# Avoid this if you're [specific group]

A fashion format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/fashion/avoid-this-if-you-re-specific-group

Tell a defined group (age, body type, skin tone) to stop doing one popular thing, then show the better alternative. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 6x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head, Green screen.

## Why it works

The fear-based callout speaks to a specific viewer, who stays for the fix and often argues in the comments. Specific groups work better than vague 'mistake' warnings.

## How to make it

1. Name the group and the thing to avoid in the text hook
2. Show the mistake version
3. Swap to the flattering alternative

## Hook formula

If you're [group]: avoid [common choice]

## Examples

- @itsyuliakay (11K followers, TikTok talking head): 18x their usual views. Hook: “Avoid leopard print on a date” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@itsyuliakay/video/7700237032148192519)
- @elizabrowne (2.6M followers, TikTok talking head): 4.2x their usual views. Hook: “Stop using bronzer if you’re pale” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@elizabrowne/video/7694315858780310816)
- @jenn_from_findies (503K followers, Instagram green screen): 5.2x their usual views. Hook: “CLOTHES THAT AGE YOU after 50” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DfIjYylKgCe/)

More fashion formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/fashion.md

## Get the full library

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Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Fashion")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Fashion")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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