@bellafigurastyle: The heavily debated ‘Art Hoe’ aesthetic — was it a 2016 alternative moment, or a 2019 mainstream aesthetic? It’s a little bit of both, and goes back even further into 2014 — where the term was coined by queer artists of color on digital spaces. I’m here to talk a little bit about it. For a more in depth look, check out my article on individuals who influenced 2010s fashion. #arthoe #2016vibes

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ctmc134340
ctmc :
i feel like no one remembers these earrings. i swear they were everywhere in this era
2026-07-11 23:54:43
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diphy___
Sanji supremacy :
This is extremely 2017/2018 to me
2026-07-11 22:43:54
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crma22
Suzana :
Yes, but it peaked in popularity and goodness in 2017-2018. 2019 was for when the even younger people caught on.
2026-07-10 17:38:52
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verynormalgirl97
Cherrytomato :
Me and my friends in Jan 2017.
2026-07-11 17:56:35
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evilandmalicious
Doooooom :
Arthoe as an idea actually dates to 2014/2015. The term was coined by a creator named mars, who with a number of other Black tumblr users would start art hoe collective. There are a number of articles documenting the rise of the movement which wasn’t just being subversive of mainstream cultural aesthetics; it was subverting the notion that the Art space was only for white straight white collar professionals.
2026-07-28 05:41:31
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slicedevice
Jess :
In California this was late 2015, peak 2016. This is absolutely correct
2026-07-10 17:13:55
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acebnuuy
acebnuuy :
started in 2016 got reallllly popular in 17-18
2026-07-12 20:44:50
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fionasadamsapple
valll :
insane how this just doesn’t exist today at all
2026-07-10 22:06:13
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aimatplums
aimat :
This was our 80s
2026-07-11 23:17:38
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vvvwvvwwvvvwvvwwv
MEDUSA :
2019 was the last year that felt real
2026-07-11 02:06:26
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sathxx
soni :
The amount of mustard yellow things i owned in 2016😭
2026-07-12 12:08:08
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mimi_fun333
0_0__o.o_0 :
Kanken backpacks ! Pastel striped shirts, high waisted light wash jeans, sunflowers! Rex Orange County and Tyler the creator <3 I was 15 and just started high school, fully an art hoe girl. I do remember people calling it that back then btw! Although I’d never admit that I was one loll. Good times :)
2026-07-11 04:00:12
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dvoxli
Inje :
this so 2019 not 2016 in 2016 It was like this
2026-08-24 03:12:15
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moondwelling
Babyspice666 :
youre wrong
2026-07-27 19:00:17
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degeedgdeegee
⭐️ :
YES and the van gogh obession was REAL
2026-07-12 07:41:30
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getmeawfdisapp
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Idk why the comments are being obtuse. I remember the collective and being on tumblr and the term art hoe being related to the collective of young Black artists connecting with each other and their work without the gaze of elitists or predominantly yt art circles. There was even an explanation of why “hoe” was being used. Then all of a sudden I was a senior in high school (2018) and Kanken backpacks and VSCO and scrunchies and Van Gogh were all the rave and some people started stealing the term “art hoe” to describe it. I still see it now. It now has nothing to do with Black artists, it was completely appropriated and turned into it meaning whatever the same exclusive/ predominantly yt circles/artists want it to mean. It was a movement that got appropriated.
2026-08-11 16:41:20
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pageremoji
📟 :
Frida Kahlo & Rupi Kaur, Pretty Girl by Clairo, white tennis skirts
2026-07-27 06:49:34
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sarahfromsomewhere
<3 :
this is so 2017 for me i miss it sm
2026-07-10 17:01:25
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blushnectar
sage :
Oh I did my time
2026-07-11 06:41:48
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arieljessicaa
ariel :
its kind of crazy how long this lasted for!! so many trends/aesthetics go so fast nowadays, its insane to think this lasted steadily from 2016-2019
2026-07-10 23:50:30
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tiktokwillruetheday
Tiktokwillruetheday :
Me in late 2015
2026-07-12 02:19:52
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charleyisokay
charley! :
this was 2017-2018
2026-07-10 17:44:07
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mim0_22
🦦 :
no ur right. going back to my tumblr downloads from back then. also 'dodie yellow'
2026-07-13 06:16:16
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softieniaa
𝗇𝗂𝖺 𖦹⋆。˚ :
I had an issue boy oh boy..
2026-07-10 18:00:29
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tiktokuser76100
steph :
art hoes uniteeeee 🤓
2026-07-29 15:44:08
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