3 days ago
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- Cosmopolitan
39 unforgettable Y2K fashion trends from the 2000s that are making a comeback
The 2000s were a confusing – but fun! – decade for fashion. Jeans worn with dresses, midriffs always bare, and chunky belts with Every! Single! Outfit! Ya know, pretty much everything Lizzy McGuire wore on the Disney Channel.
But a number of '00s trends have made a fashion comeback recently. Looking at you, bubble skirts and cargo pants. However, there's no denying it's a delicate balancing act between channelling the style and just dressing up. Who hasn't thought about recreating Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake's iconic double denim 'fits for the ultimate couples costume?! There were some truly ~wild~ red carpet fashion moments during that time.
Looking back, it'd be easy to laugh at some of our fave celebs of yesteryear and forget they were repping the height of fashion at the time. Actually, there are some important style lessons here for figuring out how to make the very same trends work two decades later. If you wanna replicate these fun throwback styles – and you should!! – you have to do it right, so you don't look like a relic of the past. Ultimately, the perfect Y2K outfit needs to be an updated take on a classic look, making it feel new again.
So, with that in mind, keep scrolling for a list of trends that are making it to your fave online retailer (or will be soon, judging by recent runways) as modelled by the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, JLo, Christina Aguilera, Paris Hilton and Beyoncé – all icons of the '00s. Plus, we've included some helpful tips on how to tweak their outfits to bring them up to date. Go forth, and wear those crop tops responsibly!!
