After the release of a new season of the series Monsters on Netflix, the Menendez brothers are on everyone’s lips. But a side effect of the show’s success is dividing internet users: the brothers have become style inspiration on TikTok.
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In 1990, Lyle and Erik Menendez were arrested and, in 1996, sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of murdering their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in 1989.
The launch of Netflix’s hit series, which in its first season focused on the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has brought the subject back into the spotlight, and many internet users are defending the Menendez brothers tooth and nail, considering the conviction unjust and creating petitions to encourage a review of the case.
However, even more surprising is that the Menendez brothers have become style icons on TikTok, with many users copying the outfits worn by the brothers before, during, and even… after the trial. That’s right, even the prison uniform has entered the game.
On their TikTok profiles, fashion enthusiasts are sharing their creative recreations of the clothes worn by Lyle and Erik, both in real life and in their fictional versions. The style dubbed old money includes polo shirts, sweaters, cotton pants, and sunglasses.
Understandably, the trend has faced criticism from experts. Lucía García wrote in Latin Times that trends like this “banalize the tragic events that shaped the Menendez brothers’ lives.”
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