The Menendez brothers serve old money style inspiration for Gen Z

Their style is killer.Erik and Lyle Menendez — the two brothers convicted for the murder of their parents who are also the subject of the hit series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” — have become somewhat of style icons after the release of the Ryan Murphy show.The Netflix series, which scored over 1.7 billion viewing minutes in the first four days of its release, has propelled actors Cooper Koch, who plays Erik, and Nicholas Chavez, who plays Lyle, to heartthrob status, the latter of which is the focus on a NYC-based lookalike contest this weekend.But the Hollywood hunks have also inspired viewers to adopt the country club chic worn by their characters, whether for everyday wear or just for Halloween.Online, TikTokkers are recreating the Menendez brothers’ preppy, ’80s fashion — also dubbed “old money style” — with Polo shirts, popped collars, white slacks, pastel colored sweaters draped over their shoulders and aviator shades.

On Reddit, fans are attempted to source pieces from the series’ wardrobe.“POV: you want to dress like the Menendez brothers a little bit too much after watching the series,” a creator named Julian wrote in a video, where he is dressed in an Oxford button-up layered beneath a knit.Meanwhile, creator Vincenzo Melisi emulated the Beverly Hills brothers’ fashion with a white Polo tee, white pants, a beige sweater tied around his shoulders and loafers, his curly hair coiffed similar to that of Erik’s, prompting viewers to swoon.“Although the story is crazy, Erik and Lyle’s fits are not one to play with,” a creator who goes by @fashionjfer said in a TikTok video.He applauded the brothers’ “rich boy style” as “so clean,” and argued that “because of the show,” their fashion is back en vogue.Nicolas and Emiliano, content creators who are also brothers, recreated some of the fashion from the series together in a viral video that has scored over 148,000 views, sharing a handful of looks f...