It’s clear that fashion, along with history, tends to repeat itself. The 60s, 70s, 80s, and early-mid 90s have all made fashion comebacks throughout the late 2000s and 2010s. Now, fashion from the late 90s and 2000s (aka Y2K) is returning to the closets of teenagers and young adults.
Besides the incredible fashion, Y2K was historic because it marked the changing of millennia. Although the trends of Y2K fashion run from the late 90s to 2010, Y2K is really referring to the year 2000. During the fall of 1999, the whole world was excited for the new year and in anticipation of the technology that would be created.
The expansion of technology was reflected in the fashion trends at the time. Designer names and logos were extremely important along with bling and bedazzled prints on shirts and jeans. This was highly due to the celebrities who endorsed (and basically started) Y2K fashion: Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and Lindsay Lohan.
These women started the trends that are resurfacing now such as camisoles, cropped zip-ups, and low-rise denim skirts and jeans (these DON’T need to resurface, please Paris, keep this one to yourself). This holy trinity went through an iconic party phase together and there are plenty of paparazzi pictures of them wearing classic 2000s party attire. Fans can also watch movies like Mean Girls and Legally Blonde to get inspiration.
There are plenty of other clothes and accessories to fully complete the Y2K aesthetic. Think back to years of playing with Bratz dolls and their fashion choices. Bright pinks and purples are a must along with matching patterns or creating monochrome outfits. Accessories include butterfly clips, bandanas, headbands, and mostly everything else from when you were five.
Like all repeating fashion, those who originally wore it are shocked that it’s coming back and those wearing it now are modernizing it. However, it seems that most people who originally wore it are excited about its return. These trends and clothes reflect simpler times of A Simple Life, flip phones, and MySpace.
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