Normcore

They may well do, petra - but I'm a bit confused. Modern bands don't put their stuff on vinyl, do they? So the young people are just buying old records?

I don't know where you live, Ana, but there are several independent shops here in Essex. Young people are saying they like the sound of vinyl.

It does sound rather grim. I know we all have sensible functional days for clothing, but with everything else as well - a bit dreary! It smacks of all those strange American cults that force women, and men, into Victorian dress and lifestyles.

Normcore must have been invented by people who can't remember the 1950s.

I like that!

OOOPs! Didna think o that. Apologies in advance to anyone with a DH of that name.
Just had a thought, if too many people adopt the Norm thing, then it becomes really normal, and we would need yet another trend [like the opposite of normal] Abnormcore?

Where are people going to buy vinyl records from, petra, apart from e-bay?

I must be very normcore, not being on FB or Twitter, and never having downloaded any music. It's certainly a trend I'll be sticking to!

( roses, I think quite a few GNetters may have DHs and/or DSs with those names...)

Norman, Trevor, Philip and Stanley..... ghastly names that seem to have vanished.

Sigh! yet another trend that won't last long.

Normcore goes a lot further than just clothes. 'They' are talking about no tatoos, no Facebook/ twitter, no music downloads (bying vinyl records) etc etc. it literally is going against everything that is the norm

At last I am going to be fashionable

nomcore sounds like the way I dress too. Just grab whatever theres at the frotn of the wardrobe, I know it will be t shirt and jeans and the colour will be black, black and more black occasionally purple or grey.
I hate to be looked at and try to merge with the background.

Some years ago I was waiting for a bus when a small boy (about 4yrs old)came running along in front of his mum. She called out to him saying "Norman, stay there". Until then I'd only heard older gentlemen being called Norman. As for "norncore". this is how I dress most of the time.

Me too!

I'm with annodomini on Norman Wisdom. I recall cringing as a child, and feeling both embarrassed and sad for Norman Wisdom. I couldn't understand why the adults in my family thought he was funny, and didn't realised there was something sadly wrong!

I never could see why so many people adored Norman Wisdom! However, there's a Mancunian poet and comedian called Henry Normal and I do like him.

Oh yes!

There aren't all that many famous Normans. Apart from the conquering ones.

And of course there was Norman Bates...
(Cue 'Psycho' music)

Yes, they are all a generation older than me.

I only know one Norman who was in my age group (actually he was slightly younger). The rest were all much older.

I wouldn't look at it if I were you, it's dreadful.

Storming Norman didn't help matters, either. Or Norman Wisdom. Apologies to all nice 'normal Normans' out there, I think apart from just one, all the ones I have met have been rather odd!

I haven't looked at the link (yet) but 'I wanna be Norman's girl' doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

Even though 'Bobby' always makes me think of Dallas and showers.

I won't open that link if you don't mind, janerowena. Unfortunately the blasted song comes into my head all too often as it is (usually at the mention of the name 'Norman' of course!)

I heard some of the item on woman's hour, and realised that's how I dress most of the time. I'm with Soutra - bring back normal.

I really hope so! I must google that song...

Oh good heavens there really is a Norman song!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXWt0wfNTME