For me, who lived my adolescence in 2014, writing about that time ten years later seems a little strange. When my mother told me that all fashions were coming back, she thought that there would be a long time until I repeated those words, in which I would nostalgically remember a time I lived through. Let’s blame it on the fact that fashions pass faster and that’s why the old ones come back sooner, so at least I’ll feel better…
Since the end of 2023, fashion magazines and influencers of the moment have told us ad nauseam that 2014 is back this year. And the confirmation of this came from the hands of one of the celebrities of then and now, Kylie Jenner. The model surprised the entire world by showing her change of lookbecause he had put his hair pastel pink color. This was the return of King Kylie, returning to the hair tone with which he increased his fame 10 years ago.
Music
Fashions are cyclical and affect all types of artistic fields and music was not going to be any less.. We are facing the return of artists who rocked it in 2014 and who intend to do the same ten years later.
Ariana Grande
2014 was the artistic year of Ariana Grande, because it became the sensation of the moment. With a tremendous voice and a very particular style, the young woman managed to revolutionize the international pop scene. The entire world surrendered to the singer from the moment she released problemtheir first single from their second album, My Everything. A very popular pop song that she performed with Iggy Azalea and that mixes R&B rhythms with the forceful and shameless rap of the Australian. Then it was time to Break Freehis great song with the DJ and producer Zedd. It is one of the most dance songs on the album and, probably, the biggest hit on the album after just one listen.
Definitely, Ariana It was fashionable in 2014 (although she has never stopped being, but that was one of her great peaks) and the people who started following her then were not only obsessed with her new music, they wanted to have everything that the cutest girl in the music industry wore. Everything she wore was trendy, especially her famous ponytail that gave her the most characteristic touch of her career.
Now, the singer of Si y? has returned to the music scene with the release of eternal sunshine, their seventh album, breaking a break of almost four years. Although they have released some remixes, collaborations and a new edition of their first album Yours Truly For its tenth anniversary, the American singer has not released new music until a few weeks ago.
Pharrel Williams ft Miley Cyrus
Some days ago Miley Cyrus confirmed that the release of a new song with Pharell Williamsone of the most beloved artists and producers in the music industry and one of the great protagonists of 2014. In that year, Pharrell He launched happy, one of the most successful songs of the moment and the best seller. In addition, this song was part of the soundtrack of My favourite villain 2 and on July 3 the fourth Minions movie will be released. The song that no one could get out of their head at that time was included on the second studio album of Williams titled girl. And do you know what other song that album included? Come Get It Bae which featured the voices of Cyrus.
Now, the artists have come together again in Doctor (Work It Out)a song they composed more than 10 years ago for the album bangerz. As soon as you hear this song with a funk sound, you won’t be able to stop humming the chorus: “I could be your doctor, I could be your nurse. I think I see the problem, it won’t get worse with some medication at midnight, just show me where it hurts… Let me fix it, let me fix it… let me fix you,” goes the chorus already known among the artist’s fans.
In the creation of the album bangerz, Pharell and Miley They were working together on several songs, so their return ten years later transports many of us to that nostalgic 2014.
Fashion
Cultural movements usually come tied to several different aspects but they feed off each other. One of the most notable in this 2014 revival is fashion. What was happening at that time regarding the clothing that was worn? Well, many of us prayed for shoes that became the trend of the year and that managed to turn your look into the most “hipster” thing. It was about the boots of Jeffrey Campbell and it was the brand itself that uploaded an outfit with the most iconic heels of that year to its Instagram profile.
Everyone wanted to buy these boots that stars like Demi lovato, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Sweet…Those shoes were the great revolution and they are back.
Wired headphones
In the same ‘look’ above we can see that the girl is wearing an unusual accessory in recent years but that, without a doubt, is returning stronger than ever. And if, I’m talking about wired headphones, something that we all carried tangled in our bags or backpacks and that disappeared with the arrival of Bluetooth headphones.
However, after years of using them, a large part has preferred to return to the “old-fashioned” headphones, which do not run out of battery, nor do they fall off so easily… Celebrities like Ronaldo, Bella Hadid, Kristen Stewart, Zoe Kravitz are some of the famous people who They have been seen with wired helmets on several occasions.
The fever for literary sagas
Social networks have been immersed in recent weeks in literary fever with Blood Wings. If you haven’t heard, I’ll explain to you, last February 21st was the launch in Spain of iron wingsthe second installment of the saga Empyreal of Rebecca Yarros. Here you could read, exclusively, the entire first chapter. A literary phenomenon that had been brewing for months, but that has once again put fantasy book sagas at the top of pop culture. Writers like Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer. L Armentraut, Tracy Wolff... are booming right now with their fantasy books.
In 2014, a similar phenomenon already existed, They are movements that do not emerge overnight and that are brewed little by little until they explode. At that time, all of us who liked to read were obsessed with sagas like The Hunger Games, Divergent, The maze runner, Shadowhunters… It was a very good time for books of this type. Also, with film adaptations. The phenomenon grew much more.
Well, for those who lived through that time and follow the current trend, it is a very nostalgic moment that undoubtedly takes us back to those nights without stopping reading until we devour our new favorite book.
And you, How do you remember 2014?
