The Absolute Worst 2000s Fashion Trends We Ever Had to Endure
Let’s take a walk down bad fashion memory lane
Ah, the 2000s. Britney Spears and NSYNC topped the charts. Christina Aguilera was dirty AF. And fashion was, well. having a moment. Because the 2000s – and especially the early 2000s – were a time when we just sort of threw everything out there to see what stuck. And, mostly, we threw everything out there at once. Layers that we shouldn’t have layered. And patterns that we shouldn’t have combined. And articles of clothing that should have stayed tucked away in the darkest recesses of our bedroom closets. We did it all to our hair, to our clothing, to that poor red carpet. Because it’s the worst of the worst 2000s fashion that truly marked the decade for us. And we can’t get enough of the awful.Bellybutton Rings
It wasn’t just bellybutton rings that were in such high demand in the 2000s. Oh, no. It was the full-on bedazzled bellybutton adornment.
Maybe it had something to do with Britney Spears’ adoration of the trend (and ours of her), but if there was the off chance that thing could get caught on something when we bent over, you could sign us the f— up.
Crimped Hair
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For some of us, crimped hair in the 2000s was the second coming of the trend. We had actually seen it happen — and possibly suffered through it at the hands of our moms — early on in childhood. But this crimped hair?
This wasn’t Mom burning your strands in a late ‘80s bathroom. This was red carpet style.
Frosted Tips
The ‘70s had Sun-In. You know, that stuff that was supposed to give your hair a “sun-kissed” look, but really just sort of turned it some awful shade of orange instead? By the ‘00s, we had figured out the true value of hair bleach.
And it knew no gender bounds.
Trucker Hats
Trucker hats are a trend that we still haven’t quite figured out. They were part of this weird white trash renaissance that happened at the beginning of the decade, which in and of itself is questionable.
Like, did any of us actually drive trucks for a living? No. But that wasn’t about to stop us from looking like a dirty meth addict whilst shopping at Whole Foods.