is prob partially why their fashion is similar

[@PalmsEditsxoxo]

diddybop core?? like ppl werent wearing rick with nn years ago lmao

[@FangsMuseum]

I think bro just made fun of carpenter pants while wearing carpenter pants

[@victormutunga2944]

Bro got everybody on this list

[@NoahOBrien]

factual

[@shnikez]

My face the whole vid: 😐 These “I’m so cool, look at me make jokes about 2021-23 trends” is so corny and idk why YT keeps recommending them 😭

[@die4guyy]

i feel atp everyone is a fashion npc i guess i fall under the “og opium” category.

[@FBIs]

im ngl i still wear my balenci graffiti sweats

[@burntpin]

unsound rags npc

[@feek465]

i think that when you started saying that there are different levels to these npc's that it lost a bit of sense because then the people are not npc's anymore

[@mugshot-mh69]

If uve met a npc put money in the npc jar

[@oilpaint7173]

don’t forget that the work wear warriors always have a bunch of scattered traditional style tattoos 😭😭😭gotdamn i’ve come to cringe at bostons so much too. i literally see no less than 5 pairs a day paired with old jeans and a faded teeshirt.

[@yeager1888]

See those double knees you seem to like because you’re wearing them will last a lifetime meaning less landfill filler . Shout out us vintage bros

[@joesalmon5535]

It's almost as if other people who are not into fashion have other things that make them intresting

[@nikko8581]

Forgot the Nike Tech warriors

[@KarolinaS-zt1kl]

Ohh nobody is unique especially in the era of social media. Don't worry you will grow up.

[@peternguyen4236]

Look at the whole silver league team LOL, they all have the same helmut lang jeans, CCP boots. all faded black clothing. We need a name for them too

[@urthrewson]

That outfit lookin' default skin.

[@ferlor]

Blokecore es como visten los de London hace años 😂

[@Ciobanu23568]

MF DOOM song in the intro

[@cronos7322]

Huge miss of a video 😭😭

[@frankdill1370]

what about the old money Club

[@morpheuslaughing]

The only response to that style is "put the wallet and jewelry in the bag"

[@2000Doriyas]

That belongs in part 2 along with ironic fashion, y2k, and YSL

[@gabrielmenoscal9911]

Dam I might jus b an Npc 😢

[@macariosakayy]

How ironic this like a frugal video😅

[@aradshamim421]

Americans when they find out that wearing football shirts and jorts has been a thing for the past decade or 2 in Europe

[@mtndewguy96]

bro forgot the lgb boys

[@SUB-IN-SUPER]

I just wear clothes because being naked is illegal. 😎

[@2000Doriyas]

So why are you watching this

[@SUB-IN-SUPER]

@@2000Doriyas I like his content. 👍

[@ramenisbombman]

Ive never liked rick sorry also a sig sauer shirt? Cmon man sig ? 😔

[@GoatmanKane]

You could call it an archetype.

[@Anonymous.24.]

I beat the npc allegations by wearing Nike pants & plain black tee everyday

[@safa1one]

yes :D

[@jhenners]

bloke core did not come from one guy. it came from the uk. ppl have dressed like that since the 60s/70s in the uk. he just put an americanised name to it.

[@edwardo00]

Man I'm 34, I'm still rocking things from 2016 and 2017 like Fear of God just started idgaf 😂. Have you seen people from Japan? I'll die a Jerry boy. 🤣🤣🤣

[@amaruvandiemen1851]

We should hang out sum time, smoke a joint maybe

[@duncanlester]

Bro said C-M-M-A-wear

[@spirit8144]

blud does not own sig

[@gazirovkinn]

that was very fun to watch. add green screen and the vids would be even funnier to watch. great job

[@mangi5]

Just watch frugal aesthetic atp

[@gazirovkinn]

@@mangi5 watched most of his vids, then came along this, that's why I wrote that)

[@Klektic]

W

[@elixxh_VR]

opium is a music label lmao

[@milkypain2003]

pls invest in a microphone my g

[@Bluechiefnick]

I am workwear boss 😅

[@adrwgg]

I'm a NPC 😭

[@theacidist]

Where my Japanese archive demons