The trends of the early 2000s are back and I’m furious. Katie Holmes went viral this week being spotted in a strapless navy dress shirt that she paired with straight leg jean jeans and black sneakers and all I could think was oh no! Followed by, please make this stop.
No, Holmes wasn’t going to go to a Lizzie McGuire-themed birthday party or play old-fashioned Carrie Bradshaw. She was attending the annual iHeartRadio Jingle Ball. You know, an event that people attend to look glamorous.
Yes, it’s 2022 and Holmes, a respectable woman in her 40s who has fallen for the likes of Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx, now pairs a dress with jeans, and we should all see it as a fashion inspiration rather than a disaster.
I knew the 2000 had been back for a while, but I’ve been in denial a bit. Still, the fact that you’ve recently seen trucker hats available to buy at fashion chains rather than just gas stations in the middle of nowhere should have been a big clue.
Honestly, I thought we were at the point where the only people wearing trucker hats were the people who stormed the capital in 2021, but hey, I was wrong. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if Ed Hardy resurfaces. (For the uninitiated, the brand’s designs look exactly like the tattoos people get on vacation in Bali.)
If you need clarification on what I’m talking about and have no idea what the trends of the early 2000s are, let me educate you. Think bodycon dresses, low-rise jeans, baguettes, chunky belts, cargo pants, and pleated miniskirts.
If you’re still confused, look again. Bad Girls, everything Regina George wore in that movie is now in style. If that’s not enough fashion inspiration, rewatch the reality series. the simple lifestarring Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton.
Or if you really want to feel old, just google what Gen Z pop stars are currently wearing. Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter are the current queens of these Y2K trends.
If you don’t know who these women are, it probably means you have too many pairs of skinny jeans and you got too into Nicole Richie’s Boohoo-esque makeover.
Well keep it up! Jeans aren’t just baggy anymore; they are now meant to sit on the hip bones. Slogan T-shirts are back, and yes, Supre is selling them again, but now you’re old enough that your mom can’t stop you from buying a “bite me” T-shirt.
I have a lot of feelings about the return of these trends. The early 2000s was the height of diet culture, so all styles revolved around famous women showing off their flat stomachs and hip bones; that’s why there were a lot of belly shirts paired with low-rise jeans.
Thankfully, curves got more modern, and suddenly high-waisted jeans and midriff tops were chic. But clearly, that’s changing again, and I’m just not ready! Is someone who eats carbs ready?
The Y2K era was positioned around fashion that only suited one body type: the body of a Hadid sister, aka supermodel. So bringing him back just brings out all the insecurities in my body.
Low-rise jeans are not good for my body image, and I’m brave enough to admit it and I don’t think any amount of body positivity can save me from my fear of low-rise looks.
I know fashion trends come and go, so it was naive of me not to think that the early 2000s wouldn’t come back to haunt me, but they’ve come back and I feel drained by it.
Fashion is meant to feel fun and make you feel fabulous, but Y2K trends were all about catering to a body type I don’t have, and I’m sorry I can’t adopt them. I would like to formally ask Katie Holmes to stop trying to make them cool again, it’s just rude and the sorority deserves better.
Mary Madigan is a freelance writer.
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