{"id":269461,"date":"2025-11-13T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/?p=269461"},"modified":"2025-11-23T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T03:17:59","slug":"wired-headphones-performative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.russh.com\/wired-headphones-performative\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is everyone plugging back into wired headphones?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I miss the extra Apple indulgences that used to come when you purchased a new phone. There was a sense of ceremony in unwrapping a new charger and some fresh wired headphones. As someone who now wears\u00a0Bluetooth-enabled AirPods<\/a> daily, I sometimes miss those bonus accessories. Having that backup felt like a nice luxury.<\/p>\n

It’s been some time since Apple stopped adding these extras to iPhone boxes, but their absence feels freshly relevant as wired headphones stage something of renaissance. Once considered a tech relic, the wired headphone has become a bit of a cultural statement. It was about practicality, but has since become more of a personality trait.<\/p>\n

Wireless Bluetooth headphones have been around for nearly a decade now \u2013 a symbol of innovation when they first emerged. Today, they\u2019re everywhere. Seen most on TikTok, where trends reflect a growing fascination with imperfection and tactility. But that same nostalgia seems to be rippling through the zeitgeist at large. In fact, nostalgia might just be the trendiest thing out there. Fashion has already gone through Y2K maximalism, indie sleaze, and Tumblr-era, but now tech is following the same wash-and-rewear pattern.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve probably noticed it too \u2013 wired headphones are everywhere. Over the past year especially, they\u2019ve reemerged across fashion and media. Jacob Elordi has been spotted on coffee runs in Paris with his wired headphones, while Addison Rae wears hers in her music video Headphones On<\/em>. Fashion IT-girls like Bella Hadid<\/a> and Zo\u00eb Kravitz have both been photographed in their off-duty street style<\/a>. Even Pierpaolo Piccioli\u2019s first campaign for Balenciaga leaned into the look, featuring model Mona Tougaard wearing wired headphones as she lay in bed \u2013 the campaign was a visual embodiment of effortless utility and refined allure.<\/p>\n

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