Sunday, September 15, 2024

"A new social media trend involves creatively arranging your T.S.A. bins, and showing them off"

@pipertaich Replying to @Kimberly Mayflower TSA bin aesthetic photo tutorial! ✈️ #pinterest #thrifted #airportaesthetic #phototutorial ♬ original sound - piper taich


NYT (it's not clear how many of these photos are actually being taken at airports, and how many are just styled to look that way):
In addition, worries that the trend would delay already stressful security lines were unfounded, some creators said. Many recent videos urged waiting until after getting through the security lines.
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The trend may have started as a way to help sell products.

Posts seemed to start taking off after [the person who runs] an online shop that sells vintage items, took photos simulating the travel trays last summer to sell vintage shoes.