Steve Barnes Asks Fans to Own Their Cringey Fads
New Morning Xers post prompts fun confessions on vintage hairdos, makeup misses and trends
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Steve Barnes kicked off the day by inviting his Instagram followers to roll back the clock—if only for the sake of nostalgia. In a new Morning Xers post, the actor asked one simple question: “🗣️ Morning Xers: What’s a regrettable fad that you were all in on?” Fans were quick to reply, digging up everything from hairstyle fails to makeup flops.
Barnes Revives ‘morning Xers’ Poll Series
Barnes first launched his Morning Xers question series earlier this year, turning his Instagram grid into a daily Q&A hub. This time out, he paired the caption “What’s a regrettable fad that you were all in on?” with a moody self-portrait. In the shot, Barnes wears a band tee layered under a leather jacket, tousled hair and smudged eyeliner—an homage to the altrock era hinted at by his #altrock hashtag.
Fans Pile On Cringey Trends
The comments section quickly filled with flashbacks: frosted tips, skinny eyebrows, neon windbreakers and low-rise jeans made the top of the list. One follower confessed to clinging to butterfly hair clips until 2005, while another owned up to over-plucked arches in the early 2010s. Others blamed themselves for sporting zebra-print leggings and hyper-glossy frosty lipstick.
Barnes’s Altrock Aesthetic
The image itself doubles as a style statement. Shot in soft, diffused light, Barnes contrasts his dark attire with silver chains and a hint of metallic eyeshadow—a deliberate nod to the trends he’s poking fun at. His wink-and-smile pose underscores the playful tone: this isn’t a roast, it’s a reunion with our past selves.
A Look Back At His Viral Polls
This isn’t Barnes’s first viral Instagram exercise. In a post last month, he quizzed fans on “Then and now superlatives,” and earlier asked which text habit—like replying “k”—was most infuriating. His VIP black-card prompt even had followers daydreaming about lifetime freebies. Each question drives lively debate, and the latest edition about fads is already generating thousands of likes and hundreds of replies.
According to his Wikipedia profile, Barnes has been acting since the mid-1990s, earning credits in shows like Riverdale High (1998) and the thriller Echoes (2006). Offscreen, he’s cultivated a half-million-strong Instagram following, largely on the strength of these daily interactions. With every new poll, he keeps fans looking back—as well as forward—to their next style moment.
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