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2002 was the year that Christina Aguilera decided that a scarf and a belt constituted a full outfit.
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It was an era in which The Cat in the Hat was deeply influential, as Alicia Keys proved.
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Colour-coding was important – nay, essential – as all Britney Spears aficionados understood.
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Lindsay Lohan taught us all that loungewear, including flip-flops, was more versatile than we had previously thought.
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Who didn't love a good, silk bomber jacket and matching bra combo, as championed by Jordan?
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Paris Hilton showed us all that crotch-skimming corsets were the natural accompaniment to gypsy skirts and crucifixes.
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It was the year that Tara Reid proved that crocheted cosies weren't just for keeping teapots warm.
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And we suddenly discovered that we'd been using plasters all wrong, thanks to Nelly.
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J.Lo showed us that even if we weren't "gangsters", we could still do the whole "one leg up, one leg down" thing to perfection.
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Shakira's shipwreck chic was the height of sophistication.
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Gwen Stefani and André 3000 confused the world when they went around dressed as pirate schoolchildren who had been caught up in fishing nets.
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Mutya Buena took girlband attire to another level with this leather waistcoat and shorts combo.
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In fact, the Sugababes as a whole really personified the UK’s take on 2002 with their bindis, scarf tops, and bootcut jeans.
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While David Beckham led the way for British men in the hair accessories department.
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It was a simpler time when no one, and especially not Gareth Gates, was judged for their stiff, spiky hairdos.
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It was the year that Kylie Minogue turned up to MTV Spring Break dressed as a carwash cylinder.
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Lil' Kim predated Justin Bieber in rocking the red-carpet look on the red carpet.
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Nick Carter matched his polo neck to his lenses and tips, because it was the done thing.
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The hearts of elderly ladies everywhere were set a-fluttering when Brad Pitt wore this gardening hat out in public.
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Mariah Carey was confident that the whole Texan cow girlthing was the right look to go for.
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And Christina Milian was OK with dressing like a ripped-apart squirrel.
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Cameron Diaz decided a beach towel was the very height of fashion inspiration.
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Early '00s catwalks were a hive of creative talent, with Naomi Campbell championing the wearing of embroidered carpets.
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Selma Blair went around in a red fly-curtain...because she could.
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We reached peak waistcoat in 2002 when Cher stepped out wearing what looked like a bejewelled, dead butterfly.
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The fact is that in 2002, less WAS less, as Carmen Electra proved.
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Nothing impressed us more than Shania Twain's transparent catsuit and studded belt.
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Sheryl Crow's love of near-nakedness and animal skin dominated carpets across the globe.
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And after Traci Bingham's legs got slayed by a plastic-loving tiger, fashion was officially dead.
