A woman dressed in a millennial outfit, and the internet is obsessed with her husband’s response.
Katie McClintock, a 30-year-old therapist from Southern California, recently went viral after donning a stereotypically “millennial” outfit—and capturing her husband’s enthusiasm.
In the clip, which has racked up 15,200 likes and 236,400 views, Katie can be seen wearing a side part, a T-shirt, skinny jeans, and Ugg boots—an ensemble that defined mid-2000s millennial fashion. Her husband, Kevin McClintock (@mr.mctiktok), 33, a former teacher, was clearly smitten.
“So my wife is pretty trendy and I’ve never really seen her dress with skinny jeans or do her hair with a side part because we met in the pandemic and got married in the middle of the pandemic, so the styles have changed. It just kind of brought back the feeling of you know being 18 and working at Abercrombie,” Kevin told Newsweek.
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In the video, Katie models her outfit while Kevin playfully reacts, saying it got him “weak at the knees.”
“But don’t get me wrong my wife can wear whatever she wants, and I will always be attracted to her,” he added.
Kevin emphasized that he believes people should wear whatever makes them feel good, regardless of trends or generational divides. His own style, rooted in his Southern California upbringing during the pop-punk Blink-182 era, reflects that mindset—with its affinity for skinny jeans, Vans, and side parts.
He said the reaction to the video has been funny, with some millennials admitting they still wear skinny jeans and have side parts and others were confused that jeans and T-shirts were considered millennial.
“I also think that it’s regional because my wife and I live in Southern California where styles come and go really fast or there’s much bigger divides and I think that the diffusion of influence and styles starts with the coasts mainly Southern California and New York City and then makes it’s way to the rest of the country,” he said.
Kevin also addressed some of the criticism he’s received since the video went viral.
He told Newsweek he’s received some negative comments from Gen Z viewers accusing him of “sexualizing outfits.” To that, Kevin says: it’s a misunderstanding.
Meanwhile, the TikTok comments section is full of support, nostalgia, and humor.
“I’m so millennial I don’t even understand what’s different about it. I just looks like regular clothes to me,” said one commenter, Adria.
“My husband said he likes the skinny jeans 1M times better than the baggy ones,” shared another.
“What happened to t-shirts like that, where they’re longer in the front and shorter on the sides?? Those were so flattering!” asked a user named Lynny.
“That’s objectively a good outfit,” another viewer chimed in.
One user summed up the sentiment behind the reactions, writing: “I don’t think it’s the style, I think these outfits remind them of the version of us they fell in love with and it brings back all those feelings. My husband is like this also. Makes it easy.”
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