Teenagers on social media are saying how they want to bring back 2016, or how they want 2026 to be the next 2016. The nostalgia teens are currently experiencing leads them to think of the life they would’ve liked to lead during that time.

Melina Filipi, a junior at NVD, loves the idea of 2026 becoming the new 2016 and feels the nostalgia coming back.

“Yes, because I get to see it as if I was a teenager at the time, like I’m reliving it,” Filipi said. 

Reliving 2016 is definitely a main part of the nostalgia that people feel. But it wasn’t just the trends, but also fashion. So, if it were 2016, what would Filipi want to wear? 

“I would wear clothes like skinny jeans, boots, minimalist style,” Filipi said.

Filipi and Theresa Fullam, juniors at NVD have varying ideas on how they would dress in 2016. 

“I would dress like a frat boy,” Fullam said.  

NVD students have different opinions on how they would dress if they were a teenager in 2016. The main question, though, is if people would follow through with making 2026 the new 2016. 

“Most likely now, yes, because of social media and people wanting it to come back,” Filipi said. 

Social media has a big part in how trends become popular, and 2026 becoming the new 2016 is how that happens according to Fullam.

“Maybe. I think people seem to set high expectations, but actually getting a large number of people to follow through with it would be difficult,” Fullam said. 

Sofia Carpenter, a junior at NVD explains why she thinks nostalgia is so popular among teenagers in 2026. 

“I think nostalgia for 2016 is so strong among high school students because we all just want to be young again,” Carpenter said. 

Many students at NVD say and think similarly. Fullam also explains why she thinks 2016 nostalgia is so strong among teenagers in 2026. 

“People miss what the feelings and emotions 2016 gave them, many were about 7-8 years old and had no worries during that time, so it would make sense that they want that time back,” Fullam said.