In the days of yore—when flirty messages were exchanged over Snapchat and anonymous insults via AskFM—there was a sure-fire way to let everyone online know you had the quintessential Los Angeles weekend.
After hitting the Trading Post, you’d meander down Melrose, maybe acquiring a new pair of ’Chella-ready plastic sunglasses on the way. When you’d finally hit the famous pink Paul Smith wall, you’d pose nonchalantly, popping one leg against the bubblegum backdrop. You can’t choose a favorite, so you add them all to your Facebook album, “California Gurls <333.” All that walking has made you hungry. Luckily, an oasis beckons: the umbrella-shaded patio of Urth Caffé. While you wait for your chicken curry sandwich and mac and cheese, you suck down your green tea boba. You snap a selfie, making sure that your pink Manic Panic-coated ends get in the shot. This would look so good on your Instagram—once you add the Valencia filter, of course.
Kylie Jenner, seemingly flush with nostalgia (or capitalistic drive), is reliving the mid-2010s with gusto. In a bid to sell the Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kits that ruled the era, Jenner gave her “King Kylie” era a 2025 update. After making her foray into music, featuring on the Terror Jr song “Fourth Strike” (the video for which featured lingering shots of her lip kits), Jenner celebrated in true 2010s fashion at the Melrose Urth Caffé, joined by Hailey Bieber.
She didn’t only revive her lip kits: Jenner brought back her teal-tipped hair, which she first debuted at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. She matched the vibe with a darker look, wearing a black leather bra with low-slung pants, pointy-toe heels, and, naturally, a green boba in hand. Bieber, meanwhile, kept her look au courant, pairing a white tank top with black trousers, black pointy-toe cross-strap shoes, a black leather blazer, and carrying the restaurant’s signature green tea boba.
While Kylie Jenner’s music career is uncertain, we know one thing for sure: this photo would’ve done numbers on Tumblr.
